I think that your last post says it all although some of us might drive at sustained higher speeds in the U.S. and the original poster is not in the U.S.

 

I had a nail in a runflat repaired on my Z4 and ran the tire for another 12000 miles without a problem... fortunately it never went completely flat so there was no damage to the sidewall. I had to find a tire shop willing to plug it because the BMW dealer flat out refused to do anything but sell me a new tire!!!!!!

 

am I the only one that doesn't understand why you dont repair it yourself? Or am I way off base? If the shops wont do it, buy a kit and follow the instructions. Its not hard, just take your time and get it re balanced when you're done. Seems there shouldn't be an issue of any damage other than a hole you will repair, just give it enough time before you start your burnouts at the stop lights.

But i do hate that your new rear meat got messed up. Its like replacing a windshield. Some people are just "lucky" and attract fresh damage. I'm the windshield kind of guy, so I feel you pain.

 

You did well to notice it.

ABC

 

Most people don't have the equpiment to dismount a tire at home, for starters. Second, the tire still needs to be examined for damage by seomeone who knows what to look for.

 

That's right- So I'll need to

• Buy the kit
• Take it to the shop to be taken off the rim, and examined.
• Go home fix it
• Bring it back to the shop to fit it

all whilst my car is left on the shop's ramp

 

Well, I had this occur to one of my Dunlop RFT, and I just kept an eye on the FTM and didn't worry about it. Eventually the head of the nail wore off and all that was left was a small hole in the tread where the shaft was. Never lost a pound of air. As far as I'm concerned, this is the beauty of RFT plus FTM!

As luck would have it, a couple months later I picked up another nail in the same tire which did cause air pressure loss accompanied by FTM warning, and I had this one patched at a local tire shop. It's been about a year, and the patched RFT is as sound as new.

When I got the FTM warning, I stopped immediately and checked the pressure. It was down about 7psi. I did not drive on the tire again until it was patched, so I am sure I did no damage to the tire while it was a little low. I actually removed the tire and carried it to the tire shop myself rather than drive on the low tire any more.

Again, the beauty of FTM and prompt attention!