Hey guys, so about 6/7 months ago I purchased the Bridgestone potenza pole position all seasons, and I love them so far I only put 500 miles on them. About a month ago I was inspecting my tires before I went out on a nice cruise, and discovered the SECOND nail in my rear passenger tire. The first one had been patched up, but I'm not sure if this one can. I never removed this nail because it didn't seem to effect anything, pressure remained constant and the nail wasn't petruding from the tire at all. Tonight I was driving back from the gym and had the windows down, and I noticed a clicking/tapping noise coming from the passenger side. I pulled over and checked both the tires, front fine, back no other nails, except i noticed that the nail is now sticking out a bit more than before. By looking at the picture can someone please tell me if I can get this patched/plugged, or if I require a new tire because of the location(being about an inch from the sidewall. Please help. Wont be driving it any time soon until I figure out what needs to be done, and yes next time I will get the repair done sooner than later.

 

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you should be able to get that patched or plugged. it's not in the sidewall, so it's not that bad. patch is better, but depending on your driving style a plug should do just fine.

 

Yeah i was wondering because the Maintanence shop told me if it was too close to the sidewall it would have to be replaced. But then again it was owned by Bridgestone so the could have been trying to bs me. But yeah the previous plug has held up fine, what would you suggest if i have some spirited driving pretty frequently? Not a ton of tire shredding but maybe a little

 

if you drive spirited some time, patch it. patches tend to hold up better imo.

but a plug would suffice if it's just a DD.

i think that shop if FOS. it has like an inch at least before the sidewall. take it to another shop.

 

Thanks, yeah i was thinking the first time the they were just trying to swindle me to buy another tire from them. Just because im 17 doesn't mean i dont know when someone is trying to bs me. I probably won't go back there again, just because of that. Should be getting this done sometime within 1 or two days depending on my time. Im not questioning your knowledge but they said that it had to do with the tubes and stuff on the inside of the tire. False or true? Thanks for the help though!

 

IMO, the damage in your pic is borderline questionable.

Problem is, it's fine for straight line driving, but when you corner, that area of the tire is subject to more stress, alot more if you corner aggressively.

It looks awfully close to the shoulder, maybe an inch away? So while it is repairable, be it plug or patch, you may get flexing in that part of the tire under certain conditions which may cause the plug/patch to not hold. It's a tough call. Given how new the tires are, and they are performance tires, I would bite the bullet and not worry that the tire may give out on a fast on/off ramp.

ymmv.

 

Sooner or later, it's gonna fail.
Had one hankook v12 with a plug, that lasted a month.
A pay each lasted longer, but bigger problem when it failed.

Save yourself the time money & the most important thing your safety.
If you drive aggressive, you don't want that patch coming loose.

 

Yeah it's about an inch away. Thanks for the input i didnt really think about that part

 

Okay so this might seem kinda dumb so don't bash on me. But last night I was so worn out from the gym, and it was very dark and I couldn't see the tire all that well. So this morning I went out to check the tire, the picture was actually just a rock stuck in between the treads, I had more light and washable to see it didn't actually go in the tire. I want to say that was causing the small tapping noise, however I still have a nail in my tire. The rock just popped right out, ill be uploading a picture of the actual nail soon.sorry for the confusion, but I should still get it replaced or repaired.

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Screw not nail....not that it makes a difference.

Pretty much in the same spot where the rock was in the other picture.

It's really up to you. Personally, I'd try a patch and see how long it lasts. Might last a little while....I'd stay away from a plug.

However, jsolo is right....why take the chance of having it fail when cornering. Peace of mind would dictate to just replace it.

Up to you though.

 

Yeah it's a screw i dont care about the difference right now haha. Anyways, have it being the second nail/SCREW in this tire im just going to replace it instead. Maybe if it not the second one i would just patch it. But this tire is done i dont want to take a chance, thanks for the help. And yeah the rock was causing the tapping noise, thanks for the help ill be replacing it within the week!

 

You need to stop driving where there's an abundance I'd hardware on the ground.

Second screw/nail in an almost new tire....quit it!

 

I dont though i avoid any construction zones or where things are being built! Im thinking i got it from my neighbor because theyre roof was being replaced. I checked for nails before i left i guess its just my luck that i got two in one. Next time i will definitively invest in the road hazard warranty, more money but with my luck if say next time it's worth it.

 

Where you driving that you pick up such debris?