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Buy this tire repair kit today
Posted on 4/7/16 at 9:31 am
Posted on 4/7/16 at 9:31 am
I picked this up for $20 on Amazon which is about the price of 2 tire repairs. It's enough for about 30 repairs. All metal and worth every penny:
10
Posted on 4/7/16 at 9:41 am to Broke
A plug kit is something all men should have in their vehicles and know how to use. It's saved me countless dollars in patches and labor. When the tire shop says "I can't patch it. It's too close to the sidewall." just plug that bitch and get on your way!
That's a nice kit. Think I paid about the same price for a cheap kit at one of the auto stores 6 or 7 years ago and it's held up, but the handles are all plastic.
ETA: Nice wing tips baw!
That's a nice kit. Think I paid about the same price for a cheap kit at one of the auto stores 6 or 7 years ago and it's held up, but the handles are all plastic.
ETA: Nice wing tips baw!
This post was edited on 4/7/16 at 9:42 am
Posted on 4/7/16 at 9:42 am to cdaniel76
How hard is it to get the tire on and off the rim? I'm assuming you repair from the inside right?
Posted on 4/7/16 at 9:44 am to Broke
I keep a very similar kit in my truck all the times.. I have plugged well over a dozen nail holes over the past 5 years...
big time necessity
big time necessity
This post was edited on 4/7/16 at 9:46 am
Posted on 4/7/16 at 9:46 am to baldona
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I'm assuming you repair from the inside right?
LOL!
Do you even plug kit baw?!
Posted on 4/7/16 at 9:48 am to Broke
Nice kit!
Posted on 4/7/16 at 9:48 am to baldona
LOL
Save your money, add road side assistance to your car insurance if you didn't already.
Save your money, add road side assistance to your car insurance if you didn't already.
Posted on 4/7/16 at 9:49 am to baldona
You can break a tire off the rim with a high lift jack, but you plug a tire from the outside. 
And as far as sticky plugs go, NAPA had a package of like 5 out front, but they have a box of like 50 in the back - cheaper. fyi.
And as far as sticky plugs go, NAPA had a package of like 5 out front, but they have a box of like 50 in the back - cheaper. fyi.
This post was edited on 4/7/16 at 9:50 am
Posted on 4/7/16 at 9:51 am to baldona
quote:
I'm assuming you repair from the inside right?
This post was edited on 4/7/16 at 9:53 am
Posted on 4/7/16 at 9:52 am to baldona
quote:
How hard is it to get the tire on and off the rim? I'm assuming you repair from the inside right?
Um...
Wow. Just wow...
Posted on 4/7/16 at 9:54 am to Ton
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Ton
Plug kit and plug-in inflator in vehicle = 20 minute repair for a simple nail puncture.
Roadside assistance = hours-long wait for Bubba to come rescue you on side the road...
Turn in you OB card bro. You're not worthy!
Posted on 4/7/16 at 10:01 am to cdaniel76
I have one with the plastic handles also. Have used it three times already with no problems
Posted on 4/7/16 at 10:04 am to Broke
Wife had a flat yesterday
The nail was worn down flush with the tire
How would you get it out to put the plug in?
My dad had one of these kits we tried to use once and broke the handle trying to bore out the hole. It seemed like a PITA
Fwiw, Costco only charged me 10.99 to patch the tire at 7pm last night.
The nail was worn down flush with the tire
How would you get it out to put the plug in?
My dad had one of these kits we tried to use once and broke the handle trying to bore out the hole. It seemed like a PITA
Fwiw, Costco only charged me 10.99 to patch the tire at 7pm last night.
Posted on 4/7/16 at 10:06 am to Broke
Amazon prime. 
Posted on 4/7/16 at 10:07 am to cdaniel76
IMO, a plug is to get me to the tire shop. I either want a patch or I want a new tire, I don't believe a plug is reliable for long term use. But yes every man should keep one in their vehicles.
Posted on 4/7/16 at 10:27 am to Mark Makers
Call me ignorant on this you guys aren't helping anyone not in the know already.
When I take a tire in to get a nail repaired, they take it off the rim and repair it from the inside. I've seen it done over and over.
So this kit is more temporary? You just pull the nail and patch the hole from the outside? A tire shop repairs this for like $15-25, all I have to do is put the spare on and drive it in and they usually do it within 30 minutes.
When I take a tire in to get a nail repaired, they take it off the rim and repair it from the inside. I've seen it done over and over.
So this kit is more temporary? You just pull the nail and patch the hole from the outside? A tire shop repairs this for like $15-25, all I have to do is put the spare on and drive it in and they usually do it within 30 minutes.
Posted on 4/7/16 at 10:37 am to baldona
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You just pull the nail and patch the hole from the outside? A tire shop repairs this for like $15-25, all I have to do is put the spare on and drive it in and they usually do it within 30 minutes.
That's it. I've got a tire with two plugs in it right now. One has been in there over two years.
I've had plugs leak eventually. I'll just pull it out and put a fresh one in. Easier than putting the spare on.
Posted on 4/7/16 at 10:38 am to Croacka
quote:
The nail was worn down flush with the tire
How would you get it out to put the plug in?
Sidecutters
Posted on 4/7/16 at 10:42 am to Broke
you're doing it wrong.
Posted on 4/7/16 at 10:46 am to baldona
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Call me ignorant on this you guys aren't helping anyone not in the know already.
When you bring a tire into the shop and they remove the rim and repair it, they are installing a patch so long as the hole is located in the tread of the tire and not in the side wall.
Typically, if you get a hole in the side wall, the tire cannot be repaired and must be replaced.
A tire plug is installed from the outside, without removing the tire from the rim. You use a pair of pliers and pull out the nail. Ream out the hole as necessary with one tool in the kit, and insert the plug with the second tool in the kit. It's much easier than having to swap to a spare tire.
Apparently some people here use plugs as long term fixes and don't have any problems. I don't care for them as long term fixes as I find they have a better chance of starting to leak again than a patch from the inside. It will however buy me some time to get it fixed, if I wanted to wait a few weeks vs going immediately to a tire shop.
LINK quick youtube search yielded plenty of how to videos on using a plug kit
This post was edited on 4/7/16 at 10:48 am
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