General New Tyres!

[cwmitch]

I'm after some advice on new tyres for my MHEV sport, I've managed to collect a puncture in the N/S/F and you just no when I try and get it repaired I'll get the sorry it's in the wrong place we can't repair it. So as it's fitted with 195-45-16 tyres, More for looks than performance. Any views on a good balanced tyre as I think a high performance tyre is somewhat overkill. Thanks in advance

 

[portland_bill]

If replacing just one, ideally try to match it to the rest, as a set is always preferable to a variety. Or at least paired across an axle.
Avoid the cheapest ones, unless you only use it around town. They're called 'ditch finders' for a reason. Cheap tyres tend to have shorter lives, so don't save much in the long run.
The old established brands are still the best.
If replacing a set, I'd recommend all-seasons. If Goodyear, make sure they're Gen3, not Gen2.
A lot depends on what stock the tyre dealer has. Most of the larger tyre shops are owned by the major tyre companies, so will offer the best deals on their brands.

Have you identified the puncture? Is it a screw or nail, creating a round hole. If so, and is more than an inch from the edge, it is probably repairable, unless the tread depth is low, tyre shops do not like repairing tyres near end-of-life. If the puncture is near an edge, it is not repairable. Cuts, rather than small holes are also mostly not repairable.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Because a bit dull, I thought I'd hove into view and say almost every puncture is repairable. Minor punctures, mid tread (mid 75% band) with no further damage are easy to repair as long as there's enough tread to make it worthwhile. These are categorised, unsurprisingly, as 'minor repairs'!

Contrary to what Scroggins Tyres Superior Tyre Emporium will tell you, sidewall or shoulder repairs are possible, providing the integrity of the tyre isn't compromised. They are categorised as 'major repairs', and require a process of revulcanising to repair them. However, it's a specialist job, more expensive, and won't be done whilst you wait, so the payback point tends to mean that only farm & commercial tyres are repaired this way (but yours truly did once buy a matched set of tyres that had been revulcanised due to a moulding error that had left a very small hole - and at a very good price)

Yours, imparting dull information again

 

[KPat]

I have fitted Toyo Proxes CF2 and Falken Ziex ZE310. Good grip and no drama's with any of them. Fit and forget.

 

[Peter Pick-Up]

 

[Peter Pick-Up]

Toyo Proxes TR1 195/45R16

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Up in Carlisle? If you did have the opportunity, perhaps consider swapping over to all seasons to fit & forget. Something like these (which I've used myself) would serve you well:

https://www.camskill.co.uk/m139b0s8752p222052/Kumho_Tyres_All_Season_Car_Kumho_Solus_HA32_195_45_R16_84V_XL_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_D_Wet_Grip%3A_B_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_72dB

 

[cwmitch]

Thanks for all your advice, I must admit I've been looking at all season tyres, Living in the grim north, With the rain and ice.

 

[Herts Hillhopper]

Toyo Proxes TR1 195/45R16

I would really recommend putting the same make and type of tyre as the original, so all the tyres are the same. One odd tyre can have quite an effect on the way a car drives. (In Germany, if one tyre is replaced, the one on the other wheel in the same ‘axle’ has to be replaced too for safety.)

But puncture in the part of the tyre where the tread is should be repairable…

 

[Herts Hillhopper]

Thanks for all your advice, I must admit I've been looking at all season tyres, Living in the grim north, With the rain and ice.

All Seasons tyres are ideal - not just for snow: the rubber compound gives greater grip in lower temperatures (7C and below) than summer tyres as the weather cools. But ideally you’d replace all four so (as reply above) the grip remains the same. That seems extreme if you’ve only got one tyre to fix.

 

[Herts Hillhopper]

There’s a British Standard that applies to puncture repairs. Only the central 3/4 of the tread area can be repaired according to that.
See here as an example- https://www.kwik-fit.com/tyres/information/tyre-repair#:~:text=Puncture location,-British Standard BSAU159

 

[AnthonyH]

If you don't want to pay for new then you could buy part worn tyres. They'are about half the price of a new tyre. You'll need to phone them to check they have your size as its a little unusual.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

There’s a British Standard that applies to puncture repairs. Only the central 3/4 of the tread area can be repaired according to that.
See here as an example- https://www.kwik-fit.com/tyres/information/tyre-repair#:~:text=Puncture location,-British Standard BSAU159

If you read it, they say, in terms, we are only allowed to carry out what are categorised as minor tyre repairs as defined by that BS.

Here's a place that is also approved to carry out major tyre repairs:

Vulcanisation and Major Tyre Repairs - Newtown Tyres Powys LTD

Vulcanisation and Major Tyre Repairs - Newtown Tyres Powys LTD in Newtown.

www.newtowntyres.co.uk