Place to repair RFT in Bay Area?

hoostw · 06-27-2006, 12:56 PM

I'm at 900 miles and I got a flat last night in emeryville.

Anyone know a place in the east bay to get a RFT repaired?
Or will I need to get a new tire?

The nail is back left, and its right in the middle...

HRC · 06-27-2006, 02:19 PM

Take it to the dealer. Weatherford is close to Emeryville.

Danny

LWL · 06-27-2006, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by hoostw

I'm at 900 miles and I got a flat last night in emeryville.

Anyone know a place in the east bay to get a RFT repaired?
Or will I need to get a new tire?

The nail is back left, and its right in the middle...

I had a nail in my front driver side tire 3 months ago. The tireshop said that our RFT is not repairable and I had to get a new tire.

Squawks · 06-27-2006, 02:40 PM

Even if you find a place that claims to be able to repair them, most folk recommend against using repaired RFT tire because when you get a flat, the sidewalls may be compromised as a result and the reinforced sidewalls are the vital components behind what makes a RFT tire a RFT tire.

hoostw · 06-27-2006, 03:07 PM

Luckily, no air is leaking right now...the nail is just lodged in there.
Weatherford said to call around and see if anyone will patch it.
I can't seem to get anyone to do it.

Asiann · 06-27-2006, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by LWL

I had a nail in my front driver side tire 3 months ago. The tireshop said that our RFT is not repairable and I had to get a new tire.

That is a damn lie. I had 2 of my RFT's repaired with plugs. Go to Wal-mart and get the cheap plug kit and do it yourself next time. It comes with a rubber plug and a tool to push it into the tire. Done! Plugs only work in the tread. Don't get the patch either. They actually shave the inner tire to apply it and they have to dismount the tire from the rim. You can plug a tire on the car!

Squawks · 06-27-2006, 05:04 PM

Asiann is right - if the sidewalls have not been compromised you can just plug it. I plugged my tire once when it had a nail in it - it had not air pressure left inside the tire and I imagine your tire should have no air pressure left inside as well. Like Asiann said, these plugs can be had at an shop including Wal-Mart.

Asiann · 06-27-2006, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Squawks

Asiann is right - if the sidewalls have not been compromised you can just plug it. I plugged my tire once when it had a nail in it - it had not air pressure left inside the tire and I imagine your tire should have no air pressure left inside as well. Like Asiann said, these plugs can be had at an shop including Wal-Mart.

Thanks for backing me up! The RFT's cost too damn much to be replacing them everytime we get a nail. Save some bucks and get a plug kit!

marie-louise · 06-27-2006, 06:06 PM

I don't know about your runflat, but Rouse Tires on Harrison (in downtown Oakland) is a fabulous place to patch regular tires & buy new ones. I've been going there for many years; they have my highest recommendation.

Is it too late to buy tire insurance?

HRC · 06-27-2006, 06:10 PM

Just stay away from G. Oren (Sp?) tires on the corner of 14th Ave. and International (E.14th). I took my Prelude in there one time for a balance, took the car on the freeway and the steering wheel just about snaps my wrists off. Come to find out the guy didnt tighten my bolts, they almost came off!

Danny

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Originally Posted by marie-louise

I don't know about your runflat, but Rouse Tires on Harrison (in downtown Oakland) is a fabulous place to patch regular tires & buy new ones. I've been going there for many years; they have my highest recommendation.

Is it too late to buy tire insurance?

Scarabeo · 06-28-2006, 01:05 AM

I agree with Asiann - I carry a plug kit as well as a portable air compressor in my car...if I ever do get a flat, my plan is to find a safe spot off the road and do the necessary repairs without putting excessive mileage on the punctured tire.....

PaPaGz · 06-28-2006, 02:12 AM

a plug is never the right way to fix a tire. a plug is never 100% as you have to make a bigger hole into the tire thus compromising rigidity even more so. my tire shop/co. will not fix a runflat for liability reasons. you cant tell if they have been damaged or not b/c they are so stiff. they are very expensive, this is true, but if you find a place to patch it, do it. don't plug guys...

Scarabeo · 06-29-2006, 01:49 AM

Ok - so I am out in the middle of Texas, no spare, and no one has RFT's in stock....I think I will put the plug in and get the car home.....and you do not have to make a larger hole - that is nonsense....

PaPaGz · 06-29-2006, 04:24 AM

a plug is ok to get the car home, but not for permanent fixes. your better off replacing it. ive only been part of the tire industry all of my life but thats how our stores do it. we dont plug tires, we patch, and plugged tires cannot be patched afterwards. not all places will fix a run flat

Shizzel720 · 06-29-2006, 03:32 PM

I just got my tire repaired at Big O tires. Check with the hayward store. It costs 26.99.

hoostw · 06-29-2006, 09:52 PM

Thanks man....I went to firestone in Oakland...they said they could patch up a run flat...went in and they said they didn't have time...so I made an appointment...this morning, the guy says "sorry, we don't do run flats"
I explained to him that I made the appointment specifically for the RFT...
he said "no sorry, you have to buy a new tire...we don't repair it"

I'm gonna head over to hayward asap...

bingstarr · 07-01-2006, 09:42 PM

dont take it to a dealer ship. they tried to charge me 400 plus with labor. got it repaired for 25 bucks.

saini023 · 07-02-2006, 02:45 AM

i also went and tried to get it patched up at big-o tires..they siad they would if they could..but they couldnt..so i need a new tire.... if its right in the middle..BIg-o tires will patch it..i was told by many others on this forum...so take it to local big-o they should be able to do it

hoostw · 07-03-2006, 12:50 AM

Thanks guys. Got it patched up yesterday, no problems...and only 25 bucks! Big 'O is the way to go!

I owe you a few beers for the tip...

Kuma · 07-03-2006, 12:55 AM

I think its BS that you cant patch a run flat. I think its more that people are greedy and see a way to milk the consumer for more money. If i get a nail in the middle of my RFT i find it hard to believe that they cannot patch it. Now if you drive too much on it i can see the arguement but if you get a flat and take it as soon as you can with as little milage as possible i cannot see the danger in patching it. It all smells like BS to me..

Ed

PaPaGz · 07-03-2006, 01:04 AM

if someone says they cannot i would not believe it. but they can choose not to just for liability reasons.

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hoostw Private 4 Rep 63 Posts Drives: 06 330i AW Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (1)	Luckily, no air is leaking right now...the nail is just lodged in there. Weatherford said to call around and see if anyone will patch it. I can't seem to get anyone to do it.
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Squawks One of my two dachshunds: 53 Rep 663 Posts Drives: B6 A4 3.0 Quattro Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ithaca, NY iTrader: (0)	Asiann is right - if the sidewalls have not been compromised you can just plug it. I plugged my tire once when it had a nail in it - it had not air pressure left inside the tire and I imagine your tire should have no air pressure left inside as well. Like Asiann said, these plugs can be had at an shop including Wal-Mart. __________________ I'm sorry about my outlandish behavior - there's too much blood in my alcohol system.
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marie-louise Enlisted Member 3 Rep 42 Posts Drives: 325i Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oakland, CA iTrader: (0)	I don't know about your runflat, but Rouse Tires on Harrison (in downtown Oakland) is a fabulous place to patch regular tires & buy new ones. I've been going there for many years; they have my highest recommendation. Is it too late to buy tire insurance? __________________ 325i Arctic w/ Beige leather & Poplar Trim; Premium Package/ Sports Package; Manual transmission; Xenon headlights; iDrive; heated seats, Comfort Access, Park Assist Ordered 5/3; picked up at SF Bay Area dealer 6/28 (55 days)
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Scarabeo Private First Class 5 Rep 172 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Milan, Italy iTrader: (0)	I agree with Asiann - I carry a plug kit as well as a portable air compressor in my car...if I ever do get a flat, my plan is to find a safe spot off the road and do the necessary repairs without putting excessive mileage on the punctured tire.....
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PaPaGz Second Lieutenant 8 Rep 225 Posts Drives: 335i MSport MG Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Los Angeles/OC iTrader: (0)	a plug is never the right way to fix a tire. a plug is never 100% as you have to make a bigger hole into the tire thus compromising rigidity even more so. my tire shop/co. will not fix a runflat for liability reasons. you cant tell if they have been damaged or not b/c they are so stiff. they are very expensive, this is true, but if you find a place to patch it, do it. don't plug guys...
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Scarabeo Private First Class 5 Rep 172 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Milan, Italy iTrader: (0)	Ok - so I am out in the middle of Texas, no spare, and no one has RFT's in stock....I think I will put the plug in and get the car home.....and you do not have to make a larger hole - that is nonsense....
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PaPaGz Second Lieutenant 8 Rep 225 Posts Drives: 335i MSport MG Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Los Angeles/OC iTrader: (0)	a plug is ok to get the car home, but not for permanent fixes. your better off replacing it. ive only been part of the tire industry all of my life but thats how our stores do it. we dont plug tires, we patch, and plugged tires cannot be patched afterwards. not all places will fix a run flat
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Shizzel720 Captain 490 Rep 661 Posts Drives: 2024 G87 M2 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hayward, CA...Bay Area iTrader: (2)	I just got my tire repaired at Big O tires. Check with the hayward store. It costs 26.99.
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hoostw Private 4 Rep 63 Posts Drives: 06 330i AW Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (1)	Thanks man....I went to firestone in Oakland...they said they could patch up a run flat...went in and they said they didn't have time...so I made an appointment...this morning, the guy says "sorry, we don't do run flats" I explained to him that I made the appointment specifically for the RFT... he said "no sorry, you have to buy a new tire...we don't repair it" I'm gonna head over to hayward asap...
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hoostw Private 4 Rep 63 Posts Drives: 06 330i AW Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (1)	Thanks guys. Got it patched up yesterday, no problems...and only 25 bucks! Big 'O is the way to go! I owe you a few beers for the tip...
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Kuma Second Lieutenant 5 Rep 250 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California iTrader: (0)	I think its BS that you cant patch a run flat. I think its more that people are greedy and see a way to milk the consumer for more money. If i get a nail in the middle of my RFT i find it hard to believe that they cannot patch it. Now if you drive too much on it i can see the arguement but if you get a flat and take it as soon as you can with as little milage as possible i cannot see the danger in patching it. It all smells like BS to me.. Ed
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PaPaGz Second Lieutenant 8 Rep 225 Posts Drives: 335i MSport MG Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Los Angeles/OC iTrader: (0)	if someone says they cannot i would not believe it. but they can choose not to just for liability reasons.
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