I just got my stang in december and today i noticed there's a nice big nail in my right rear tire. :angry: im not pulling it out b/c im pretty sure thats why its not flat. my dad told me just to take it to a tire shop and have them patch it but i was wondering if i should go to ford. i know normaly when i buy tires i ahve road hazard coverage but i dont know if i have it on these. please post your answers today or tonight since i'll be getting it fixed as soon as i wake up tomorrow.

 

Ford doesn't warrant the tires, Pirelli does.

The dealer will charge you for a tire repair, since we do not have road hazard warranty on the tires.

Just take it in to wherever and have the patch done, it's not very expensive.

 

Or you could go buy a plug kit and save time and money.
Michael

 

Its only like $30.
I got a roofing nail in mine last summer and the Ford dealer took good care of it.

 

since ford doesnt provide us with road hazard i'll just go to where i went for my other car. Thanks for the help

 

Eek, that would void any warranty on the tire. And not safe/proper repair.

I had a screw in my tire friday, 1000 miles on my snow tires and wammo. Fixed myself, job has some benefits.

loserpunk, Try a Goodyear/just tires/ntb. We charge 22.00 with tax.
and I would suggest a plug/patch style repair.

 

[FONT=Impact] Only plug it if you are going to be buying tires in the near future or it's an emergency. You'd be better off to pull the nail and put a can of fix a flat in it that to put a plug in, and I wouldn't do that either unless stuck on the side of the road with no spare.
Plugs will last but the tire will never be the same and will be unsafe at high speeds. Tire places ram a pick type tool through the tire before plugging it to clean the hole out, separating the steel belt. In my opinion this ruins the tire. I used to work at a tire shop and I would only plug a tire that was about worn out and just needed to hold air for a while. A patch will make the tire almost as good as new if done properly.

 

thanks for the advice. i was planing to have them patch them. my dad told me make sure they dont plug it. if something goes wrong with the tire later, i'll go back to them and make sure they fix it. thanks for all the advice guys. now i just hope they can get to my car quickly tommorrow.

 

Only problem I have with just patching is you leave the puncture open, and moisture/water can get in there and rust steel belts.

This is what we use, and what RMA (rubber manufactors association) recomend

 

Looks liek the nail is right in the side wall so im going to have to get a new tire.

 

i got a nail in my left rear tire. i didnt know about it until i got my new set of tires. my tire is in storage right now and i dont know if it has gone flat. the nail is still in it.

 

thats crazy. my tire hasnt lost a considerable amount of air since i first noticed it but i still feel like i need to get it fixed soon since i drive on the interstate fairly often

 

I've manage to pick up 2 nails in my first year, and both repairs were covered under my maintance contract at the dealer...

 

You may get lucky. I had a nail in mine, but it didn't get through.