[persean]

Just got a nail in my tire i have 225 45 18 tire continental SSRs. Wanted to know if these can be repaired and patched. Ive made phone calls, some some yes, some say no. I wanted to know if anyone knew..

[omer]

You can't.

[diesel86]

Originally Posted by omer

You can't.

Not so fast on that one. Repairing an RFT can be done depending on a few factors. The first one being where is the puncture? Is it in the tread blocks or near the shoulder? Those are questions that would affect any tire repair. The second was low long the tire was run without pressure. If it's determined that it can be repaired, it needs to be done with the tire off the wheel and using the patch and plug method. Keep in mind that when any tire, not just RFT's, are punctured and subsequently repaired, the speed rating is no longer valid.

[persean]

Originally Posted by diesel86

Not so fast on that one. Repairing an RFT can be done depending on a few factors. The first one being where is the puncture? Is it in the tread blocks or near the shoulder? Those are questions that would affect any tire repair. The second was low long the tire was run without pressure. If it's determined that it can be repaired, it needs to be done with the tire off the wheel and using the patch and plug method. Keep in mind that when any tire, not just RFT's, are punctured and subsequently repaired, the speed rating is no longer valid.

I bought a continental tire anyways... was suppose to pay almost 500$ but because they screwed something up I got it for 250$. I have tire in my trunk, going to take it somewhere ghetto and see if they can fix it cause everyone else wants me to just buy a new tire from there.

[diesel86]

Originally Posted by persean

I bought a continental tire anyways... was suppose to pay almost 500$ but because they screwed something up I got it for 250$. I have tire in my trunk, going to take it somewhere ghetto and see if they can fix it cause everyone else wants me to just buy a new tire from there.

Didn't read the original post closely enough to see that you had the Conti's. The other poster was right in that Conti's and Pirellis are not to be repaired. All the other brands that BMW Specs as RFT's can be repaired.