Porsche 911 in N6 Highgate with Bridgestone 305/30/19 tyres

Went out to this Porsche 911 in the n6 Highgate area to sort out a problem with his rear tyres. He had Bridgestone tyres and the size was 305/30/19.

The customer was experiencing a shake from the rear of the car at higher speeds. I instantly thought to myself that the wheel balancing must be out as the customer had a puncture the week before and got it repaired by a third party.

It wasn’t until the wheel was off the car that I could see the extent of the damage to the tyre. When the tyre went down prior to him having the repair by another person the customer drove on the tyre while it was flat for about a mile to get it to the garage to be repaired, but by doing this the inner edge of the tyre had become damaged and had started to break up, this means the tyre was damaged beyond repair, the customer was not aware of this and the other fitter repaired the tyre regardless.

The tyre was so damaged it caused the inside tyre wall to develop lumps around the whole circumference of the inner sidewall. Now these lumps are caused when the reinforcement in the sidewalls is damaged and weakened, these lumps look like balloons and when balloons get hot they go pop. I showed this to the customers and as you could imagine he wasn’t best pleased as he was up and down the motorway every day in the car and it could have gone pop anytime.

He now had a brand new tyre fitted and balanced and peace of mind knowing nothing will go wrong.

Call Hometyre on 0800 783 93 10 or 0333 444 5454 and we will come to you to fix your tyres.