thsiao

Once the stock Michelin tire we all have are flat (due to a puncture), how far can we travel (since they are run flat) before they begin to get damaged and become unfixable?

thsiao

Well, just felt like sharing with all you guys that tonight I got the first flat tire on my 2003 TL-S after 1 year of purchase. I was driving on the freeway for maybe about 25 miles and felt that the car was a little weird, but little did I suspect that my rear driver's side tire was flat! It was not until I was parking my car on the street that a lady came up to my car and told me it was flat! I was totally shocked... since I did not know for how long I had been driving with the flat tire, possibly damaging the tire or even the rim! So I called Acura Road Assistance and they came to change the tire after 30 minutes, yeah I know, I could have done it myself but I felt pretty lazy :p . Turns out there is this metallic thing on the damn tire. I was so disappointed at the spare tire we have for our almost $35K car, a pretty pathetic donut... oh well.

elah

always handy to carry 2 cans of fix-a-flat

thsiao

What you mean by 2 cans?

dee diddy

i only have 1 can. should be enough to drive to a gas station or a garage to get the hole patched up.

fsttyms1

the ones that came on my car arent run flats! are ou sure the stock tire is a run flat???

rickman00

I hear you, son! wow.. they arrived in 30 mins...?? I waited an hr and a bit.. damn acura road assistance

vandy786

Yea I remember back in the day, my dad's first mod to a car would include taking out the spare in the back and putting in a full sized one on there. I guess auto manufacturers are now worried about gas mileage and it really does make sense to make a spare smaller and lighter, since it will be carried at all times. I see plenty of people driving 70mph+ in spares and that's not good for the car at all.

jpadilla

they are not run flats ....
btw, those cans of fix a flat wills sure piss off the person who takes the tire off the rim. not sure why but i've seen a cpl of guys ***** and really pissed at the tire shops and yelling "fix a flat bull cheetoes".

njtls

it probably would piss them off...its a can of goo that you shoot into your tire to patch a hle...its prpobably a mess

thsiao

Weird... I thought the tire was run flat because I drove on the flat tire for some distance before I even knew it was flat and the tire seems fine.

NSXNEXT

iTrader: (2)

They are not run flats. And do not use fix a flat. They leave this sticky gooey mess inside the tire. That's why tire places curse.

thsiao

Well I went to try to fix my tire today and it turns out that its too messed up because I drove for too long while it was flat... so I had to get a new tire. Got the new Michelin at the Dealer for $191 (not including tax), ok deal? Wanted the tire to be the stock tire...

mriguru

Has anyone here put a full-size spare in their car? If so, did you have to modify the trunk?

SGT. C.J.

thsiao

As you all know I had a flat tire last night and drove for a relatively far distance before I noticed (maybe 15-20 miles, although not really sure when the tire was flat). My question is... if I did indeed drive for that far with the flat tire, did it damaged my rim? I went to the dealership today to get a new tire because the punctured tire (by a nail) could not be fixed because it had bumbs on the inner side of the tire, and they did not say anything about my rim being damaged... is my rim safe?

NYDesi80

Well usually if your rim is bent, you will feel it in the driving. Your steering wheel will shake at either highway speeds or normal speeds. If you dont experience any of this, then I wouldnt worry. Also another sign to pay attention to is air pressure. Keep track on how much air you put in the tire, and see if air leaks out excessively in that tire over a couple of days. If it does, than it could be a sign that you have a small bend.

Either way if you dont feel it in your steering or when ur driving.. then I wouldn't really worry about it. I went to Mavis Tire today, and they told me that 3 of my 4 rims were slightly bent. But the bend was so small, they could take care of it with extra and cautious balancing, so no need to get the rims fixed for me. Besides I live in Pothole City.. i mean New York City.

And if you find your rim being bent, dont worry, u can get it fixed for about 100 bux. Hope this helps.

pianoman41

Note: thsiao, I merged all of your 'flat tire' threads into this one. No need to create three threads in one forum about the same problem.

axeman

fsttyms1,
That is one of the funniest signature lines I have seen in years of forum use!!!!

Sorry for the story that you tell but I was humored by your approach. How did you make that anyway ???

Axe

medic

it's also supposedly really flamable stuff...not good to have a fire when you have hundreds of tires in a shop

AznBalla

Did you buy the tire yet? If not, if your have a Costco by you, I'd check them out... I got 4 tires for 160 each w/ mounting & balancing.

thsiao

Is this for the stock Michelin on our TLs?