Tyre question?

[neilbauer]

Got a call from my step daughter to put the spare on her car as she had a flat tyre. When I removed the wheel I noticed a big split where it looks like 2 tyres had been joined at the side! She bought 4 Firestone tyres from a place in Worthing 3 years ago and insists she's not had a new tyre since. Can anyone help shed some light or has anyone seen this before as I can't believe I've not noticed it before! I've heard of remoulds but sticking rubber on!?

[neilbauer]

The lighter rubber is an old tyre that's been cut and stuck onto a newer tyre or something like that.

[neilbauer]

No it's 2 tyres stuck together I'll try and get a better pic.

[neilbauer]

[neilbauer]

There's 2 different colour of rubber and you see where they have cut through the writing!

[neilbauer]

And it's cut the writing on the side in a neat crisp line! There are 2 thicknesses of rubber and it the same on both sides. Have you seen this before then?

[neilbauer]

poing said:

This.

Imagine of you had the tyre on a lathe and skimmed away a few mm, that's what you are seeing. Something has been rubbing on the tyre, if it was 2 stuck together then it would be the same on the outside.

It's the same on both sides.

[neilbauer]

So what you are saying is it's rubbed on something and worn away a sharp edge on both sides revealing fresh new rubber underneath!

[neilbauer]

It's obviously not clear in the pictures I will take the wheel to a tyre place and get them to look it at it.

[neilbauer]

I agree with everything that's been said, I am in disbelief and I'm 47 years old and not stupid for the record!

[neilbauer]

[neilbauer]

Ok I'm slow and I need an ambulance but if that's due to running flat, it's the most precise neatly cut precise tyre wear I've ever seen. I will take it to garage when I'm realised from hospital and get some professional advice I asked for advice I should have known better really!

Edited by neilbauer on Tuesday 7th July 22:07

[neilbauer]

Not rubbing, run flat? It might have been but would that no show the cord on the top of the tyre if that is wear?

[neilbauer]

Ok thanks for all your comments the nurse is waiting for me to take my pill before they strap me to my bed for the night.

[neilbauer]

Not rubbing as look at the clearance in the picture above! Run flat maybe!

[neilbauer]

Evanivitch said:

So what you're confident about is that they stuck two tyres together, but you never noticed the difference in tyre colour or the mismatched writing on the side. ...

If I was confident about that I would not be making a dick of myself on here!

[neilbauer]

Moderator please delete this thread and then shoot me in the head!

[neilbauer]

I can see what you are all saying now but have never seen this before. I found it incomprehensible that someone would stick rubber to the edge of a tyre and for what gain! But that is what it looks like to a tyre novice which I clearly am. I guess I find it hardest to accept that my step daughter has driven on that tyre so under inflated that it would do that sort of damage! I am not normally this slow on the uptake but at least I have amused you all tonight with my ignorance

Edited by neilbauer on Tuesday 7th July 22:53