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bcj · 12-30-2017, 01:22 PM

Belt, braces, cummerbund, bandolero and hip waders.

cjny · 12-31-2017, 03:30 PM

I had one that was a little closer to the side wall. First shop told me it was unrepairable. They couldn't get me a replacement tire so I went elsewhere to buy the replacement. Second shop said they would gladly sell me a new one but that the tire was likely repairable. They fixed it and it has been fine for months.

guybo · 12-31-2017, 03:45 PM

Just get a cheap plug kit and plug away.

Ultramaroon · 12-31-2017, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by bcj

Belt, braces, cummerbund, bandolero and hip waders.

Tcoat · 12-31-2017, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BirdTRD

Put it this way, I learned how to plug tires in the late 70's working at a Sunoco station/garage. I've been plugging my own tires ever since, as well as for family and friends and have never had a plugged tire fail...however YMMV.

I learned to plug tires working in a Sunoco station in the early 70s. I would plug that in a heartbeat.

ghostzfh · 12-31-2017, 11:32 PM

Actually just went with the Slime Plug Kit on Amazon. Hopefully all works out. Been reading a lot on other forums and most people seem to be just fine with plugging as a complete solution, giving anecdotes of people saying that the tire industry just want's to sell tires and avoid liability. I definitely agree that a patch is probably more secure, and the right thing to do, but a plug will do just fine as most people here would agree. I'm sure there will be some people here that would disagree, but it is what it is.

nocoolname · 01-01-2018, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by ghostzfh

Actually just went with the Slime Plug Kit on Amazon. Hopefully all works out. Been reading a lot on other forums and most people seem to be just fine with plugging as a complete solution, giving anecdotes of people saying that the tire industry just want's to sell tires and avoid liability. I definitely agree that a patch is probably more secure, and the right thing to do, but a plug will do just fine as most people here would agree. I'm sure there will be some people here that would disagree, but it is what it is.

Plugging will work but might leak. I use a patch/plug because I have access to them and can take the tire off the wheel, remount and balance after. Not patching the tire has more to do with liability than anything. Personally if I didn't have a shop I would just plug and go on about my day.

humfrz · 01-01-2018, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

I learned to plug tires working in a Sunoco station in the early 70s. I would plug that in a heartbeat.

@Tcoat ....... back-in-the-day ......

humfrz

humfrz · 01-01-2018, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by bcj

Belt, braces, cummerbund, bandolero and hip waders.

Hey, old man ...... you talken ta ME ......??

Yep, I plug AND patch. I reckon that is a holdover habit from driving a Miata (which doesn't have a spare tire) for eight years, out in the bush.

I carried a plug kit and a pump to get me to a town, then I'd have the tire patched.

BTW, I just wear suspenders now ...... all my belts ran out of notches .....

humfrz

12-31-2017, 03:45 PM	#17
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12-31-2017, 03:30 PM	#16
cjny Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Drives: 2016 BRZ Location: Upstate NY Posts: 69 Thanks: 18 Thanked 25 Times in 18 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I had one that was a little closer to the side wall. First shop told me it was unrepairable. They couldn't get me a replacement tire so I went elsewhere to buy the replacement. Second shop said they would gladly sell me a new one but that the tire was likely repairable. They fixed it and it has been fine for months.

12-31-2017, 11:32 PM	#20
ghostzfh Member Join Date: May 2016 Drives: 2016 Scion FRS Halo Location: Mid-Atlantic Posts: 77 Thanks: 42 Thanked 25 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Actually just went with the Slime Plug Kit on Amazon. Hopefully all works out. Been reading a lot on other forums and most people seem to be just fine with plugging as a complete solution, giving anecdotes of people saying that the tire industry just want's to sell tires and avoid liability. I definitely agree that a patch is probably more secure, and the right thing to do, but a plug will do just fine as most people here would agree. I'm sure there will be some people here that would disagree, but it is what it is.

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