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[aliencurv]

UGH Tires!

Every year I go through (this is no joke) 3 tires! And everytime I need to buy a tires, I have to replace the adjacent one also. This means 6 tires a year :(

I never see a screw or puncture in the tire. I alternate cars in the winter, so therefore haven't changed my summer tires off the S4. Do summer tires have issues with winter driving? I.e. does winter temperatures cause them to have issues at the bead, etc? I'm looking outside and my tire is flat. Brand new tires from September still have the paint in the tread, already flat.

If it is the bead, can I simply have them refitted?

Also, what is the most affective way to determine the problem. I won't dare go to Kaltire and have my rim scratched by their monkeys. And booking time with Alex consumes my entire day. Who can look at my wheel and determine if I need to buy a new tire, or have it refitted or something?

One time I had a cracked rim, and that was repaired (Also replaced the tires, which is how i found out it was cracked grr). But this is beside the point above.

[R-Audi]

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Bob @ Urban X?

[aliencurv]

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yah that's why i put this in his forum. i was hoping a reply from him............ eventually?

[danosaur]

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You're better off to email him at bob@urbanexp.ca.

[tirebob]

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Summer tires are made of a compound that does get harder when cold, and a harder rubber may not seal as well. Not always, but definitely tires will more often lose air in colder temps over warm temps. Is there any issues with corrosion on the beads of your rims? Assuming all is good and you haven't driven on the tire damaging it, resealing the tire should be no problem...

[aliencurv]

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Summer tires are made of a compound that does get harder when cold, and a harder rubber may not seal as well. Not always, but definitely tires will more often lose air in colder temps over warm temps. Is there any issues with corrosion on the beads of your rims? Assuming all is good and you haven't driven on the tire damaging it, resealing the tire should be no problem...

sweet! I hvaen't driven on it. if i bring my tire to you, will you make me another bacon wrapped sausage thing?!?! i'll give u a call tomorrow

[tirebob]

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Hahaha! Bacon Bombs.... mmmmmmmmmmmm!!!! Those are actually Erik's specialty...

Call me and we will set u a time to come in and get it looked at!

[R_Ethug]

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ahahahaha erik told me about those once!

[aliencurv]

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**** you city of calgary

[Gamman]

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I was going to mention that fixa flat crap is corrosive and any chrome rim in the barrel part will rust. Rusting rims = holes which could leak air, first slowly, then fast.

Yikes, that is a bad crack. Was that a big name brand, stock or china stuff? Maybe your bad luck is over.

[aliencurv]

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I was going to mention that fixa flat crap is corrosive and any chrome rim in the barrel part will rust. Rusting rims = holes which could leak air, first slowly, then fast.

Yikes, that is a bad crack. Was that a big name brand, stock or china stuff? Maybe your bad luck is over.

lol, it's okay .. what's done is done .. merely fustrating that this city is run by a bunch of old men who hire anyone who can hold a shovel from newfoundland to build our roads and don't know how to use steamrollers. packing the dirt on a repair with the back of a shovel is _not_ a proper solution ... but someone always gives some ******** excuse to avoid the truth by saying "blah blah blah too much snow" blah blah blah "no chinook" blah blah blah ... well, this isn't the first year we've had similar weather. WHICH btw to anyone willing to argue with me: we actually experienced normal winter weather this year!

anyway sorry, i am in a ranty mood tonight .. the manufacturer of this wheel is TSW

[RSS]

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the manufacturer of this wheel is TSW

Well theres your problem now you can buy some nice wheels!!!!

or create a robot that paves roads correctly.

(Did you find your boost leak?)

[aliencurv]

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oh yah roger i didn't tell you. the rs4 injectors i have are the skinny ones that require either the rs4 intake manifold, or the spacers. the problem is with my spacers. they aren't the 034motorsports ones. they are home-made machined out of a pipe (i think). not sure who's responsible for that, but they didn't cut a groove to fit an o-ring seal.

i'm surprised they had not leaked (much) over the past few years. every so often i run into boost leak issues, that i assumed were related to the intake manifold gasket.

thanx for letting me borrow your pressure tester. u can pick it up at cams anyday, if u haven't already.

byyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy the way! i like tsw

[R-Audi]

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I might as well jump in before anyone makes any conclusions about the injectors!
The owner of the car BEFORE me bought any random part that has 'RS4' written on it.. not having any idea if they fit or not, and he just told the shop to install them all. So with the car came some good and some bad....

[RONDAL]

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youre the only one that likes TSW