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Tires
Ok so my vette still have the original run-flat tires on and about a week ago i got a low pressure reading on my rear left tire. i pumped it up but a couple days later i got it again. i checked it and it had lost practically all the air. I took it to the dealer hoping to just get it patched or repaired and they called me and said "you have to replace ALL 4 tires." when i asked why they said "you can't just replace 1 run-flat, you have to do all of them." I'm so confused.....are they just bs-ing me or what? I don't really have the money to replace all 4 tires right now so i'm trying to figure out what to do.....any advice?
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There's nothing that says you "have" to replace all 4 tires at the same time. However, I would think that it would be a good practice to do so. At a minimum, I would replace the fronts or the rears together.
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Originally Posted by KidCid
There's nothing that says you "have" to replace all 4 tires at the same time. However, I would think that it would be a good practice to do so. At a minimum, I would replace the fronts or the rears together.
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Originally Posted by powlison
Ok so my vette still have the original run-flat tires on and about a week ago i got a low pressure reading on my rear left tire. i pumped it up but a couple days later i got it again. i checked it and it had lost practically all the air. I took it to the dealer hoping to just get it patched or repaired and they called me and said "you have to replace ALL 4 tires." when i asked why they said "you can't just replace 1 run-flat, you have to do all of them." I'm so confused.....are they just bs-ing me or what? I don't really have the money to replace all 4 tires right now so i'm trying to figure out what to do.....any advice?
If these are the original tires on your 97 (per your signature) I would say they are way past their natural life, as opposed to just tread life. The rubber and other chemicals in tires ages with time and compromises tire integrity, I suspect your's are way past that point.
MTCW Try to replace all 4 soon. Remember brakes stop your wheels, tires stop your car.........
Bob
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Originally Posted by REW89
I know of nothing that says you have to replace all 4 at one time, BUT..
If these are the original tires on your 97 (per your signature) I would say they are way past their natural life, as opposed to just tread life. The rubber and other chemicals in tires ages with time and compromises tire integrity, I suspect your's are way past that point.
MTCW Try to replace all 4 soon. Remember brakes stop your wheels, tires stop your car.........
Bob
If these are the original tires on your 97 (per your signature) I would say they are way past their natural life, as opposed to just tread life. The rubber and other chemicals in tires ages with time and compromises tire integrity, I suspect your's are way past that point.
MTCW Try to replace all 4 soon. Remember brakes stop your wheels, tires stop your car.........
Bob
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Originally Posted by powlison
well its a 99 actually with about 50k miles on it but yeah i guess you might be right about them needing to be replaced. i guess i'm just looking for a temporary solution since i really cant afford to do all 4 now. maybe the rears now and the fronts in a couple months or something?.....does that sound reasonable?
Man, I'd like to have a set of tires just like those! I don't think I'll get anything close to 50,000 out of mine.
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Originally Posted by FKING1
IMO, If you are going to replace only 2, do the fronts. They wear out sooner than rears due to the steering and also do most of the braking.
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Originally Posted by jovette
WOW! Almost 50,000 miles, AND original run flat tires??????????
Man, I'd like to have a set of tires just like those! I don't think I'll get anything close to 50,000 out of mine.
Man, I'd like to have a set of tires just like those! I don't think I'll get anything close to 50,000 out of mine.
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I would guess that your tires are not the original, check the build code on them should show 2 numbers for week of the year and 2 numbers for year.
1298 would be 12th week of 98... last week in March of 1998. That will tell you the age. If over 5 years you are pushing it.
Once you have that info you could make a choice of 2 tires or 4.
Barrier
1298 would be 12th week of 98... last week in March of 1998. That will tell you the age. If over 5 years you are pushing it.
Once you have that info you could make a choice of 2 tires or 4.
Barrier
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From: Life is a game/Golf is serious. IA
Originally Posted by powlison
Ok so my vette still have the original run-flat tires on and about a week ago i got a low pressure reading on my rear left tire. i pumped it up but a couple days later i got it again. i checked it and it had lost practically all the air. I took it to the dealer hoping to just get it patched or repaired and they called me and said "you have to replace ALL 4 tires." when i asked why they said "you can't just replace 1 run-flat, you have to do all of them." I'm so confused.....are they just bs-ing me or what? I don't really have the money to replace all 4 tires right now so i'm trying to figure out what to do.....any advice?
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Originally Posted by R Devil
Curious as to what's wrong with the tire? Are they saying it can't be repaired? I'd get another dealers opinion before laying out the $$.
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Maybe if they sell you 4 new tires they can buy the "equipment" 
Seriously, take it eleswhere. If it's just punctured in the tread, it can be repaired. If it's in the sidewall, it's toast. Good luck.
Seriously, take it eleswhere. If it's just punctured in the tread, it can be repaired. If it's in the sidewall, it's toast. Good luck.