03-01-2021, 06:04 PM | #57 |
Drives: 2021 LT1 Camaro Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: Los Angeles
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Just a heads up - always have an air compressor in your car. Driving on run flats with zero psi is a bad idea if you want to actually fix your tire. A reputable tire shop won’t patch a run flat that’s been driven without air pressure. It’s impossible to tell if the sidewall is compromised so they will tell you to just buy a new tire. Plugs aren’t a good solution but a patch is perfectly fine.
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03-01-2021, 06:46 PM | #58 | |
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03-02-2021, 09:17 AM | #59 |
Drives: 23 ZL1 A10 Rapid Blue Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: MO
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Whats been your experience with taking in a tire to be patched which has been "slimed"...do you get any blowback from the shop for having used that?
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03-02-2021, 09:52 AM | #60 | |
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Tire guys HATE it, and usually charge more. Somewhere in this thread claims the new/enviro-safe slime is not nasty to remove. |
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03-02-2021, 11:28 AM | #61 | |
Drives: 2017 2SS, 50th pkg, M6, MRC, NPP Join Date: Jan 2016
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As for wire cutters... I just use a fresh utility blade to cut the plug flush. Cutters get gummed up and often leave strands hanging. You don't want anything hanging that can pull on the plug. I always check plugs with soapy water before the tire goes back on the car. I think a hot patch on the inside is theoretically better. 40 years ago I worked at a gas station and plugged hundreds of tires before "hot patch" was the thing. I am very comfortable with a plug installed by me, less so with a patch done by a tire shop guy I don't know. |
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03-03-2021, 06:51 PM | #62 |
Drives: 2021 LT1 Camaro Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: Los Angeles
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I’ve owned four different cars with run flats. Experienced punctures with all and I’ve never been unable to fill it with air and make it to the tire shop or home with just air and no slime. Not saying it can’t happen but that’s my experience.
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03-04-2021, 07:11 AM | #63 | |
Drives: 23 ZL1 A10 Rapid Blue Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: MO
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I started carrying a plug kit and compressor and tools. Had a really bad experience with Chevy roadside and the local chevy dealer over a flat tire on the 1LE. Opted in to my insurance company roadside instead. They'll take it to my location of choice at least. |
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