Nail in tire
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Nail in tire
Kinda sucks, I was cleaning the car and I saw a shiny silver thing on my tire (or so I thought it was just on) I pulled on it and found it to be a nail (how I didn't figure that out before I pulled it, I have no idea).
So, I am wondering, have any of you had a tire place repair this kind of puncture and do you trust it, or should I just buy a new tire?
(BTW, These are on my 17" Wheels dunlops)
So, I am wondering, have any of you had a tire place repair this kind of puncture and do you trust it, or should I just buy a new tire?
(BTW, These are on my 17" Wheels dunlops)
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Originally Posted by vp911
Kinda sucks, I was cleaning the car and I saw a shiny silver thing on my tire (or so I thought it was just on) I pulled on it and found it to be a nail (how I didn't figure that out before I pulled it, I have no idea).
So, I am wondering, have any of you had a tire place repair this kind of puncture and do you trust it, or should I just buy a new tire?
(BTW, These are on my 17" Wheels dunlops)
So, I am wondering, have any of you had a tire place repair this kind of puncture and do you trust it, or should I just buy a new tire?
(BTW, These are on my 17" Wheels dunlops)
1. Left the nail in until the tires were bad enough to be replaced
2. Used tire plugs to plug the tire myself
3. Taken it into a shop to have them patch it from the inside
4. Replaced all 4 tires
Like I said all of these worked great and I never had any problems, albeit in the S I went through a set of tires about every 6-8k miles. I always had a tainted feeling riding around with a patched tire or what have you but when again never had any actual problems in doing so. With these tires and their wear being longer you may be ok with getting a new one. I never wanted to get a new one on just one wheel since the others would be worn considerably more in most cases due to the soft compound.
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Well, these tires have only about 1k miles on them, so I don't think it would be a big deal to replace just one, would it?
Thanks for your insight stingerbtry. I guess I should go to the tire place and have it checked out and see what they say. I know I can't drive with the nail in there because it IS leaking air - and a considerable amount now. I just checked and the pressure is down to 28PSI from 34 I believe a couple hours ago.
Thanks for your insight stingerbtry. I guess I should go to the tire place and have it checked out and see what they say. I know I can't drive with the nail in there because it IS leaking air - and a considerable amount now. I just checked and the pressure is down to 28PSI from 34 I believe a couple hours ago.
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Depending on the tire, a tire shop may not be willing to replace the tire. I have the Michelin Pilot Sports on my Porsche and they will not repair those tires, even for a simple nail puncture. I believe it has to do with the speed rating and the resulting integrity/safety of the tire. I had a nail (screw) puncture in my 2000 RL and had no problem getting a tire shop to repair it.
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Originally Posted by vp911
Hmm. I see. thanks for the info Kris.
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andrewgg2 - it is in the treads, so that is why I think they can repair it. I actually dropped the car off at the local tire place about 20 minutes ago and he said he will call me when it is done. Hopefully it will not be a problem
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Originally Posted by kgd
Depending on the tire, a tire shop may not be willing to replace the tire. I have the Michelin Pilot Sports on my Porsche and they will not repair those tires, even for a simple nail puncture. I believe it has to do with the speed rating and the resulting integrity/safety of the tire.
For a simple nail in the tread that is not near the edge and not in the sidewall, a plug should be fine if it's done correctly. Sidewall or tire edge, of course, is a different story.
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I've repaired simple punctures myself with good success. Then I had another puncture and I forget why but I couldn't get it done. Took the car to Costco and they repaired it for free even though I had only gotten the tires installed there. Now they require you actually buy the tires there too.
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