No fault of my xA, but I've got a big-___ screw sticking out of the rear tire! No way am I buying a replacement for the crappy stock tires. The screw is right near the edge of the tread, so I may get screwed, too ( it may be too close to the edge to patch). This sucks, my tires only have a couple of hundred miles on them, and I'm not ready to bust a move with new tires and rims.

End rant.

-Pete

 

That sucks..the same thing happened to Darrell (BlueNRG) a couple of weeks after buying his xB but it happened on his 18" tire. He parked on sand and glass cut the side of the wheel..can't patch that. Then a few weeks later he bent 2 rims..talk about bad luck. But even with 2 bent wheels and all..he still won a trophy during Nisei Showoff..I guess the bent rims were lucky for him.

If you want a nice replacement set of wheels..Cabe Toyota in Long Beach has a deal you don't want to pass up. They are 16" TRDs with tires, lugs, locks, mounted and balanced for one low low price..hit them up..www.cabeperformance.com

Wes and the guys will hook you up...

 

I have a set of stock wheels and tires with 35 miles on them for sale..........make me an offer.

 

Well, the tire's fixed and back on the car, but I'll have to keep an eye on it, to make sure it's not leaking.

I go to a tire place in West LA to get my patches done. I get a lot of nails and screws in my tires, so I worked out a deal with the tire mechanics. When I roll in, they drop whatever they are doing, and fix my tire, any time, with no waiting. I slip the mechanic a $20, and bypass the front office. Today, I was in and out in less than ten minutes!

I have my eye on Volk GT-C rims, but I'm thinking about putting some mileage on the OEM tires first, because I will be doing A LOT of driving to various hospitals in my anesthesia program.

-Pete

 

you could probably just patch the hole yourself. it is not very hard.

 

<--- previously an installer at pep boys....

Patching and plugging are two different deals... Pathing requires the removale of the tire from the rim. If you can do that with your bare hands your uber cool. But pluging requires two tools and a plug. Fill the tire to 40psi, use the reamer (youll know when you buy it) ream it like you mean it then use the 2nd tool to stick that plug in there. Put it in deep, its like sex. Then twist then pull, its unlike sex. And your gold.

*bling*

 

It's pretty tough without a tire mounting machine.

I would never plug a tire. Plugs are ghetto, and never recommended for high speed driving. I might be drivng an xA, but I am definitely driving it fast.

I try never to go with a solution because it is less expensive. I always try to do what is best.

I drove the xA today, and so far everything is fine.

It's funny driving the xA, after the S2000. The pedals are so light in the xA, I keep giving it too much gas, and spinning the front wheels when I take off. I'm also used to a 9000RPM redline, so I have to constantly watch the tach, so I don't over-rev. I also keep braking too late, and it feels like I'm going to rip the shift lever out of the car every time I speed shift (not full throttle, since it's not broken in).

Even so, for the money I paid for the xA, it's a great little car! I see people checking it out every day.

-Pete