Conti Seal – The Tyre That Seals It’s Own Punctures

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 08:28:29 +0000

Continental Tyres have developed car tyres capable of self sealing punctures caused by a penetration of the tyre tread by a foreign object such as a nail or screw. The “Conti Seal” contains a sticky viscous layer on the inside of the tyre casing from shoulder to shoulder that seals punctures made by objects up to 5mm in diameter. The sealant in the tyre even prevents air loss in the event that the object that caused the puncture becomes dislodged.

The “Conti Seal” is not a run flat tyre and should not intentionally be driven under inflated or at zero pressure as this will result in irreparable damage to the tyre. Following a puncture, if the tyre has successfully managed to seal the damage, the tyre should be taken to a tyre specialist as soon as possible to determine if it needs a permanent repair.

The “Conti Seal” tyre has the same performance and characteristics as a standard Continental car tyres and are compatible with all common wheel rims without the requirement of a TPMS (Tyre Pressure Monitoring System).

As with any tyre, drivers using “Conti Seal” tyres should regularly inspect their car tyres for damage or loss of inflation pressure and if they are in any doubt, have the tyre inspected by a specialist.

Volkswagen appear to be sold on the idea of the Conti Seal and are fitting it as standard the the Volkswagen Passat CC.

Available Conti Seal Sizes:

205/60 R16 96H XL Continental Premium Contact 2 Conti Seal
215/60 R16 95H Continental Premium Contact 2 Conti Seal
215/60 R16 95V Continental Premium Contact 2 Conti Seal
225/50 R17 98H XL Continental Premium Contact 2 Conti Seal
225/50 R17 98V XL Continental Premium Contact 2 Conti Seal
235/45 R17 94W Continental Sport Contact 3 Conti Seal
235/40 R18 95W XL Continental Sport Contact 3 Conti Seal
235/35 ZR19 91Y XL Continental Sport Contact 3 Conti Seal

205/50 R17 93H XL Continental Winter Contact TS 810 Conti Seal

(Image and Flash Video courtesy of Continental Tyres)

Continental Sport Contact 4 – You’ll Be Lucky

admin — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:00:24 +0000

Continental Tyres have recently launched the Sport Contact 5 P their latest ultra high performance tyre. Prior to the release of the Sport Contact 5 P the offering from Continental Tyres was the Sport Contact 3. So the question is – What happened to the Sport Contact 4 ?

Continental Tyres spend millions of pounds on research into all aspects of tyre production from materials to the compound of the rubber but it doesn’t end there …

Uniroyal Tyres, which is part of the Continental AG Group, had little success with its “Rallye 440″ tyre in the Far East and when they looked at it a little harder they found that “4″ was considered an unlucky number within many cultures in this part of the world.

Continental Tyres say they learnt a lesson from this and that’s why the Sport Contact jumped from Sport Contact 3 to Sport Contact 5.

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Conti Seal – The Tyre That Seals It’s Own Punctures

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