No idea how it got there, guess I should get it checked out! Only had the car 10 days!!

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I think it will depend on how deep the cut goes. I have a tyre with a 'chip' out that looks similar to that. The bloke at the tyre fitters checked it and said it was fine.

Can you see the ply/cord through the cut? If you can I'd replace ASAP.

Would replace it for peace of mind if it was my tyre; sidewalls tend to get thinner towards the centre.

 

 

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Unlike the last instance of sidewall damage we saw posted here, that looks very deep - new tyre now I'd say.

Looking at your pic I say the tyre needs replacing soon as possible

Can you see the ply/cord through the cut? If you can I'd replace ASAP.

what he said , many tyres have extra material there to help with kerbing etc , but if you can see the cords a new one is needed

Get it checked out just for peace of mind , I am a worrier so I would replace it .

I drive b hgv and get this quite often if you can see the metal or band it needs replacing straight away

looking at the picture, I would say time to replace

 

if you have a full size spare I have in the past got the tyre garage to swap the tyre on the spare onto the alloy then have a cheaper tyre on the spare

 

its an option depending on the cost of the tyre to replace

It's a Dunlop Sportmaxx. It needs to go in the bin regardless.

What's interesting about the picture you've posted (which is of good resolution and can be enlarged quite clearly) is that the cut/tear looks quite deep, but there appears to be no other visible scarring on the sidewall and no damage to the rim immediately adjacent to it whatsoever!

Vulcanised tyre rubber is incredibly durable and to cause a physical cut or tear like that (which is pretty clean) would require you to have hit something fairly course or sharp edged, or from a wide angle... which would have unquestionably left noticeable evidence of other damage on the tyre or rim... which again... you (very strangely) don't appear to have.

You say you've had the car for just 10 days... is that from new or is it used?

I would say it needs replacing, but if it's a new car I would approach the dealer as something seems seriously amiss here (could there perhaps be a manufacturing/material issue that may have caused the tyre to tear or is it possible the damage was caused during the tyre fitting which is quite a brutal process if what I've seen many a time when watching the guys at my local tyre depot)?

Very odd in my opinion!

I reckon that was there from new.

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Quite possibly, or it was dealer-inflicted damage in the workshop during PDI (tool slipped and gouged it). Either way, new tyre time. At least if the car is only 10 days old and thus has only done minimal mileage, the OP can safely get away with replacing just one tyre (just make sure it's the same tyre to ensure you still have a matched pair on the axle).

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Thanks all.

 

Car is nearly 1 yr old but came from dealer who used it as their show car, so came with only 5K on the clock.

 

I didn't notice it when I got it delivered, but then I wasn't looking that close I guess. I also thought it odd how there is no rim damage.

 

Anyway... had it checked out and although it looks quite deep, it is part of the 'rim protector' rubber and doesn't go deep enough to show any wire or other material in there. So two people from the tyre garage said it was ok - which surprised me as I thought they would try and flog me something! Their advice was to super glue it closed as it's only cosmetic!

 

Done and we'll see how it goes.

 

Thx all. 

If a dealer told me to Supaglue a tyre I wouldn't go there ever again! If they insist it's only cosmetic, suggest they swap it with one of their demo or courtesy cars with comparable mileage.

I used to drive 1200 to 1500 miles a week around the Lake District when I was repping and reckon tyres are such a safety feature there is no room for anything doubtful however slight it might be.

If they wont do anything I'd go to a tyre specialist and ask them to take it off the rim for further inspection.

GeoffH it wasn't a dealer but a local tyre repair garage. They only said to glue the flap down if I wanted to because the cut was only cosmetic damage and not deep enough to affect the tyre.

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Gary - I think you are mad driving on that tyre. Please be careful.

That's right into the sidewall and dangerous. I would advise to replace it for your safety.

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GeoffH it wasn't a dealer but a local tyre repair garage. They only said to glue the flap down if I wanted to because the cut was only cosmetic damage and not deep enough to affect the tyre.

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I would run it or glue it, that happened on our Fabia and we ran it until the tyre wore out, no issue at all.

I appreciate people's concern, but two tyre fitters say it's ok...

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Can you put a photo on here with the torn/ripped part pulled back so as to see how deep that cut actually is ?

I bet it wouldn't pass an MOT.

 

New tyre.

If its just in the rim protector and there's definitely, absolutely, utterly no sign of metal, then you're safe.

Personally, if this were the case, I would do a glue repair.

However, any sign at all of wire in there, replace the tyre.

If its just in the rim protector and there's definitely, absolutely, utterly no sign of metal, then you're safe.

Personally, if this were the case, I would do a glue repair.

However, any sign at all of wire in there, replace the tyre.

 

Totally agree, that was why I asked could he put a photo up with that tear pulled back.

Get the superglue out bud........