Can this tire be repaired/patched? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

tracerit · 07-10-2017, 04:46 AM

I have 225/45/17 Continental ExtremeContact DW tires and one of them go punctured by a razor blade tonight. I drove on it maybe one block to back to my house, luckily it wasn't at the start of my 30 mile trip.

I pulled it out with pliers and it seems about 1.5" of it went in. Also cut up some tread side to side. Can this be repaired?

I got these tires recently and only have about 9000 miles on them. I don't think they make this tire anymore, it's been replaced with a new model line.

If not repairable, should I just replace two tires to keep them in pairs or try to resell the other three good ones and then get an all new set?

swarb · 07-10-2017, 05:34 AM

Won't know until you dismount and look from the inside. Usually 1/4 inch or smaller puncture is repairable if the belts inside were not damaged. My guess is the tire needs to be replaced. I am cheap so I would just get a new pair. Set of 3 tires are hard to sell.

235/35?/17 40?45? That is a odd size.

tracerit · 07-10-2017, 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by swarb

Won't know until you dismount and look from the inside. Usually 1/4 inch or smaller puncture is repairable if the belts inside were not damaged. My guess is the tire needs to be replaced. I am cheap so I would just get a new pair. Set of 3 tires are hard to sell.

235/35?/17 40?45? That is a odd size.

Ah they're actually 225/45/17.

Maybe i'll get their replacement, the Continental ExtremeContact Sport. Just to keep them in pairs. I'll find out tomorrow, thanks!

Silver Supra · 07-10-2017, 06:38 PM

A good tire place will look inside and let you know. Never patch the sidewall, but smaller holes can be reliably patched.

nocoolname · 07-10-2017, 08:50 PM

I wouldn't patch it. I'd be afraid with it being a slice it has the potential to spread.

Keenercarguy · 07-10-2017, 09:21 PM

Get two of the newer compound and run them together, it's not going to be *that* different.

tracerit · 07-10-2017, 10:26 PM

I was going to bring it in to a car shop today but then realized I bought them from tirerack and there is a 2year free road hazard coverage. Read the terms and they'll cover the full $82 I paid since the cut is over 1/4". Will be going with the ExtremeContact DW's successor, two Continental ExtremeContact Sports. Is there anyway to find out if the same tire size will still maintain the same overall dimensions? I know at times even though tires are the same spec, 225/45/17 in this case, the sidewalls are still a bit taller than others of the same spec.

Silver Supra · 07-11-2017, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by tracerit

I was going to bring it in to a car shop today but then realized I bought them from tirerack and there is a 2year free road hazard coverage. Read the terms and they'll cover the full $82 I paid since the cut is over 1/4". Will be going with the ExtremeContact DW's successor, two Continental ExtremeContact Sports. Is there anyway to find out if the same tire size will still maintain the same overall dimensions? I know at times even though tires are the same spec, 225/45/17 in this case, the sidewalls are still a bit taller than others of the same spec.

Actual dimensions of the tire are on Tire Rack.

venturaII · 07-11-2017, 09:44 AM

I'm pretty liberal when it comes to driving on plugged/patched tires, but I wouldn't trust a slice as deep and wide as that one. Who knows what the internal belts look like and how much has been cut...and the center of the tire holds a pretty substantial load, radially.

Shinigami301 · 07-11-2017, 09:56 AM

In my opinion, you're doing the right thing with a pair of the new ones. Put those on the front. Then when you've worn out the existing remaining pair of the old DW's you can add another pair of the new ones and they'll be relatively the same all around.

I run the same tires on my 18" TRD wheels and I'm just about to pull the trigger on a new set of the DW successors. Supposedly a much stiffer sidewall.

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tracerit Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: '13 SSM BRZ Limited 6MT Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 1,067 Thanks: 593 Thanked 198 Times in 137 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Can this tire be repaired/patched? I have 225/45/17 Continental ExtremeContact DW tires and one of them go punctured by a razor blade tonight. I drove on it maybe one block to back to my house, luckily it wasn't at the start of my 30 mile trip. I pulled it out with pliers and it seems about 1.5" of it went in. Also cut up some tread side to side. Can this be repaired? I got these tires recently and only have about 9000 miles on them. I don't think they make this tire anymore, it's been replaced with a new model line. If not repairable, should I just replace two tires to keep them in pairs or try to resell the other three good ones and then get an all new set? Attached Images Last edited by tracerit; 07-10-2017 at 05:43 AM.

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nocoolname Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Drives: 2013 BRZ Location: Kentucky Posts: 66 Thanks: 17 Thanked 45 Times in 29 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I wouldn't patch it. I'd be afraid with it being a slice it has the potential to spread. __________________ 2001 MR-S - long, slow, rebuild 2000 MR-S - 2zz swapped daily 2013 BRZ limited - new toy

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swarb Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: BRZ Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,052 Thanks: 1,773 Thanked 2,451 Times in 1,271 Posts Mentioned: 79 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Won't know until you dismount and look from the inside. Usually 1/4 inch or smaller puncture is repairable if the belts inside were not damaged. My guess is the tire needs to be replaced. I am cheap so I would just get a new pair. Set of 3 tires are hard to sell. 235/35?/17 40?45? That is a odd size.

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Silver Supra Hombre Join Date: Jun 2017 Drives: 1994 Supra Turbo Location: Miss Sippy Posts: 221 Thanks: 64 Thanked 143 Times in 83 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	A good tire place will look inside and let you know. Never patch the sidewall, but smaller holes can be reliably patched.

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tracerit Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: '13 SSM BRZ Limited 6MT Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 1,067 Thanks: 593 Thanked 198 Times in 137 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I was going to bring it in to a car shop today but then realized I bought them from tirerack and there is a 2year free road hazard coverage. Read the terms and they'll cover the full $82 I paid since the cut is over 1/4". Will be going with the ExtremeContact DW's successor, two Continental ExtremeContact Sports. Is there anyway to find out if the same tire size will still maintain the same overall dimensions? I know at times even though tires are the same spec, 225/45/17 in this case, the sidewalls are still a bit taller than others of the same spec.

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venturaII Only users lose drugs. Join Date: Nov 2014 Drives: All the time Location: Shrewsbury upon Worcestershire Posts: 1,834 Thanks: 888 Thanked 1,078 Times in 681 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I'm pretty liberal when it comes to driving on plugged/patched tires, but I wouldn't trust a slice as deep and wide as that one. Who knows what the internal belts look like and how much has been cut...and the center of the tire holds a pretty substantial load, radially.

07-11-2017, 09:56 AM	#10
Shinigami301 Slow driver, fast biker. Join Date: Jun 2016 Drives: '16 86, '00 Celica GTS, Sportbikes Location: Usually in a 峠 Posts: 350 Thanks: 35 Thanked 306 Times in 168 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	In my opinion, you're doing the right thing with a pair of the new ones. Put those on the front. Then when you've worn out the existing remaining pair of the old DW's you can add another pair of the new ones and they'll be relatively the same all around. I run the same tires on my 18" TRD wheels and I'm just about to pull the trigger on a new set of the DW successors. Supposedly a much stiffer sidewall.

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