06-25-2015, 01:26 AM | #1 |
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Your 'flat tyre plan'
Can anyone advise what their 'flat tyre' plan is for long road trips?
Ive been looking at the Stop & Go Tubeless Pocket Tire Plugger w/ CO2 Inflation Canisters. Has anyone tried these and where can you buy them? Thanks in advance
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06-25-2015, 04:09 AM | #2 |
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The M235i will have a BMW mobility kit that comes standard, I'd suggest using that.
If you are quite hands on and know how to do a string plug repair then you can buy the kit you have shown. However when you fix puncture repairs you will always want a combi/mushroom plug. ( It requires the tyre to be taken off the rim and plugged from the inside out. ) It is very hard to repair a tyre correctly after it has been plugged from the top. If you get a compressor with slime, it will shoot slime and air into the tyre and cover the leak, you can then take it to a tyre shop to get the tyre repaired because they can simply take the tyre off the rim and wash the slime away. |
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So if I ever get a flat, I'll use the slime and then take it to work and get one of the boys to repair my tyre properly . |
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For long drives away from home I like to take a bicycle air pump ( actually fills a tire pretty quickly ) along with plugs and a sealant.
However with plugs it's lots easier if you can take tire off car and have a small claw pliers to pull out nail. I just read in owners manual to ask dealer about tire removal tools - after getting a flat earlier this week I want to buy a bmw emergency jack and tools - need to ask dealer what they offer for 235. |
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The issue with mobility kits is that they leave gunk in your tyre which need to be removed completely before your repaired tyre can be re-balanced. Tyre shops have been known to defect your tyre and put on new ones rather than clean your tyre. It's a wheel balance issue and not just time issue.
I had 4 punctures in my a45 over 6 months. It was jinxed. Mobility kit slime failed to work on the 2 occasions I used them. I had a puncture in 235 a few weeks ago and did not use the kit. I called BMW assistance and told them kit didn't work. They sent out a flat top and took me to tyre shop. Long story short. Use BMW assistance or purchase a space saver that works with 235 set up. |
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