Sidewall bulges
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Sidewall bulges
My new (2K miles) Winter Sport M3's have small bulges (1 on each) on the sidewalls of each front tire. There are no gashes, just the bulge which is visible when clean and at a certain angle. I assume it's secondary to the NYC potholes. The rear's are fine - how concerned should I be ?
Should I leave them as they are or swap the fronts and rears ?
Thanks
Should I leave them as they are or swap the fronts and rears ?
Thanks
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depends on the weather
Looking at the pictures I would replace them or at the very least keep a very close eye on them and if the buldges get ANY larger replace them ASAP ...... but, just so you know those tires will fail eventually .... and it is without a doubt impact damage that caused the buldges
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No James - curbs are nothing to a NYC pothole - especially when hit at a "nice" speed.
In my CLK 430 I cracked the 17" AMG wheel 2 years ago.
In my CLK 430 I cracked the 17" AMG wheel 2 years ago.
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I've had that happen before. The tire shop told me the inner steel lining (or whatever it's called) was torn, thus leading to the bulge. You should definitely replace those tires before they blow.
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Whats with the joke of the day??? As a Catholic I find that extremely disturbing.Its offensive,and I believe it should be edited.Hey mods,is that appropriate for this website?I thought we were here to talk about cars???I can almost guarantee,if it was directed towards jews it would have been deleted.Please think before you post.....
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Re: oggle
Originally posted by E500Lorinser
Whats with the joke of the day??? As a Catholic I find that extremely disturbing.Its offensive,and I believe it should be edited.Hey mods,is that appropriate for this website?I thought we were here to talk about cars???I can almost guarantee,if it was directed towards jews it would have been deleted.Please think before you post.....
Whats with the joke of the day??? As a Catholic I find that extremely disturbing.Its offensive,and I believe it should be edited.Hey mods,is that appropriate for this website?I thought we were here to talk about cars???I can almost guarantee,if it was directed towards jews it would have been deleted.Please think before you post.....
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Oh get a grip. It's a joke.
May be a joke to you but shows very poor taste indeed. And the subject matter is particularly offensive given current events!
Oh get a grip. It's a joke.
May be a joke to you but shows very poor taste indeed. And the subject matter is particularly offensive given current events!
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Originally posted by apb
Not funny!
What you believe is your problem, you mocking the religion of others is everyone's problem -- don't care which one it is.
Not funny!
What you believe is your problem, you mocking the religion of others is everyone's problem -- don't care which one it is.
Anyways I'll probably be replacing the sig with something else soon anyways, so chill.
Enough thread hijacking. I'm done here.
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Originally posted by oggle
My problem? I think believing in something based on nothing more than blind faith is a problem.
Anyways I'll probably be replacing the sig with something else soon anyways, so chill.
Enough thread hijacking. I'm done here.
My problem? I think believing in something based on nothing more than blind faith is a problem.
Anyways I'll probably be replacing the sig with something else soon anyways, so chill.
Enough thread hijacking. I'm done here.
no matter what you believe, IMO you should just show some curtesy-- if someone is offended by it, just get rid of it.
