Tyre sealant stuff - which one?
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From: John on 30 Jul 2008 11:00 I've just had my car converted to dual fuel and now have a 67-litre LPG tank in the spare wheel well instead of a spare wheel, so can anyone recommend a good tyre sealant? Each of the tyres is in really good condition with between 6 and 7mm tread depth and the rims are alloys - just in case that makes any difference. Cheers, John
From: fast_cars_guy on 30 Jul 2008 11:21 On Jul 30, 4:00 pm, "John" <x...(a)y.z> wrote: > I've just had my car converted to dual fuel and now have a 67-litre LPG tank > in the spare wheel well instead of a spare wheel, so can anyone recommend a > good tyre sealant? Tyreweld is OK. BTW: you can still try to put a "space saver" spare... > > Each of the tyres is in really good condition with between 6 and 7mm tread > depth and the rims are alloys - just in case that makes any difference. Irrelevant. Any tyre sealant should be considered a temporary (until you get home or to the garage to REPLACE the tyre) solution. > > Cheers, > > John
From: Mike P on 30 Jul 2008 11:33 John wrote: > I've just had my car converted to dual fuel and now have a 67-litre > LPG tank in the spare wheel well instead of a spare wheel, so can > anyone recommend a good tyre sealant? > > Each of the tyres is in really good condition with between 6 and 7mm > tread depth and the rims are alloys - just in case that makes any > difference. > Cheers, > > John Personally I'd just get some tie-downs and carry the spare in the boot space unless you are using the boot space regularly. Otherwise, tyreweld is OK, or there might be a spacesaver spare option that will fit your car and not take up too much space. Mike P
From: Mike P on 30 Jul 2008 11:39 Mike P wrote: > John wrote: >> I've just had my car converted to dual fuel and now have a 67-litre >> LPG tank in the spare wheel well instead of a spare wheel, so can >> anyone recommend a good tyre sealant? >> >> Each of the tyres is in really good condition with between 6 and 7mm >> tread depth and the rims are alloys - just in case that makes any >> difference. >> Cheers, >> >> John > > Personally I'd just get some tie-downs and carry the spare in the > boot space unless you are using the boot space regularly. Otherwise, > tyreweld is OK, or there might be a spacesaver spare option that will > fit your car and not take up too much space. > Bad form to reply to my own post, but you also need to consider that if you have a blowout and the tyre is split or damaged, tyre sealant won't help you at all. You'll be waiting for the recovery service. Which could be in the pissing rain in the middle of the night, if you're anything like me ;-) I'd just whizz the spare in the boot unless I really needed to take it out. Mike P
From: John on 30 Jul 2008 11:46
Mike P wrote: > John wrote: >> I've just had my car converted to dual fuel and now have a 67-litre >> LPG tank in the spare wheel well instead of a spare wheel, so can >> anyone recommend a good tyre sealant? >> >> Each of the tyres is in really good condition with between 6 and 7mm >> tread depth and the rims are alloys - just in case that makes any >> difference. >> Cheers, >> >> John > > Personally I'd just get some tie-downs and carry the spare in the > boot space unless you are using the boot space regularly. Otherwise, > tyreweld is OK, or there might be a spacesaver spare option that will > fit your car and not take up too much space. > > Mike P Interesting, Mike, that both you and "fast_cars_guy" mention a space-saver tyre. Unfortunately, although it would work for almost 11 months of the year, holiday time would be the problem. We usually go away for about 4 to 5 weeks, driving as far as Poland and Hungary, and believe me, that takes a lot of luggage - and then there's booze to bring back, of course, so every square inch of boot space is needed in that situation :o) I'd heard that Tyreweld makes a mess of the rims (in respect of fitting a new tyre) and tyre fitters moan and complain about it - is that correct? TIA, John |