Car tyre puncture - repariable?

[Keith ctr]

Hi guys, just came out from work to find I had a flat. Trouble is the tack is very close to the edge of the tyre, do you think its repairable?

[E30M3SE]

I'd say, no, too close to the sidewall.

[kambites]

E30M3SE said:

I'd say, no, too close to the sidewall.

Not pluggable, by my understanding.

[Keith ctr]

That's what I was thinking, it's not very old either

[sicarumba]

It's definitely too close to the edge to be plugged, but depending on how expensive the tyre would be to replace you could always look into Vulcanising instead. As you're in Hampshire, have a look at TS Tyres

[Sir Bagalot]

I do believe that trhe technical term for the state of that tyre is... It's fked!

[Gareth79]

My colleague had a puncture that I think was much closer to the side - he dropped it off at the TS Tyres people and it was repaired fine. I think he had to leave it a couple of days because there is a schedule of some sort. I forget the price, £25 or something, but that was ~6 years ago now.

[Keith ctr]

Thanks for the info, having looked into the 'major' type of repair such as listed above it only looks like they can carry out this type of repair on car tyres upto speed rating H/130mph. Bummer!

[4key]

So have it done and keep it as a spare?

[Keith ctr]

I already have a pair of spare alloys/tyres hence why I'm exploring a few options before splashing out on a new tyre. Have contacted a few places so just waiting to hear back...

[Ozzie Osmond]

Why not just pull it out and see what's actually gone into the tyre before deciding - sometimes I've pulled out a simple nail and the hole reseals. On the other hand a screw thread does a lot more damage.

[anonymous-user]

I had a similar puncture which was repaired but not at the tyre place. Needed to be sent off to a specialist repairer, cost was £40 though but the tyre was a Michelin PS2 235/40R18 Z rated XL tyre and only half worn.

[eltax91]

Look into hot vulcanising. Had this done two or 3 times, no ill affects

[Google [bot]]

I had this plugged a year ago, no problems.

[fangio]

Had a similar one done last week with a 'mushroom',

[Keith ctr]

Thanks chaps that's reassuring to know. I'm still trying to find somewhere that can do it, I havent heard back from the TS repair place yet, will give them a call in the new year if they dont reply to my email.