Nail in tyre

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Morning all. Checked around the car before heading to work this morning and spotted this.

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Not the best of pictures sorry, but do you think it's repairable, or is it new tyres time?
 
You'll have to take it to a tyre place, but if I remember correctly there are defined areas of the tyre that can, or can't, be repaired.

From memory the centre of the tyre can be repaired, but the shoulders and sides can't. If I'm right, then this is probably borderline, but a tyre place will advise you best.
 
Rotten luck :(

I've always wondered how this happens, do nails have to be on their head with the point upwards? If it's lying down I can see how it may get into the tyre, but they always look dead straight like they have been hammered in there.
 
Not sure how long the nail is I'm afraid (head is slightly convexed shaped if that matters). I'll check with my local tyre fitter and see what they'll say but can only get there after work so wanted a general opinion.

Oh well, happy Friday the 13th! :o
 
Gaygle said:
Going on my experience, no garage in the land would repair that.
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Seen plenty of garages repair tyres in that area. Is there a safe guideline for repairing tyres?

I think he depends on the condition of the inside of the tyre too, as already said it will be down to the tyre fitter to inspect it and deem if safe to repair it or not.

http://www.bermudaviper.co.uk/News/car_tyre_puncture_repair/car_tyre_puncture_repair.html

From looking at that guide, it does seem borderline, just take it and see what they say.
 
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I'd say that one is fubar i'm afraid, too lose to the sidewall, the patch will be flexing too much.
 
What brand is the tyre?

If it is an el cheapo budget tyre than that would sway into the don't bother repairing it.
 
My Swift Sport (ex company car) had a puncture similarly close to the edge, definitely in the 'no repair zone'. After a good bit of umming and ahhing, the tyre repair shop manager said it was okay to repair. This was at the time when there was only one make/model of tyre for the Swift Sport, and there was a shortage of them, so I suppose that's what made their decision.

Doesn't help you much, as I suspect you'll be forking out for new rubber. :p
 
Jaymond said:
My local one does. I've had them that close. Perhaps even closer repaired.
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With the old style of patching system, you could repair much closer to the sidewalls. With the newer "patch" type of repair, the internal patch needs a minimum FLAT diameter surface to bond to, and repairs too close to the sidewall don't offer this.
 
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