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Author Got a golf ball on my sidewall
Tomnova16
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   17th Mar 10 at 09:46   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got the golf ball bulge on my tyre sidewall, new front tyre £220, old one has loads of tread on too, pain in the arse

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17th Mar 10 at 09:48   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Surely its a manufacture defect unless u kurbed it? try taking it to place where you got them originally if till have reciept?
nathy_87
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17th Mar 10 at 09:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thank god you haven't done a doyle.
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17th Mar 10 at 09:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
£220 for a tyre
Tomnova16
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17th Mar 10 at 09:57   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
tyres came with the car, it happens, jamboss had it happen on his m3 too.
They are more expensive than the rears ffs

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nathy_87
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17th Mar 10 at 10:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
that's mental. Take a trip to Colin's.
Chris x
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17th Mar 10 at 10:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not get the tyre cheaper on the net?
adiohead
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17th Mar 10 at 10:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
go for retreads
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17th Mar 10 at 10:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That happened to my old Corsa, but it was because I was driving down the motorway and somone crashed in front of me and I ended up driving over debris on the road. It didn't cost £220 for the tyre though
Jambo
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17th Mar 10 at 10:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
same thing happened to me mate. Just after i had purchased the rears
Tomnova16
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17th Mar 10 at 10:29   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheapest on net is £195 for just tyre, then there is shipping and fitting, just getting my usual guys to come and fit it at mine, luckily ill just put it through the business so save the vat

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Tomnova16
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17th Mar 10 at 11:05   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nnooooooooooooooooooooooo

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i love the tagline:

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RETREADS
jr
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what size and model is it tom, might be able to help
djmattyh
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17th Mar 10 at 12:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mine has a small egg bulge in the rear tyre but im just going to leave it tbh
nathy_87
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quote:
Originally posted by djmattyh
mine has a small egg bulge in the rear tyre but im just going to leave it tbh




You being serious?
djmattyh
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what can happen it's only really small not even egg shape it's just like a lump, if you run your hand over the tyre you can just about feel it
Kurt
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size?
flybikeslee
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may aswell make it bald then

ding ding ding
*lots of smoke*
mwg
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17th Mar 10 at 13:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
M3's are rear wheel drive Lee
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quote:
Originally posted by mwg
BMWs are rear wheel drive Lee
mwg
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wrong
Nic Barnes
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the bmw mini is not rwd ed and the x5 is 4wd so you fail massively
Tomnova16
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17th Mar 10 at 15:24   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
225/40/zr19 continental contisport contact m3 mr JR

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