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MaxPower wrote:Bro ur situation is perfectly normal with those chinese foreign used tyres.
j.o.e wrote:Well I’m sure if you bought cheap Tyres you also reused your old valve stems. It’s not the tyre that failed but your old stems. Installer should have advised you to change them or you should have requested new stems.
j.o.e wrote:Well I’m sure if you bought cheap Tyres you also reused your old valve stems. It’s not the tyre that failed but your old stems. Installer should have advised you to change them or you should have requested new stems.
yvan300 wrote:j.o.e wrote:Well I’m sure if you bought cheap Tyres you also reused your old valve stems. It’s not the tyre that failed but your old stems. Installer should have advised you to change them or you should have requested new stems.
I'd figure they'd at least inform me. They just slap them on and send me out one time. And for the guys who mentioned it wasn't foreign used tires. Was actually bought new from a prominent rim company in Trinidad.
The valve stems were fine before I came. Otherwise I'd have changed them one time. I'm wondering if it was damaged while they were mounting the new tire.
sMASH wrote:Just to clarify, is the stem the problem or is it the valve/insert
yvan300 wrote:Bought some new tires earlier today. By the time I nearly reach home, realise the car handling funny. When I check, one of the tires basically flat. But not totally. Must be had 4-5psi left. Pull aside one time and put on the spare.
When I reach home, realise the sidewall ground away a little bit from driving at a low pressure. Then I inspect to see where the leak come from and realize the valve stem had a small tear. Not sure if it got damaged when mounting the tires.
Wanna know what's my options with this. Do you think the tire still safe to drive on? The tires still hold pressure.
Could I carry it back and tell them about the leaking valve stem causing the tire to deflate on the way home? Would I get compensated?
Why would they say it's not fine to drive?yvan300 wrote:Update on the situation. They inspected the tire and said it's still fine to drive. Changed the valve stem and it's working good now.
racedriverpro wrote:Why would they say it's not fine to drive?yvan300 wrote:Update on the situation. They inspected the tire and said it's still fine to drive. Changed the valve stem and it's working good now.
yvan300 wrote:racedriverpro wrote:Why would they say it's not fine to drive?yvan300 wrote:Update on the situation. They inspected the tire and said it's still fine to drive. Changed the valve stem and it's working good now.
When you drive on an under inflated or flat tire the sidewall gets damaged both externally and internally. From the outside wear marks were present but from their judgement the damage was not bad enough to make the tire unsafe to drive on.
And yeah rovin should really take this as an experience. New valve stems go a long way. Cheap insurance for your new tires.
yvan300 wrote:I'd rather not say the company name because honestly it could have happened to any tire shop. Most don't actively check for leaks after they mount a new tire. And the tear in the valve stem was actually very difficult to see. I think moral of the story is to be mindful of you valve stems. Change them with the purchase of new tires. You never know when they could fail.
Study vevo...he probably chaining up the man for a ban...lol- Rovin's car audio - wrote:^^^hey newb go read trinituner rules or ask duane to remind u .....
ADONI wrote:To me whenever I buy new tyres, its the norm to change the valve stem.
- Rovin's car audio - wrote:^^^hey newb go read trinituner rules or ask duane to remind u .....
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