Pirelli runflat puncture repair

[thegreatdogwood]

So 1,500 miles into my new Pirelli snow and ice runflats on the X5 I pick up a screw staright through the centre of the tread. It's just a slow puncture and stopped as soon as the warning light came on and was at 27psi at that point then topped it up and drove home at 30+ psi.

Now it looks like I might be screwed as its a 285/45 19 111v loading which was special order and looks to be out of stock. Plus I note Pirelli helpfully suggest that their runflats can't be repaired so expecting lots of garages to tell me they won't touch it tomorrow.

Can anyone shine a ray of sunlight on my stormcloud with perhaps confirmation that a mainstream tyre dealer will fix a simple Pirelli runflat puncture as long as it's obviously not been driven far with the issue. In my case you can see from the screw head that it's gone nowhere but then I guess that will count for nothing tomorrow when I end up having to put the Summers back on as everyone refuses to help

[metcalp]

we repair runflats as long as there is ni signs of it been run flat and if its not nr the edge

[neiljohnson]

Pirelli & all the other manufacturers state you cannot repair runflats as there is no way of checking the self support structure for damage.

In your situation it sounds like it will be okay but you will be taking a chance I would imagine you will find someone to repair it if that's what you want to do.

[thegreatdogwood]

Just got it repaired locally. I can't see how there can be any damage as I stopped as soon as the warning signal came on and was at 26psi and then immediately topped it up so that it ran at 30+psi for the short journey home

[Drek]

neiljohnson said:

Pirelli & all the other manufacturers state you cannot repair runflats as there is no way of checking the self support structure for damage.

In your situation it sounds like it will be okay but you will be taking a chance I would imagine you will find someone to repair it if that's what you want to do.

Completely wrong, you can repair run flats (I know, I've had them done twice) and Bridgestone categorically say you can on their website. The problem is with the High St tyre types who won't touch them for reasons known only unto themselves. One said it was illegal FFS and another said he wouldn't repair it unless 'it came back to him'. Quite how it would come back to him anymore than a non-RFT repair was beyond me. In the end I found an indy who quite happily did them for me so you can guess where I'll be going for my next set of tyres. Bridgestone link:

http://www.runflat.eu/english/qa/index.html

Edited by Drek on Friday 23 December 18:16

[neiljohnson]

Drek said:

Completely wrong, you can repair run flats (I know, I've had them done twice) and Bridgestone categorically say you can on their website. The problem is with the High St tyre types who won't touch them for reasons known only unto themselves. One
said it was illegal FFS and another said he wouldn't repair it unless 'it came back to him'. Quite how it would come back to him anymore than a non-RFT repair was beyond me. In
the end I found an indy who quite happily did them for me so you can guess where I'll be going for my next set of tyres. Bridgestone link:


http://www.runflat.eu/english/qa/index.html

Edited by Drek on Friday 23 December 18:16

I can't se how I'm completely wrong when the wording on the site is clearly evasive???
They say it can be repaired in certain circumstance which would be the case for the op trouble is from someone who is repairing the tyre is they have to take the customers word for it that the tyre had bot been excessively run at low pressure ???? In the crazy no win no fee world we live in these days a tyre fitter could repair the tyre on the customers say so then be facing all sorts of problems when the tyre fails causing an accident or worse!!!

I went on a continental tyre technology course at the beginning of the year (their standing is no runflats can be repaired) & have been shown the internal damage (only visible on a disected tyre) that can remain unseen on their runflats (known as ssr or self supporting run flat) I have
also seen what happens when they fail.

[Drek]

neiljohnson said:

Pirelli & all the other manufacturers state you cannot repair runflats as there is no way of checking the self support structure for damage.

In your situation it sounds like it will be okay but you will be taking a chance I would imagine you will find someone to repair it if that's what you want to do.

That's what you said earlier and my link says otherwise so you're incorrect/not right/wrong, whichever adjective you want to use. No manufacturer in their right mind is going to carry the risk for an unknown/unseen repair, that's down to the repairer and the repairee hence the wording on the site. Continental's policy is just that, their policy but Bridgestone obviously think different.

Congrats on the course.

[neiljohnson]

Drek said:

That's what you said earlier and my link says otherwise so you're incorrect/not right/wrong, whichever adjective you want to use. No manufacturer in their right mind is going to carry the risk for an unknown/unseen repair, that's down to the repairer and the repairee hence the wording on the site. Continental's policy is just that, their policy but
Bridgestone obviously think different.

Congrats on the course.

Ok bridgestone say it's possible to repair (no doubt for marketing reasons) but the only way to check a runflat for overheating damage is to dissect it.

BMW themselves recommend they are not repaired I would be genuinely intrested to know where you would stand with your insurance company after an accident caused by a tyre that had been repaired against the manufacturers recommendations????

Ultimately I understand why people would want to repair an expensive tyre but I value safety above all else.

[thegreatdogwood]

Quick update to say that almost 2,000 miles later the puncture repair is perfect and zero pressure loss. The snow tyres have been phenomenal and since I knew I had not driven on the tyre at less than 26psi when the warning light came on I have zero concerns about structural damage so a happy ending from my perspective and would definitely use the service again in the same situation