Run Flat Tyre Puncture

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SpikedJuice

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Ah crap. I picked up a puncture last night.

It's a small screw in the tyre so damage should be relatively low. The screw is in the centre of the tread of the tyre. The screw was picked up travelling at no more than 35 MPH. It has driven less than two miles with the puncture.

Just looking for some advice on how best to resolve the situation? We've spoken to one local independent tyre specialist and the local BMW dealer who both said that it can't be fixed. Should I look for a third opinion? The local tyre specialist quoted £258 for a new run flat tyre including fitting (although the brand and model of tyre weren't specified).

Many thanks in advance for your help :)
 
Images of the blasted screw:

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ATS Euromaster fixed mine recently for a mere £25 - they plugged it, seems to be holding up fine after a couple of weeks...
 
Sorry to hear this man. :thumbsdown:

What size are your tyres and where are you in the UK?

I have a staggered set of Bridgestone RFTs (225/40/18, 255/35/18) after I replaced with Falkens last week.

I haven't got round to selling them yet but plan to as they have 4-6mm tread on them - would make ideal spares, or a replacement in your case?

Best,
Simon
 
I just had two punctures on Bridgestone run flats earlier this week!

I took them to a local place and they had to look up the brand as apparently some can be patched while others can't. Perelli's and Yokahama's can't along with a couple others. Most of the American tires seem to be patch-able.

I'd look up your brand to see if they can even be patched.
 
Same as Bing for me - ATS Euromaster fixed a puncture in one of mine last year. Absolutely fine so far, I think I paid a bit less than £25 but even so it's much cheaper than a new tyre.
 
Dev said:
I think I paid a bit less than £25 but even so it's much cheaper than a new tyre.
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YEARS ago I bought a set of tires for a Firebird from the company down the road - "Discount Tire" - and ever since then when I take in tyres with punctures they take them off, patch them up, put them back on, give me a warranty receipt and send me on my way. I've not paid for a patch job ever since! And I've had 3-4 punctures since then - on 3 different vehicles. (For the record they advertise free repairs for any tyres you buy from them and have them mount.)

Every time I've had my hand on my wallet, wondering if today will be the day they charge me - and every time I breathe a sigh of relief when they say "You're all set..." lol.

I guess buying something from them gets you free repairs for life - regardless of the vehicle... :thumbsup:
 
HAve you run it flat would be my only comment. If you have then bin it. If it only dropped a PSI or 2 then try and get it repaired.
 
Got exact same problem,but my neighbour who's a manager at HI-Q said it was an easy fix so just try a few more tyre places
Mine are bridgstone by the way :)
 
Can't patch RFTs? This sounds like the "can't mount non-RFTs on RFT rims" rubbish. A matter of policy having nothing to do with physical reality. srhutch is right, the only real issue is if the tyre has been driven flat, as this can cause hidden damage. As with the rim issue, it's a matter of finding a shop that doesn't have their head stuck up their policy.
 
I had a puncture and drove the car 2 miles @ 40 mph.Luckily i had my Falken non run flats ready to be fitted.When the fitter took the punctured run flat off you could see some damage to most of the inside wall,so the tyre was knackered.
 
I have a runflat tyre which has been plugged centre of the tyre, no problems at all so far,
 
I had a run flat on my old MCS that got an allen key straight through the tyre at an angle so it went through the main surface and the sidewall, no pressure lost, I only noticed it because the bit sticking out was scraping the arch.

I was in the middle of nowhere checking out a site for work so I found a local place that didn't have a suitable replacement so I borrowed a hacksaw from them and trimmed it down to be flush before driving 40 miles to the garage next to work.

Run flats can take a hell of a beating because that was still at full presure when I got there (they actually changed the wrong one that had slightly low tread because the kid they gave it to couldn't find what was wrong with it and just got told it needed a new tyre!).
 
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