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PhasedWalker · 06-22-2009, 12:14 AM

anyone has a picture of stock potenza re92 185/60r15 stock tires pictures? maybe a picture that shows the inside wall. or some pictures of a diy patching with that tire from inside, want to get a idea of the structure b4 trying??

Yaritz · 06-22-2009, 09:10 PM

If you plan on patching a tire on the sidewall...don't. It is the weakest part of the tire when damaged. The kind of plug that a normal consumer can buy easily is the worst possible kind as well. It forces you to stretch the hole past the size it already is and severely damages the nylon cords and steel belts. My recommendation would be to replace the tire, as a tire plugged in the sidewall is at a much greater risk of a blow-out. I also want you to know this is not just my opinion with no facts to back it up. I was a tire tech for four years at Discount Tire, Tires Plus, and NTB/Tire Kingdom. If I seem like a dick, my bad. I just don't want anyone to get hurt.

1NZYaris1 · 06-22-2009, 09:18 PM

+1 on that , buy a new tyre ,cheaper and safer in the long run.

PhasedWalker · 06-24-2009, 07:27 AM

damn more spending :( any cheap place to get tires in toronto area? :O

Yaris Hilton · 06-24-2009, 09:18 AM

I've had plugs in the middle of the tread work well for years, but they can suddenly start leaking again when you've forgotten about them. You can't plug in sidewalls, and if it's in the outside rib of the tread it's a bad idea. If you've got to fix a puncture, a patch on the inside's better than a plug, and replacing the tire's always best of course. Sometimes you've just got to get going again quickly and on the cheap, so I always keep a plug kit handy.

06-22-2009, 12:14 AM	#1
PhasedWalker Drives: yaris sedan aero pkg Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: toronto Posts: 8	stock tire inside? anyone has a picture of stock potenza re92 185/60r15 stock tires pictures? maybe a picture that shows the inside wall. or some pictures of a diy patching with that tire from inside, want to get a idea of the structure b4 trying??

06-22-2009, 09:18 PM	#3
1NZYaris1 View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,566	+1 on that , buy a new tyre ,cheaper and safer in the long run. __________________ http://www.microimageonline.com/forums/index.php

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06-22-2009, 09:10 PM	#2
Yaritz Drives: '09 Polar White Yaris Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: ATLish Posts: 4	If you plan on patching a tire on the sidewall...don't. It is the weakest part of the tire when damaged. The kind of plug that a normal consumer can buy easily is the worst possible kind as well. It forces you to stretch the hole past the size it already is and severely damages the nylon cords and steel belts. My recommendation would be to replace the tire, as a tire plugged in the sidewall is at a much greater risk of a blow-out. I also want you to know this is not just my opinion with no facts to back it up. I was a tire tech for four years at Discount Tire, Tires Plus, and NTB/Tire Kingdom. If I seem like a dick, my bad. I just don't want anyone to get hurt.

06-24-2009, 07:27 AM	#4
PhasedWalker Drives: yaris sedan aero pkg Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: toronto Posts: 8	damn more spending :( any cheap place to get tires in toronto area? :O

06-24-2009, 09:18 AM	#5
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	I've had plugs in the middle of the tread work well for years, but they can suddenly start leaking again when you've forgotten about them. You can't plug in sidewalls, and if it's in the outside rib of the tread it's a bad idea. If you've got to fix a puncture, a patch on the inside's better than a plug, and replacing the tire's always best of course. Sometimes you've just got to get going again quickly and on the cheap, so I always keep a plug kit handy.