Hello OzB's,
Please suggest a place to get the tubless tyre puncture repaired in south east of Melbourne around Chadstone area and approx cost of it also.
Thanks
Fixing Puncture Tyre Price
dragonfly090 on 24/03/2015 - 22:21
Last edited 25/03/2015 - 21:44
Last edited 25/03/2015 - 21:44
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Probably Asia?
Most of the time people create a topic without adding useful information..To be fair, it only takes one mouse click to find out where the poster is located. But at the same time, it is pretty basic info that should have been included.
Sometimes the user has also neglected to include such info in their profile, as well as their post… at least this guy/gal has supplied a city in their profile!
I'm with F-Ace on this one though; why waste everyone's time by making them click on your profile, just for the privilege of doing them a favour? LOL… ANYways, I should be more tolerant in this case I suppose, cause it's a relative newcomer to the site. It's a new skill I'm trying to acquire.Seems like you have plenty of free time to write a couple of paragraphs that don't even address the original post.
Beaurepaires, Bob Jane, Kmart Tyre and Auto - prob around $20
There arent many tyres that are tube - tubeless is the norm.
I asked in Kmart in Perth WA and was told $30 to fix a punture or fit a tyre I supplied. Asked in Beaurepaires in Rocko and price was pretty similar.
One option is to pay $50 to have 80%+ replacement tyre fitted at a 2nd hand tyre place. Several in Perth, dont think Melbourne would be
any different.
buy a car tyre repair kit.
"buy a car tyre repair kit."
Nah, don't do this if you can just pay someone ~$20 at a garage to fix it. The kit itself will cost you money, actually buying it and fixing' the tyre will cost you time, and a successful outcome is by no means guaranteed. You're WAAAY better off just getting it done professionally, if it's only ~20 clams; there will be a guarantee, and you will also have peace-of-mind that it's been done correctly/efficiently.
if it is only $20….? have you seen a tyre shop take of a wheel, remove the tyre, patch it, put tyre back on rim, put wheel back on car … all for only $20?? I have repaired tyres with a kit that cost $8 and there was enough for 6 tyres/ punctures.
Erm, you must have missed or misunderstood this bit of my post, "Logics":
"…if you can just pay someone ~$20 at a garage to fix it."
The process is not always as you describe.
One thing the OP has nothing to lose in doing, is rolling up with the wheel (which has presumably since been replaced with the "spare"), and getting a "free diagnosis/quote" to fix the problem. In doing so, they will also find out exactly what the problem is/the extent of the puncture, etc.. For free. Infinitely wiser than spending time/money on a "repair kit" in the hope that it will be of use/successful, before even finding out exactly what the extent of the problem is.
Some of us like to try to maintain a sense of balance…
@GnarlyKnuckles: This is OzBargain and not a car enthusiasts forum. If I got a punture in my Falkens then I would buy a new tyre and be "really" safe.
@Logical:
Use up another neg on this one Logs:A young fella called Logs liked to drive,
He got a puncture and “fixed it for five”
But here’s the catch:
He used a crap patch!
It failed, and he barely survived…@GnarlyKnuckles: i love my cars than anything else, and when theres punctures on my tyres, i'd fix it with the tyre repair kit. Tyres company will tell you this is not safe, because they want you to buy new tyres. Workshops tell you this is not safe because they want the $20 from you. My friend who knows jack all about car has a shop convince him to change his tyre for $300 because of a puncture.
With the kit, from now on everytime i fix a puncture, it would be about 50c (ebay $5 for 10 strips). Have fixed 3 punctures on 2 tyres with no problem.
If it fails, the tyres will not explode, otherwise they would have exploded as soon as they touch the nail; we are not talking about balloons here. it will leak slowly. I check tyre pressure every 2 weeks so if there is a leak, will know for sure. Also you can test with soapy water.
So until my DIY work is failing on me, I'm quite confident to stand by this practice.
P.s. never repair damages / punctures on the sidewall.
previously discussed here: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/90153 some were charged up to $40 and some were told that the puncture was in a place that couldn't be repaired…. yet it still can be done yourself and be safe. Obviously they want to upsell you 2 new tyres!
"… and some were told that the puncture was in a place that couldn't be repaired…"
OK Logs, here's a "News-Flash" for yer… this is sometimes actually the case.
A DIY patch-up-job may seem effective re your purposes in some cases/circumstances, merely because it "appears to have worked at the time", but the professionals are (thankfully) held to a higher standard of accountability than that; their repairs are actually expected to be demonstrably safe, under the myriad of real-life on-road conditions/stresses.
I could go on, but I reckon if you give it a bit more thought, you'll realise that possibly a wee "$8 repair kit" will not ensure that the repair will actually result in a tyre that is safe to drive on / will perform adequately under stress; unless it is used by a professional who deems it appropriate given the damage being repaired, but that is not the scenario you're alluding to here…
The Tyre cannot be repaired if the puncture is in the sidewall.
if the side wall was 'knifed' then you have a bigger problem on your hands
ok knuckle… And I am sure that the tyre shop will install a $20 patch and charge you $20 for the whole process. If you give it a bit more thought then you will realise that in business they try to make money and not give out free service. They use exactly the same system as I got, given that I saw what they use.
How about we just agree that I'm awesome and you're a Wally.
Jesus.. $30? $40?
Last two times I did this.. it cost me $10 and $20 respectively (melb west side)
Yeah logics. How do ya like them apples? ;P
Interesting topic.
I bought a used car last week. Four of the tyres fitted are 195/60-15 and one was 185/65-15. The overall diameter is the same, just that one is slightly narrower.
Checked the spare, and it's a match for the other three. So I took it out, intending to fit it so I'd have a perfectly matched set on the car.
Sure enough, the spare tyre had been repaired. The plug is a brownish-red colour and sticks out of the tyre about 1cm. The puncture (and therefore the plug) is dead centre of the tread, actually in the central groove! It had ~28psi so I topped it up to 34psi. Didn't seem to leak, but the tyre was stone-cold and under no stress.
But that's the risk, and IMO it's not worth risking an accident. The tyre has a weight rating as it must bear a percentage of the cars weight. Add to that thermal expansion of the air, sidewall flexing all the other things a tyre must endure?
I didn't want to risk it. So it remains a spare for now.
Sorry but I think you might just find a fixed tyre of the same as the other 3 is far safer than having a mismatched tyre.
Now if you are concerned about using the repaired tyre, buy a new one, but dont run mismatched tyres.
As your IMO says dont run the risk and you are running a greater risk with your current strategy
I'd have fitted the repaired spare if it was intended for the rear (FWD).
Problem was, it needed a tyre rotation as the fronts are worn further than the rears. The previous owner had never bothered, it seems. So the (mismatched) rears came to the the front. I was apprehensive about the 185 on the front too, but figured it was less likely to fail suddenly than a plugged tyre. Plus, I don't know who plugged it! Could have been a dodgy backyard job.
Speed and load ratings are fine for the car. The car had 185-65s as original fitment anyway.
But yes, I'll address it soon. Best case is to find a matching Kelly PA868 in the wider size.
Thanks for your concern (and message) Rocky.
I found the Kelly PA868 for $97 all-in so will be getting the odd Kumho 185 replaced. It's in great condition though, so I'll be taking it home to sell :)
I'm also having them (Tyrepower) do a professional repair to the plugged Kelly. I described the existing plug to him, and he reckons it sounds unusual.
They guarantee the repair they offer restores the tyre to 100% integrity and there won't be any floppy excess plug material clogging the groove. They charge $33 for this.I may well use the repaired one and keep the brand new Kelly as spare.
Tyres are one of the most important safety aspects of any terrestrial vehicle (okay not hovercraft ;) so it's wise not to penny-pinch in this area!
My 5c.
Get some LiquiTube. Permanent repair for the tyre, and depending on your tyre size, a 1L bottle could be put in all 4 tyres to prevent future punctures.
Last time I got a puncture "professionally repaired", it cost me $55 and the "professional" put my directional tyre on backwards, so I had an annoying 'humm' from the tread going backwards all the time. Sounded like I was running mud tires on bitumen.
Far out hombre, that sounds like a really professional operation they were running there…
Last repair I got done was pretty cheap at the nearest tyre shop. Can't remeber, but only like $20.
Also Had one done at work a while back, didnt remove the wheel or even put the car on a jack. Found the offending screw in the tyre, took it out, cleaned out the hole and put a plug in. All in short enough time that the tyre didn't go flat, it did need a fair bit of air though.
There is probably not a whole not of difference in the cost of repairs.
However I did find Jax tyres cheaper than KMart Tyre & Auto.
(Jax provided a better service as well)By all means buy a DIY repair kit if you are fixing a push bike tyre, but invest a few bucks in your own safety for fixing a car tyre.
"…but invest a few bucks in your own safety for fixing a car tyre."
WORD, bro.
Agreed. The 6 pack for a dollar on ebay is not the same quality as the ones at the shops.
Don't let the bargainer in you lead you in an accident. You'll have to cough up more $ than $20 to get it fixed properly.
Costco members, it is free when I got mine fixed…
really?
Wow some of the prices quoted here are way too high. I would not go to any of the main franchises (Kmart, Bob Jane, Beaurepaire, etc), they charge way more than what it should cost. I get mine repaired for $15 from a local tyre shop.
Car or bike tyre?
Had it done at Beaurepaires in Brisbane last month and cost me $35. Feel like being robbed. It was a tubeless car type
In south east where?