Can RunFlats be repaired/plugged like regular tires?
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So my flat tire monitor went on yesterday, I went to the gas station to check pressures and discovered a rear tire was only 20 psi. I filled it up to 40. I checked again today and it had gone back down to 30. So it seems I got a puncture.
I hit a pretty nasty metal plate (NYC uses them to cover road repairs) on the highway on Saturday night. This was the only thing I can think of that could've caused it.
Can I just go to some cheap tire shop and plug it up? Or do I have to go to the dealer? Do I need to have them check the wheel too?
Sorry if these questions are stupid.
I'm a RFT newbie, and don't want to buy an expensive RFT after only 4k miles. 
I hit a pretty nasty metal plate (NYC uses them to cover road repairs) on the highway on Saturday night. This was the only thing I can think of that could've caused it.
Can I just go to some cheap tire shop and plug it up? Or do I have to go to the dealer? Do I need to have them check the wheel too?
Sorry if these questions are stupid.
I'm a RFT newbie, and don't want to buy an expensive RFT after only 4k miles.
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Originally Posted by jet190rs' post='204373' date='Nov 28 2005, 09:10 PM
So my flat tire monitor went on yesterday, I went to the gas station to check pressures and discovered a rear tire was only 20 psi. I filled it up to 40. I checked again today and it had gone back down to 30. So it seems I got a puncture.
I hit a pretty nasty metal plate (NYC uses them to cover road repairs) on the highway on Saturday night. This was the only thing I can think of that could've caused it.
Can I just go to some cheap tire shop and plug it up? Or do I have to go to the dealer? Do I need to have them check the wheel too?
Sorry if these questions are stupid. I'm a RFT newbie, and don't want to buy an expensive RFT after only 4k miles.
I hit a pretty nasty metal plate (NYC uses them to cover road repairs) on the highway on Saturday night. This was the only thing I can think of that could've caused it.
Can I just go to some cheap tire shop and plug it up? Or do I have to go to the dealer? Do I need to have them check the wheel too?
Sorry if these questions are stupid.
I'm a RFT newbie, and don't want to buy an expensive RFT after only 4k miles. See what your tyre shop says!
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Supposedly not, but we could hope for a bad valve stem. I will be interested in what an otherwise-qualified tire shop says or does about it, versus your friendly dealer. I dread this too, as I manage to get a flat a year, on average. Let us know, so we can put another spike in the continued use of these nuisance tires.
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I had one repaired at NTB for $46.00 that included removing the tire, patching the hole from inside followed by mounting and balancing. At the time, I was pretty mad about the cost but if the alternative is buying a new tire then it was a bargain!
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Originally Posted by MALEKMAN' post='204389' date='Nov 28 2005, 04:38 PM
I had one repaired at NTB for $46.00 that included removing the tire, patching the hole from inside followed by mounting and balancing. At the time, I was pretty mad about the cost but if the alternative is buying a new tire then it was a bargain!
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Originally Posted by jet190rs' post='204373' date='Nov 28 2005, 04:10 PM
So my flat tire monitor went on yesterday, I went to the gas station to check pressures and discovered a rear tire was only 20 psi. I filled it up to 40. I checked again today and it had gone back down to 30. So it seems I got a puncture.
I hit a pretty nasty metal plate (NYC uses them to cover road repairs) on the highway on Saturday night. This was the only thing I can think of that could've caused it.
Can I just go to some cheap tire shop and plug it up? Or do I have to go to the dealer? Do I need to have them check the wheel too?
Sorry if these questions are stupid. I'm a RFT newbie, and don't want to buy an expensive RFT after only 4k miles.
I hit a pretty nasty metal plate (NYC uses them to cover road repairs) on the highway on Saturday night. This was the only thing I can think of that could've caused it.
Can I just go to some cheap tire shop and plug it up? Or do I have to go to the dealer? Do I need to have them check the wheel too?
Sorry if these questions are stupid.
I'm a RFT newbie, and don't want to buy an expensive RFT after only 4k miles. 
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They CAN be repaired! Just have to find a shop that will be willing to deal with Run-flats as they are harder to pull off and put back on. If you have a Just Tires near you, I suggest you try there because they do tire patching for FREE!! I asked them why and they say they do it to get returning customers. I had two nail punctures fixed by them.
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Had mine patched last friday and no problems after 1200 miles. Only $15 at Big-O tires.