I've just had my car converted to dual fuel and now have a 67-litre LPG tank
in the spare wheel well instead of a spare wheel, so can anyone recommend a
good tyre sealant?

Each of the tyres is in really good condition with between 6 and 7mm tread
depth and the rims are alloys - just in case that makes any difference.

Cheers,

John

On Jul 30, 4:00 pm, "John" wrote:
I've just had my car converted to dual fuel and now have a 67-litre LPG tank
in the spare wheel well instead of a spare wheel, so can anyone recommend a
good tyre sealant?
Tyreweld is OK.
BTW: you can still try to put a "space saver" spare...

Each of the tyres is in really good condition with between 6 and 7mm tread
depth and the rims are alloys - just in case that makes any difference.
Irrelevant. Any tyre sealant should be considered a temporary (until
you get home or to the garage to REPLACE the tyre) solution.

Cheers,

John

John wrote:
I've just had my car converted to dual fuel and now have a 67-litre
LPG tank in the spare wheel well instead of a spare wheel, so can
anyone recommend a good tyre sealant?

Each of the tyres is in really good condition with between 6 and 7mm
tread depth and the rims are alloys - just in case that makes any
difference.
Cheers,

John

Personally I'd just get some tie-downs and carry the spare in the boot space
unless you are using the boot space regularly. Otherwise, tyreweld is OK, or
there might be a spacesaver spare option that will fit your car and not take
up too much space.

Mike P

Mike P wrote:
John wrote:
I've just had my car converted to dual fuel and now have a 67-litre
LPG tank in the spare wheel well instead of a spare wheel, so can
anyone recommend a good tyre sealant?

Each of the tyres is in really good condition with between 6 and 7mm
tread depth and the rims are alloys - just in case that makes any
difference.
Cheers,

John

Personally I'd just get some tie-downs and carry the spare in the
boot space unless you are using the boot space regularly. Otherwise,
tyreweld is OK, or there might be a spacesaver spare option that will
fit your car and not take up too much space.

Bad form to reply to my own post, but you also need to consider that if you
have a blowout and the tyre is split or damaged, tyre sealant won't help you
at all. You'll be waiting for the recovery service. Which could be in the
****ing rain in the middle of the night, if you're anything like me ;-) I'd
just whizz the spare in the boot unless I really needed to take it out.

Mike P

Mike P wrote:
John wrote:
I've just had my car converted to dual fuel and now have a 67-litre
LPG tank in the spare wheel well instead of a spare wheel, so can
anyone recommend a good tyre sealant?

Each of the tyres is in really good condition with between 6 and 7mm
tread depth and the rims are alloys - just in case that makes any
difference.
Cheers,

John

Personally I'd just get some tie-downs and carry the spare in the
boot space unless you are using the boot space regularly. Otherwise,
tyreweld is OK, or there might be a spacesaver spare option that will
fit your car and not take up too much space.

Mike P

Interesting, Mike, that both you and "fast_cars_guy" mention a space-saver
tyre. Unfortunately, although it would work for almost 11 months of the
year, holiday time would be the problem. We usually go away for about 4 to 5
weeks, driving as far as Poland and Hungary, and believe me, that takes a
lot of luggage - and then there's booze to bring back, of course, so every
square inch of boot space is needed in that situation )

I'd heard that Tyreweld makes a mess of the rims (in respect of fitting a
new tyre) and tyre fitters moan and complain about it - is that correct?

TIA,

John

fast_cars_guy wrote:
On Jul 30, 4:00 pm, "John" wrote:
I've just had my car converted to dual fuel and now have a 67-litre
LPG tank in the spare wheel well instead of a spare wheel, so can
anyone recommend a good tyre sealant?
Tyreweld is OK.
BTW: you can still try to put a "space saver" spare...

Each of the tyres is in really good condition with between 6 and 7mm
tread depth and the rims are alloys - just in case that makes any
difference.
Irrelevant. Any tyre sealant should be considered a temporary (until
you get home or to the garage to REPLACE the tyre) solution.

Oh, I agree completely with that, but I thought it relevant to mention
because I'm sure I remember hearing about something (may have been
Ultraseal?) that you put into the tyre as a "whole of life" thing. As in
yes, any damage whatsoever and yes, the stuff does a temporary job but if,
for instance, the tyres have a further 3 years use in them and they don't
get damaged in any way, the stuff just sits inside them, ready, in case of
damage - as opposed to Tyreweld that you use at the time of damage.

John

John wrote:

I'd heard that Tyreweld makes a mess of the rims (in respect of fitting a
new tyre) and tyre fitters moan and complain about it

**** 'em, they might **** and moan but they can still change the tyre

--
Abo

"John" wrote in message
...
I've just had my car converted to dual fuel and now have a 67-litre LPG
tank in the spare wheel well instead of a spare wheel, so can anyone
recommend a good tyre sealant?

Each of the tyres is in really good condition with between 6 and 7mm tread
depth and the rims are alloys - just in case that makes any difference.

Cheers,

John


I carry the spare in the boot.
Thought that I would have to leave it at home recently when on holiday.
Just packed a bit more intelligently and the spare came with us.

If you can pack two weeks worth of luggage for three people into a ragtop
golf with an lpg tank in the boot and still have space to carry the spare,
you can do it with any car. Think soft bags - forget cases.

The rest of the time, the spare has the boot all to itself.

John wrote:

I'd heard that Tyreweld makes a mess of the rims (in respect of fitting a
new tyre) and tyre fitters moan and complain about it - is that correct?

TIA,

John



Yep. One fitter I spoke to *claimed* it ruins the tyre- I was carrying a
can while waiting for my tyre to get ordered in. I have no idea if this
is true, but it definitely makes a mess for the fitters.

My Corsa has no spare wheel due to the tank being in the well. No room to
carry a spacesaver too. It came supplied with a can of Tyreweld but I had
something like Ultraseal put in the tyres when I had them replaced and had
no end of problems with the balance of the wheels. I also suffered a
puncture, only a small hole, and the sealant did not work. Got the three
remaining tyres replaced f.o.c. by the garage that persuaded me to put in
the sealant and me paying for one new one so I had four new and could check
that the balance issue had gone, which it had. I would suggest beware of
the stuff that gets put in for the life of the tyre. I have another car,
again no spare, and a bike that I was considering getting it done to but
glad that I did not.

Ian

"Bob Sherunckle" wrote in message
...

"John" wrote in message
...
I've just had my car converted to dual fuel and now have a 67-litre LPG
tank in the spare wheel well instead of a spare wheel, so can anyone
recommend a good tyre sealant?

Each of the tyres is in really good condition with between 6 and 7mm
tread depth and the rims are alloys - just in case that makes any
difference.

Cheers,

John


I carry the spare in the boot.
Thought that I would have to leave it at home recently when on holiday.
Just packed a bit more intelligently and the spare came with us.

If you can pack two weeks worth of luggage for three people into a ragtop
golf with an lpg tank in the boot and still have space to carry the spare,
you can do it with any car. Think soft bags - forget cases.

The rest of the time, the spare has the boot all to itself.