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Originally Posted by jdubious
I work at a dealership as well. No way would they let me repair this tire. For my personal vehicle, for everyday driving, I would repair this and see how it goes. For any kind of spirited driving or track use I would repair this if necessary and go easy until I had the money to replace it.
As far as plugs go, I have had good luck for every day driving. I've run plugs in my pickup for up to 3 years with no problems(none on the shoulder however). That is a small pickup tho....plus I keep a close eye on things.
It pretty much boils down to....no reputable shop is going to repair that because of the liability. You might try one of those hole in the wall tire shops where you pull up outside and they use 4 floor jacks. They can patch a tire as good as anyone and have nothing to loose.
Oh, it should also be noted that the company I work for(largest auto group in the US) has done away with patches. We use a system that utilizes a plug with sealer. The tire is removed from the wheel, then the plug is inserted, finally the sealer is applied over the plugged area on the inside of the tire. So far it seems to work with less chance of botching the job.
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Not trying to derail the thread with questions here but that's interesting b/c we actually switched to patches from plugs b/c they were more permanent, more safe etc (or so we were told). However the plug you describe sounds a lot like our patch IG. It is a round rubber piece with stem, we push/pull through the tire from the inside (after prepping the surface ie buffing, cleaning etc) then apply a glue hold it down, and apply a finishing sealant after and blow dry. Maybe we actually are using the same process
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