hammers Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Are run flats repairable? I have a nail in the centre of the wheel. Tread is good dont really want to get a whole new trye for £200, when a puncture repair is £10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupramax Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Depends what runflats you have... Michelin say their ZP range can be mended but none of the others and Pirelli are a categorical no to repairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterS Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 A lot of tyre places won't fix punctures in runflats anymore, even if the location of the puncture is within the usual guidelines, for liability reasons. Their argument is that they can't tell how far the car has been driven with the tyre deflated, and therefore the structure of the tyre could be damaged. We had a puncture in a RFT on a MINI in '02, which our BMW dealer fixed without batting an eyelid. When I went back in '05 with a punctured RFT on an E90 330i they wouldn't even look for the puncture; replace only I was told. Company car, so wasn't bothered Then in '07 when the 535d had a puncture again BMW wouldn't look at it, and neither would Kwik Fit. An local independent was happy to fix it though, but last year he wouldn't touch a puncture on the 120d Coincidentally I think they make much more money from selling you a new tyre Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterS Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Depends what runflats you have... Michelin say their ZP range can be mended but none of the others and Pirelli are a categorical no to repairs. ZPs are what was on the 330i, but BMW wouldn't even look to see if it could be fixed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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