Nail too close to sidewall? repairable or not repairable

Laz34 · 08-20-2012, 03:19 AM

Found this in the morning on the way to work. what do you think? I'm a little skeptical on how close the nail is to the sidewall.

rAiN · 08-20-2012, 03:25 AM

it should be fine

Laz34 · 08-20-2012, 03:30 AM

Hope so! too close for comfort

Trips · 08-20-2012, 03:30 AM

I agree you should be fine

Huckleberry · 08-20-2012, 03:50 AM

Yup. Go get it patched!

Joepro · 08-21-2012, 07:14 PM

This is what we are bound by at work, we would not have fixed it,but if they used a patch plug it should be ok.

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Cmike2780 · 08-21-2012, 07:18 PM

Should be okay, but I'd rather get a new tire. No road hazard?

Japanjay · 08-22-2012, 01:15 AM

I had the same issue about a month ago. Same spot but inside. No one would patch it, afraid of busting a belt. I ended up getting my own plug kit and did it myself. No issues so far. Backed it iut with a drill, put finger on hole to stop air from releasing, grabbed plug that I had already set up, pushed real hard but slowly, trimmed with new razor blade. Good enough to get it through the rest of summer before being put up for the winter. Will get a new set next spring or sometime during the winter. Tires were almost to the wear bars too so didnt want to spring on a whole new set this late in the summer.

Waiz · 08-22-2012, 03:59 PM

You got screwed

Sorry, had to do it lol

08-20-2012, 03:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
Laz34 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Strong Island Posts: 56 Drives: 13 Nissan 370z PW M6 Rep Power: 15	Nail too close to sidewall? repairable or not repairable Found this in the morning on the way to work. what do you think? I'm a little skeptical on how close the nail is to the sidewall. __________________ laz34

08-20-2012, 03:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
Laz34 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Strong Island Posts: 56 Drives: 13 Nissan 370z PW M6 Rep Power: 15	Hope so! too close for comfort __________________ laz34

08-20-2012, 03:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
Huckleberry Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Los Angeles Age: 39 Posts: 410 Drives: Z Rep Power: 13	Yup. Go get it patched! __________________

08-21-2012, 07:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
Joepro A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Athens ohio Posts: 1,213 Drives: Company car Rep Power: 34	This is what we are bound by at work, we would not have fixed it,but if they used a patch plug it should be ok. RMA: Tire Repair __________________ Swift\|Koni\|SPC\| FI CBE\|Z1\|Stillen\|Sbend\|Zspeed\|R/T Tuned\|523 whp\|458 tq\|10.5 psi\|SOLD Joepro's Journal\|Joepro's Boosted Performance Build \|Pittsburgh-Western-Pa-Ohio-Wv-Group

08-21-2012, 07:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
Cmike2780 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 5,059 Drives: slowwww Rep Power: 29	Should be okay, but I'd rather get a new tire. No road hazard? __________________ [09][MB][6-Spd MT][Touring][Stillen Gen III][K&N][Borla CBE][Evo-R] [ArchitTEK Photography]

08-20-2012, 03:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
rAiN Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: va Posts: 721 Drives: 2012 370z mt Rep Power: 17	it should be fine

08-20-2012, 03:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,732 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	I agree you should be fine

08-22-2012, 01:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
Japanjay Track Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Puyallup Posts: 856 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z MB M6 Rep Power: 14	I had the same issue about a month ago. Same spot but inside. No one would patch it, afraid of busting a belt. I ended up getting my own plug kit and did it myself. No issues so far. Backed it iut with a drill, put finger on hole to stop air from releasing, grabbed plug that I had already set up, pushed real hard but slowly, trimmed with new razor blade. Good enough to get it through the rest of summer before being put up for the winter. Will get a new set next spring or sometime during the winter. Tires were almost to the wear bars too so didnt want to spring on a whole new set this late in the summer.

08-22-2012, 03:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
Waiz A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 9,262 Drives: Z33 & GE8 Rep Power: 459	You got screwed Sorry, had to do it lol

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