Spare tire looks melted (turns out it isn't)

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Had my first flat. Happy to report it was pretty easy to change - even on a sandy road. It was also nice the car detected after a bit of driving the spare moved in the screen with tire pressure.

Anybody else notice their tire seemed melted on the side??
 

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To me it just appears where it was clamped against the vehicle frame. Hopefully not heat damaged... Question, is it a full-sized spare, i.e. not "Temporary Use Only" on the tire?
 
Full sized. Even the lines are grooves into the tires. Maybe it was over tightened.
 

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Was the worn side on the top or the bottom when it was in storage?
 
Markarian421 said:
Was the worn side on the top or the bottom when it was in storage?
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Pretty sure top, since the connector/chain drops the tire outside of rim upwards, IIRC.
 
After changing the flat tire - got to the camping spot and I didn’t bring my keys to unlock the RTT. 😄
 
I also just got a flat. Nail in a parking lot.
The car never warned me either. have FE.
I was pleased to see full size spare and matching rim!
No burn mark on spare.
Chain hung up when cranking spare down. Had to kick around tire a bit to get it to drop.
 
The "melted tire" turns out it is undercarriage protection that rubs off 😌 I don't know if that's a Canadian thing PIO/DIO, since we salt our roads. Whew!

As for how the flat happened I was driving down an FSR (forest service road), so I doubt it was a nail - i'll find out tomorrow when I take it in to see if it's repairable. I just want different tires anyway, so with winter coming this just speeds things up...
 
Sidewall puncture. I didn’t realize, but covered under ECP road hazard. Good to know, but I’m getting new tires. Was holding off on a lift first, but lots of parts are backordered and I’m still working out weights.
 

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