First Flat…
Aug 26, 2005 | 06:34 PM
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Aug 26, 2005 | 07:03 PM
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Good thing that you still had your tire pressure monitors! You might have broke the tire/wheel "bead" before you knew that you had a flat. Your road kit would have been useless then.
Tom
Aug 26, 2005 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by TCW
Good thing that you still had your tire pressure monitors! You might have broke the tire/wheel "bead" before you knew that you had a flat. Your road kit would have been useless then.
Tom
Very good point Tom
Aug 26, 2005 | 07:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TCW
Good thing that you still had your tire pressure monitors!
Tom
thats why I put them in the Z06 wheels when I changed over.
Aug 26, 2005 | 07:15 PM
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Glad you were prepared, are you going to get it patched from the inside now??
Aug 26, 2005 | 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by MY1STPEWTER
Glad you were prepared, are you going to get it patched from the inside now??
Not this time, I’ll let it go for a few months until I put the new skids on. I’ll let you know how it holds up.
Aug 27, 2005 | 07:10 AM
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That's good to know, I plan on getting rid of the run flats as soon aas I burn up these factory POS.
Aug 27, 2005 | 08:32 AM
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glad you had a good outcome. bub
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Aug 27, 2005 | 08:37 AM
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