hole in tire is it fixable

N54 TuNeR · 07-15-2015, 07:01 PM

Was losing air slowly. Upon removing tire found this.can this be plugged or patched? Tire is farely new with a lot of meat left.Is 18" Michelin PSS

N54 TuNeR · 07-15-2015, 07:23 PM

Also the size of hole is 1/16". Very small if that helps

floydarogers · 07-15-2015, 07:28 PM

Probably you won't get anyone to patch it, as it's on the edge of the tread. Not enough substrate/layers under that point to retain a plug. If you can find a shop willing, you can patch it from inside - a plug just won't work on that.

N54 TuNeR · 07-15-2015, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by floydarogers

Probably you won't get anyone to patch it, as it's on the edge of the tread. Not enough substrate/layers under that point to retain a plug. If you can find a shop willing, you can patch it from inside - a plug just won't work on that.

Yeah I prefer a patch over a plug,wasn't sure what was possible considering where it is.

Meeni · 07-16-2015, 12:20 AM

Its too close to the edge, you will have a hard time finding somebody that want to do the job, for reasons that it will probably fail and is possible liability if you crash as a result.

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N54 TuNeR ///Member 50 Rep 327 Posts Drives: E90 '08 335i Sedan Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Coast iTrader: (5)	hole in tire is it fixable Was losing air slowly. Upon removing tire found this.can this be plugged or patched? Tire is farely new with a lot of meat left.Is 18" Michelin PSS Attached Images __________________ E90 335i Auto, Cold Weather, & Sports Prem. Package, Navigation Mods: JB4/MHD, ACF ST, Precision T/S 6062, AD-Eng Mounts, PrecisionRaceworks STG_3+LPFP,//HPF Exhaust Titanium Tips, Custom HighLow OCC, Precision RaceWorks Coils,RACE InterCooler, Custom Meth Kit, v8Bait(Justin)Tuning
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N54 TuNeR ///Member 50 Rep 327 Posts Drives: E90 '08 335i Sedan Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Coast iTrader: (5)	Also the size of hole is 1/16". Very small if that helps __________________ E90 335i Auto, Cold Weather, & Sports Prem. Package, Navigation Mods: JB4/MHD, ACF ST, Precision T/S 6062, AD-Eng Mounts, PrecisionRaceworks STG_3+LPFP,//HPF Exhaust Titanium Tips, Custom HighLow OCC, Precision RaceWorks Coils,RACE InterCooler, Custom Meth Kit, v8Bait(Justin)Tuning
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floydarogers Curmudgeon and Pedant 692 Rep 3,488 Posts Drives: 2010 335d, 2014 328d Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Bellevue, WA iTrader: (0)	Probably you won't get anyone to patch it, as it's on the edge of the tread. Not enough substrate/layers under that point to retain a plug. If you can find a shop willing, you can patch it from inside - a plug just won't work on that.
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Meeni Gateropode 329 Rep 2,846 Posts Drives: BMW 330i 06 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: TN iTrader: (0)	Its too close to the edge, you will have a hard time finding somebody that want to do the job, for reasons that it will probably fail and is possible liability if you crash as a result.
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