Topic: Tire Whine

[Wetson]

Grrrrr.  I ran over a nail.  $50 to get it patched.

That is all.

[Wetson]

Seems pricey. I've had the same thing done for $25

I thought so too but couldn't be bothered arguing.  The last time I had a tire plugged/patched was 10 years ago and it cost about $14 for a plug.

This time they patched it from the inside.  Don't know which method is better or if they're the same.

[aquadorhj]

Grrrrr.  I ran over a nail.  $50 to get it patched.

That is all.

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Seems pricey. I've had the same thing done for $25

I dunno...  plugging is cheap and fast, but patching requires tire be dismounted from the rim, patched, re-mounted and re-balanced.       for the amount of work involved, it seem justified.    BUT in pure $ term, i agree with you Vman.   when normally sized tires are in the range of $100, it is expensive to fix old one at 50% of the price of actual new tire.

[blur911]

Seems pricey. I've had the same thing done for $25

I thought so too but couldn't be bothered arguing.  The last time I had a tire plugged/patched was 10 years ago and it cost about $14 for a plug.

This time they patched it from the inside.  Don't know which method is better or if they're the same.

Inside patch is supposed to be better, but I've used plugs forever with no problems.  Easy to do yourself, kits at Crappy Tire and Princess Auto. YMMV

[Firm]

Seems pricey. I've had the same thing done for $25

I thought so too but couldn't be bothered arguing.  The last time I had a tire plugged/patched was 10 years ago and it cost about $14 for a plug.

This time they patched it from the inside.  Don't know which method is better or if they're the same.

Inside patch is supposed to be better, but I've used plugs forever with no problems.  Easy to do yourself, kits at Crappy Tire and Princess Auto. YMMV

Yeah, A good DIY kit is all you need. I've found that heating the area of the puncture with a heat gun a little before trying to stuff the plug in works wonders at making the job easier and ensuring the plug goes in far enough to last.

[Northernridge]

Was the nail ok? 

[dr_spock]

I paid around $35 today. Damned nail. 

[Fobroader]

Kal tire around here does patches for free. Ive never bought a tire from them.

[Stilllovetrucks]

 
My Dad's been getting flats fixed for free for years..........
I can't figure it out.......lol

[quadzilla]

I noticed I had a nail in one of my winter tires when I mounted them last winter and then forgot about it. Was reminded when I took them off this week but I'm thinking its time for new tires anyway so I can forget about it again. Glad I made it through the season without any issues.

[RX7heaven]

How do things that can puncture a tire end up on the road? Lets stop doing that. I used to fix tires and had the occasional plug failure so I didn't recommend it. While your tire is off the rim can be cleaned, other objects can be found, and the valve stem can be replaced if it's old. It's also a handy time to check the brakes etc.