Nail in tyre?

Cyrus · 29-05-2007 9:20pm #1

was down at the car earlier and noticed one of the rear tyres looked low, turned out it was! just took it off and put on the spare, and sure enough theres a dirty big screw or nail buried in it.

any chance this can be repaired or am i looking at a new tyre?

anyone recommend a decent tyre place to have a look at repairing it in south county dublin? also somewhere that has a proper hunter balancing machine?

cheers

crosstownk · 29-05-2007 9:23pm

Any tyre outfit can repair this for you. If the nail is in the side wall or close to it then you may need a new tyre. But most slows due to nails/screws are repairable. Have it repaired from the inside - a plug is not a permanent repair. Ask for the wheel/tyre assembly to be balanced before it is refitted.

Creamy Goodness · 29-05-2007 9:24pm

strangely enough this happened to me today as well.

went to advanced pitstop (think it's called it's the yellow one

) in loughinstown and for €15 the nail was removed and the tyre repaired. it didn't need a new tyre and was done within 10 minutes.

don't know anything about your hunter balancing machine question though

vengeance52 · 29-05-2007 9:24pm

Nasty, I had my new car two days and got a nail in the tyre, but i was lucky that it wasnt deep and didnt cause a leak.

Cyrus · 29-05-2007 9:28pm

its right in the centre so not near the wall hopefully can be fixed

rather not goto quickfit or any of them, prefer dirty local places where fellas know there stuff!

crosstownk · 29-05-2007 9:33pm

Where are you? Don't be afraid of Advance or Kwik Fit - it's a simple job that even they couldn't fcuk up (I hope).

Cyrus · 29-05-2007 9:39pm

you would imagine !

keen on finding a place with a decent balancing machine, e39 beemers are very sensitive to wheels improperly balanced

JHMEG · 29-05-2007 9:51pm

Paid a fiver a while back for the local tyre place to extract a nail and repair the puncture with a piece of rubber that looks like a shoe-lace.

Seth Brundle · 29-05-2007 10:07pm

I got two tyres checked recently - only one needed puncture repair and all in all it was €7

unkel · 29-05-2007 10:37pm

The prices are all over the shop, just like what you pay for a gents dry cut around Dublin

For a small puncture repair - last time I paid in punts, it was £3. Since then I've paid €5, €10 and €10 over the years

crosstownk · 29-05-2007 11:05pm

Advance won't let you away with a repaired puncture for less than a tenner. But they won't plug it - at least by the terms they have given me.

Nail in tyre?

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