SON OF GOD nail in tire!
06-24-2011, 01:00 PM
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I AM SO PISSED right now. I just paid $800 TODAY to get my TL fixed that some idiot ruined. Out of $800 there. The E60 has been sitting for the last week so I decide to take it out on this fine Friday afternoon. I come back from the gym which is a 5 mile drive and I hear hissing from the tire. FUCKING nail in my tire. WTF. I must have yelled "FUCK" 20 times so that everyone in a 2 mile radius heard my frustration. I can feel the nail in there and the tire is losing air I can hear it hiss. Its hissing at me and mocking me because it knows I will be out another $300 on this repair.
My question is can the tire be patched up? The screw is still in there. How safe is driving with a screw in my tire? Will those "patch kits" work or not? Last time I had the tire repaired it cost me $280. FUCK.
My question is can the tire be patched up? The screw is still in there. How safe is driving with a screw in my tire? Will those "patch kits" work or not? Last time I had the tire repaired it cost me $280. FUCK.
06-24-2011, 01:14 PM
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Where are you going for a $280 tire repair?
A patch will cost less than $50 at most tire discount stores. Whether or not it can be patched depends on the location.
If its too close to the sidewall no big tire store will do it. They'll say something like "The integrity of the tire is compromised since its too close to the sidewall" and they won't patch it due to liability. As long as its not completely deflated you should be fine just get it to a repair shop safely and ASAP.
A patch will cost less than $50 at most tire discount stores. Whether or not it can be patched depends on the location.
If its too close to the sidewall no big tire store will do it. They'll say something like "The integrity of the tire is compromised since its too close to the sidewall" and they won't patch it due to liability. As long as its not completely deflated you should be fine just get it to a repair shop safely and ASAP.
06-24-2011, 01:18 PM
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Where are you going for a $280 tire repair?
A patch will cost less than $50 at most tire discount stores. Whether or not it can be patched depends on the location.
If its too close to the sidewall no big tire store will do it. They'll say something like "The integrity of the tire is compromised since its too close to the sidewall" and they won't patch it due to liability. As long as its not completely deflated you should be fine just get it to a repair shop safely and ASAP.
A patch will cost less than $50 at most tire discount stores. Whether or not it can be patched depends on the location.
If its too close to the sidewall no big tire store will do it. They'll say something like "The integrity of the tire is compromised since its too close to the sidewall" and they won't patch it due to liability. As long as its not completely deflated you should be fine just get it to a repair shop safely and ASAP.
06-24-2011, 01:26 PM
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That picture looks identical to a tire puncture I had 3 years ago. Same type of screw bolt with the built in washer although the head of my screw was smaller. The washer around the head of the screw actually helped seal in the air. LOL! 
I just kept hearing the metal smacking the pavement since I had my windows down and decided to check out the tire and there it was.
Location wise it this looks repairable. Hopefully the screw's diameter isn't huge...
I just kept hearing the metal smacking the pavement since I had my windows down and decided to check out the tire and there it was.Location wise it this looks repairable. Hopefully the screw's diameter isn't huge...
06-24-2011, 01:28 PM
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Ya this happened on the way home. I just shelled out $800 on the TL and now $280 on this if the tire needs replacing. I hear it hissing though its obviously losing air but I am not getting anything on iDrive and the tire is not flat. Been hissing for an hour. You think its safe to drive on it? Do the DIY kits work or should I go to midas and have them fix it?
06-24-2011, 01:34 PM
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That screw is sealed in there. Just take it at a safe speed to a Mida's or Discount Tire they'll patch it properly.
I've never tried the DIY kits and probably wouldn't unless it was a real emergency and there were no repair shops open. Real tire patches are just too cheap and safe to pass up.
I've never tried the DIY kits and probably wouldn't unless it was a real emergency and there were no repair shops open. Real tire patches are just too cheap and safe to pass up.
06-24-2011, 01:35 PM
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That screw is sealed in there. Just take it at a safe speed to a Mida's or Discount Tire they'll patch it properly.
I've never tried the DIY kits and probably wouldn't unless it was a real emergency and there were no repair shops open. Real tire patches are just too cheap and safe to pass up.
I've never tried the DIY kits and probably wouldn't unless it was a real emergency and there were no repair shops open. Real tire patches are just too cheap and safe to pass up.
06-24-2011, 01:41 PM
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Mines never hissed because the head was on the tread evenly. Yours looks like its right on the edge of one of the treads so the head of the screw does not have an even surface to mate to. You'll probably get an "flat tire" alert soon which can be cleared and reset in the IDrive.
06-24-2011, 01:46 PM
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Mines never hissed because the head was on the tread evenly. Yours looks like its right on the edge of one of the treads so the head of the screw does not have an even surface to mate to. You'll probably get an "flat tire" alert soon which can be cleared and reset in the IDrive.
06-24-2011, 02:28 PM
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That looks like one big muther of a bolt. Take this to a real tire shop and be sure they use both a plug through the hole AND a patch on the inside of the tire. HOWEVER, if the puncture is anywhere near the shoulder of the tire you're "screwed" - no pun intended!