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i took my tire in to have a plug put in it and the charged me $20. it was off the car and he just filled it with air and stuck a plug in it.this seems a bit costly but its been a while last time i needed a tire pluged i think i payed like $7.50 and it was still on the car. local shop at my corner not like they didnt know me .

Hehe - where I bought my tires, I get free fixes and free tire balances.

5-6 bucks ea in my area.

under $10 around here - my regular shop does my lawnmower tire for free...even when they have to put it back on the rim

Um, if it's just a nail hole etc, I fix my own. But I think they charge around $15 the last time I had to go to the tire shop.

if you have a discount tire in your area, it is free. No strings. Didnt have to buy them there. Its a great deal.

Greg

I get mine plugged/patched for free. But I know the prices range from $5-$20 around here as well. Just depends on who you go to. I can also plug them myself, would have done that the last time, but it had to be patched from the inside.

eGo

Usually around $10ish from what I've seen.

I pay 8 in Bama. 20 seems a bit high.

Where I work, we're not allowed to plug tires because certain tire manufacturers and safety groups think it'll possibly cause tire belt problems, although I don't agree.
We have to remove the tire, patch it and balance it......which is 1/2 hour labor. Offhand, I don't know what exactly they're charging (at what rate) but it's hardly cheap.
I've plugged many tires over the years w/o problems. It's normally .3hr in most dealers to leak test and plug a tire if that's all it needs.

Well, if you leak test, then I'd pay a bit more. Seems like after a plug, the tire is never the same (always has a slow leak). Guess some places are better than others.

Hell Autozone will sell ya the plugs and the tool for less than 10 bucks

The cheap plugs aren't very good. The good kits, which some parts stores and tool guys sell cost $60 but they do many tires and you can get refills. Only those in the business would buy a kit like that, not a guy trying to fix one tire on his own car.

i Admit you get what you pay for. Allthough I cannot count the number of tires I have plugged on the farm or on my Scouts all worked fine and have never had an issue. I do prefer the red plugs over the black and my tools did come off the Snap-On truck.