jamesgarfield
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I feel like I might be gettin ripped here. Whats it normally cost or am I just being stupid? Im used to gettin a flat repair from the tire shop for free lol
They have to make the hole bigger to insert the plug. I keep a plug kit in my truck.well i feel like a total idiot now...Not very impressed with the plug at all. They said I should be good to go ride like I would normally...
the nail itself looked like it was used to hang a picture frame (baby) so it looks like they made the hole even bigger lol
That is because like Scott said, they have to make it bigger for the plug.well i feel like a total idiot now...Not very impressed with the plug at all. They said I should be good to go ride like I would normally...
the nail itself looked like it was used to hang a picture frame (baby) so it looks like they made the hole even bigger lol
For 80 bucks I would expect at least a tire patch (will last for the life of the tire) plugs (at least in cars) will come apart after a while.“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and he will DRINK BEER all day"
Tubes don't work because they don't stand up to the heat a radial tire produces when it flexes. Tires are a lot different than 50 years ago, but tubes aren't. They're still ok for off road and low speed applications, but not up to the task of modern highway driving.After a flat, how come we don't use inner tubes as a solution when the tire is still good? I am a newbie but i do remember that bikes used to have inner tubes.
On steel-belted radial car tires I have exclusively used plugs. Over the past 40 years I must have plugged 25 holes with 100% success. I think the steel strands help hold the plugs in place. Inside patches can delaminate and fall off. In every case I never even took the wheel off the vehicle. I'm back on the road in half the time of changing to the spare.We do not plug car tires because it is a total crap half-assed way to fix a tire.
Even if that was the case....$86 plus labor!?! How much would a new tire be from them...$1800 plus labor? Lesson learned.I'm def gonna follow up on this with the dealership...they recommended that I plug vs. getting a new one. Im more concerned about safety than the cost. They just told me it wasnt even a question that all I needed was a plug