# Safe to drive on this tire? (With pic) **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** mustang, ford\ **Created:** [June 1, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/safe-to-drive-on-this-tire-with-pic/177176 "2021-06-01T23:45:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![J162\_165342](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/j162_165342/32/40582_2.png) [@J162\_165342](https://community.cartalk.com/u/J162_165342)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/safe-to-drive-on-this-tire-with-pic/177176/1 "2021-06-01T23:45:12Z")
My dumbass today hit a curb from being in a rush and it looks like a chunk of my front tire just got carved out and now there’s a sizable gash. Is it safe to drive with this, can i use something to patch it, or is the tire done? ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/2/a/2a8afe7e553a7d1eacb8257da04d0822d84de293.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 11:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/safe-to-drive-on-this-tire-with-pic/177176/2 "2021-06-01T23:47:31Z")
The tire needs to be replaced. I can see the side cords of the tire sticking out. Tester ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 12:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/safe-to-drive-on-this-tire-with-pic/177176/3 "2021-06-02T00:07:19Z")
Do you really want to find out the hard way that you should have replaced it ? Sidewall damage is not repairable and not good if it completely fails at highway speeds . ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 12:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/safe-to-drive-on-this-tire-with-pic/177176/4 "2021-06-02T00:27:27Z")
Yep, replace it, broken sidewall cords. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/safe-to-drive-on-this-tire-with-pic/177176/5 "2021-06-03T21:14:11Z")
> [@J162\_165342](#): > > can i use something to patch it That is the automotive equivalent of someone using a band-aid to try to stop arterial bleeding. As others have already stated, you need to replace that tire. ---
**Author:** ![bcohen2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@bcohen2010](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bcohen2010)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2021, 4:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/safe-to-drive-on-this-tire-with-pic/177176/6 "2021-06-04T04:51:36Z")
Sure, it’s safe to drive the car to a tire dealer, so you can replace the tire. This is a RWD car, so you can get away with buying only two tires. ---
**Author:** ![alexsunny123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@alexsunny123](https://community.cartalk.com/u/alexsunny123)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/safe-to-drive-on-this-tire-with-pic/177176/7 "2021-06-07T12:09:58Z")
> [@bcohen2010](#): > > Sure, it’s safe to drive the car to a tire dealer, so you can replace the tire. This is a RWD car, so you can get away with buying only two tires. thanks for the information. ---
**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/safe-to-drive-on-this-tire-with-pic/177176/8 "2021-06-07T16:36:43Z")
vote #85 (approx) to replace the tire. 🙂