Scuffed wheel with tyre damage

[JustCruzin]

Hi

Scuff is painful but can sorted. What I'm worried about is the rip in the tyre side wall in the drivers side front wheel. Here's a pic (apologies car was not washed!)



It is a superficial tear. The tyre is a Bridgestone runflat. Most disturbingly I have no idea when this damage occurred but do recall catching something on the motorway surface a few days ago which I didn't see as it was dark.

Any advice very much appreciated

Cheers JC

 

[pvr]

Too me it looks superficial rubber, i.e. not part of the structure.

 

[mr wilks]

That looks like the rim protector :?
You could have the tyre removed & take it for a vulcanised repair if you are concerned .

 

[tomscott]

Ye looks ok to me, not apart of the wall its the rim protecter designed to do exactly as above.

 

[Jgy6000]

Thats the rim protector and fine. If it was me i would use a little superclue to stick it down and not worry about it at all.

The tyres on my M5 had the same and this is what i did. Thats what the rim protector is there for.

 

[GaryT]

Its the rim protector and is not going to be crucial to the integrity of the tyre, however i believe it will fail a current mot test, not 100% on that though

 

[JustCruzin]

This is all very reassuring.

Big thanks to you all. Off to look for superglue in the 'man-drawer'

Cheers JC

 

[pvr]

Off to look for superglue in the 'man-drawer'

Right behind the dead batteries and the house keys from a previous house .... :lol:

 

[PlumbNB1]

I had a 'dangly' similar but cresent shaped, passed MOT as said above - rim protector

 

[SO8]

This is all very reassuring.

Big thanks to you all. Off to look for superglue in the 'man-drawer'

Cheers JC

I agree with the above - no issue re legality of tyre. As for superglue ... I tried that on a tyre a couple of years ago at the suggestion of the garage but it didn't work - so I just lopped off the offending bit of rubber. The scuff to my lovely 313 alloy was not so easy to sort

 

[-Tom-]

So with the alloy itself , would you plan on getting the while wheel refurbed or can you get good results with a repair instead?

 

[E89_Gaz]

As it isn't diamond cut, a repair would be possible.

 

[bluestreak56]

Mine was much worse and fine for the MOT so dont worry about the tyre...