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How dangerous is this...
WhiteGTI:
By chance, I was looking at my tyres earlier on and notices something strange on the sidewall of my offside front tyre.
Two small slits.
One is about 1.5cm in length, the other (which is about 10cm further down the tyre) is about 1cm in length.
The tyre has lost no pressure. I do not want to disturb the slits, so can't tell how deep they are.
Any ideas how they got there, and if they are dangerous???!
Muchos thanks! :smiley: :smiley: :happy2:
Top Cat:
My advice, will be the same as anyone's really go and get them checked out. :wink: in the mean time i would be squeezing a butter knife or some else blunt and thin in there to check the depth your not going to do any further damage with something blunt so have a prod and see. :xmassmiley:
The wheel man:
Ive come across this from time to time. Does it look almost like a crack (not straight) as these will usually get a % credit depending on the tread left & who you go back to. Ive not known a blow out caused by one but still best to get it checked out ASAP!!
JPC:
yeh id get it checked asap! even just for piece of mind.
WhiteGTI:
--- Quote from: The wheel man on December 22, 2008, 05:22:08 pm ---Ive come across this from time to time. Does it look almost like a crack (not straight) as these will usually get a % credit depending on the tread left & who you go back to. Ive not known a blow out caused by one but still best to get it checked out ASAP!!
--- End quote ---
Yeah looks like two small cracks!
I have about 4-5mm left of tread!
:smiley:
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