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Old 12-29-2013 | 10:45 AM
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Patchable? Or done for?

I ran into one of those white, domed reflectors on the ground going about ~35 mph. It was raining and dark. I didn't notice any obvious damage after a visual inspection. However, this morning, my tire is flat. There is an obvious tear in the tire in the "2" of the attached picture. Any chance this tire is salvageable?

Bridgestone Potenza RE01R, less than 10k miles

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Old 12-29-2013 | 10:55 AM
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Doubtful it is patchable. More than likely it broke the belts inside the sidewall. From the look from the picture the cut is a few inches long. Most damage to sidewalls will junk a tire.
Old 12-29-2013 | 11:03 AM
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jl1rx7 is correct , virtually any sidewall damage means the tire is unrepairable. Sorry. Check the fs section here in the forum and see who might have one of these tires you could pick up cheap. But if you need your car back running right away you will need to get a tire locally or sent ASAP from Tire Rack or another wholesaler.
Old 12-29-2013 | 12:54 PM
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Sidewall impact is never repairable.

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Old 12-29-2013 | 02:17 PM
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Thanks, guys. I was trying to hold out for a little hope... What a Christmas "holiday"...
Old 12-29-2013 | 03:09 PM
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fullsmoke has moved this to a wtb thread for a tire, the correct move here.
Old 12-30-2013 | 02:06 PM
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They should make tires patchable even if its on the sidewall...
Old 12-30-2013 | 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by monchie
They should make tires patchable even if its on the sidewall...
are you retarded? do you realize how dangerous that would be? oh wait nevermind
Old 12-30-2013 | 02:33 PM
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Old 12-30-2013 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 200.mph
are you retarded? do you realize how dangerous that would be? oh wait nevermind

Thanks for your nice comment...oh, never mind
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