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Started by Mish, Feb 14 2011 02:08 PM

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Posted 14 February 2011 - 02:08 PM

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Hi guys, so this morning a got a pretty bloody big bolt straight through my tire, I'm taking the tire up tonight to see if it is able to be plugged. I just want an opinion: would it be worth plugging the tire when they need replacing over the next coming months or should i just cut my loses and replace them now? Just not really sure how well plugging the hole will work with the tires on legal limit. Thanks :D
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Posted 14 February 2011 - 02:46 PM

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lol cut loses now and go new.
if it were a new tire that would shit ya to tears to get a nail/tec screw or bolt through it but better off plugging it if it were a new one
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Posted 14 February 2011 - 05:02 PM

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Only cost $30-40 to plug it. Just keep in mind they're no good for high speeds - so if you plug it, don't be doing any top speed runs :P

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Posted 14 February 2011 - 08:04 PM

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I'd plug them, never had an issue with plugging a puncture before.
When you say bolt... Do you mean screw? Or an actual bolt?
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Posted 15 February 2011 - 06:30 AM

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an actual bolt Rhys
its about 2cm diameter and so big that it stopped at my rim on the interior, so it hangs out about 3cm from my tire. its huge
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Posted 15 February 2011 - 10:01 AM

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In that case, you'll probably need to replace it. Not sure if they can plug a hole that big.
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Posted 15 February 2011 - 10:07 AM

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yeah just got the verdict, they cant fix it its too big. So I'm just going to go for broke and get them all replaced and ask to keep the rear tires to put on for skidpan/track days
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Posted 15 February 2011 - 12:08 PM

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i had the pointy end of a nail sticking out of the side wall once

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Posted 16 February 2011 - 08:53 AM

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ohh nice!! totes shud have got a photo of that!
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Posted 16 February 2011 - 12:11 PM

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yer should of, tho i was more worried about getting to where i needed to go.

the nail went through the bottom of tyre, then when it was flat went through side wall aswell. then when the tyre rotated to the top it was pulled through.


Looked deadly

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Posted 17 February 2011 - 06:59 AM

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That doesn't sound very big. The spanner I pulled out of a customer's tyre, now THAT was big ;)

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Posted 17 February 2011 - 08:06 AM

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how the hell does a spanner get in someones tire?
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Posted 17 February 2011 - 02:38 PM

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I remember kyle got a set of pliers in his tyre, that was interesting.

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Posted 21 February 2011 - 08:05 AM

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wow thats crazy
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