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run flats
just got a 99 vert and had a question. Actually knew nothing bout run flat tires till i got this car. I just know the road noise is unbeliabily loud with top up. Anyway does run flats mean when you get a flat you can limp to the nearest station or does it mean you dont have to worry about getting flats? Also when you get a flat does it show up on the dash readings? Also drove the car one day then stored it and havent really looked close since its not at my house but what im reading here is that there is no spare? sorry for stupid questions!
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just got a 99 vert and had a question. Actually knew nothing bout run flat tires till i got this car. I just know the road noise is unbeliabily loud with top up. Anyway does run flats mean when you get a flat you can limp to the nearest station or does it mean you dont have to worry about getting flats? Also when you get a flat does it show up on the dash readings? Also drove the car one day then stored it and havent really looked close since its not at my house but what im reading here is that there is no spare? sorry for stupid questions!
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Don't know why the system wouldn't be "hooked up". All he had to do was move the sensors over to the new rims. One way to tell if it's working normally would be to drive and select tire pressure readings on the DIC. You've stored the car though and the sensors "sleep" to save battery life while not moving. If you select tire pressure readings now, they won't have any indication of pressure, which is normal. The only time they will notify you automatically is if there is one or more tires that are too low or too high in pressure, and here again the car has to be moving to "wake up" the sensors.
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Thanks for reply! My understanding is that he bought tires and rims and put them on ,probably himself. Every time i started the car the monitor would read out some thing like "check tire monitor system" or something to that affect. I just hit the reset button everytime i restarted the car. It would not appear again till i restarted.
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Thanks for reply! My understanding is that he bought tires and rims and put them on ,probably himself. Every time i started the car the monitor would read out some thing like "check tire monitor system" or something to that affect. I just hit the reset button everytime i restarted the car. It would not appear again till i restarted.
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You can try calibrating them. Just follow the instructions... https://www.corvetteforum.com/techti...D=77&TopicID=1
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just got a 99 vert and had a question. Actually knew nothing bout run flat tires till i got this car. I just know the road noise is unbeliabily loud with top up. Anyway does run flats mean when you get a flat you can limp to the nearest station or does it mean you dont have to worry about getting flats? Also when you get a flat does it show up on the dash readings? Also drove the car one day then stored it and havent really looked close since its not at my house but what im reading here is that there is no spare? sorry for stupid questions!
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The Goodyear (EMT) extended mobility tires (run flats) can be driven at 55mph for 200 miles(max) with no air pressure. I wouldn't drive that far without air pressure but it's conforting to know they can't blow out. If your DIC says a tire has no pressure get it serviced immediately. The tires are very noisy. I have 36K on mine (lots "O" tread left) and can't bear the noise anymore. I getting Michelin run flats in the Spring!!!!
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As a side note, back in the day when Goodyear and Chevrolet started going down the run-flat road, some may recall they did a bit of a stunt to convince the public of just how capable run-flats were...
They took a Corvette and let the air out of one of the front tires and did "a lap of America" with it. I believe it was somewhere around 6,000 miles and drove it at highway speeds. I'm sure no one from Goodyear or Chevrolet would ever suggest you or I try it, but they did. It was reported in a number of national automotive magazines at the time.
Am I the only one that remembers this?
GUSTO
They took a Corvette and let the air out of one of the front tires and did "a lap of America" with it. I believe it was somewhere around 6,000 miles and drove it at highway speeds. I'm sure no one from Goodyear or Chevrolet would ever suggest you or I try it, but they did. It was reported in a number of national automotive magazines at the time.
Am I the only one that remembers this?
GUSTO
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