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DaFuca Enthusiast

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I've seen idiots attempt to fix sidewalls, and well lets just say I still call them idiots.

I think operating a power tool outside in the pooring rain would be a little bit safer than driving on a tyre that has been knifed and fixed.

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DaFuca Enthusiast

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Still happens, the "Metal" in tyres is really weak, and it is mainly the Nylon and Rubber that holds it in shape. So it is easy to cut. and here in Adelaide, you get idiots that will stab tyres with needles, and then you dont know that it is stuffed till you find the little hole in the side.

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depends how big, if its small take it to a tyre shop and they can get it repaired properly.

tyre is sent away and a vulcanized patch is used.

weve done heaps at my work, take it to a tyre shop and ask em

chances arent too good if it got stabbed with a knife though

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AgentR31 Enthusiast

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theres no metal in the side of a tyre, just nylon cord and rubber, get an old tyre and stab it.

you will be suprised how easy it is, no i havent done this to other peoples cars i have more respect than that. it was done to shitters that had been dumped in the bush near where i live

DaFuca Enthusiast

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depends how big, if its small take it to a tyre shop and they can get it repaired properly.

tyre is sent away and a vulcanized patch is used.

weve done heaps at my work, take it to a tyre shop and ask em

chances arent too good if it got stabbed with a knife though

I dont know any state where it is legal to get a hole in the side of a tyre fixed. spesh on a low profile tyre, the size of a "Gator Patch" that most places use to attempt a repair like that is about 2 inches wide by 4 inches long, and is too thick to use on a sidewall cos it limits the flex of the tyre.

Mate I would just save to get a new tyre. You would only be wating your time if you ran around trying to get someone to fix it, and even then, i wouldnt wanna put it on my car after it was done.

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i work at a tyre shop, we send heaps away to factories to get repaired properly, we dont do it at the work shop. dunno the entire process but it comes back with a small "patch" but is different to your normal patch. it is vulcanised into the sidewall properly, unlike normal puncture repairs

but yeah, knife through it probly means its rooted

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theres no metal in the side of a tyre, just nylon cord and rubber, get an old tyre and stab it.

you will be suprised how easy it is, no i havent done this to other peoples cars i have more respect than that. it was done to shitters that had been dumped in the bush near where i live

i'll keep that in mind next time I change tyres.

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