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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: jpo on 18 March 2016, 18:20
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Not a Friday night offer.....
Brand new gti has a metal screw, the wrong way round, stuck in Tyre-the sharp, screwy bit is hanging out if that makes sense! Is it repairable? Looking like I might be stuck with Kwik fit
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It will all depend on where abouts in the tyre it is.
Where ever you go make sure the fitter does not shag your wheel with his iron bars and ham fists.
I always find independent tyre places look after your wheels better than the likes of kwik fit.
Kwik fit are paying BMW to repair 2 of my 5 series alloys after their mobile fitter shagged them! Lease car and had to use them.
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How deep is it in? Actually loosing air? Once had a bit of metal stuck in my rear tyre.... tyre place took it out and blew up to 5 bar to test and off they sent me again (lease company did not give authorisation to replace since it still had 7.5mm tread).
I would personally not repair tyres, don't want to find out how a blow out feels (again). Had a rear tyre explode on me once on a hire car at 80 mph, not the most pleasant thing you can experience.
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If it is towards the edge 1/4 of the tyre then it shouldn't be repaired at all. In fairness I wouldn't repair any puncture no matter where it is in the tyre. The last puncture I got was just after I got my new rubber on. Less than 200 miles on on my set of Cup 2's
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If a puncture is repaired properly you won't have any issues at all.
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Really weird. Somehow the head of the screw is in the tyre. Booked tyres on your drive for Sunday but have got vw assistance having a look tomorrow just in case it can be fixed easily. Gutted as skint this month.
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Your supposed to get free punctures repairs for the life of your car from vw dealers. Have you asked?
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No mate. Didn't realise that. Hopefully when they come tomorrow they can sort something .
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Not sure if its just my dealer but its worth mentioning.
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Your supposed to get free punctures repairs for the life of your car from vw dealers. Have you asked?
That's the first I've heard :shocked:
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Id post a picture but I can't see any option to attach. The tyre looks knackered but will see what be say. Kwik fit didn't have a bridge stone and I wanted all 4 tyres to be the same-I'm not sure if this is paranoia and my car knowledge isn't great but I thought having one odd tyre might cause some problems .
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You need to upload the picture to a picture hosting site like photobucket and then copy and paste the url into here
Details here http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=85911.0
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Vw just been. Checked the screw and unbelievably he got it out and it hadn't punctured the tyre! Sprayed over it and no air .Result.
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Id post a picture but I can't see any option to attach. The tyre looks knackered but will see what be say. Kwik fit didn't have a bridge stone and I wanted all 4 tyres to be the same-I'm not sure if this is paranoia and my car knowledge isn't great but I thought having one odd tyre might cause some problems .
Best news you could have as they are terrible tyres, much better getting a decent tyre instead of putting another Potenzer on.
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I can see the picture looking at it the screw is very close to the edge of the tyre wall keep your fingers crossed they can repair it but to me they will say it's too close the the edge :whistle:
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I can see the picture looking at it the screw is very close to the edge of the tyre wall keep your fingers crossed they can repair it but to me they will say it's too close the the edge :whistle:
What photo? If you're talking about my photo then yes the tyre was replaced with a new one. I'm not a fan of getting a punctures repaired.
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Your supposed to get free punctures repairs for the life of your car from vw dealers. Have you asked?
That's the first I've heard :shocked:
That's only if you bought some dealer Bullsh!t package. They tried to flog me it but I can't recall the name.
Punctures are fine to repair, location permitting, have probably had over two dozen repairs during my commuting days and only ever had one leak. I had a roofing bolt go through my 19" Pirelli about 1000 miles in. Still fine now, fitter did a brilliant job.
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It's got nothing to do with buying any package from VW. I've had three punctures repaired at my dealer over the last 5 years or so and always been free. Maybe it's just my dealer network up in north east that does this.
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I also had 2 punctures repaired free but I was getting the car serviced at the time so maybe that's why. Although I'm sure they told me it was a free service they offered.
I wouldn't go back though as they never fitted any weights and scratched the surface of my Vancouvers (Mk6) and then denied it!!!