cost to plug a tire ?

renovation · Post by **renovation** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 12:17 am

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 .

Executioner · Post by **Executioner** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:11 am

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

DaMaN · Post by **DaMaN** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 2:39 am

5-6 bucks ea in my area.

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:16 am

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

nitro237 · Post by **nitro237** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:43 am

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.

nexus_7 · Post by **nexus_7** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:05 am

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

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:44 am

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

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:12 am

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

MRCOMPUTER · Post by **MRCOMPUTER** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 1:12 pm

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

EvilHorace · Post by **EvilHorace** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:03 pm

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.

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:33 pm

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.

Post by **MidnightSin** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:57 pm

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

EvilHorace · Post by **EvilHorace** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 9:50 pm

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.

Post by **MidnightSin** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 10:38 pm

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.