got something stuck in my tire

[RAMAIRGT1]

Last night on the way to my dads i noticed there was some construction going on his road, there was a trailer and a back-hoe parked on the side of the road when i went up thru...well on my way to go back home i went threw where the back-hoe and trailer were but they were gone, as i was driving i wasnt paying attention to the fact that they had left some debris in the road..well the next thing i know i hear a ting ting ting noise like a rock is stuck in my tire..to make a long story short as i got out of my car i heard a hissing noise...hopefully it can be plugged, i have an appt at 8:15 this morning.....here's some pics


http://www.johnjheath.com/images/tire1.jpg

http://www.johnjheath.com/images/tire3.jpg

[peeps]

Looks like it may be too close to the sidewall for repair.....

[RAMAIRGT1]

Originally posted by peeps
Looks like it may be too close to the sidewall for repair.....
thats what i'm afraid of, but i called the company that was doing the work and asked them to pay for a replacement,,,they are supposed to get back to me today

[2002GT]

Nah... They will be able to plug it... If not ride around on the spare, and get DOT to pay for a brand new tire :-D

[Matt95GT]

That looks like a pretty big hole. I picked up a balance weight in the street somewhere... right in the middle of the tread and they couldn't plug it. :rolleyes: I got stuck 2 hours away from home that night... all the garages in town closed at 5... called for tow @ 4:45. :huh: Intrax+spare=useless

[2002GT]

Oh nvm... I didn't see that the nail or w/e got you in 2 places.... arrrrgh.... Sorry Man... Good luck fixing it...

[RAMAIRGT1]

Well I have good news....the tire is fixed...BUT I still want a new tire and i will be sending the estimate to the company responsible today...

I learned that the object stuck in my tire is a staple used to hold ground cables to telephone poles

http://www.johnjheath.com/images/staple.jpg

[Matt95GT]

lol That's one big staple.

*Milton voice*
I believe you have my stapler...

[Panacea]

Why get a new tire? It's fixed. I had two tires fixed when I had my RSA's never once caused a problem. They were just like new.

[RAMAIRGT1]

Originally posted by Panacea
Why get a new tire? It's fixed. I had two tires fixed when I had my RSA's never once caused a problem. They were just like new.

I dont trust patches, plus these are low profile tires and they cost an arm and a leg...the two holes are VERY noticeable when you look at the tire

[Special Ross]

Originally posted by RAMAIRGT1
I dont trust patches, plus these are low profile tires and they cost an arm and a leg...the two holes are VERY noticeable when you look at the tire

About a month ago, I got my stock RSA's patched about 3 hrs. before I went to the track for test n tune. Held up fine. My stock RSA's got a lot of patches and held up perfectly.

[Jagey]

I would get a new tire just for the fact that you know your expensive tire has two giant blemishes on it that aren't your fault.