s-03 tire blowout
Originally Posted by brucelee
If you get your tires from Americas Tire Co, get the Road Hazard package. You pay $15 per tire, and if you blow one out, they replace it, no questions asked.
so let's say in this case of a nail popping the tire, they'll still replace it? And how long does this warranty last? If I used it for say 60k miles, and one day decided to "accidentally pop" the tires, I could get all 4 tires replaced for free?
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Originally Posted by dan avoN7
hah acually it was just a nail. i didnt even look at the tire last night since i didnt get back to my car till 4am to put a stock rim/tire in the rear and move that tire up front to fit over my brakes. Tiny nail dead in the center of the tire. Can tire shops fix this by removing the nail and patching it or is this something where i need a whole new tire?
If the hole isnt on the sidewall, then Americas tire will patch it for free. Even if you didnt buy your tires there.
Originally Posted by brucelee
If the hole isnt on the sidewall, then Americas tire will patch it for free. Even if you didnt buy your tires there.
The store mgr told me "if i patch every joe schmoes tire for free even if they didn't buy from us, it would increase the waiting time for our REAL customers and that's not right"
he tried charging me $30 to patch it... i complained and he eventually gave in. lol
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If it's repairable(not blown or or driven flat for very long)just get one of these...
http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/PAR-WR50K.html
At least for future use.
http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/PAR-WR50K.html
At least for future use.
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well, if it's not blown then tire companies can patch that since it's still in the steel belt. Though, if you were running on that tire too long while it was flat, it's a run flat which means that the inside of your tire actually broke apart due to the tire being flat, and therefore unrepairable.
Originally Posted by highspeed11
If it's repairable(not blown or or driven flat for very long)just get one of these...
http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/PAR-WR50K.html
At least for future use.
http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/PAR-WR50K.html
At least for future use.
that kit is pretty expensive considering you can get a kit for 12 bucks at kragens.
THe kit i have in my trunk has everything included in that "professional" kit.
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that's a plug kit, and I don't recommend plugging tires.
I've seen plugs work their way loose and leak, and that makes them unsafe.
patches are way better, seeing as how some places will patch tires for free.
I've seen plugs work their way loose and leak, and that makes them unsafe.
patches are way better, seeing as how some places will patch tires for free.
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the plug kit doesn't work too well, we have one at out autoshop @ school, and gas stations use them too, but they don't last too long. Plus a lot of times, tire shops don't work on holes that were previously plugged with one of those. I'd rather keep whatever that caused the puncture in and air it up, and bring it to a tire company nearby for a patch fix. Since, the patch is way more reliable than a plug ever will be.
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its repairable...but it depends how long you drove with the tire being flat. your sidewalls are probably gone, and you might need a new tire. bring it into americas tire co and let us look at it. they MIGHT do it for free, but if not..its 15 bucks or less...i forgot how much it exactly is. maybe you should have one of your girl friends bring it in or something, because we always hook girls up. =]
Originally Posted by dynamicprojeKtz
its repairable...but it depends how long you drove with the tire being flat. your sidewalls are probably gone, and you might need a new tire. bring it into americas tire co and let us look at it. they MIGHT do it for free, but if not..its 15 bucks or less...i forgot how much it exactly is. maybe you should have one of your girl friends bring it in or something, because we always hook girls up. =]
thought u liked males
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Originally Posted by brucelee
Seriously guys... Don't take your tires ANYWHERE other than Americas Tire Co. They stand behind their work 100%.
I had one of my truck tires stabbed back in the day..tire was like 2 weeks old. They replaced it no questions asked...
another thing though... did you check your tire after you filled it.
It's possible that while you were running it flat it wore on on the inside and created some kind of weak spot that just gave out after a while being full.
Anytime a tire goes flat....check the insides as well as the outsides.
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Yea i didn't check it close enough. The inside of the sidewall blew and theres a decent sized hole in it. Like everyone said, i guess when i drove that day with it low before filling it back up it probably make the sides weaker. why do these tires have to be so expensive 