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  • #1

    Bad Timing

    Last night while cleaning and putting a coat of #21 on my rims and then trying some Endurance High Gloss on my tires for the first time I noticed I had picked up a large nail in my tread. The tire wasn't leaking air but it was one of those nails where you know if you looked at it funny it was going to leave you on the side of the road.

    Anyway. Got off work and took it to the local tire shop for the repair. All went well and they got it done.

    But after I paid, the guy in the back came out complimenting me on the looks of my truck. He then apologized for leaving hand prints on my tire shine and rims. I advised no problem and I apologized for not removing it prior to bringing it to him.

    But. I did notice that the guy had Tire Shine all over his clothes. I was his first customer for the day. Poor guy.
    Jeff Smith

    Don't mistake my enthusiasm for experience.
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    At least it wasnt through the sidewall's. The past two tires Ive gotten screws in (yes screws, not nails) they have went through the sidewalls. You can imagine the dissapointment hearing the tech say, the tire cant be safely patched or plugged when the replacement cost over $200

    This happened twice last year.

    Glad you got it fixed ok though. I could imagine the tire shops not liking gooey tires with dressing all over them though.

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    • #3
      One of the first things I do when I buy a new car is to go to Goodyear and buy road hazard insurance. Goodyear used to (not sure anymore) sell road hazard on any brand of tire they had a size for. The catch is if you have Firestone tires, Goodyear would have to replace the Firestone with a Goodyear.

      Not knowing what brand of tires each of you have... You could go to the tire shop of your brand and inquire about road hazard. If you have a brand that doesn't have a store front you might could try a discount tire store that sells multiple brands. They might offer road hazard if they carry your particular type of tire.

      I've had to use the road hazard twice on my Mustang GT ($200+ tires) and once on my Avalanche ($150) I think I paid $60-80 for each vehicle. I made that up with the Avalanche tire replacement.

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      • #4
        Im strictly a BFGoodrich guy. Ill check into the road hazard insurance though. Thanks for the heads up, never knew there was such a thing.

        P.S- Were the GT tires the F1's? I replaced mine with the Potenza Runflats...whata difference!

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        • #5
          Originally posted by SeabreezeDetailing
          At least it wasnt through the sidewall's. The past two tires Ive gotten screws in (yes screws, not nails) they have went through the sidewalls. You can imagine the dissapointment hearing the tech say, the tire cant be safely patched or plugged when the replacement cost over $200

          This happened twice last year.

          Glad you got it fixed ok though. I could imagine the tire shops not liking gooey tires with dressing all over them though.
          yep, can be a little sticky. Especially when I applied it about 4 hours beofre taking it to the shop. They did not bother to clean it up. Had a few handprints on the chrome, none on the paint. I would rather clean it myself anyway.

          While there I talked them them about changing my wheels and tires over to my winter set of rims & tires. They told me they would charge me $10 to change all 4 wheels over. But they charged $17 to pull one off and plug it. Odd math there in my book.
          Jeff Smith

          Don't mistake my enthusiasm for experience.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by scrub
            One of the first things I do when I buy a new car is to go to Goodyear and buy road hazard insurance. Goodyear used to (not sure anymore) sell road hazard on any brand of tire they had a size for. The catch is if you have Firestone tires, Goodyear would have to replace the Firestone with a Goodyear.
            I have the Goodyear road hazard plan, but I have Goodyear tires too. I had to use the plan one time to replace a tire that had a slow leak in it that was too hard to find.

            I also have zero deductible comprehensive insurance on my cars that cover tire slashing by vandals.....Had to use that coverage a couple of times.

            The comp insurance policy is prorated according to tire tread depth. I wonder if the Goodyear plan is prorated?
            r. b.

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