Flat tip bolt meets rubber

hogbmw · 08-14-2012, 06:32 AM

So I was driving home last night.. hear a pop all the sudden. Thought it was a pot hole I missed, very subtle but loud enough to hear. Then I start hearing this click clack click clack. Pull home and look at the wheel hear a hissing... Yup a flat! Only this was with a THICK bolt with a FLAT tip? I've never seen or heard of this happening before!!

By dgeatme at 2012-08-14
That's how big that MF was... 3/8" or 1/2" it looked to be. The killer though? the bolt had a flat tip. I don't even understand how that happens... It was in the middle of the tread which makes sense.. Thinnest part of the tire and what not but I still can't imagine how that happened.

By dgeatme at 2012-08-14

By dgeatme at 2012-08-14

Plugged it up with a $3 tire patch for temporary.. Such a PITA. Not sure how well it will hold since it seemed to have cut the ply a little bit. No idea what sort of damage happened to the inner ply. Still in awe how that happened though. That pic was of the hole.. not the plugged tip

Sam335ix · 08-14-2012, 08:14 AM

Change the tire, never mess with the shoes man...

WilliamS · 08-14-2012, 09:22 AM

That big of a hole, time for a new tire. Thats crazy it stayed in there they whole ride home. Good news is now you have a free bolt!

SilverII · 08-14-2012, 09:23 AM

hey... you found my bolt. Thanks

MarcoE93 · 08-14-2012, 10:04 AM

The exact same thing happened to me a few months ago. But mine wasnt as bad as that. That really sucks

roundle · 08-14-2012, 12:15 PM

Too bad.

Those look like the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S. Do you like them? I hear nothing but good things...

hogbmw · 08-14-2012, 06:15 PM

Yea they're great tires.. Have problems with tractions but thats expected with 350-400 LB Foot of torque. Yea I mean it was about half a mile home. was a bitch to pull out too, had to unscrew it all the way making 1/8 turns with pliars... lol. yea Im gonna get some new rubbers soon. was surprised how flat this tire went though, my old car had 17"s and the sidewalls were much thicker on a flat.. neither of them runflats. Who knows.

J02 335i · 08-14-2012, 06:17 PM

Plug her up and drive it, you'll be fine.

hogbmw · 08-15-2012, 05:48 PM

^exactly what i did lol.

avocet · 08-15-2012, 06:00 PM

The front tire probably ran it over, set it tumbling and the rear ran it over at the perfect time it was standing at an angle to go directly into tire.

It is good it didn't catch the sidewall, or go in on a crazy angle, or catch the rim and do damage there.

CamelBiscuit · 08-15-2012, 06:15 PM

Got a huge bolt like that in my rear tire on the motorcycle. Scared the shit out of me and it damaged my swingarm.

08-14-2012, 06:32 AM	#1
hogbmw Private First Class 5 Rep 160 Posts Drives: '07 BMW 328i Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Fayetteville, AR iTrader: (0)	Flat tip bolt meets rubber So I was driving home last night.. hear a pop all the sudden. Thought it was a pot hole I missed, very subtle but loud enough to hear. Then I start hearing this click clack click clack. Pull home and look at the wheel hear a hissing... Yup a flat! Only this was with a THICK bolt with a FLAT tip? I've never seen or heard of this happening before!! By dgeatme at 2012-08-14 That's how big that MF was... 3/8" or 1/2" it looked to be. The killer though? the bolt had a flat tip. I don't even understand how that happens... It was in the middle of the tread which makes sense.. Thinnest part of the tire and what not but I still can't imagine how that happened. By dgeatme at 2012-08-14 By dgeatme at 2012-08-14 Plugged it up with a $3 tire patch for temporary.. Such a PITA. Not sure how well it will hold since it seemed to have cut the ply a little bit. No idea what sort of damage happened to the inner ply. Still in awe how that happened though. That pic was of the hole.. not the plugged tip __________________ '07 328i-Saphire Black Murdeerrrrred-gone '08 335i-Black on Gold.. work in progress!-JB3-DCI
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08-14-2012, 08:14 AM	#2
Sam335ix Major 65 Rep 1,274 Posts Drives: 335 ix performance edition Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Redskin Country iTrader: (0)	Change the tire, never mess with the shoes man... __________________ 2011 e90 KW V1, JB4, BMS Dp, BMS Intake, CP, Alpina Flash, ISO, E85 Coming soon to the garage: 2014 M3 Maybe M5
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08-14-2012, 09:22 AM	#3
WilliamS GoofBall 50 Rep 1,055 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 N54 Xdrive Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Tampa, FL iTrader: (2)	That big of a hole, time for a new tire. Thats crazy it stayed in there they whole ride home. Good news is now you have a free bolt!
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08-14-2012, 09:23 AM	#4
SilverII Colonel 40 Rep 2,334 Posts Drives: '11 335IS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: DFW iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 335IS [9.66]	hey... you found my bolt. Thanks
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08-14-2012, 10:04 AM	#5
MarcoE93 Private First Class 3 Rep 147 Posts Drives: AW coral red E93 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Toronto iTrader: (1)	The exact same thing happened to me a few months ago. But mine wasnt as bad as that. That really sucks
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08-14-2012, 12:15 PM	#6
roundle EXPAT 65 Rep 889 Posts Drives: 18 VW GTI;18 CX9;11 E91 N52 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Too bad. Those look like the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S. Do you like them? I hear nothing but good things...
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08-14-2012, 06:15 PM	#7
hogbmw Private First Class 5 Rep 160 Posts Drives: '07 BMW 328i Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Fayetteville, AR iTrader: (0)	Yea they're great tires.. Have problems with tractions but thats expected with 350-400 LB Foot of torque. Yea I mean it was about half a mile home. was a bitch to pull out too, had to unscrew it all the way making 1/8 turns with pliars... lol. yea Im gonna get some new rubbers soon. was surprised how flat this tire went though, my old car had 17"s and the sidewalls were much thicker on a flat.. neither of them runflats. Who knows. __________________ '07 328i-Saphire Black Murdeerrrrred-gone '08 335i-Black on Gold.. work in progress!-JB3-DCI
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08-14-2012, 06:17 PM	#8
J02 335i Lieutenant Colonel 39 Rep 1,558 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Ontario iTrader: (1)	Plug her up and drive it, you'll be fine. __________________ Sport pack, JB3, Dci, factory oil cooler, 18" M3 reps, Michelin PSS, painted trim, black grills, smoked side markers, LED plate lights, H&R coils, Borla catback
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08-15-2012, 05:48 PM	#9
hogbmw Private First Class 5 Rep 160 Posts Drives: '07 BMW 328i Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Fayetteville, AR iTrader: (0)	^exactly what i did lol. __________________ '07 328i-Saphire Black Murdeerrrrred-gone '08 335i-Black on Gold.. work in progress!-JB3-DCI
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08-15-2012, 06:00 PM	#10
avocet Major 252 Rep 1,157 Posts Drives: 2007 328i 2011 X5d Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Vancouver bc iTrader: (0)	The front tire probably ran it over, set it tumbling and the rear ran it over at the perfect time it was standing at an angle to go directly into tire. It is good it didn't catch the sidewall, or go in on a crazy angle, or catch the rim and do damage there.
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08-15-2012, 06:15 PM	#11
CamelBiscuit Banned 18 Rep 632 Posts Drives: 11 E92 335i Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: 702 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 E92 335i [10.00]	Got a huge bolt like that in my rear tire on the motorcycle. Scared the shit out of me and it damaged my swingarm.
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