05-29-2012, 08:29 PM | #1 |
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Are run flats more susceptible to nail puncture?
Is it my imagination or there are more threads about nail damage in run flats. My X3 m-sport is not even a month old (< 800 miles) and I already had to change a tire today. I’m glad I purchased tire and wheel insurance with no deductable (5 year, 50K coverage) or I would be paying $400 to replace it.
I can’t even remember the last time I had a nail puncture, at least 10+ years. Must be my bad luck or these 19in run flats attract nails. |
05-29-2012, 09:29 PM | #2 |
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At least you had a whole month I got a nail in the rear left 2 days after picking up the car. I was ticked. Luckily a certified rft repair shop was able to patch it and saved me big bucks.
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05-29-2012, 10:02 PM | #3 |
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I'm counting the days before I get a puncture... it seems like every other house in my neighbourhood is having its shingles replaced... damn roofing nails... I know there is one with my name on it.
I can't see how rft are any more susceptible to nails though.
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05-29-2012, 10:44 PM | #4 |
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So sorry to hear. Glad that u havent gotten into an accident.
Idk but, i read in the onwers manual that the tires has a 1 year warranty could be replaced. Not sure but yea. |
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05-30-2012, 12:14 AM | #5 |
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I had a nail after one month of driving. Dealer refused to replace free. I bought a new for $210 from Costco.
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05-30-2012, 12:36 AM | #6 |
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05-30-2012, 12:46 AM | #7 |
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Dealer refused to repair or replace. I approached a repair center who showed me a document stating that the tyre can only be repaired if the nail is in the middle zone of the tyre, in my case it was slightly away though not near the edge and out side the repair zone. Costco offered the best price, so got it replaced from there.
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05-30-2012, 12:58 AM | #8 |
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Yea the dealer itself Wont do you any good. You have to contact the tire brand company about that separately which I remember reading that somewhere.
Usually if they would agree to replace it for a new one, they would notify the dealer and install it for you without any charge.
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05-30-2012, 07:05 AM | #9 |
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I am running non-RFT and after 7 months got a nail too. It only deflated slowly (36 hours after each re-charge) so I had time to keep driving and patch up.
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05-30-2012, 09:13 AM | #10 |
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I think that RFTs get more punctures. On my old 325i, I probably had 4-6 punctures in 4 years before I switched all my tires to regular tires. In the two years I owned the car after the switch, no punctures.
My theory is that in order to compensate for the harsh ride of RFTs due to the stiff sidewalls, the tread has to be softer, which allows for more punctures.
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05-30-2012, 10:32 AM | #11 |
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Getting a nail into your tyre is just a bad luck. I feel much safer on free ways with RFT tyres as any puncture won't make my car unstable. In worst scenario, I may have to spend few hundreds extra over few years to have a better road safety.
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05-30-2012, 11:02 AM | #12 |
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As a recovering audiophile who also has driven on runflats since BMW began offering them as an option, the arguments about runflats versus traditional construction tires remind me of the arguments about listening to current technology CDs vs vinyl LPs.
Runflats have prevented injury to family members several times. Also, several times, I have wished that they were on the E39 M5 when the only available aid has been the mobility kit's pressurized can of goo. With each new generation of runflats, their advantages increasingly outweigh their disadvantages. |
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My experience is just the reverse, and I have had RFTs since late 2007 on several vehicles.
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05-30-2012, 12:49 PM | #14 |
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Yes it's your imagination. One nail in six years. It has more to do with random chance than anything else. Perhaps geography plays a role too I.e how clean the streets are.
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05-30-2012, 07:48 PM | #15 |
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I hear you, but I have been driving same route for many years and did not do anything different when I got my X3. It was not an out of town trip or anything else, just normal commute to work and back.
My ML430 is 12+ years old and never had a nail puncture. Yes, I've seen small pieces of metal stuck in the thread in ML, but when I pulled them out there were never any damage. |
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It's karma, that's what. I've been driving for many, many years and in my entire life I have had 3 flat tires. First two were within 6 months of buying a new Chevy; third was 7 years ago when I had not one but 3 nails in a tire on an older Altima. The only 3 explanations for nails in tires are nails laying on the road, the size of the tire (bigger surface to meet up with nails laying on the road), and karma. So I try to always be nice to my parents. Of course, now that I have cursed myself by saying I rarely have flats I probably have to be nice to my brother as well.
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1. Repair shop: $40 2. Costco / Wheel Works: $220 3. Dealer: $460 I picked Costco as the big nail was towards edge of the tire. |
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07-23-2012, 02:47 AM | #22 | |
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Gosh! What have the Costco guys did to your car and how long did it take??? |
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