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      04-02-2009, 02:07 PM   #23
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I've called them and asked to save it for me.

If anyone wants it then let me know!
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tell them to fix it and pressure test it or maybe let the buyer fix it for £70 least he knows the patch will be fine
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      04-02-2009, 03:17 PM   #25
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Probably makes more sense to do that in case the garage does a dodgy job!

If anyone wants it let me know
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      04-02-2009, 03:53 PM   #26
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I've managed to find a place that will attempt to repair for cash! But luckly they also have a tyre in stock (Bridgestone RE050A 255/30 R19).

He did say some law etc etc about you shouldn't repair a run flat!

We will see this afternoon!
There is no law against this. I have Bridgestones on my car and the Bridgestone RFT website states that they can be repaired.
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      04-03-2009, 08:49 AM   #27
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There is no law against this. I have Bridgestones on my car and the Bridgestone RFT website states that they can be repaired.
Only going on what they said, I think it's abit of a gray area for these tyre places! He did mention some BSI no.??!

But they still repaired it.. Once they looked at the tyre it seemed fine for a repair!.

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I think they were going to sell mine as I went to pick up the tyre and it had already been repaired!
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      04-03-2009, 12:00 PM   #29
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Only going on what they said, I think it's abit of a gray area for these tyre places! He did mention some BSI no.??!

But they still repaired it.. Once they looked at the tyre it seemed fine for a repair!.

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He should be quoting a British Standard (BS) specifically BS AU159

Some info on the standard here:

http://www.blackcircles.com/general/repair

He should be looking for damage as a result of running the tyre flat, but this won't be an issue with a slow puncture.

Bridgestone confirm RFT's can be repaired here:

http://www.runflat-system.com/techni...g/qa_txt02.gif

But leave it at the discretion of the repairer.
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He should be quoting a British Standard (BS) specifically BS AU159

Some info on the standard here:

http://www.blackcircles.com/general/repair

He should be looking for damage as a result of running the tyre flat, but this won't be an issue with a slow puncture.

Bridgestone confirm RFT's can be repaired here:

http://www.runflat-system.com/techni...g/qa_txt02.gif

But leave it at the discretion of the repairer.
Good info.

They did say that the only way to check if the runflat had been damaged was to x-ray the tyre, but they didn't have this equipment! I did say if they take it off I could walk it round to A&E!!
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Good info.

They did say that the only way to check if the runflat had been damaged was to x-ray the tyre, but they didn't have this equipment! I did say if they take it off I could walk it round to A&E!!
He was talking bollocks. Tyre fitters don't x-ray normal tyres before carrying out a repair do they?

In your earlier post you said that the pressure didn't drop below 27psi, so you didn't drive on the tyre flat and can't have damaged it.
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He was talking bollocks. Tyre fitters don't x-ray normal tyres before carrying out a repair do they?

In your earlier post you said that the pressure didn't drop below 27psi, so you didn't drive on the tyre flat and can't have damaged it.
I assume a x-ray was to see if the 'run-flat' part had been damaged! But agreed bollocks, it was all getting a little crazy when they started saying that! And yet didn't go below 27psi, but he would be taking my word for it! etc.
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