Sidewall Damage

fravel · 07-07-2021, 11:54 AM

Hey all - I discovered a few weeks back that deer aren't very good at frogger. As I'm pulling my car apart to repair the damage, I noticed a slice in the sidewall of one of my tires and wanted to get some opinions on the need to replace it or not.

No steel visible, and it appears to be mostly superficial, so my gut says it's fine, but still wanted to ask the community - I'm sure if I take it to a shop they'll just tell me to replace it for the sake of making a sale.

Thoughts?

ppointer · 07-07-2021, 12:50 PM

Pic?

335i54n · 07-07-2021, 12:54 PM

I would replace it, it not about making a sale but safety/liability. imagine if a tire shop says it ok and u take a hard corner and the tire pops, what then?

fravel · 07-07-2021, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ppointer

Pic?

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lookalikehuuh · 07-07-2021, 04:28 PM

If it were me I would definitely replace it

tcphoto · 07-07-2021, 06:12 PM

That is a flatbed ride looking to happen, it will likely go flat on an aggressive curve.

fravel · 07-12-2021, 08:38 PM

Thanks for the input y'all, ordered a new tire today.

Fritzer · 07-26-2021, 06:37 PM

Any damage on the sidewall of a tire should be an immediate replacement, regardless of belts showing. Any tire shop that cares about liability wouldn't even touch it if you wanted to do a rotation, air up, balance, flat repair, anything. It's a hazard. The sidewall in a tire is where the most pressure is. And honestly, you should really replace AT LEAST both tires per axel, at the minimum. You don't want to have one tire on the right at 10/32nd of an inch, and on the left one at 5/32nd of an inch.

t. tire tech/shop manager

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Are they not showing up?

You should use imgbb to post pictures on here reliably. They provide BB html links to make it easy.

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fravel Colonel 1645 Rep 2,494 Posts Drives: Monaco Blue '06 330i Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: The Nasti 'Nati iTrader: (1)	Sidewall Damage Hey all - I discovered a few weeks back that deer aren't very good at frogger. As I'm pulling my car apart to repair the damage, I noticed a slice in the sidewall of one of my tires and wanted to get some opinions on the need to replace it or not. No steel visible, and it appears to be mostly superficial, so my gut says it's fine, but still wanted to ask the community - I'm sure if I take it to a shop they'll just tell me to replace it for the sake of making a sale. Thoughts? __________________ Last edited by fravel; 07-12-2021 at 08:38 PM..
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335i54n Lieutenant 286 Rep 515 Posts Drives: e90 335i, e39 m5 Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: socal iTrader: (0)	I would replace it, it not about making a sale but safety/liability. imagine if a tire shop says it ok and u take a hard corner and the tire pops, what then?
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lookalikehuuh Major 700 Rep 1,228 Posts Drives: 2006 330i, 2007 335i Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: San Diego, CA iTrader: (0)	If it were me I would definitely replace it
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tcphoto Brigadier General 3525 Rep 3,043 Posts Drives: E92 335i 6MT Coupe Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Nashville, TN iTrader: (1)	That is a flatbed ride looking to happen, it will likely go flat on an aggressive curve. __________________
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fravel Colonel 1645 Rep 2,494 Posts Drives: Monaco Blue '06 330i Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: The Nasti 'Nati iTrader: (1)	Thanks for the input y'all, ordered a new tire today. __________________
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