Flat tyre due to a nail in thread area (not sidewall).
Any idea what is the cost of fixing a puncture in car tyre and shop to get it fixed?
No DIY :)
Cost of Fixing a Puncture in Car Tyre and Best Place to Get It Fixed?
bluespider on 15/06/2023 - 17:38
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Cool, which shops do you suggest (I will check near post code 2154)?
Literally doesn't matter. It's a super basic plug repair that anyone can do. Even yourself if you had a kit. So nearest tyre garage is fine.
$20-30 is average.
it's a tyre puncture. not rocket science.
If you don't rely on the car critically and never venture into the rural areas, the $20 is probably done from local mechanics attached to a petrol station and alike. Normally those are meant to be "temporary fixes" but really theyre normally fine for ever.
A tire shop will - should - do the "proper one" which are 'permanent fixes'
Sydney's a big place. If you're in Manly, don't think you want to go to Campbelltown to get it fixed.
Thanks, I missed it but mentioned post code in above post.
Costco does them for free if member
No it doesn't. It does that only if you have purchased the tyres from them.
wow i did not know ta
- Free* puncture repairs
OK I registered app! Do we need to add Rego somewhere?
What's the asterisk though ?
And strangely my closest two stores are "Temporarily closed"…
Gotta remedy this hex bit https://pasteboard.co/ROdKWwIC2qbH.jpg
$20-$50 is a good round number.
Although inflation is a bitch.
"Although inflation is a bitch"
So tyre inflation is extra ……Pardon the pun
:)
For future cases, best to carry a plug kit in your car. Costs like $10. And you also want a bike-pump, or inflator can.
Saves having to change wheels when you return to the carpark to find a flat.Supposed to be temporary, but in my experience lasts until the tyre is no longer worth fixing.
On ebay, well under $10. Keep one in each car. Saved me numerous times.
How long might you have been driving before noticing? You can't drive far on a flat before its permanently damaged - I'm talking in metres here depending on how bad the flat is.
Go to your local tyre place. Get it fixed. If they tell you you have to get a new tyre, get a second opinion (from a different shop)
Alternatively, phone a couple of local places and ask for a price first.
Beaurepaires $40 you have to leave it them for a day. If wanting to install and remove spare another $20.
Tyrepower at Baulkham Hills has been awesome for my family.
Not all Punctures even in the Tread area are repairable, and not all methods are Legal.
Call the closest 2-3 to you, get a price starting at - up to, and go visit them.My son was quoted $30 from mycar. They surprised him by not charging him at the end. Perhaps goodwill to get his future business.
$25-$30 in Syd for me.
They take it off and patch it from the inside.
Timewise, first in best dressed, so had to wait for the people ahead of me.
Took mine to Bob Jane. Left it with them. I said I'd pick it up tomorrow.
Next day, the had to go through the dumpster to find my tyre.
I think it was $40.
$20 for the plug from the outside
$40 to 50 for the plug from the inside