Good place to get a tire checked/plugged? General price/location/hours of operation?
06-15-2008, 11:10 AM
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Good place to get a tire checked/plugged? General price/location/hours of operation?
Friends tire went flat, don't want to mess with fix-a-flat because all my mechanic friends hate the stuff in the tires when they have to take it off rim, hahaha....
so, looking for a shop to plug the hole or fix the problem, wondering suggestions, general price range, hours of operation, etc...
thanks people
so, looking for a shop to plug the hole or fix the problem, wondering suggestions, general price range, hours of operation, etc...
thanks people
06-15-2008, 11:41 AM
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Re: Good place to get a tire checked/plugged? General price/location/hours of operati
If you know where the hole is go to parts store and buy a plug kit. I have one it was like 17 dollars with 5 plugs def. worth the money.
06-15-2008, 11:45 AM
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Re: Good place to get a tire checked/plugged? General price/location/hours of operati
Get any gas station's service area to do it. They usually have higher quality materials than the over the counter plug stuff.
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06-15-2008, 12:09 PM
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Re: Good place to get a tire checked/plugged? General price/location/hours of operati
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Re: Good place to get a tire checked/plugged? General price/location/hours of operati
yall really have had problems with plugs? I have put like 20,000 miles on mine with no problems. Drove to PA like 10 times and never had any problems. I will have to remember this
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Re: Good place to get a tire checked/plugged? General price/location/hours of operati
Wrong. Patching a tire is WAY more efective then plugging. A plug goes from the outiside in and can still possibly leak. A patch goes from the inside out and has a circle piece that is bigger the the hole. Patches are better then plugs, but plugs are cheaper and easier to do.
Trust me I know.
And as for the Fix-A-Flat, that shit does NOT work. AND it will damage your rim.
Trust me I know.
And as for the Fix-A-Flat, that shit does NOT work. AND it will damage your rim.
06-15-2008, 11:00 PM
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Re: Good place to get a tire checked/plugged? General price/location/hours of operati
Wrong. Patching a tire is WAY more efective then plugging. A plug goes from the outiside in and can still possibly leak. A patch goes from the inside out and has a circle piece that is bigger the the hole. Patches are better then plugs, but plugs are cheaper and easier to do.
Trust me I know.
And as for the Fix-A-Flat, that shit does NOT work. AND it will damage your rim.
Trust me I know.
And as for the Fix-A-Flat, that shit does NOT work. AND it will damage your rim.
06-16-2008, 09:27 AM
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Re: Good place to get a tire checked/plugged? General price/location/hours of operati
A Plug Patch is the best. It is a patch with a plug on it. It usually keep the Z rating of high performance tires.