Has anyone had any experiences with puncturing their run flat tyres?
I was told you can drive 150km of range and can travel up to 80km/h… Is there any noticeable difference?
Can you replace one tyre with a Bridgestone replacement (other tyres is other types) or do you need to replace both the front, or both the rear? Or go to your car manufacturer to get the exact replacement.
Why would you try to drive 150KM without changing a flat tyre?
You might be 120km from a tyre shop?
And there is no spare tyre to change with
I've never seen a car that comes standard with run flats also contain a spare. I think the whole idea of run flats is that you don't have a spare
Why are you trying to force OP to change his flat tyre if he doesn't want to? Is this some kind of government tyre-control conspiracy? I've read enough research out there (you have to dig for it) to know that we should all be running flat tyres on our cars.
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I have Pirelli p7 run flats, I punctured my tire with a sizeable bolt. I drove around for about 3 days before I even noticed, I would have covered a more than 150KMs and drove on highways at 100
Are all P7s run flats? I have those and have had two punctures and I definitely noticed (although you could pump them up and drive on them for a couple of days before running flat again.
I have punctured a run-flat BMW OEM Goodyear. The car was steering to one side on heavy braking and it was only later when the TPMS warned me about the puncture. So I definitely wouldn't want to travel too far and too fast with a punctured run-flat.
On another note, the tyre shop repaired it for me (it was a safe spot) and I have since driven it for many more miles at up to 180km/h (it was in Europe) without issue.
It should be noted that you shouldn't repair run flats. I had a shop refuse (in Aus) because they would be liable if anything went wrong. I didn't argue with that reasoning.
Repairable run flats are now a thing. I've no idea what the difference is, but you can definitely buy ones that come with the "repairable" tagline
Why don't they make all tyres run-flats? (I know the answer haha)
Has anyone had any experiences with puncturing their run flat tyres?
A friend has
I was told you can drive 150km of range and can travel up to 80km/h… Is there any noticeable difference?
If you do this, then the tyre is stuffed. You can repair run flats if you DON'T drive on them!!
Can you replace one tyre with a Bridgestone replacement (other tyres is other types) or do you need to replace both the front, or both the rear?
Law says the front two or rear two tyres have to match, so you'll need to replace both if changing brands and/or massive wear differences between them.
Law says the front two or rear two tyres have to match
Got a source for this? I've never heard this before
I've not yet punctured mine, so can't comment on what it's like to drive on a flat one. Regarding speed/range, I think it depends on the tyre or car manufacturer. My car says 80km/h speed and only 100km distance.
The same rules apply for mixing tyres. Generally speaking, you can run different tread patterns on each rear tyre, but you should use the same on the front.
You're not limited to getting an exact replacement - you don't even need to replace with run flats if you don't want to - but keep in mind you'll have no contingency in place if you were to puncture a non run flat tyre