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leethepee82
21st December 2014, 12:40 AM
My wife had to mount the curb today cause of a bandit bus driver today and this is the result of the left front wheel/alloy.

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Wanted to ask the forum.....what do you reckon my chances of National, Kwik Fit or Farmers having the tyre I need?

With Xmas fast approaching I need to use the car and can't risk it when the wall of a tyre has been damaged.

Eddie_JCW
21st December 2014, 01:28 AM
Damn bus drivers :hand:

Eddie_JCW
21st December 2014, 01:31 AM
I've never had much of a problem sourcing a standard R56 205/45/R17 Dunlop runflat plenty of choices in Edinburgh

leethepee82
21st December 2014, 09:30 AM
I've never had much of a problem sourcing a standard R56 205/45/R17 Dunlop runflat plenty of choices in Edinburgh

Cheers Eddie.

How can you tell if you have a run flat? I don't think mines has them.

CiderFex
21st December 2014, 09:42 AM
It should have one of the below "codes" on it:

SSR, RSC, ROF, RFT or ZP

...to Infinity and beyond !!!

leethepee82
21st December 2014, 10:34 AM
I can't see any of them. I think I recall being asked if I wanted run flats when I bought the F56 and decided against it.

Eddie_JCW
21st December 2014, 10:40 AM
Why not just go to a tyre fitter and they'll tell you in seconds. ;)

badwolf340
21st December 2014, 11:04 AM
And when you find out try black circles for a new tyre

leethepee82
21st December 2014, 11:28 AM
Went to National and they have one which was the right fit but it was an Avon. Ended up just getting to stick that on. Was a non-runflat in the end.

EcosseGP
21st December 2014, 05:44 PM
Was the tyre wall just nicked ?
You would've only needed a tyre had it been through to the cord/ply ..

leethepee82
21st December 2014, 06:25 PM
It was the tyre wall but it was more than just nicked. A good chunk of the rubber was off the wall.