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作者: jc220 時間: 2008-11-25 21:48 標題: [help] flat tire !!

I hit a pedestrian curb (badly) today. Now I realized that there's a tiny little part of the tire got peeled off. Would it become flat tire?

If it does become flat tire tomorrow morning, who should I call to get the tire fixed?

Pictures:

作者: goldie 時間: 2008-11-25 21:54

Go to Canadian Tire

作者: 大C姐 時間: 2008-11-25 22:10

補/換tire都好快﹐你影得相嚟不如快脆搞惦佢好過啦。

而家D香港人好怪﹐咩都要影。買嘢要影﹐食嘢要影﹐搭車要影﹐就嚟柯茄都影埋上facebook。

-- 高清大c姐

作者: celeron_266 時間: 2008-11-25 22:42

i dont think you can fix that kind of damage
if theres really a puncture it will be too big for repair...

作者: shutterbug 時間: 2008-11-25 22:54

a picture is worth a thousand words ma...

puncture on the sidewall cannot be fixed but this one doesn't look like puncture...however, if you drive fast and corner hard, you could pop it

best off is to buy a new tire since your have a low profile perfomance tire

your rim...ouch!

作者: jc220 時間: 2008-11-26 00:17

oh my gosh.. i hit it like around 9:30pm tonight.. and tomorrrow i've to travel to port coquitlam early in the morning...

do you guys think my tire can survive after going to and back from port coquitlam??

作者: Hyde 時間: 2008-11-26 01:03

if its flat then put a spare tire on....
what do u think spare tire is for??  decoration???
if your car doesnt come with a spare then it will have some tire repair kit.

if its leaking air then your tire will be flat in the morning.  if its not, then its not leaking
just goto a gas station or canadian tire and buy a tire pressure gauge and check it yourself.

作者: b06 時間: 2008-11-26 07:44

條鈴係咪生癌?

作者: jc220 時間: 2008-11-26 08:01 標題: silly

not everyone knows has the tool and how to change a tire.
thats why i'm asking
thanks for your very useful answer

原帖由 Hyde 於 2008-11-26 02:03 發表
if its flat then put a spare tire on....
what do u think spare tire is for?? decoration???
if your car doesnt come with a spare then it will have some tire repair kit.

if its leaking air then your ...

作者: jc220 時間: 2008-11-26 08:25 標題: rhshfks

very funny

原帖由 b06 於 2008-11-26 08:44 發表
條鈴係咪生癌?

作者: MyOMy 時間: 2008-11-26 08:48

根据我嘅經驗應該無得整, 而且係行行吓會爆嗰隻。不過嗰個位應該有條鉄線, 不過無人夠胆答你「安全」。Drive at your own risk. 要開都要慢啲！

要expert 等字典仔覆post。

作者: siumaibb 時間: 2008-11-26 09:17

I don't think side wall can be fix either
IMO, I don't think your tire will pop but I still think you should change it.

How about the alignment? If the hit was that bad, it may screw up your suspension and alignment, bring it to the shop to check check for safety la

作者: qqmaro 時間: 2008-11-26 09:18

I suggest you go to Kal Tire and ask them to talk a look at it.

If it needs to be changed, they might have 2nd hand one for sale (cheaper).

I got also got flat tire, (so bad that it couldn't be fixed) and changed to their 2nd hand tire around 1 1/2 years ago.

I recently got a flat tire again (too many construction around), went into Kal tire to fixed it, and turns out they fixed it with no charge.

作者: 字典仔 時間: 2008-11-26 10:48

that kinda damage on sidewall will need new tire, depends on the mileage of your car might need at least 2 or even a set of 4 (2 is for even up tractioon left and right on ur front wheels, or rear wheels; 4 is if the other 2 ain't having too much life left anyways, might as well get ready for winter?)

rim wise it will cost u about $200 to fix...that's a pretty standard curbage repair unless it's some special rim or damage is excessive...

i have seen ppl driving around like that for a long while and i have also seen ppl having the tire blew up during to that kinda puncture, afterall u are the owner / driver of the car and i think 90% of ppl will know it's a FIX it's just a matter if u wanna take the chance for further damage (blew up during a corner can cause ur car spin out and even more damage, have one in my friend's shop RIGHT NOW and i can only tell u, it's totally not worth it!)

sometime sidewall can also be "bubbled" after a slight hit to the curb, those will need new tires too

作者: BiscottiGelato 時間: 2008-11-26 10:52

Sorry for going off topic a little... I think this is a very legit post, I don't know why 大C姐 or Hyde wanna troll on this thread.....

The OP wants to know more information concerning the damage to his/her tire. Not everybody is a tire expert. If the tire does go flat tomorrow, the OP needs to prepare. Maybe he/she doesn't know how to change to spare his/herself, and he/she needs to call a friend, etc to help in advance, instead of arriving at a flat tire tomorrow morning preventing him/her to go to work/skool. Maybe the OP wanna pre-order tire at a tire dealership if he/she know this is a damage that cannot be fixed, etc. Or maybe a damage at that part of the tire doesn't matter? I don't know about if your mom taught u about tires, because neither my mom nor any of my formal education did, and I don't think it is expected that everyone needs to know about tires very well to survive in life.

Even worse is, as SB and MyOMy suggested, there is a danger of blowing the tire if the OP continues to drive with this. The OP needs to be warned and be supplied of these kind of information. What if the tire does not go flat and the OP decides to drive it for the few days the tire needs to be waited to be pre-ordered in? Unless you guys like to see a car with it's wheel and suspension trashed as the tire blow, I don't see what's so wrong about the OP obtaining opinion from other people in order to know what he should or should not do in these situation.

Although I welcome 大C姐 in how he/she have contributed much in adding more traffic to the forum, but he/she also seem to have encouraged the proliferation of a lot more trolling activity on the board.... I am sick of a few people here trolling in serious threads just for the sake of trolling. Please go back to 無人駕駛 if trolls just wanna thread crap.

作者: Hyde 時間: 2008-11-26 11:43

原帖由 jc220 於 2008-11-26 09:01 發表
not everyone knows has the tool and how to change a tire.
thats why i'm asking
thanks for your very useful answer

ever heard of reading the manual??
it comes with the car for a reason!

if you are a girl and too weak to change a tire, i'm pretty sure you can call someone to change it for u.

and having a flat tire is such a little thing. i don't know why ppl go all paranoid about it.

作者: shutterbug 時間: 2008-11-26 12:12

H, I don't know why you need to be so mean to people...

作者: 布小熊 時間: 2008-11-26 12:18

but really... I think changing spare tires is pretty basic for a car owner. I have done that in the pouring rain in the dark. So if I can do it, everyone can.
If they can't, they can call a friend or call BCAA.

作者: fm9610 時間: 2008-11-26 12:59

Get a can of fix flat tire at xxTire or SStore. The glue inside may help you drive to the next tire shop or at least make you feel easier.

作者: shutterbug 時間: 2008-11-26 13:08

use that stuff only when you KNOW your tire isn't repairable, for regular puncture don't use that

作者: spoonek4 時間: 2008-11-26 22:15

原帖由 BiscottiGelato 於 2008-11-26 11:52 發表
Sorry for going off topic a little... I think this is a very legit post, I don't know why 大C姐 or Hyde wanna troll on this thread.....

The OP wants to know more information concerning the damage to ...

Totally agreed!

作者: jc220 時間: 2008-11-26 23:52 標題: tttt

the tire is not flatted this morning! (yeah!)
so i went to two different repair store in Richmond to get it checked by the experts. Surprisingly the technicicans from both places said I do not have to get a new tire. O_O! They said that the damaged spot is not a significant place to worry about and blah blah blah...

but still.. I think changing it would make myself feels better. what do you guys think?

i know my tires are not good for snow and I've to travel to port coquitlam quite often. do you guys think i should get winter tires or all seasons/weathers tires?

if i change my tire, where do you recommend i get it done?

i know nothing about tires and apparently i don't have any friends who are car experts. so you guys are my only hopes. thanks!

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BiscottiGelato & shuttlebug: i 100% agree with you guys. sometimes those people are really annoying and they just love to assume this and that and thus criticize people. unfortunately these people are everywhere and now also on the internet... how annoying. Anyway, i think ignoring them would be the best response to them... if nobody talks to them, sooner or later they will find themselves stupid, then shut up and go away.

作者: shutterbug 時間: 2008-11-27 00:08

If I were you, I won't bother changing it BUT that's me and I can take that risk doesn't mean you can, everyone is different.

There are a couple of places in town for deals on tires. You can check the price on www.1010tires.com or www.tiretrends.com first, then go to a store to see if they can match or come close. Which shop to go, 字典仔 probably knows more than I do...better ask him...LOL

Are those summer tires you have on the car? If yes, then you should not use them in winter, it's not safe at all! Get a set of winter tires if you can.

[ 本帖最後由 shutterbug 於 2008-11-27 01:10 編輯 ]

作者: MyOMy 時間: 2008-11-27 01:05

駛架車落 Bellingham Costco 換咪得囉。 Canada Costco 又受保養。

至於雪呔呢樣嘢好多人有好多見解。但我本人則認為温哥華無幾何落雪, 落雨就多。至於黑冰除咗小心慢駛, 四驅雪呔都無計。買條高質四季涉水力强嘅仲經濟啦。

作者: kabuki 時間: 2008-11-27 02:23

driving from richmond to Poco is not that far..... so don't need to worry too much. we used to have this car that could break down any min. but we still use it to travel to and from richmond everyday for work.... If even the ppl who wants to make money off you said ur tire don't need new tires.... go figure.

but if u think that ur tire needs to be change anyways then why not?

作者: shutterbug 時間: 2008-11-27 07:57

CAD$ is low right now, going down to Costco is US won't be the best choice and they probably need to preorder your tire size cuz it's not very common at Costco. The price could be the same as here afterall.

If you want to head down to US, go to Discount Tires.

I used to run winter tires but not anymore. It depends on your driving style and what kind of car you have.

作者: habitrailspace 時間: 2008-11-27 08:34

better safe than sorry

作者: zoids 時間: 2008-11-27 08:49

原帖由 spoonek4 於 2008-11-26 23:15 發表

Totally agreed!

Guys..... do you even know the meaning of trolling?

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[ 本帖最後由 zoids 於 2008-11-27 09:51 編輯 ]

作者: 字典仔 時間: 2008-11-27 11:27

try not to use those fix flat tire can if possible, it will leave a lot of gummy stuff on ur existing rim and during tire replacement, it should be cleaned up properly (depends on shop, i know lots of them do charge u to clean up those nasty gum which will cost u even more)....but then if u are going for a long trip, during emergency, those can become handy!

as for tire replacement, due to current CAD to USD exchange rate, u won't be saving a lot to order tires from the states (u might, but after going thru borders, paying taxes, u aren't saving a lot some time)....there are still ppl ordering from the states and i am still getting a lot of tires from my friend working at the warehouse...so afterall it's ur decision where to change your tire (u can pm me if u have further question)...

depends on which part of GVRD u are living but winter tire will become useful to certain cars, especially RWD...i live around south bby and i found snow tires very useful for me...not to mention those friends living in north bby, north / west van, coquiltlam....i know some area in vancouver could be bad and hey...how often u see accident in RMD when it snows? i would say actually pretty often because a lot of ppl thought they live in a lower land and it's pretty flat so they are safe...how much a cheap crash will cost u? more than a set of snow tires! that u can be used over years and years...

zoids: no need to be so harsh, make it sounds like u are another Hyde or 大C姐; u can choose to agree (changing tires) or disagree (no need to change tires)...but i dun see your point for quoting spoonek4's post here...can u share your 2 cents? say sth useful pls....

作者: ricrick 時間: 2008-11-27 13:37

you should thanks god! it's time for you to change the whole set of tires and rims! yeah

作者: chihiro 時間: 2008-11-29 23:23

I think you should replace the tire before the snow comes, be safe~

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