HELP!! EVERYONE LOOK!
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HELP!! EVERYONE LOOK!
Has anyone gotten a PIN or NAIL stuck in their tire yet??? Okay this is my first time i've seen it. . i was checking my rear left tire tonight and i just saw a small flat bronze circle on the tire. I'm guessing its a nail that i ran over. . .question is. . does anyone know how much it is to repair, can i get it any where ie pep boys? Ughh. . do i have to get a new tire??Do i go back to my dealer and show them? HELP ME! 
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Rep Power: 0 if its a small nail u can fix it urself.. just buy one of those tire patching kits. like less than 20 bucks and u can fix a few holes with them. but if its big hole than go get a pro to repair it.
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Rep Power: 0 since im probably going to the tire shop to fix it. . . .do you think i should rotate my tires now??? Ask them to rotate it. .cuz its already 5200 miles. . i know its not a lot. .but what the hell. . .its good for the car. . and for the thing i can buy at the store. . .i dunno. . i might let a pro handle it. . .there goes my conversion kit for the clutch money!
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Rep Power: 0 I picked up a nail a few months ago and I just called around asking people if they could plug the hole. Second place I called said they would do it for free. Otherwise its usually only like 5 bucks and takes just a few minutes.
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Rep Power: 0 I would do it myself. . but theres no tools i have. . .so i might as well go to the pros. . . .thing is. .today is sunday and i dunno if anyone is open?? you think??? eheheh but thanks all for the help. . hopefully i can get it fixed and ask to check the other tires or maybe rotate them. . . thanks again.. . 
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Rep Power: 348 Take the wheel and tire itself to a local tire shop (ie: Firestones, etc.). You don't need to bring your car with you. They will check if it is repairable or not, but I doubt that it won't be reparable. Ugh, however you spell it. And about the rotation. If you check your manual, you should rotate it every 10k miles under normal conditions. 5k for severe conditiions. I do myne every 10k. Good luck! [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 0 i ran over a big fat bolt couple months back. it hella sucked. i could feel the bolt every time the wheel turned. i got it pulled out at a gas station for like $6. but i had to balance my tires too becasue my car started to vibrate on the freeway.
it hella sucked. i could feel the bolt every time the wheel turned. i got it pulled out at a gas station for like $6. but i had to balance my tires too becasue my car started to vibrate on the freeway. 
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Rep Power: 0 Yep, had a few nails and screws in my time. Sometimes the object is in the rubber so tightly that the tire won't even leak. Although, you never know when it will pop out so it's best to fix it. I have a kit from Wal-Mart that included a tool to rough up the surface of the hole, the screwdriver thing to put the plug in, and several plugs and glue. You can buy a kit for like 4 bucks and do it yourself. It's very easy to do and will save you like 15-20 bucks. Just don't buy a cheap kit from pepboys or something because the plugs suck and the instrument for inserting the plug doesn't work very well. Plus, you are going to have this happen several times over the years so the saving will really ad up. I actually did a demonstration speech in a college class showing how to plug a tire.
