Flat repair Orange County
12-01-2018, 05:52 PM
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Flat repair Orange County
wondering if anyone has a recommendation for a place to perform a plug job on one of my tires. Looking for a place that will be careful with not only the wheel but the chassis as well. Any help would greatly be appreciated. I’m located in the Anaheim Hills area but will travel to ensure a good experience.
Last edited by eddiesudz; 12-01-2018 at 06:39 PM.
12-01-2018, 07:57 PM
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Burning Brakes
12-01-2018, 08:12 PM
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wondering if anyone has a recommendation for a place to perform a plug job on one of my tires. Looking for a place that will be careful with not only the wheel but the chassis as well. Any help would greatly be appreciated. I’m located in the Anaheim Hills area but will travel to ensure a good experience.
Give these folks a call. They’ve been in business since the 70s and are located in Anaheim off La Palma. They are open M-F only.
http://haydonbros.com/
12-01-2018, 09:23 PM
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Thanks for the info. Great suggestion to take the tire off myself. Easily done and eliminates my chassis concern. I appreciate the shop info provided.
12-01-2018, 10:23 PM
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12-02-2018, 02:41 AM
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Burning Brakes
I grew up working at a mom & pop tire shop that my parents owned. I was their little grease monkey.
Plugs were considered temporary and patches were more of a permanent fix. Unless you track your car, a good patch job will last life of the tire. That was a few decades ago.
Plugs were considered temporary and patches were more of a permanent fix. Unless you track your car, a good patch job will last life of the tire. That was a few decades ago.
12-03-2018, 12:21 PM
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I grew up working at a mom & pop tire shop that my parents owned. I was their little grease monkey. Plugs were considered temporary and patches were more of a permanent fix. Unless you track your car, a good patch job will last life of the tire. That was a few decades ago.
Plugs were considered temporary and patches were more of a permanent fix. Unless you track your car, a good patch job will last life of the tire. That was a few decades ago.
12-03-2018, 04:12 PM
#10
Tire has to come off your pretty wheel for a patch. Not the case for a plug. I feel that there is more risk of wheel damage from a typical “tire guy”, than there is of a plug being ejected. I’ve never had one of the dozens of plugs I’ve installed even leak, much less fail.
If the hole is close to the sidewalk, it doesn’t matter anyway. Time to replace.
If the hole is close to the sidewalk, it doesn’t matter anyway. Time to replace.
12-04-2018, 09:59 AM
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Tire has to come off your pretty wheel for a patch. Not the case for a plug. I feel that there is more risk of wheel damage from a typical “tire guy”, than there is of a plug being ejected. I’ve never had one of the dozens of plugs I’ve installed even leak, much less fail.
If the hole is close to the sidewalk, it doesn’t matter anyway. Time to replace.
If the hole is close to the sidewalk, it doesn’t matter anyway. Time to replace.
12-04-2018, 07:34 PM
#12
Burning Brakes
I wouldn't be concerned about someone damaging your expensive wheel from tire removal. Most, if not all, tire shops and high end car shops have a touchless tire changer(s). Even during my time working for my old man, which was a few decades ago, I've never damaged a wheel/rim swapping out tires and I was just a young teenager punk back then.
In regards to plugs, I've never seen a plug come out but I've seen a few that leaked after sometime. Again, that was decades ago and technology has come a long way since then. From my limited experience with this stuff, I highly recommend the "patch plug". It's basically a plug and patch in one. The tire does still need to come off the wheel.
In regards to plugs, I've never seen a plug come out but I've seen a few that leaked after sometime. Again, that was decades ago and technology has come a long way since then. From my limited experience with this stuff, I highly recommend the "patch plug". It's basically a plug and patch in one. The tire does still need to come off the wheel.
12-04-2018, 09:20 PM
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I wouldn't be concerned about someone damaging your expensive wheel from tire removal. Most, if not all, tire shops and high end car shops have a touchless tire changer(s). Even during my time working for my old man, which was a few decades ago, I've never damaged a wheel/rim swapping out tires and I was just a young teenager punk back then.
In regards to plugs, I've never seen a plug come out but I've seen a few that leaked after sometime. Again, that was decades ago and technology has come a long way since then. From my limited experience with this stuff, I highly recommend the "patch plug". It's basically a plug and patch in one. The tire does still need to come off the wheel.
In regards to plugs, I've never seen a plug come out but I've seen a few that leaked after sometime. Again, that was decades ago and technology has come a long way since then. From my limited experience with this stuff, I highly recommend the "patch plug". It's basically a plug and patch in one. The tire does still need to come off the wheel.
12-04-2018, 10:58 PM
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Burning Brakes
@luv2sleep Thanks for this tidbit of info... haven't heard of the "patch plug" so I'll make sure to ask if they perform that sort of flat repair. I think this is the way to go. No damage to the wheel and extremely low probability for failure.
12-12-2018, 12:50 AM
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Give these folks a call. They’ve been in business since the 70s and are located in Anaheim off La Palma. They are open M-F only.
http://haydonbros.com/
They had a high tech hunter machine that handled the tire process without touching the wheel. The tire was successfully patched and I was on the road within an hour.
I'll be taking my car here for service moving forward.
Thanks to Sidvicious7 and others who provided info. Much appreciated!
