Well I have never had a tire get puntured by anything in my life till today. A little nail on my Falken tires. Is it safe to get it patched if i'm going to use the tire for high speed driving?



Yeah stupid question but just curious.



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when i was into bikes they were using plugs on their tires so i would think that a plug would be good enough for a car.

 

Few places use plugs anymore.



Most will patch in the central tread area with no problems.



If it's in or near the sidewall, it's probably not fixable.

 

Never had a puncture before? That must be some kind of record. This is what I do, I go to wally world and buy the plug kit, and then fix it myself. I've never had any problems at high speeds, but probably not the greatest thing either.

 

a pro patch job is just as solid as the rest of the tire.. no worries!

 

patch it don't plug it

 

I just had a tire on my wife's car done. Cost damn 20 bucks! They pulled it, patched it, balanced it, etc. etc. so I guess they need to charge that much. Still, damn Continental tire isn't worth 100 bucks new. If the tire is otherwise in good shape, I wouldn't worry about it. Just get a reputable place to do it.

 

Been Pluggin tires since 1982......never had a problem. The Camel tire plug kit is at all the auto parts places. $6 for about 20 plugs. It is as simple as it sounds. Pull out the nail and cram a plug in the hole. Twist it 6-7 times and pull out the tool. Takes about 2 minutes and 38 seconds. Go to where you have compressed air so you can fill the tire if needed.

 

ive never had any problems with plugs either.

 

I did have one tire of my own have the belt split from a plug like 1000 miles later



but thats the only one I heard of first hand