Dean_W
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Ah! I get ya now. Yeah pretty much, hence the bike patch does the trick. I did it as a temp fix and left it 12 months. Was in the middle though and was only a thorn, nothing major.
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Haimsey
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quote:
Originally posted by Jakey
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Originally posted by Jakey
We've got a ruler at work to measure how far from the edge of the tyre a nail can be in relative to the width.
And thats no way near repairable.
 xXx
Im going to try though 
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nova_gteuk
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Registered: 15th May 02
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A half decent gargage would fix it.
where it says bead wire in that pic,i had a puncture and my ,local back street garage fixed it 
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Haimsey
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 Fair enough then. And that seemed okay afterwards?
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nova_gteuk
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Was fine,as i say it lasted the life of the tyre.
It only punctured there as i clipped the kerb,the guy even hammered my rim back into shape 
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Haimsey
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Brilliant
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Mark.W
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blu tac?
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John
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quote:
Originally posted by nova_gteuk
A half decent gargage would fix it.
A half decent garage won't fix it, a dodgy backstreet garage probably would as you've said.
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Nick-S
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quote:
Originally posted by Dean_W
Bike puncture repair patch on the inside of the tyre. Smeared with a hell of a lot of glue.......worked for me.
Seriously! 
ive had 1 of mine done like that
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ScottBeck
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Registered: 7th Dec 06
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nothing tyre weld wont fix
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CorsaSport14
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quote:
Originally posted by John
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Originally posted by nova_gteuk
A half decent gargage would fix it.
A half decent garage won't fix it, a dodgy backstreet garage probably would as you've said.
lol yeah a half decent garage wont fix that shit, were not allowed to at work we have to replace the tire, app. its illegal to repair it. (i work in a main dealer).
The tire mushroom wont stick to the inside of the tire properly because its curves where the nail is, it has to be on a flat spot or it will peel off and just leak air.
New Tire / Tire Weld / Bodge a Mushroom on
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jr
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as above, any decent garage would suggest the safest option, replacement
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John
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Wait for him to come back and tell us how we're all on the safety bandwagon.
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Reedy
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last time i replaced my tyres the very same night i had two of them slashed.
They were Michelin Pilot tyres aswell so quite pricey.
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Joe
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Registered: 20th Jun 04
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We fix tyres like that, we just tell the customer its at their own risk. Obviously if there is major damage to the sidewall when the tyre is off then go from there but we have had no complaints so far.
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Jambo
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Originally posted by jr
as above, any decent garage would suggest the safest option, replacement
Risking your safety for the price of 1 tyre FTL
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gsi-gaz
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it depends if the damage shown has started to damge the inner of the sidewall, then u got a different story
not worth it imo
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Vaux Lad
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Ive had a nail in the same position as that before, and 2 garages refused repair it.
So i replaced the tyre.
Best option imo, when you see how shite the actual patches are that they use to do it. Like something you'd use to repair a rubber dingy.
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Daveskater
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Fair enough they're not old tyres, but if it needs to be replaced then it needs to be replaced. Just because other people have had it repaired and been fine doesn't mean that yours will necessarily be alright.
It's definitely annoying having to replace something practically brand new, but I'd rather that than a dodgy repair.
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mikenoncorsa
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Originally posted by Haimsey
Awesome, thanks guys
The tyre hasnt deflated any so far So i think i will shop around and see if some garage will be prepared to fix it
Why do people take stupid risks with tyres. Its the only part of the car which touches the ground FFS. The garage i work at wouldn't repair it and i wouldn't want it repaired if it were mine.
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Chris F
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Registered: 26th Dec 05
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I took mine to two tyre places ATS and a local garage and they both wanted about £17 to repair it untill i showed them!
Then they wouldn't touch it (same place as urs)
Took to where i used to work, fixed it for free
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Andrew
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quote:
Originally posted by Joe
We fix tyres like that, we just tell the customer its at their own risk. Obviously if there is major damage to the sidewall when the tyre is off then go from there but we have had no complaints so far.
That's probably because they have killed themselves
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Joe
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Yeah probably.
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Andrew
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As you say, it's at their own risk. Personally, i would never skimp on tyres unless i really had to. Only thing holding you to the road!
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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quote:
Originally posted by nova_gteuk
A half decent gargage would fix it.
Are you for real.
A half decent garage will tell you a repair is unsafe and throw it in the bin.
Sure it will repair. Personally I wouldn't consider it. Replacement is considerably cheaper than picking up the bits after a blow out at speed. I'm not scaremongering, but they don't pick the rules out of the air. Someone one day sat down and considered that tyre sidewalls flex in normal anticipated operation therefore a repair won't be as effective. Therefore repairs in that area are not recommended. Particularly as that is a large hole which will deflate faster than you can slow the car down to a safe speed.
And that assumes that the tyre does not suffer and structural failure.
Not worth the risk.
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