Picked up a really bad puncture yesterday and the whole rim was nearly touching the Tarmac. Luckily I had a compressor in the back just by chance and pumped up enough air for the journey home. A massive bolt has pierced the tyre, I do have a full size spare and had I not had the compressor in the boot I would have had to use my spare wheel!

Lesson in life spec a spare when ordering a new car



Pumped her up with some more air as not wanting to ruin the tyre. Will take the wheel off over the weekend and have the tyre repaired.


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Looks like a self drilling tapping screw to me, the sort they fit steel roofing and facial panels on with?
Worst places for picking those up industrial estate new builds or a DIY centre where the previous person to park there dropped a box full on the floor, and then just kicked them across the car park.

Luckily you can get a hole in the tread repaired unlike one I had which went into the edge of the sidewall on a 800 mile tyre.

Main problem is having treads on your tyres, a bald tyre wouldnt have picked it up.

There are going a hell of a lot of major road works I feel that is where I picked it up as this week I've only been to work and then straight home. Wheel is now removed and stuck on a 22! She looks like a hot rod now



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Never realised I appear to have a paint code on the wheel! Black mine are a "dark grey finish" as LR call them


Made in Germany


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How unlucky is that!

One day you run over a nail and get a puncture.

Today you run over a tin of red paint.
Sh*t happens I guess.

Lol

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 Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

Suspension is punctured now

Or too many accessories

FULL FAT FREELANDER SPORT 2 INTER ......  Wales
Were the mud is thicker, and the ruts are deeper.
(And we have the water to wash it off, and more on the way..! )
Sd4 and chrome Ar*e piece, Auto box for best fun
09 Xs Gone
12 xs Gone
HSE with Leather seats and 4 years warrenty.. staying for now !

Is it ok to run different size wheels ?.I've got 20s on mine with a 19 spare,I know the difference is 12mm but put side by side the 20 looks a lot taller.

Isn't it all to do with rolling radius? After all, how does it work with a space saver. Different width, different rim size, different tread pattern, possibly different rim material. It is only supposed to be used in an emergency.

It is irrespective of wheel diameter, the tyre profile corrects for wheel diameter using standard wheel and tyre sizes. my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
2012 HSE SD4 In Orkney Grey now gone, best car ever.

Finally got the tyre repaired


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There doesn't look a lot of life left in the tyre anyway,how much was repair ?