SVR rear pirelli p zero pz4 summer tire

Based on the picture you can have it repaired at a tire shop. I has a similar puncture in about the same spot. I had a patch applied and never had a problem.

If they can do a vulcanized rubber patch on the inside, it will probably be salvageable. However, with the tire off would be the only way of really knowing. Hope they can fix it! These tires aren't cheap!

Definitely looks like it can be repaired. I have had at least 3 punctures repaired in my PZ4s. Tyre shop will advise you if an internal patch can be done. Sometimes due to the curved surface, an external plug is better.

To me that is far enough away from the sidewall that it be worth a try to patch it like PBGas said above. I had a nail in a radial once that was a tiny bit closer to the sidewall. Much bigger nail and my son who is a tech ended up giving a patch a try to see if it would hold and I ended up taking that tire off after another 20k miles. The tread looked similar to yours when the nail got in the tire. It was a summer tire on my 2013 accord and it was worn out when I swapped it out. So I agree I think it’s worth a patch try.

As a matter of policy (meaning legal liability) I doubt most major repair shops will fix that. A plug patch is the only acceptable repair. Might be too close to the inner sidewall for the patch part to adhere properly. You might find a small local shop to fix it.

PZ4 stock probably need to pre-order?

Is the tire holding pressure with the nail in it? If so a plug will do the trick.

MKenM said:

Is the tire holding pressure with the nail in it? If so a plug will do the trick.

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it was holding pressure. nail was so small I barely noticed it. I pulled it out hoping it wasn't deep but it did leak after the whole nail was out

A plug is the answer without a doubt. They don't even have to take the tire off the rim.

bobfpacebob said:

Been there, done that.
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The dealer said new tire but I think that it their default. My local go-to Discount Tire said no problem but since I drove 100 yards with it flat the insides were ruined so it was a no go. New tire was about $450 (+ a ton of mandatory "fees"). Took 5 days since there were 36 in the country total and none in my state. The orange donut of shame is a real mood killer when driving...

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lol, looks similar. luckily I found this with the wheels off the vehicle, so avoid the orange donut of shame for now.

You do not need a new tire. A plug, with tire on, will absolutely work fine.

Did they break the bead on the rim to get to the inside of the tire? Did they put a plug in the tire? If they did they would not have to break the bead. Can you see the plug by looking into the hole? Is the tire holding the correct pressure?

MKenM said:

Did they break the bead on the rim to get to the inside of the tire? Did they put a plug in the tire? If they did they would not have to break the bead. Can you see the plug by looking into the hole? Is the tire holding the correct pressure?

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they took the tire off and did a patch, no plug. I called them and they said they drill the puncture to get a clean surface and they insisted the patch is perfect. called another shop and said they typically do patch/plug combo but said the patch only is also acceptable. curious if anyone thinks there's any red flags here..

Matt,

The summer tire I was talking about on that Accord in the post above was done with a patch only, not a patch plug combo and it lasted 20k miles on my Accord. I'm a fairly agressive driver as well going around corners especially. On that Accord the hole was a little closer to the sidewall as well. I think you'll be fine.

You don't need to put a plug if they did a vulcanized rubber patch. I've never had an issue with any of them being done this way after a puncture and I have had a lot of them done.

No worries, they did things correctly. Don't worry about it.

Interesting; I've had upwards of 10 tires with plugs, and a bunch more in the sidewall, the hole was too big, or, the puncture in the tread was not vertical. the "not vertical" couldn't be plugged. I never heard of fixing the tire by drilling out the nail hole to make a bigger hole!!!! As for suggesting you need a new tire, and the advice comes from the dealer, what do you expect????