Whisper

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Night before last i decided to take my car out for a nice high speed test. When I got back, I heard a loud hiss and it turns out I got a nail through the tread and out through the sidewall of the tire. I know tireshops arent supposed to plug tires with holes in the sidewall but the uy understood i couldt shell out 125$ for a new tire...so he plugged the sidewall as well. How trustworthy is this? I dont plan on flying around at 100mph anymore but i hope it will be stable up to interstate speeds. Thoughts?

NHRAMAN

iTrader: (1)

you wouldn't catch me driving on one with a SIDEWALL PATCH...AT ANY SPEED.. ....NO,be safe and get a new tire.....they should not have done that...everybody here will back me up on this.

NitrousDirect

iTrader: (1)

I don't trust them, it's your life and any of your friends or familly's life riding on those tires.. simply not worth it

2K2WS6TA

iTrader: (2)

Patch in the tread no problem
Patch in the sidewall NO F**KING WAY
Toss that tire and get a new one, your life is worth more than $125 isn't it

ROCNDAV

iTrader: (100)

IF it was the tread, then it wouldn't be a problem, but the side wall flexes. THis should be replaced as soon as possible!

Formy

Please go to Discount and get a new tire. If you have good credit you will have 90 days to pay it off. Your life is too important to chance it.

EDS01SS

iTrader: (30)

patch or plug in the sidewall is actually illegal and very very unsafe.Your taking a hell of a chance driving that car with that tire on it.

blue01ta

iTrader: (4)

Where are you from. Maybe someone on here lives close to yanad has a used set or something you can use until you get some green.

LS69TA

iTrader: (30)

I wouldn't ever consider a patch on the sidewall. You must have a well defined death wish.

Bio Messiah

I hear bubble gum works too.

Turo

iTrader: (23)

Definitely get it replaced. I have about 5 paches and plugs on my nittos, still work great, BUT all of the holes were on the tread (which reminds me, I need new tires). If the sidewall was damaged, trash 'em.

Whisper

iTrader: (12)

Alright thanks for the info guys. I was going to ask why a plug in the sidewall was so unreasonable compared to one in the tread but thats pretty obvious too. Here I am trying to save money and it looks like Im going to have to blow 230$ on two rear Fuzion ZR1s. Oh well theyve only got about 200-300 miles left on them anyway.

rjkZ28

im a tire installer and i would recomend you get a new tire ASAP, haveing a plugged sidewall is very bad, it weakens the sidewall which could lead to a potental blowout.