Flat tire
05-04-2016, 12:56 PM
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If you can, remove wheel, remove nail/screw, ream, plug, trim, remount wheel. Then decide final corrective action upon safe arrival & transportation.
05-04-2016, 12:57 PM
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05-04-2016, 01:27 PM
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Slime is located on the side of the frunk, passenger side pull out container
05-04-2016, 01:30 PM
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I wonder how a slime tire repair/sealant kit fares against this:
the_above + plier + tire-repair plug seems to be an adequate solution to carry around at all times?
the_above + plier + tire-repair plug seems to be an adequate solution to carry around at all times?
05-04-2016, 01:55 PM
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I wonder how a slime tire repair/sealant kit fares against this: Amazon.com: Slime 70005 Safety Spair 7-Minute Flat Tire Repair System: Automotive
05-04-2016, 01:55 PM
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Get new Michelins from Tire Rack. They include a 2 year road hazard warranty with all tires now. I just used it on my wife's car and they paid for replacement. I had to pay tax on the new tire and mounting and balancing but that all was roughly $50. After a few phone calls and emailed pictures of the damage it was a pretty straightforward transaction. No haggling about paperwork or cause or whatever. They use a third party administrator, Sonsio.
05-04-2016, 02:00 PM
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05-04-2016, 02:06 PM
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Get new Michelins from Tire Rack. They include a 2 year road hazard warranty with all tires now. I just used it on my wife's car and they paid for replacement. I had to pay tax on the new tire and mounting and balancing but that all was roughly $50. After a few phone calls and emailed pictures of the damage it was a pretty straightforward transaction. No haggling about paperwork or cause or whatever. They use a third party administrator, Sonsio.
Hummmmmm. I stand corrected. Thank you, n8kruger, I just saw this on my invoice:
"Tire Rack Road Hazard Protection Included ($43.04 value. Exclusions apply.)"
05-04-2016, 02:13 PM
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If you look at the Tire Rack site, specifically the Pirelli PZero OE tires come with a Free Road Hazard protection package.... Doesn't look like any others include this. Must be a special promotion or something.
05-04-2016, 02:37 PM
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Can slimed tires be plugged/patched? Heard that if slimed you need a new tire as plugs/patches will no longer adhere to the tire. True or false?
05-04-2016, 02:47 PM
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05-04-2016, 02:51 PM
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OK my bad. I looked at the tire rack website and it says "most" tires, not all have road hazard protection. It seemed like the ones with low inventory don't have it and I'm sure there are other reasons.
I'm just a satisfied customer. I don't usually buy the upcharges but they include it, and handled it well.
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I'm just a satisfied customer. I don't usually buy the upcharges but they include it, and handled it well.
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05-04-2016, 04:39 PM
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True. Takes some herculean strength with the reaming tool. These high performance summer tires are thick, and have some massive inner cords and structure. And in 911Enthus' example, that screw is wayyyyy under the car, that's already super low to the ground and a wicked hot muffler right by your noggin.
If you can, remove wheel, remove nail/screw, ream, plug, trim, remount wheel. Then decide final corrective action upon safe arrival & transportation.
If you can, remove wheel, remove nail/screw, ream, plug, trim, remount wheel. Then decide final corrective action upon safe arrival & transportation.
Archimedes and LexVan, we keep this little tire repair kit in the car for when we travel in the backcountry.
http://www.bellautomotive.com/Victor...-5-60207-8.htm
As you noted getting under a lowered car and bending your arm like a pretzel to get at 305mm rear tires is pretty hard. Working in a conventional string plug from that position is nigh on impossible.
Our car also has center lock wheels; so removing a tire at the roadside (even if we had a jack) isn’t practical. The Victor kit has hard plastic, self-taping, wing nut-screw thingies. You simply screw it all the way into the tire, and then snap off the wing part. It makes a perfect seal that will get you to a P dealer or tire shop. The tire guy can harmlessly unscrew the plug and do a proper repair of the tire.
This method means that you will still have the Porsche tire goop as a backup if necessary.
