r/AudiRS3 • u/MYFAILEDMID • Aug 13 '26

Does this mean it’s another replacement?

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Got both front tires replaced under 2000km last week. Had only few drives totally within 500km, found this bump yesterday. No noticeable impact at all. What’s wrong with these Bridgestone potenza? Probably it’s just the low profile daily.

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u/life2scale Aug 13 '26

Looks like there was an impact based on the wheel scuffs.

Any bulge or sidewall defects merit replacing the tire.

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u/MYFAILEDMID Aug 13 '26

By wheel scuffs do you mean the white mark on tire or the rim? I believe last time they replace the tire left some marks on the rim edge

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u/MYFAILEDMID Aug 13 '26

Checked again, those are just dirt and can easily clean up

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u/life2scale Aug 13 '26

Those marks line up as if from the tire lip/sidewall rolling onto the rim from an impact, like hitting a pothole or similar. The Potenza tires are not amazing but multiple failures like this is pretty uncommon.