Can this be plugged?

Tek-dad · 11-02-2023, 03:47 PM

I have a 2020 X5 m50i and just got this beauty in the front tire. My new i5 M60 will be arriving around the end of this month and I’d really rather not buy a new tire!
Thanks in advance!

gfeiner97 · 11-02-2023, 08:15 PM

many manufacturers say no plugging or patching on run flats but I have plugged holes like that in the past on run flats without any problems. It's a PITA to punch the plug through all the steel belting that runflats have. Last time I did it, used a drill to widen the screw hole. Sometimes the plugs can dry out over time, causing a slow leak and resulting in the need to replug.

Bryantbjb · 11-02-2023, 10:40 PM

Same question. Non-run flat came off my 809M set. Front tire. Possible to patch?

eelnoraa · 11-02-2023, 10:52 PM

Yes that location is repairable.

slicky · 11-03-2023, 05:43 AM

Absolutely. Discount tire will patch it for free. You can also install an external plug yourself.

MADBMWX5MC · 11-12-2023, 05:31 PM

yes, it can. I had professionally done in my Jeep SRT run flat tire.

roamio · 11-12-2023, 11:14 PM

Yes, it can be patched.

11-02-2023, 03:47 PM	#1
Tek-dad Second Lieutenant 161 Rep 203 Posts Drives: 20 X5 M60i 24 i5 M60 24 X7 M60 Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Can this be plugged? I have a 2020 X5 m50i and just got this beauty in the front tire. My new i5 M60 will be arriving around the end of this month and I’d really rather not buy a new tire! Thanks in advance! Attached Images
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11-02-2023, 08:15 PM	#2
gfeiner97 Private First Class 81 Rep 107 Posts Drives: X540i Join Date: May 2022 Location: N/A iTrader: (1)	many manufacturers say no plugging or patching on run flats but I have plugged holes like that in the past on run flats without any problems. It's a PITA to punch the plug through all the steel belting that runflats have. Last time I did it, used a drill to widen the screw hole. Sometimes the plugs can dry out over time, causing a slow leak and resulting in the need to replug.
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11-02-2023, 10:40 PM	#3
Bryantbjb Private 52 Rep 81 Posts Drives: 2024 M4 Competition /2022 X5 Join Date: Feb 2022 Location: Salem, OR iTrader: (0)	Not trying to hijack, similar question Same question. Non-run flat came off my 809M set. Front tire. Possible to patch? Attached Images
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11-02-2023, 10:52 PM	#4
eelnoraa Brigadier General 2033 Rep 3,681 Posts Drives: G05 X5 Join Date: May 2022 Location: SF Bay Area CA iTrader: (0)	Yes that location is repairable. __________________ 2022 G05 B58/PHEV + a few very old BMWs
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11-03-2023, 05:43 AM	#5
slicky Second Lieutenant 122 Rep 208 Posts Drives: Cadilac ATS-V Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Mt. Prospect IL iTrader: (0)	Absolutely. Discount tire will patch it for free. You can also install an external plug yourself.
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11-12-2023, 05:31 PM	#6
MADBMWX5MC Major 744 Rep 1,086 Posts Drives: 2023 BMW X5MC Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Northern Virginia iTrader: (0)	yes, it can. I had professionally done in my Jeep SRT run flat tire. __________________ 2023 BMW X5MC Tanzanite Blue II Metallic 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT Black 2006 Ford Mustang GT Convertible (car-show car) Last edited by MADBMWX5MC; 11-13-2023 at 06:26 AM..
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11-12-2023, 11:14 PM	#7
roamio First Lieutenant 254 Rep 320 Posts Drives: 24 X5 M60i Join Date: Jun 2023 Location: Northeast iTrader: (0)	Yes, it can be patched.
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