Bulge in sidewall + bad news right??

[firstmazda]

Was zippin along lakeshore today when a nice guy honked and told me
my rear pass. tire was low on air.

Pulled over to the nearest gas station and found my rim sittin on the ground.
the tire was completely flat. I noticed o hunk of metal about 4mm accross
embedded near the edge, don\'t know what it is... how deep it goes,
but just below it, along the sidewall, i noticed a small bulge, like
the size of a ping pong ball. Sticks out just a few milimeters.

This is bad news isn\'t it?

man.... with a house coming up in March and a wedding next November,
i DEFINITELY don\'t have the money to replace the valve stem cap let alone
the $300 RS-A$$ !!!


HELP!!!!

Ray

P.S.
Will take donations :p

[DeLaY_NoMoRe]

I think that RS-A tire will only get u around $200....;)

[BangHatch]

a bulge that looks like a tumor on the sidewall is an indication of a sidewall impact...:hoho

[firstmazda]

Originally posted by DeLaY_NoMoRe


I think that RS-A tire will only get u around $200....;)

It\'s actually $300 and change....
I already replaced one the first (of three) times my car got hit!
:( :(



a bulge that looks like a tumor on the sidewall is an indication of a sidewall impact...

Seriously?!?! Damn! I don\'t remeber feeling a bump or hearing anything to indicate i
hit something.......... *$&(#^

Ray

[SABIO]

Same here... Bulge in Sidewall A couple months ago.. New RSA = $260

[mEtH]

$600-700 for all new tires ;)

[Dr Butcher]

Nobody here has an extra tire kicking around to help you out? Damn, there are some tight mofo\'s around this joint... :p

[SABIO]

Originally posted by Dr Butcher


Nobody here has an extra tire kicking around to help you out? Damn, there are some tight mofo\'s around this joint... :p

Like it was said... It\'s almost a $300 tire, I wouldn\'t expect anyone to give \'em away......

[DeLaY_NoMoRe]

BTW, I\'ve heard that it\'s not really SAFE to just replace a single tire at a time, in case if ur car has relatively high milages on the rest 3 tires (say around 30k), coz the traction of those tires will not balanced to the new tire u changed since the thread has too much differences. So in this case, we have to replace at least 1 pair of tire at a time (either front or rear pair)!? :sarc

[TheProfessor]

Originally posted by SABIO


Same here... Bulge in Sidewall A couple months ago.. New RSA = $260

Have you guys factored in the TM3 club discount?

[Dr Butcher]

Originally posted by SABIO

Like it was said... It\'s almost a $300 tire, I wouldn\'t expect anyone to give \'em away......

Nobody will get anywhere near that price if they try and sell \'em. With all the guys around here who have swapped out their 17\'s, nobody is willing to cut a deal and get rid of useless rubber???? Hell, Bluntman had 4 laying around and gave them away...

[firstmazda]

Originally posted by Dr Butcher


Nobody here has an extra tire kicking around to help you out? Damn, there are some tight mofo\'s around this joint... :p

On the contrary,
I want to send out a huge THANKS to Dwayne aka Illmatic for going waaay out
of his way to help me out. He is one of the nicest guys i\'ve met.

I\'m back out pimpin on four tires now!!


Thanks again Dwayne

Ray