Patch this tire or replace?

[bamagrad03]

Well gents, I’m in day two of ownership of my 5BW and caught a screw. Would you replace or repair?

Tire shop may not give me a choice

 

[piranha971]

Repair. It's far from the shoulder.

 

[KnightI2]

Typically through the tread, when it has good life, and your "regular" screw type hole is fixable.
I have had 2 like that fixed in the last year. One in the BW and one in my wife's truck. No issue to date with either tire after repair.

 

[shbox]

If you are ok with it, buy a plug gun and do it yourself.

 

[5VBW Nick]

Plug that all day long.

Seems like all new owners are getting nails/screws lately?

 

[hawk02]

To be absolutely safe I would plug it and then patch from the inside. If the plug ever worked its way out, the patch is there for backup.

 

[bamagrad03]

To be absolutely safe I would plug it and then patch from the inside. If the plug ever worked its way out, the patch is there for backup.

Do tire shops still do plugs? I got the impression a lot of them only do patches

 

[piranha971]

Do tire shops still do plugs? I got the impression a lot of them only do patches

Its a combination plug/patch. I believe that is the only "approved" method of patching the tires by whatever entity approves these sort of things. At least that's what they say. I often just plug it myself because they scratch the wheel almost every time they take the tires off.

 

[CBH]

Discount Tire used to do that type of repair for free. Take them up on it if they still do.

 

[Melon]

Well gents, I’m in day two of ownership of my 5BW and caught a screw. Would you replace or repair?

Tire shop may not give me a choice

I got one in the same location a few weeks ago. I just used the plug kit from O'Reilly and that did the trick.

 

[CareyPJ]

Well gents, I’m in day two of ownership of my 5BW and caught a screw. Would you replace or repair?

Tire shop may not give me a choice

My Cadillac dealer patched my front flat/leak no charge.

 

[hawk02]

Do tire shops still do plugs? I got the impression a lot of them only do patches

I had a 2013 Camaro ZL1 the got a nail in one of the rear Goodyear Super Car 2 tires. Discount Tire patched and plug the hole. Only way they would patch the tire. Drove on the tire two years without any issues.

 

[Exia]

I had a nail in my BW tire, patched it without issue.

 

[bamagrad03]

Discount Tire used to do that type of repair for free. Take them up on it if they still do.

Not only did they do it for free this AM. They found one on another tire and did that one too. I gave the techs $40 for their trouble. Cannot believe that's free.

I get why they do it. They know you'll eventually come in and buy tires from them if they do. But it's still refreshing to experience.

 

[rdollie]

I've used the rubber strip with rubber glue type thing many times in the past with no issues but I upgraded to the mushroom plug a few years ago. It's the only way I know of that allows you to keep the tire mounted and seal the hole from the inside.

 

[Dirkbg]

Plug that all day long.

Seems like all new owners are getting nails/screws lately?

Several of us got screwed. I got nailed.

 

[coffee_time]

As someone who just went through five fucking screws in their tires.... get that one fixed. No need to replace it.

 

[MatthewAMEL]

I would repair.

Keep in mind a repaired tire loses it's speed rating. So if you are planning on tracking, replace the tire.