AlexGSi2000 Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Morning, Just thought I would post in here as an existing member pointed me towards the forum. Basically, I purchased my car back in February this year. It was advertised with a full MOT - as I was looking through the cars history I noticed that before it passed the MOT (In early Feb) it failed on "Cracks on all tyres". Therefore all four tyres were replaced to pass the MOT - they still look like new and I have the invoice for them. - I can only presume they were the same tyre brand / model that was fitted previously. I was under the car the other day inspecting the tyres - two of them have cracked (see the below picture) - this is after 3,500 miles of driving. They are budget tyres - and pretty much the cheapest option for this tyre size - what I am wondering is - is it something Im neglecting to do or just a bad design? The tyre dimensions are 235/35/19 - I keep them at 35psi all round (2002 Audi A4 Avant) - tracking is fine, wear is even across the tyre & its not rubbing. Going to replace them all for some Maxxis MAZ1's. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 I can only assume they have been driven on under-inflated? Maybe the previous owner didn't check them that often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 The "overlap" has lifted. Believe it or not it's a cosmetic split due to poor manufacturing/ under-inflation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 So it's still safe to drive on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Unless the cords are exposed then yes it's safe to drive on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 So if the other tyres were like this, the damage was just cosmetic, is an MOT tester able to fail it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexGSi2000 Posted March 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 The "overlap" has lifted. Believe it or not it's a cosmetic split due to poor manufacturing/ under-inflation. Thats really interesting - So I could effectively keep using them? Just afraid that they would increase the chances of a "blowout". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Dealt with this many times over the years...... It's not an MOT fail and they are safe to drive on, admittedly it doesn't look very good but it's just the join that overlaps and sometimes opens up due to under-inflation or poor manufacturing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexGSi2000 Posted March 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 Dealt with this many times over the years...... It's not an MOT fail and they are safe to drive on, admittedly it doesn't look very good but it's just the join that overlaps and sometimes opens up due to under-inflation or poor manufacturing. Ah - knowledge is power eh! - Thanks for your advice, I wont start hunting new tyres for a few months now then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 How would you prove this to an MOT tester though if they failed it or should they be able to spot the difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 29, 2012 Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 I cannot fail unless the cords are exposed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 This is a defective tyre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelZ Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Hmm...Fullrun. NICE! I think I'd get them off to f**k ASAP. The sooner the EU ban Chinese junk like that the better, the roads will be safer for us all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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