Get U Home Puncture Repair Kit

[gdm_391]

Now got a couple of months of Cerbie owbership under my belt and getting to grips with all the various "features" - I see the manual suggests one of these get u home aerosol type puncture repair kits as it ain't got a spare tyre (although its owner might have...)

Checked out local Halfords but no joy - anybody used one ? - are they worth it ? - do they work ? - where do I get one ?

Cheers

[kojak69]

I have one. It was with the car when I bought it. However, I also couldn't find one at Halfords, and its one of their bigger stores.

[sparkyjohn]

It was available in Halfords as of a few weeks ago
However, if it can't be found now, try here

[trooper1212]

I'm guessing you have already taken a look in the compartment in the boot, behind the carpet on the right hand side?

Wouldn't want you searching out a new can if there is already one in the car

Halfords do them round my way in the larger stores.

[gdm_391]

Cheers guys

[golfman]

Most decent motorcycle outlets stock this stuff, as a keep under your seat and get you home solution.

Does anyone know if you can actually get a spare wheel (thin type) and a jack that will lift the car correctly without opening up the side..?

[weekender]

the way it was explained to me was that a spare is a complete waste of time and money as 1) the space saver is dangerous, 2) you wouldn't want to do more than 20mph, 3) it will only last 50 miles, 4) it will cost more to replace than the proper replacement and 5) there is nowhere to put the flat anyway unless you put it into the front seat and leave the missus behind.

[JMH99]

Only had the misfortune to use one of these kits once. When I took the tyre to the garage to repair puncture they refused to do it with all the mess left by repair kit. Sent me home to scrub & clean before they would either repair tyre or fit a new one to rim. Now I rely on an air compressor that you plug in to the lighter socket.

[pddmac]

definitely worth purchasing, infact essential. I have been stuck, along way from home before and used as last resort and.... i got home without too much fuss. In fact i carried on for about a month before i bothered to get the tyre changed!

[sparkyjohn]

What good is a compressor going to do you if there's a hole in the tyre ?

[Big T]

trooper1212 said:

I'm guessing you have already taken a look in the compartment in the boot, behind the carpet on the right hand side?

Mine started out there but after the first few hundred miles, fuk knows where it went!! Nothing's safe in a Cerbera boot

Do you lot find that anything left in the boot is normally broken or all over the place???

[rude girl]

Look for it under the tradename Tyreweld. Can't understand why you can't get it - they even sell it in Focus DIY here!

Edited to say that you can get it to stay still by getting the hooky side of some wide velcro and velcroing it to the carpet.

>> Edited by rude girl on Thursday 20th November 23:43

[BigBazza]

Hooky side a technical term rude girl? lol I have had cause to use it, its called tyre weld great stuff, worked a treat available from my little car spares shop on the corner!

[rude girl]

BigBazza said:

Hooky side a technical term rude girl?

Is there a proper name? I thought they were just the hooky side and the fluffy side!

[Julian64]

Could I just mention here my own personal heath robinson approach. I used to own a fiat x19 as a student. Puncture on the way to leeds from london. No spare cos I was too poor, and that money had to afford the insurance.

At the side of the road, I took the nail out of the tyre, and applied the cigarette lighter to the tyre. To do this you have to push the button in order to make the element pop out from under its protective surround.

Perfect temporary vulcanisation, also payback for the next pratt who tried to light up in my car.

[Marki]

rude girl said:

Is there a proper name? I thought they were just the hooky side and the fluffy side!

No you are thinking of something else

[jamster]

Used the puncture repair can of magic foam spray at the weekend. Not actually sure I had a punture but the tyre was pretty flat after not having driven it for 5 days.
I'm sure with low profile tyres they have a habit of releasing air when the tyres contract under cold temperatures...?????

Anyway, once youve got that stuff in your tyre it's fuc#$ed big time. It did manage to get me home but it ends up solidifying in the tyre and you get this huge vibration coming from the wheel bacause the tyre is no longer balanced.

So, up to kwik fit who said: 'canny fuc%^n touch that mate, dinnay day that, yil need a new tyre'! Sha right! Went to a specialist tyre place who said all you need to do is clean out the foamy stuff from inside and bingo, back to normal. Only cost 10 squid too!

Ofcourse now i need a new can of no name spray stuff!

Jamster