Tire Damage

majik1 · 07-24-2021, 08:51 AM

Do I need to replace this tire or can I get it fixed? Is it safe to drive with this kind of damage?

MarcoZandrini · 07-24-2021, 09:05 AM

Do not drive on that tire.

Sportstick · 07-24-2021, 09:08 AM

Yes, time for a new tire, and if you can allow yourself, time for the set of tires you've been wanting all along!

TAZ007 · 07-24-2021, 09:16 AM

Definitely replace.

Neverlost99 · 07-24-2021, 09:54 AM

This is a joke right?

SoftShoe · 07-24-2021, 10:25 AM

Well, you got your answer.

Now, if I may, what the h@ll happened?

Unicorn123 · 07-24-2021, 03:43 PM

OP,

Not to pile on here but that tire is DOA. Please get it replaced directly and do not drive with it in that condition. The damage you show in the photo is fatal. Good luck.

harma24 · 07-24-2021, 08:35 PM

Looks like pothole damage. I'd suggest you check the wheel as well, but it looks like you got very lucky with that having hit right at the spoke. You may have gotten away without a bent wheel. Had it been a foot further up the road, I'm guessing you'd be getting a new wheel as well.

Ugly Kar · 07-25-2021, 07:27 AM

That happened to a RFT on my MB. I was in a bind and had to drive and went a couple hundred miles before the next bump took it out. Then drove 20 miles on the RF and had a tow truck meet me. Unless you're in an emergency situation, get it replaced immediately. One really small pothole and it's gone.

60_Driver · 07-26-2021, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by harma24

Looks like pothole damage. I'd suggest you check the wheel as well, but it looks like you got very lucky with that having hit right at the spoke. You may have gotten away without a bent wheel. Had it been a foot further up the road, I'm guessing you'd be getting a new wheel as well.

100% agree. Impressive that the wheel doesn’t have damage visible to the untrained eye, but I’d still have it checked carefully. The tire is toast.

07-24-2021, 08:51 AM	#1
majik1 Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: BMW M240i X Drive Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Bucks County PA iTrader: (0)	Tire Damage Do I need to replace this tire or can I get it fixed? Is it safe to drive with this kind of damage? Attached Images
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07-24-2021, 09:05 AM	#2
MarcoZandrini Major 444 Rep 1,264 Posts Drives: 2018 M240i Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	Do not drive on that tire.
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Sportstick Major General 4651 Rep 6,027 Posts Drives: '15 228i and '24 X3 sDrive30i Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Southwest USA iTrader: (0)	Yes, time for a new tire, and if you can allow yourself, time for the set of tires you've been wanting all along! __________________ 2015 228i 6MT/Track Handling/Tech/Cold/Premium/Lighting/Driver Assistance/KCDesign Strut Brace/M2 LCAs/Rogue SSK/BBS SR/PS4S/ER Chargepipe/AA Intercooler/Dinan Shockware/MPerformance Spoiler/Black Grilles/Xpel Ultimate PPF & Prime XR+ Tint/Adam's Ceramic/no CDV 2024 X3 sDrive30i/MSport/Premium/Dynamic Handling/Shadowline/Parking/Xpel Prime XR Plus/Weathertech Cargo Liner
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07-24-2021, 09:16 AM	#4
TAZ007 Colonel 1847 Rep 2,760 Posts Drives: 2021 Z4 M40 Join Date: May 2021 Location: Texas iTrader: (0) Garage List 2021 Z4 M40 [5.00]	Definitely replace.
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07-24-2021, 09:54 AM	#5
Neverlost99 Private First Class 46 Rep 101 Posts Drives: 2105 228ix Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	This is a joke right? __________________ neverlost99
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07-24-2021, 10:25 AM	#6
SoftShoe Private First Class 158 Rep 164 Posts Drives: '19 BMW M240i Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Bay Area (SF) iTrader: (0)	Well, you got your answer. Now, if I may, what the h@ll happened?
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07-24-2021, 03:43 PM	#7
Unicorn123 Second Lieutenant 187 Rep 255 Posts Drives: 2016 M235i xDrive Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Hartford, CT iTrader: (0)	OP, Not to pile on here but that tire is DOA. Please get it replaced directly and do not drive with it in that condition. The damage you show in the photo is fatal. Good luck. __________________ Current Fleet, 16 F22 M235i xDrive, 15 Audi Q5 3.0 TDI (my Wife's), 07 E85 Z4M Roadster, 01 Toyota Tundra 2wd Long Bed Retired (a few of them...), 08 E60 550i 6M, 01 Audi S4, 70 Fiat 124, 88 E28 M5, 72 Datsun 510 2Dr, 73 TR6
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07-24-2021, 08:35 PM	#8
harma24 Captain 403 Rep 744 Posts Drives: 2017 M240i Glacier Silver Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: 19.5mi NNW of Boston, MA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2017 BMW M240i [0.00]	Looks like pothole damage. I'd suggest you check the wheel as well, but it looks like you got very lucky with that having hit right at the spoke. You may have gotten away without a bent wheel. Had it been a foot further up the road, I'm guessing you'd be getting a new wheel as well. __________________ Fun Cars (daily drivers) 2001-2016: 2001 Honda Prelude \| 2016 - present: 2017 M240xi Glacier Silver Coupe Family Cars: 1993-2014: 1993 Honda Accord 10th Anniversary Edition \| 2014-Present: 2014 Honda Odyssey Stable-mate: 2019 - present: 2020 230xi Seaside Blue Convertible
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07-25-2021, 07:27 AM	#9
Ugly Kar First Lieutenant 413 Rep 306 Posts Drives: E92 to C43 Cab to G42 Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	That happened to a RFT on my MB. I was in a bind and had to drive and went a couple hundred miles before the next bump took it out. Then drove 20 miles on the RF and had a tow truck meet me. Unless you're in an emergency situation, get it replaced immediately. One really small pothole and it's gone.
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