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Plugging

Gazjs
Gazjs
in Wheels & Tyres

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Friend is offering me a near brand new tyre with the only problem being the large lump of metal sticking out it.

It plugging pretty safe?

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    id take a miss mate. you could plug it but whats to stop it from popping out.

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    Thats what i was worried about. Maybe better paying the little bit extra to get a tyre i no has no defects.

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    Thats what i was worried about. Maybe better paying the little bit extra to get a tyre i no has no defects.

    where is the metal sticking out and how big is it? getting a puncture repair is perfectly safe, and as its plugged from the inside its not going to go anywhere..

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    Its bang in the middle of the tread and is about 2mm^2 in area

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    Its bang in the middle of the tread and is about 2mm^2 in area

    If its in the middle of the tyre it should be repairable. the piece of metal i got stuck in my tyre on the last car was a considerable size and the garage still managed to repair it - tyre was only a few thousand miles old and was perfect until the day it wore out..

    I got mine sorted at AD tyres for £7.50 - that included repair and balance etc..

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    Will kep AD in mind as that sounds a good price :thumb:

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