argg i got a nail in my rear driver tire 19'' oem. it's in the thread but its really close to the sidewall, maybe a centimeter or less, i tried to show where it is using the red dot in the pic. do u think i can get that patched?

 

no
u need to buy one
i mean u can do it but the shop won't, because it's not safe anymore

 

too close to the sidewall? \

btw what do u mean its not safe anymore? patching is not safe anymore or my tire isn't safe anymore?

this really sucks i just had to pay a deductible to replace all four tires and rims that were stolen 2 weeks ago. son of a bitch

 

that sucks i just had a nail in my tire the other day but mines was in the middle so i had it plugged up.

 

Anybody else get the $0 deduct. insurance on these tires and rims? Seemed like a good idea since I have a $1000 deduct. on my auto insurance and I am not sure if they would cover tires anyway.

I think the whole package cost me a little over $400.

 

That definately can NOT be plugged. It is too close to the sidewall to be safe. Sorry

Plugging/patching is only safe when it is in the middle section of the tire, not when it's out towards the sides.

 

Everyone look again, the nail is IN the sidewall!! Looks like a framing nail. Definitely not repairable.

 

vjquan, read again, i said my nail is where i put the red dot, not where the nail is in the pic, i just used someone elses pic.

 

Sorry. Time for a new tire.

 

that really sucks *** man i only have 800 miles on the tires

 

It's happened to all of us at one time or another

 

Why don't you just put up an actual picture then?

 

as everyone writes, you will need a new tire. apparently if the damage is on the sidewall or even near it, it can't be fixed. something to do with the flex and curvature on the inside of the tire near the sidewall prevents the patch from sticking well. eventually the patch will fall off or the plug will come out and you will be running on a tire with a hole in it.

 

Patches for punctures are usually inserted through the hole. No way it would come off - it is melted into the existing rubber. If it is exactly where the dot is on his picture, the hole is right on the borderline for where a patch would be allowable. Tough call, the tire people would have to make it.

 

Exactly ^