So apparently I ran over a screw in my car! :mad
Now, the screw is nicely embedded in there, with nothing protruding and kind of plugging the hole. Now, the car is a MINI Cooper S with runflats. I'm not in a position right now to really be able to afford a new tire/tires.
Should i just leave the screw in (since it's sort of serving as a plug) there and fix a flat it? Or take it out and fix a flat? Does fix-a-flat kinda thing work alright? The screw is an 1/8 inch in width, so pretty thin.

What say you, OT?

just cover it with duct tape and a banana peel.

Can't you just take it to schwab and have them repair the hole? That is alot easier than replacing an entire tire.

just cover it with duct tape and a banana peel.

I was gonna say just duct tape, but a banana peel too- good thinking.

Schwab plugged my hole for free.


*snicker*

just cover it with duct tape and a banana peel.
Wrong, just make sure you tighten it every 20 miles or so. Thank god you didn't hit a nail, it would be a lot harder to carry around a hammer then a screwdriver.

I had a nail in a runflat, just put a tire plug in it and was done. Whats it going to do go flat? ran it till the were worn out about another 10k miles. No issues.

take it to a shop to have the tire repaired. its like 20 bucks. I dunno if u can do it to runflats tho(dont see why not)

I got decent sized screw (1/4") in one of my back tires about a week ago. Rather than paying $440 :eek: to replace the tire I got it plugged. Cost me $5 and has been holding air just fine.

...cause RF's do suck.

Edit: $440 for a tire, WTF do you have?

As long as it's in the tread its fine. Just pull it out and have it patched. If it's too close to the sidewall they can't repair it.

Discount tire fixes for free...

So apparently I ran over a screw in my car! :mad
Now, the screw is nicely embedded in there, with nothing protruding and kind of plugging the hole. Now, the car is a MINI Cooper S with runflats. I'm not in a position right now to really be able to afford a new tire/tires.
Should i just leave the screw in (since it's sort of serving as a plug) there and fix a flat it? Or take it out and fix a flat? Does fix-a-flat kinda thing work alright? The screw is an 1/8 inch in width, so pretty thin.

What say you, OT?

You have runflats... leave it in until you can get it professionally repaired.

I'll 3rd the banana peel and duct tape. i've had to go through that twice this year alone! i know how frustrating it can be

I just did a 1200+ mile roadtrip on a performance tire that was plugged after a flat I got last fall....no problems at all....this thing doesn't lose so much as 1lb of pressure in four weeks.

Plugs, when done right, can be damn near perfect...but when done wrong, they can fail on you for sure.

The only reason I trusted the plug for my roadtrip is because I had already let the tire sit all winter and it didn't lose a single lb of pressure all winter.

yeh, just took it to the tire shop and :shifty
At first, they were like, eh, runflats? No promises on not scratching the wheel. I said, well, ok. Then they weren't sure what kind of TPMS it had and only would do it if it had the ABS sort. I thought it did but, at that point, wasn't letting them touch my wheels :)
Also, might not have runflats afterall. When i was looking, didnt see it written on the sidewall. (just bought the car 2 weeks ago and for some reason, thought it did have them)

edit: just examined further. In small letters, it says Dunlop Self Supporting Tires, which is their code for run flat i guess :)

For future reference

step 1: take out screw

step 2: put in plug

step 3: inflate till at correct air pressure

step 4: drive

I just found a nice bulge in the sidewall of my driver's side front tire. WTF! Runflats are supposed to have tougher sidewalls! I don't remember hitting anything so the wife is gonna have to take a beating for this one! I wonder how long it will last and if I am gonna die?

you're definately dead. i hope you have your will ready.
can i have your 330? :)

You got screwed.

(i can't believe no one has said that yet.)

You got screwed.

(i can't believe no one has said that yet.)

We are all much more mature than you. Now if he had been "nailed"... That would be a different story.:D

Just put a buttplug in it and you're done.

Just put a buttplug in it and you're done.

How about my sidewall bubble? Can't I just fill it with super glue since it's a run flat?:D

You don't need a new tire.

Just take it to a tire shop, have them remove the screw and patch it up. Shouldn't be any more than $29.

Dude... 440 for a street tire.

:bs

i believe it, not sure what tires/sizes he's running, but the rear pilot sport runflats are $370 from tirerack (255/35r18, most common rear size on 3ers/z's) add shipping and mounting and your well over $400 each

Just bring it to a tire shop and have it patched if possible... this is a better idea than a plug which im sure would be fine anyway. I work at a tire shop and we do it all the time. And most of the time, instead of going inside and doing a ticket, give the tire tech 10 bucks and they will do it quick right then... at least thats the way we do it

Just bring it to a tire shop and have it patched if possible... this is a better idea than a plug which im sure would be fine anyway. I work at a tire shop and we do it all the time. And most of the time, instead of going inside and doing a ticket, give the tire tech 10 bucks and they will do it quick right then... at least thats the way we do it

What exactly is the difference?

The last "plug" I got required the tire to be removed from the rim, they went in from behind with an adhesive plug/patch thing that not only glued in from behind, but had a plug that went into the hole with more glue to ensure that there was no chance of any further leakage.

I'm not sure if what I got was a patch, plug, or some kind of hybrid of the two....but I know it has worked WAY beyond my expectations so far.

Repair it with a plug, likely loosing air and runflats are not design to run without air for long durations. Like the idea about a screw driver too.

Had a nail in one of my tires, got it plugged for 5 bucks--no problems. Not sure how you would patch, unless from inside, but then your're talking about more work/time, which equals moe $.

No reason to not just get it plugged.

Banana peels work ok too, but for a real thrill, take out the screw, insert winky, and start pumping the tire back up. DO NOT PEE!!! Wait for the sticky stuff. Also, this only really works for pencil pri.....s Then you can say you truly got screwed... :shifty