Tyre sealant or repair kit?

Tyre sealant or repair kit?

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porschecrazy321

Original Poster:

115 posts

129 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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I have Bridgestone run flats which I find ride fine , I think I must have the latest series, my question is what would you recommend having in the boot?, repair kit or sealant?, I have read various posts elsewhere about slime products being very good but various reports state it my harm the tpws, any ideas...

RafflesNH

105 posts

119 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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confused
Why would you want either?

Andehh

7,107 posts

205 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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Is this in case of a small puncture & not wanting to damage the run flat tyre wall by driving on it and forcing a replacement?

I can see the logic, bung in gunk to seal the leak before the tyre is forced to run on the sidewall to get you home. GIves you a better chance of fixing the runflat and reusing it.

Just be mindful of how much damage you may do to the runflat tyre before you seal it up - I'd be nervous about re-using the run flat tyre more so then had it been a standard non-run flat, just with the unknown damage to the stiff side wall.

I have tyre sealant in the boot as my winter tyres are non-run flat, and I will be changing my summers to non runflat this spring. Can of gunk is essential to ensure you have a way of getting home.

That being said, the two punctures I have had on the motorway have shredded the tyre so it was a hopeless case either way!



Edited by Andehh on Wednesday 18th January 10:03

anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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Had a puncture in the wife's SLK last August. Used gunk supplied by MB and re inflated the tyre. It did about 30 miles before going flat again and we had to use MB recovery to get home.

I keep simple plug rep kit in all 3 cars now. (SLK, 530 with RFTs and Caterham). This of course includes compressor which would be first resort. If it's a slow leak, simply repressurising might get you home.

Gunk would be a last resort. It's messy to get out and while it's very possible to remove, clean and repair, the time to dry out the tyre means at least a day or two out of service.


smashy

3,030 posts

157 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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Realist ..you knew id come on didnt you. smile If your doing a lot of miles and evening driving its a no brainer to have ultraseal in the tyres. I got a big screw in the shoulder which in ultraseals world says it wont help. However what it did do was turn it into a runflat allowing me to drive home for around 60 miles with no problem.

nw942

455 posts

104 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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Cheap spare wheel off eBay?

crankedup

25,764 posts

242 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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Its what I have just done, purchased a spare wheel off ebay which now resides in the boot of my car. No way do I want to faf about with BMW idea of reinflate after filling with goo.

Allan L

779 posts

104 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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crankedup said:
Its what I have just done, purchased a spare wheel off ebay which now resides in the boot of my car. No way do I want to faf about with BMW idea of reinflate after filling with goo.
Same here and I got an estate with that intention, as the wheels are so big that it's the only way to have some remaining boot capacity. As someone has already pointed out, the real advantage of RFT is that you can move the car to somewhere safer before changing the wheel.

crankedup

25,764 posts

242 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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Allan L said:
crankedup said:
Its what I have just done, purchased a spare wheel off ebay which now resides in the boot of my car. No way do I want to faf about with BMW idea of reinflate after filling with goo.
Same here and I got an estate with that intention, as the wheels are so big that it's the only way to have some remaining boot capacity. As someone has already pointed out, the real advantage of RFT is that you can move the car to somewhere safer before changing the wheel.
I was lucky to find a space saver from a 330i which fits my car. I don't have a spare wheel space under the boot, like all non spare wheel cars. Bu at least the space saver is overly large. Manufacurers not supplying spare wheels for thier vehicles is a complete PITA imo.

Allan L

779 posts

104 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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Yes the spacesaver helps the boot capacity problem but still leaves the basic flaw which is that you have to have your tyre problem within 50 miles of a tyre shop that's open.
We'll soon be back to externally-mounted spare wheels like this:

crankedup

25,764 posts

242 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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Lovely vintage car, had a few over the years myself and just sold off my 1928 Vauxhall.