Hi people of ScionLife. I recently found that one of my tires had a nail in it that was in pretty deep, should I bring this to a tire shop and seal it up? Previous experiences as a bmx rider has shown that sealing tires will make tires more prone to pop later on, but I have no idea if this plays a role in car tires. Any suggestions on either to seal the tire or to buy a new tire at the dealer? Any comment will help, thanks.

 

Where is it on the tire? If too close to the sidewalls then it should not be repaired.

 

i would just seal it up. My brothers and friends have had nail punctures, they sealed em up and haven't had any problems so far.

 

Totally depends where the nail is. Like said...anywhere around the sidewall and you should save yourself the time and get a new one now.

 

yup.

 

in the middle u should be good for a long time after patched

 

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By the way, I just got in trouble for spray painting my rims in my garage with my garage door open. Damn home owner association and people snitching on me. We might get a 750 dollar fine. Great.

 

I hate Freaking HOA. Those old ladies need to mind their own damn Business. it's your home you pay for it so they can go and take care of their own miserable lives!!! I HATE HOA!!

 

OH and that's fixable btw just take it to toyota or a tire shop.

 

you could even just buy a plug kit at pepboys or something, its like $5 you just stick the leather thing in there... pretty simple - also anyyyyy garage / mechanic will have the plug. Ive pluged many tires with no problems at all, not even small leaks.

 

Is it okay if I plug/seal it even though I'm a "not willing to drive speed limit" driver?

 

i did 98 on a tire with 3 plugs

i wouldnt reccomend it but... theyre pretty damn good. On my truck i had just got new tires, 3 days into them i got 2 screws in the left rear. Since then it never leaked and those tires were showing metal bands when i got new ones

 

go to pep boys/autozone and get the DIY kit. I did my own tires on my scion and my truck a few times works just as good and save yourself some $$$

 

Thanks guys, you really helped me save a lot of money

 

glad that everything worked out...which route did u go?

 

I have yet to actually work on the tire, but I think I will plug it with a DIY kit. Thanks!