Bubble on rear tyre, advice needed ?

[Quick///M]

Hi Guys

Mysteriously I have a small bubble on the rear tyre, do I wait for it to get larger to replace immediately ?

And should i replace both rears ? These things are not cheap

Where do you guys recommend I go for tyre replacement, looking for a good deal.

 

[reid]

same issue on my M135i - bubble on front tyre

 

[Quick///M]

same issue on my M135i - bubble on front tyre

sorry man, did u replace yet ?

 

[reid]

not as yet bro

 

[tivoli786]

Interesting that runflats get bubbles as the rubber is so hard, I must check mine just to be sure

 

[cRed001]

Once you have a bubble it becomes the weak spot in the tyre. It can be dangerous if you corner hard or drive at high speeds.

The safe thing to do would be to replace it.

 

[Kimeran]

Do you have tyre insurance?
How much life left on the tyre?
It has to be changed

 

[ChefDJ]

http://www.cockpit.co.za/

 

[Quick///M]

Do you have tyre insurance?
How much life left on the tyre?
It has to be changed

no tyre insurance, I would say its has 75% thread.

 

[M135i]

That's a pity,
I would replace both rear and keep the one as a spare perhaps?
The bubble will only get bigger, and at high speeds can be dangerous.
Plus you wont have confidence in your car with a bubble in the tyre.

If you do mostly traffic driving, try see what happens and monitor the size growth

 

[Kimeran]

Ok so your options are either replace both, or find a second hand 1 with around the same life.

 

[Sabretooth tiger]

problem with second hand tires is, there is a reason it was taken off. What the reason was is a gamble.

 

[Naruto]

Start saving for 2 tyres bud

 

[pimpassdaddy]

Replace, and you gotta replace both tyres. I've been there.

Sorry bud.

 

[Quick///M]

Start saving for 2 tyres bud

There goes my JB4

 

[cOlDFuSiOn]

My prev F30 bubbled many a runflat it was those horrible badyears they fitted. No issues on my new one thus far, on a x35 I won't risk it, it can pop around a corner it it's closer to the thread level.

Like stated if you are just driving in traffic you save up and get two in a month or 2 etc I drove the 320d with a bubble for a while no issues but that is a slow car so less risk. If you drive the car hard get them asap. My 2c.

 

[DieselFan]

If they're fairly new you could try contact the manufacturer and see if they'll replace it? Could be a factory defect? Unlikely but maybe worth a try.

 

[Ralf*]

On a STANDARD (non RFT) this is extremely dangerous with the possibility of a blow-out.....not something you want happening at high speed

On a RFT tyre (I don't know) could be less dangerous, due to the captive way in which a RFT is held on the rim, and due to the strengthend sidewalls that RFT have

but a bubble especially on an RFT means that the sidewall has been damaged, possibly manufacture fault, or a heavy impact with a pothole/curbstone etc.

If you suspect that it is manufacturing defect, then go back to the tyre dealer that fitted the tyres new, with your invoice, they will notify the manufacturer to investigate, and if determined to be manufacture (non driver induced impact damage) fault, then they will re-imburse you the cost based on the tread remaining, for the replacement of a new trye

 

[Derrick125]

I hit something on the road yesterday, both front and rear driver side now have a large and smaller bubble respectively on the side wall.

Why do you'll say both need to be replaced on the rear if only one is damaged?

By the same reasoning is it necessary for me to replace all four of them?

Thanks,
Derrick

 

[Loom]

Generally speaking you want everything (wheels, tyres, brakes, shocks, suspension) to be the same on both sides for braking and handling performance. It may differ from front to back, though.