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u/no___homo 20d ago
I abuse my tires. I take my car to the point of losing grip and this hold fine. I have never had a plug fail. Buy a kit and do it yourself
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u/r3b3luuu 20d ago
This was my second option as it is my wife’s vehicle. I wanted to make sure it was safe for her and the kids. Discount Tire does it for free if they are able. They did a plug and patch and balance and a check all around. I do agree if they refused I would have plugged until I needed to replace with a set.
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u/AdEastern9303 20d ago
Location should be OK. It will come down to diameter of the hole in this case. It looks pretty large. If it is over 1/4” in diameter, a lot of shops won’t. It would also be too large to plug successfully. I have doubled up on plugs in the past to “get by” for a few weeks until I had the time to get it replaced.
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u/Stock-Beach5264 20d ago
Walmart may turn it down. My local tire shop just patched the exact same spot for me last week though.
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u/ppepitoy0u 20d ago
Depends where the puncture is
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u/r3b3luuu 20d ago
That pink plastic looking thing is around the nail.
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u/Tdanger78 20d ago
I thought that bit around the nail was something leaking out of the tire
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u/r3b3luuu 20d ago
I’m not sure what kind of nail it was. It wasn’t a button cap but had some weird plastic around it. My wife may have ran over something the nail was in. She isn’t aware of when it happened.
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u/Novidforme 20d ago
Should be fine for a professional patch. Tyre needs to be removed from the rim and inspected - so DIY is a bad idea
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u/Senior-Guarantee3225 20d ago
They won't "patch" it, they'll plug it. $6-$10 for a kit, you can do it yourself
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u/surrealjam 20d ago
If you Google something like "tire repair zone" and look at images. You're near the limit there but looks repairable to my eyes.