Nail in Tyre - Advice

[Wully]

Guys
Managed to get a nail in one of my tyres, only done about 200 miles!

Do you think this is repairable, thinking it may be too close to the sidewall.

Sorry about the quality of the pic, took with phone tonight.

 

[imadoofus]

Don't know, but you're going to have to go to the tyre place either way, so just ask them

PJ

 

[Tilly]

When I was back in the garage I personally would have deemed that unsafe to repair, sorry

 

[pammy]

Doesn't look good - prob is too close to the side wall

I lost a brand new tyre in the same way - had only got 20 miles on it and it had cost £150, was well mad

 

[saorbust]

You can't repair it - its on the shoulder. Has to be replaced sorry m8.

 

[Rory]

If it can't be repaired with a plug then it can be hot vulcanised - find somewhere that can do it (or they might send it away to be done). Costs about £20.

 

[MangoMan]

Are you sure it's gone all the way through?

It's happened to me that I thought it had gone straight through, but it had actually gone in and gone sideways just under the surface, luckily for me.

So now I always check by wiggling it around and listening for escaping air, if there is none I just pull it out, which is better than leaving it in because it will eventually work it's way through.

But hey, it's up to you what you feel safest with.

 

[IanA2]

I never repair tyres. I was told years ago by a Merc Techie that the Merc party line is never use a compromised tyre if you intend to drive over 60mph. Sure £150 is a pain, a blow out at eighty is a bigger pain....!!

 

[shandy]

Take it to your local garage ,not fast fit,and ask them if it's repairable.
Geo.

 

[imadoofus]

Why not 'fast fit'?

I took a tyre into Kwik Fit because it had a nail in it. They repaired the tyre. I pointed out it was rated for 150mph, and they guaranteed that it's still rated as such.

I told them I was going to Germany that weekend (as I was), and needed to know it would be safe on the autobahn. They said it would be, and it was (at an average speed on the continent of 93mph for 250miles each way)

PJ

 

[IanA2]

Why not 'fast fit'?

I took a tyre into Kwik Fit because it had a nail in it. They repaired the tyre. I pointed out it was rated for 150mph, and they guaranteed that it's still rated as such.

I told them I was going to Germany that weekend (as I was), and needed to know it would be safe on the autobahn. They said it would be, and it was (at an average speed on the continent of 93mph for 250miles each way)

PJ

So do you list Russian Roulette as a pastime

 

[imadoofus]

So do you list Russian Roulette as a pastime

Not at all. Foolhardy or otherwise, I took the guarantee of a professional in his field over my own thoughts. When I get my MOT done, I don't then go off and do it again just in case the first bloke was wrong. Likewise, if the tyre fitter chappie says my tyres are safe, I'm not going to replace them just in case

And I'll thank you not to remind me about the foregoing when I'm being scraped off the tarmac....

PJ

 

[Vips]

you guys have got good eye sight. I can't even see the nail!!

In any case and IMO, I would not risk repairing purely for peace of mind sake. After all, My wife also drives my car with our 6 month old son in the back. For this reason, I would never take a gamble. Better to be safe than sorry.

 

[IanA2]

Not at all. Foolhardy or otherwise, I took the guarantee of a professional in his field over my own thoughts. When I get my MOT done, I don't then go off and do it again just in case the first bloke was wrong. Likewise, if the tyre fitter chappie says my tyres are safe, I'm not going to replace them just in case

And I'll thank you not to remind me about the foregoing when I'm being scraped off the tarmac....

PJ

Ahem, professional and Kwikfit, not often you hear those words together

 

[imadoofus]

Now that's a criticism I hear a lot, and in my experience, it's unfair.

The Kwik Fit bunch in Coventry, whilst not necessarily the most polite or speediest, have never let me down.

I'd be interested to know what the 'professional' middle ground between Kwik Fit and MB Dealers is supposed to be...

PJ

 

[saorbust]

Regardless of which bunch is best - the nail is in the shoulder of the tyre which is a structural point. Generally you can only repair tyres that occur in the centre 50% of the tyre. Otherwise its a replacement.

A good repair outfit will not let you do a repair. A bad one won't care.

Kwik Fit are rubbish, over priced and not worth the effort. Independents are usually much better, better priced and trust worthy. Its your call - but then its also your safety.

 

[Ian B Walker]

Independents are usually much better, better priced and trust worthy. Its your call - but then its also your safety.

Not the one in our village, charged me £165 for a Tyre once (I was desperate) and then had the nerve to try to hammer on weights to my alloys, at which time I advised him of his rights and asked which hospital would he want taking too after

 

[imadoofus]

Regardless of which bunch is best - the nail is in the shoulder of the tyre which is a structural point. Generally you can only repair tyres that occur in the centre 50% of the tyre. Otherwise its a replacement.

A good repair outfit will not let you do a repair. A bad one won't care.

Kwik Fit are rubbish, over priced and not worth the effort. Independents are usually much better, better priced and trust worthy. Its your call - but then its also your safety.

1. My nail wasn't in the shoulder, and I never claimed that it was.
2. As I've said, IMO, Kwik Fit are not rubbish; I've always found them reasonably priced; and very little effort.
3. As I’ve also said, a 500mile near-on-100mph test drive has proven to me that the repair was good.

I owe them nothing, and I probably shouldn't take offence at your generalisations, but I've been using them for years (not exclusively), and if they are as crap as you say, then that makes me a f*ckwit, and I have good reason to believe I'm not.

As you said: it is my call (are you sure I’m up to it?); one I’ve made and lived to tell the tale. I've been careful not to claim that they are the best, and rather than make sweeping statements, I've also restricted my comments to personal experience.

PJ

 

[Tiff]

Kwik Fit are rubbish, over priced and not worth the effort.

Uh-Oh,here we go again...Having to defend myself and my employers...As I've said before,its all down to the staff at the particular branch you visit.Kwik-Fit training and policy is first class.How it is interpreted is another thing.As for prices.......no comment.

The tyre in the pic is NOT repairable by the normal plug/glue repair.its too close to the shoulder where the tyre flexes,causing the repair to fail.No Kwik-Fit will (should) repair this in this way.They can,however send the tyre away for a specialist hot vulcanised repair.This is as safe as a new tyre,and indeed involves the same process as making a new tyre.Hope this helps.

 

[fuzzer]

The tyre in the pic is NOT repairable by the normal plug/glue repair.its too close to the shoulder where the tyre flexes,causing the repair to fail.No Kwik-Fit will (should) repair this in this way.They can,however send the tyre away for a specialist hot vulcanised repair.This is as safe as a new tyre,and indeed involves the same process as making a new tyre.Hope this helps.

alan partridge has vulcanised rubber pants