Yeah, anything that would blowout the tire or rip the sidewall is gonna cause problems and leave you stranded, even if you have runflats (although the RF might be less prone to that extensive damage).

BTW, I'm still running with the slime in my tire for the past month with no problems. At this point, I'm gonna wait until I change over to my non-winter tires to do a permanent repair.

 

Just ordered the Dynaplug kit! Thanks for the tip guys! I had already bought the Slime Kit a couple months back when I got my snow's. Being an old tire guy I would hate to have to put slime in the tire if I didn't have to. It can be a real mess for the guy doing the dismount. The Dynaplug might help me avoid that. Hopefully none of us ever needs either.

 

For everyone who has purchased some sort of air compressor and now feel secure with it safely tucked in the boot, ... have you ever, just for kicks, ever tested it or let the air out of one tire and then re-inflated it to make sure it works, figure out how long it takes, see how the pump dances all over the ground, see how much noise it makes? Is the power cord long enough to get to the plug inside the front or boot? Now is the time to find out.

I still stand my the pump in post No. 24 of this thread. It actually moves some air, and does so while sitting on the ground, not squirming all over and screaming like a banshie. It doesn't cost as much as the compressors being touted either. Just a suggestion.

Next question. How many people have actually jambed the "roughing" tool into the tread of a run-flat? Then actually inserted a plug? It is rather hard to push in. I suggest you practice on an old tire, preferably an old run-flat down at the tire shop sometime before you try to do it on the side of the road under "always unfavorable conditions".

I'm not trying to cause any trouble here, I just suggest that you know what you have and how it works before you need it.

YD

 

I didn't start this thread, but I too need to replace my OEM run-flats. I remember when this technology was first introduced, I thought it was so-cool. But over & over I heard and been told that I'd enjoy the MINI so much more w/o the run-flats. The Goodyear Eagle F1's seem to have the highest praise for an all-season tire, so I think I'll get those. And then use the recommendations here for emergency tire repair. And if all else fails there's always the roadside assistance service!

 

I think the largest amount of joy from going to non-runflats is not paying $250 - $300 dollars a tire for just an okay performance tire.

 

'run-flat' tires should be called 'run-flat-replace' tires. Since once you run on them flat you will have to replace that $250-300 tire.

 

Yeah, I was just in for my Inspection 1 Svc and they wanted to replace the two fronts for $800+ (!) I politely said no thanks. What are they smoking???

 

i use to work in a wheel shop (5years) omg seeing this stuff pissed me off soooo much cause it gets hot and smells like crap and we have to clean it off the rim which looks like vomit....can you imagine waking up early in the morning and going to work and the first thing you see is some super strong smelly vomit stuff in a wheel and when you put that stuff in the tire it makes it really hard for us to find the flat unless its a big hole....(but the stuff works)


plugging your tires is probably the worst thing you can do to your tire what it does is spreads out the wires in the inside of the tire which causes the tire to expand on high speeds which causes bubbles in the tires which can also cause the tire to blow out...it also lowers the speed rating(NEVER PLUG YOUR TIRE)...use the fix a flat or call AAA for a tow truck

if you plug your tire some major companies like just tires or good year might not even fix your tire they will make you get a new tire or send you on your way to your next shop(even if the plug is not where the leak is cause they cant guarantee there work)

 

Can anyone shed more light on this?