Advice on Tyres please
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Joined: Nov 2006
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Advice on Tyres please
Hey!
I have an 05 A3 and its suffered some curbing on the front left wheel because someone pulled out on me. The damage was quite bad to the rim and minor to the actual tire. So I thought to be on the safe side get the front swapped with the back.
I had this done today and it nearly fell off when I drove down the road, the guy took it off and put it back on again and it seemed to be ok then. He lost one of the covers on the bolts.
My question now is; was I wrong to do this and do I need to do anything else?
The wheels are R18s provided by Audi when I got the car. I am just a tad worried now so any advice is highly appreciated.
Thank you!
I have an 05 A3 and its suffered some curbing on the front left wheel because someone pulled out on me. The damage was quite bad to the rim and minor to the actual tire. So I thought to be on the safe side get the front swapped with the back.
I had this done today and it nearly fell off when I drove down the road, the guy took it off and put it back on again and it seemed to be ok then. He lost one of the covers on the bolts.
My question now is; was I wrong to do this and do I need to do anything else?
The wheels are R18s provided by Audi when I got the car. I am just a tad worried now so any advice is highly appreciated.
Thank you!
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RE: Advice on Tyres please
You wanna tell me you had a bad fender bender, the wheel was damaged tire was not you swapped them to the rear and it almost fell off, so you adjusted and put it back on and did you cross your fingers? Brother dont mean to sound a little harsh but i think you need a tow truck and a dealer to look at your ride. 
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RE: Advice on Tyres please
ORIGINAL: stryker
You wanna tell me you had a bad fender bender, the wheel was damaged tire was not you swapped them to the rear and it almost fell off, so you adjusted and put it back on and did you cross your fingers? Brother dont mean to sound a little harsh but i think you need a tow truck and a dealer to look at your ride.
You wanna tell me you had a bad fender bender, the wheel was damaged tire was not you swapped them to the rear and it almost fell off, so you adjusted and put it back on and did you cross your fingers? Brother dont mean to sound a little harsh but i think you need a tow truck and a dealer to look at your ride.
I was trying it on a dual carriageway last night up to 60 and all seems fine, I just felt a little worried in case I missed something out or theres a special rule for changing wheels on this type of Audi, and so on.
I will probably book it in and get the wheels put back heh -.-
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Joined: Nov 2006
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RE: Advice on Tyres please
Sibby,
I think some of the folks are missing your questions due to vernacular.
What I read you saying is:
You avoided a vehicle that cut you off.
You curbed the front tire and rim.
The rim had cosmetic "curb rash" as we Yanks call it.
The tire showed signs of abrasion and the "rim protection" rubber just above the lip of the rim had a chunk taken out of it.
You looked at it and didn't see anything major.
You had a mechanic move the damaged wheel/tire to the rear, and the rear to the front.
The Mechanic didn't mount the wheel correctly for whatever reason and you had a problem which required the mechanic to re-mount the wheel and it now all seems OK.
If the above is correct, I would say you have taken all prudent action required on your part.
I would check the tire pressure on the chaffed tire for the next week or so and watch out for a blister/bubble starting in the area of the damage. I think that as long as there is not a physical slice in the sidewall casing and you are not able to see any of the cord/sidewall material you will probably get by.
Just keep an eye on it and take it easy on the hard corners for the next few days until you are confident of the tires integrity.
I think some of the folks are missing your questions due to vernacular.
What I read you saying is:
You avoided a vehicle that cut you off.
You curbed the front tire and rim.
The rim had cosmetic "curb rash" as we Yanks call it.
The tire showed signs of abrasion and the "rim protection" rubber just above the lip of the rim had a chunk taken out of it.
You looked at it and didn't see anything major.
You had a mechanic move the damaged wheel/tire to the rear, and the rear to the front.
The Mechanic didn't mount the wheel correctly for whatever reason and you had a problem which required the mechanic to re-mount the wheel and it now all seems OK.
If the above is correct, I would say you have taken all prudent action required on your part.
I would check the tire pressure on the chaffed tire for the next week or so and watch out for a blister/bubble starting in the area of the damage. I think that as long as there is not a physical slice in the sidewall casing and you are not able to see any of the cord/sidewall material you will probably get by.
Just keep an eye on it and take it easy on the hard corners for the next few days until you are confident of the tires integrity.
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Joined: Nov 2006
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RE: Advice on Tyres please
ORIGINAL: wchp
Sibby,
I think some of the folks are missing your questions due to vernacular.
What I read you saying is:
You avoided a vehicle that cut you off.
You curbed the front tire and rim.
The rim had cosmetic "curb rash" as we Yanks call it.
The tire showed signs of abrasion and the "rim protection" rubber just above the lip of the rim had a chunk taken out of it.
You looked at it and didn't see anything major.
You had a mechanic move the damaged wheel/tire to the rear, and the rear to the front.
The Mechanic didn't mount the wheel correctly for whatever reason and you had a problem which required the mechanic to re-mount the wheel and it now all seems OK.
If the above is correct, I would say you have taken all prudent action required on your part.
I would check the tire pressure on the chaffed tire for the next week or so and watch out for a blister/bubble starting in the area of the damage. I think that as long as there is not a physical slice in the sidewall casing and you are not able to see any of the cord/sidewall material you will probably get by.
Just keep an eye on it and take it easy on the hard corners for the next few days until you are confident of the tires integrity.
Sibby,
I think some of the folks are missing your questions due to vernacular.
What I read you saying is:
You avoided a vehicle that cut you off.
You curbed the front tire and rim.
The rim had cosmetic "curb rash" as we Yanks call it.
The tire showed signs of abrasion and the "rim protection" rubber just above the lip of the rim had a chunk taken out of it.
You looked at it and didn't see anything major.
You had a mechanic move the damaged wheel/tire to the rear, and the rear to the front.
The Mechanic didn't mount the wheel correctly for whatever reason and you had a problem which required the mechanic to re-mount the wheel and it now all seems OK.
If the above is correct, I would say you have taken all prudent action required on your part.
I would check the tire pressure on the chaffed tire for the next week or so and watch out for a blister/bubble starting in the area of the damage. I think that as long as there is not a physical slice in the sidewall casing and you are not able to see any of the cord/sidewall material you will probably get by.
Just keep an eye on it and take it easy on the hard corners for the next few days until you are confident of the tires integrity.
Thanks for advice
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Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 26
RE: Advice on Tyres please
ORIGINAL: cary12
I just wanted to say that they are Tires and not Tyres...
I just wanted to say that they are Tires and not Tyres...
There are all kinds of words we don't get exposed to that reside in the English language. Say for instance you came home from a night out with your buddies and your wife asked you if you were out drinking and had a ***. What she is asking you is if you had a cigarette. She might ask you if you snogged a lass. (Kissed a girl) or if you were a git? (jerk)
And if you truly want to be informed:
A tire (US spelling) or tyre (UK spelling) is a roughly toroidal piece of (usually) rubber placed on a wheel to cushion it. Tires generally have reinforcing threads in them; based on the orientation of the threads, they are classified as bias-ply/cross ply or radial. Tires with radial yarns (known as radial tires) are standard for almost all modern automobiles.