Fix-a-Flat?
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Fix-a-Flat bad? Well sometime in the future I plan to take out the spare tire and put it aside in the garage and plan to start packing a can of fix-a-flat, but I was reading the can and it said DO NOT USE: in Z rated tires....
I want to make sure that this stuff isn't going to be worthless if I get a flat tire, I might still be on my KDW's but I may be on Nittos by then.
I'd like opinions please!
I want to make sure that this stuff isn't going to be worthless if I get a flat tire, I might still be on my KDW's but I may be on Nittos by then.
I'd like opinions please!
Well here is my experience with fix a flat, this is more of an opinion than fact so take it for what its worth. My first car was a 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera my grandparents owend. It is 17 yrs old and so were the tires when I got it. Needless to say they werent in great condition. After a while the valve stem started to leak in one of the tires, So I put some fix a flat in to it to seal up the valve stem. Later that week the tire blew up doing 60 on the highway. Granted this could just be due to the age, but it is an interesting coincidence, like I said, take it for what its worth
If it's used as it's intended, as a temporary repair, so you can get to a place to get it repaired properly, I think it's fine.
I've used it in Z rated tires before, of course I'm not doing 150 mph with just the fix a flat holding the air in, it was just to get home, I then took it to have a patch installed, and it was fine for the rest of the time the tire was on
I've used it in Z rated tires before, of course I'm not doing 150 mph with just the fix a flat holding the air in, it was just to get home, I then took it to have a patch installed, and it was fine for the rest of the time the tire was on
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I definitely agree... it's great for getting you from the flat location to the tire shop at a moderate speed. This reminds me of seeing people driving around like they're at an autocross... on one or more of those donut spare tires!
get AAA and throw away the fix a flat
that **** can desinegrate the inside of a tire if left in there for a long time and will eat chrome
plus the guys at the tire shop will want to kill you when it gets all over them dismounting the tire and they have to clean out to repair it
that **** can desinegrate the inside of a tire if left in there for a long time and will eat chrome
plus the guys at the tire shop will want to kill you when it gets all over them dismounting the tire and they have to clean out to repair it
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Originally Posted by Tally TransAm
plus the guys at the tire shop will want to kill you when it gets all over them dismounting the tire and they have to clean out to repair it
Take it from someone who has had to clean that crap out of a tire. Also, some shops might not even fix the tire at all if has fix-a-flat in it. LS1 Tech Stories
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Originally Posted by BackinBlack02SS
Fix a flat is crap. It will not only eat away the tire, but it will eat away at the wheel itself. Quit being lazy and put your spare tire on like you are supposed to.
If you don't know, it's in the spare tire well. Now I can't have the tire AND the bottle without some major magic happening.
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Where is the most common place for someone to put a hidden nitrous kit?
If you don't know, it's in the spare tire well. Now I can't have the tire AND the bottle without some major magic happening.
If you don't know, it's in the spare tire well. Now I can't have the tire AND the bottle without some major magic happening.
Originally Posted by BackinBlack02SS
Now you have to find some way to pump more air into the tire. Are you going to carry around a portable air compressor as well?
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One advantage of fix a flat is it can allow you to get off the side of the road more quickly than changing a spare and avoid getting nailed by oncoming drivers. If you get the large size, it can provide enough of a charge to drive on temporarily without additional pumping. As everyone has said, the idea is to just to get to a place where you can either repair or replace the tire. I've used it several times
This **** is stupid and dangerous. It's like glue, it sticks to the inside of the tire and wheel and ruins both of them. Not to mention it probably throws them slightly of balance. If you don't have AAA, then check with your insurance. USAA gives me free towing and I've had to use them several times on all three of our cars.
Oh and, what if your flat tire has come off of the lip and broken the seal? What do you do then? Fix-a-flat isn't worth a **** then.
Oh and, what if your flat tire has come off of the lip and broken the seal? What do you do then? Fix-a-flat isn't worth a **** then.
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I have free towing through my insurance company, but that isn't worth a **** if I've got no way to call anyone ( and I'm NOT getting a cell phone ). The chance of me getting a flat and actually needing to use my spare is very slim, I just don't want to be out driving one night in the boonies and get a flat and be SOL.
yeah fix of flat and all that goop is crap. I use to work at a full service station when i was in school about 5 years ago. Some people would bring us tires with that stuff in all the time. Also its eats rims and tires if you leave it in there for a while. Just put your spare on and go to a shop and have a plug/patch put in. I think they work the best. But I still get a new tire put on anyway.
It works in a pinch. I stress PINCH. For the love of god don't use that crap if you don't have too.
You should see that mess that stuff makes. Better yet, you should see the mess it makes on the person trying to change your tire.
You should see that mess that stuff makes. Better yet, you should see the mess it makes on the person trying to change your tire.
how the hell do you not have cell phone
personally id get a cell phone and AAA otherwise with fix a flat youll have a fugged up tire, fugged up wheel, and will most likely get the "special balance" from the guy at the tire shop who has to work on your car
personally id get a cell phone and AAA otherwise with fix a flat youll have a fugged up tire, fugged up wheel, and will most likely get the "special balance" from the guy at the tire shop who has to work on your car