Screw in tire and TPMS

Got an America's/Discount Tire near you? The America's Tire near me fixes flats for free....

SCH-R530M ?

 

Nothing needs to be done to the TPMS......just get the wheel balanced after the repair since they remove a small amount of tire on the inside before the put the patch on.

 

I'm not 100% sure about ones far away, but here, they offer free repair to any tire, purchased from anywhere. I think it's their way of promoting themselves/getting new customers. They also price match any competitor pricing. (Their store is always busy.)

That said, $10 is not bad, not bad at all....

 

You could have plugged it yourself. Walmart sells kits for a few bucks.

Otherwise, if you're not inclined, I think $10 is a very reasonable price to have someone else fix it.

 

I would go to Discount Tire or someone else. Nothing needs to be done to TPMS.

 

So far, I've had one flat repair with TPMS, not on the Prius. Walmart fixed it for $10, no surcharge for TPMS. Normally I wouldn't go there, but we were traveling and it happened too late to reach the regular tire shops before closing time of 6 pm. But a Walmart tire shop was open until 7 pm. A Costco tire shop was open even later (8 or 8:30), but would fix only their own tires.

 

I noticed a low tire so I topped off the pressure and stopped by a Pep Boys on the way to work. I stepped inside and enjoyed the A/C, television and WiFi while the gentleman looked at my tire. They removed the nail and repaired the tire at no charge, which was a GREAT surprise to me!

 

You have to be careful when removing and installing the TPMS, they are expensive and easy to damage.

 

Jut curious - when they repair a tire with a plug, don't they leave it mounted to the rim? I swear I saw them do it once on a previous car, and they may have deflated the tire, but I didn't think it needed to be taken off the rim...

 

Do any legitimate tire shops do this?

I thought plugs were just for DIY fixes.

 

Tire Repair - Flat Tires, Patches, Plugs, TPMS | Firestone Complete Auto Care

 

costco does. you plug the hole and patch the inside of the tire.

 

Putting a plug in a tire the old way was leaving it inflated and on the car. The new way and the different type of plug requires taking the tire off the car. The service manager at a Firestone garage took me through the entire procedure and explained it to me. He was a very patient and nice guy to do that I thought.

 

This way is not recommended anymore and dangerous!

 

That's the classic "u must be a red neck if u plug ur tire like this!"

VS980 4G ?