I was going to say the same thing here. Looks like the tire you broke the steel wires in the side wall that is what is making it look like that.. Robert
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I have a very good, 12 year, relationship with my dealer's service department. I wouldn't touch their sales department with a ten foot pole though. I have a rare day off from our house moving on Thursday so I think I'll take it to Discount Ttire to see what they say. The OEM wheel from House oil Wheels is $425. Hopefully I won't have to replace both tire and wheel.
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oops..I did it again....
So I finally had enough time to take it in to Discount Tire (who had 2 tires in stock) and, after over an hour, it took 4 people to finally mount the left front tire. They did it without leaving a scratch....truly amazing....I had to give them a $20 tip. They checked all my tires and topped off the pressure and $442 later I was back on the road. I proceeded to my favorite (belt driven) car wash and while I was checking in the attendant said to me..."there's something wrong with your left rear tire"....I looked at the left rear tire and low and behold, the same bubble on the sidewall as the front left tire. I guess I clipped the grapefruit sized speed bumps with both tires. So now it's back to Discount Tire for the rear replacement.....another $547.....lesson learned....watch out for those ridiculous speed bumps.....PS...the bubble was caused by a small tear on the inside of the sidewall. When filled with air the tear filled up and produced the bubble....
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I too just went through a fiasco with getting a nail in the rear passenger on my new Grand Sport, 2k miles. First place tore the bead removing it and bought me a new tire. I took it somewhere else to have it mounted and balanced. All is well now.
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Thanks for the heads up and pic. Good man.
I too just went through a fiasco with getting a nail in the rear passenger on my new Grand Sport, 2k miles. First place tore the bead removing it and bought me a new tire. I took it somewhere else to have it mounted and balanced. All is well now.
I too just went through a fiasco with getting a nail in the rear passenger on my new Grand Sport, 2k miles. First place tore the bead removing it and bought me a new tire. I took it somewhere else to have it mounted and balanced. All is well now.
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Ordered rear tire from Discount Tire $550 installed. Appointment made for Wednesday. I'll try to take some pics of the installation since I know it's going to be a difficult one. I've been doing business with this store for years and they always treat my Corvettes with care. Keeping my fingers crossed. My local dealer wanted more than $600 for the tire and installation.
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Ordered rear tire from Discount Tire $550 installed. Appointment made for Wednesday. I'll try to take some pics of the installation since I know it's going to be a difficult one. I've been doing business with this store for years and they always treat my Corvettes with care. Keeping my fingers crossed. My local dealer wanted more than $600 for the tire and installation.
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