Which will mean sod all to them, plus as we dont know the age of the tyres we are all psising into the wind.
jedi
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Is this true?? Both my toyo proxies are plugged by me...
No. There are strict rules on what a tyre professional can and can't do, but you're allowed to repair a tyre yourself in order to get home and ideally get it checked and repaired properly if you don't know what you're doing
Nodge68
Well-Known Member
At the very worst, a tyre plug can come out, which would simply allow the tyre to loose pressure fairly quickly.
I've plugged tyres at the side of the road, with one of those cheap kits off Amazon. The tyres stayed fine until they needed replacement, which suggests to me that plugging them isn't an issue.
I've plugged tyres at the side of the road, with one of those cheap kits off Amazon. The tyres stayed fine until they needed replacement, which suggests to me that plugging them isn't an issue.
Interceptorxj
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Although it seams intuitive to fit the best tyres to the front steer axle the opposite is actually correct. If only fitting two tyres always fit the new tyres to the rear axle as per Michelin videos:
Surely you can pop into any Quikfit and get then sent back ?
The ones i took off mine were so bad the tyre guy accused me of driving on it while flat. I'm not that stupid!!
Mind you, he also told me it was illegal to plug my own tyres and that i wasn't insured, only tyre garages are allowed to plug tyres
Unless your a fully trained tyre fitter & have all the qualifications to prove him wrong
I have my own tyre machine no need for me to go near a garage if I do I go to my mates
place of work an they let me use all the gear.
