View Full Version : Sidewall failure - repairable?


Penguin-Police
05-05-2008, 03:11 AM
Hit a curb and ended up with a sidewall crack big enough to stick a finger through. Is it repairable?

bmw325e30
05-05-2008, 08:29 AM
No. Damage to a tire's sidewall is not repairable. I can't think of any shop that would try to repair one, and if they will, then they're not a shop I would trust.

mryakan
05-05-2008, 02:50 PM
Is there even a way to repair that even if someone was willing to! Had that happen to me once on my e36, I hit (more like hopped) a curb on a sharp right hander and all seemed ok, until the next day when I found the tire completely flat and then noticed the sliced sidewall (it took a while to deflate completely). Got a new tire right away.

Don Nguyen
05-05-2008, 04:01 PM
It depends on where it got damaged and how bad it was. Typically it isn't repairable, but it also doesn't mean you can't drive on it. Like I said, it really just depends.

Post up a picture.

-Don

TopasBlau46
05-05-2008, 04:18 PM
99% of the time you'll need a new tire.

samger2
05-05-2008, 10:56 PM
I don't even see how 1% of the time you could get by without a new tire. If you have a crack large enough you stick a finger through, you'll need a new tire 100% of the time.