Ok after the last offroading i did in the FF i got a small nick in the sidewall of one of my MTR's.

I know this is classed as a major tyre repair but still would rather repair it then junk it as i'll be getting another one soon anyway i want something as a spare and this would suit perfectly.

Does anyone know any decent tyre place that under takes these repairs to the BS AU 159 standard and doesnt just give you the bu11sh1t that anything not on the tread cant be repaird. I reckon on about £30 for the repair maybe a smidge more but finding somewhere is a nightmare as they all seem just too lazy to do sidewalls or don't know how i suspect mostly

Any advice or reccomendations would be great thanks Ladies and Gents  FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
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This is who we use chap, maybe of use to you? We pay less than £20 for a major repair...

http://www.meridiantyrerepairs.co.uk/index.htm



Craig

He's a wee bit far craig Thanks anyhoo

its just so ruddy annoying! the tyres cant be bought new anymore and 2nd hand ones are few and far between if not miles and miles away!

Just tried another place who were adament it was illegal to repair  FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
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The idea was for you to contact him and see if they have a branch or a contact closer to you as a referal!


Craig

AHHH!!
DOH

Will give him a bell in a bit then  FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
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any reputable tyre place will take your tyre in and get Meriden to collect and deliver back ..you just pay for the major repair..
we used to do that alot and we had several companys popping in to see if we had any business.. ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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Couldn't you just put an inner tube in rather than waste time speaking to bellends who don't know what they are talking about? [img]http://www.fuelly.com/driver/rob2529/range-rover[img/]
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If something can't be fixed with a hammer....... You have yourself an electrical fault!

a tube wont help Rob, it'll only cause friction and then a blow out ..side walls can be repaired as long as the cords arnt broken to much, the 'major repair' companys use hot vulcanisation which works very well.... ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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Only tubes i'll use are on my bike but an idea for less stressed tyres or ones with lower heat loading

Gave them a ring and i'll get a callback from the boss when he gets in to see if they can recommend someone.

To give you an idea of heat in the tyres, if its raining on the road and i've been on the motorway for about 20+mins, when i park up the tyres can steam a little with the heat that comes off them.

bear in mind i run at towing pressures a lot for my road tyres, but the MTR's haven't ever been over 65, mostly due to the noise factor alone The MTR's also flex a lot when im offroad as I can drop the pressures a fair amount for grip when needed but this has the affect of making the sidewalls super flex so a tube would just allow the split to get worse and worse and it would throw the balance of the wheel out as it got worse

A proper fix where its all cleaned up, scrubbed off, filled and heated back together as per the youtube videos of the approved repairs and patched is what im after  FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
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Well got the callback and the nearest one that they know of is in stone so a bit of a trek

http://www.fortuna.co.uk/business-listings...ffordshire

I've sent emails off to a few more local places to see what they can do but I'm not holding my breath. FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
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Chester Kwikfit do a decent job... think there are some specialists in sealand retail park too...

Will, try a truck tyre depot, they should have major repairers picking up from them.. ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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ahh great thinking stan I know one not far away  FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
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tried the first one and they said they no longer do it and havent for a while but all that kind of work goes off to a different company called Tyre Vulcanising in Manchester just up the road from old trafford So off to buzz them now  FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
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Well their number is 0161 226 2342 incase anyone else needs it.

They have said as long as not too many cords have been cut it should be fine, though if its for offroad use and too many cords are cut it could still repair but may bulge so wouldn't balance properly and such like.

Will drop it off when i can though likely next week now and will see what they say so kinda good news so far  FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
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