New tyre side wall damage pass nct?

blahblah06 · 31-05-2013 03:13AM #1

Hi lads
Check out the photo
Got 4 new tyres from camskill
Got them fitted drive for 10km then heard a hissing noise
The tyre to me looks glued back like it could have been damaged on fitting? Suggestions?
It is the inside wall of passenger side front I certainly didnt hit any kerbs etc.
Will it fail nct if I plug it?
Worth sending back to camskill as a tyre defect?

Jimmy Garlic · 31-05-2013 04:02AM

That's a blowout waiting to happen and an nct failure. Get it changed.

blahblah06 · 31-05-2013 04:23AM

Ye thought as much. Do u think something like this could be just bad luck?
Would a stone or what cause it? On the inside of the passenger wheel just seems suss.
Considering just got fitted

Jimmy Garlic · 31-05-2013 05:58AM

blahblah06 wrote: »

Ye thought as much. Do u think something like this could be just bad luck?
Would a stone or what cause it? On the inside of the passenger wheel just seems suss.
Considering just got fitted

I would say it is doubtful that a tyre fitter would knowingly let something out in that condition. Even if they did it is impossible to prove. I think it is just a case of bad luck.

djimi · 31-05-2013 07:07AM

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

I would say it is doubtful that a tyre fitter would knowingly let something out in that condition. Even if they did it is impossible to prove. I think it is just a case of bad luck.

The glue looks very suspect to be fair. Although as you say, it would be hard to prove anything.

Chippy01 · 31-05-2013 07:25AM

Get rid of the glue (if that's what it is), and send it back. Faulty tyre.

Supergurrier · 31-05-2013 07:38AM

Camskill will replace that tyre alright

corkgsxr · 31-05-2013 08:09AM

Id be straight back feck that

jomoloney · 31-05-2013 08:19AM

just out of curiosity what brand of tyre is it ?

and the green moss like colour on the side, was it is storage for a while

whatever you do don't drive on it

biko · 31-05-2013 08:56AM

Def fail, get on to to camskill pronto about the tyre btw.
Did you really only drive 10 kilometres with them?

blahblah06 · 31-05-2013 09:21AM

Seriously lads only got delivered by camskill on weds.
Was fitted straight away. Drove from lusk to coolock then heard the noise.
It's a continental premium 2.
£103 a tyre plus postage.
It certainly does look like glue but I can see camskill just blaming the fitter and visa versa

Nissan doctor · 31-05-2013 10:13AM

TBH, there is almost no way that a tyre mechine or any tyre fitting equipment could cause a jagged tear like that. It really looks like something caught it on the road to me, unlucky for sure but that is certainly damage caused by running over something or similar so there is no way camskill would replace that IMO.

jomoloney · 31-05-2013 11:03AM

I'm still puzzled by the green on the sidewall, and there is sign of slight abrasions there as well, for a tyre with only 10km on it looking vey weathered to me

corktina · 31-05-2013 11:21AM

doesn't look new does it, but it may be the photo

blahblah06 · 31-05-2013 11:54AM

Ill get a few other photos up but it did have to be driven about 500m to the nearest petrol station so maybe that's why the sides look worse?

biko · 31-05-2013 01:32PM

Aye the tyre wall will shred for sure if driven on while fully flat, I've done it myself when I didn't have another option (similar case to yours).

New tyre side wall damage pass nct?

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