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Old May 11, 2025 | 06:24 PM
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Just ordered a new set of $350 each Mickey Thompson Baja legends for the raptor to be installed tomorrow.
Went to drive the vette to work and see this: maybe I should own stock in discount tire. And what kind of monster still uses flat head screws?

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Old May 11, 2025 | 06:55 PM
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Easy fix...
looks too close to sidewall to fix innit?
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Old May 11, 2025 | 07:42 PM
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looks too close to sidewall to fix innit?
Reputable shops won't fix it that close.
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Old May 11, 2025 | 08:51 PM
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Try a shop if they wont do it plug it yourself. Ive plugged a few tires over the years on my cars and never had an issue.
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Old May 11, 2025 | 09:58 PM
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Try a shop if they wont do it plug it yourself. Ive plugged a few tires over the years on my cars and never had an issue.
My tires are dated 27/20 so it may be time to replace anyway. How safe would that plug be? A blowout and wreck is gonna cost more than a set of tires.
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Old May 11, 2025 | 10:10 PM
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Discount Tire replacement certificates have paid for themselves many times over for me. I get them on every new car I buy and every new set of tires. I've got 4 vehicles all with expensive tires, so a little for insurance is worth it to me.
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Discount Tire replacement certificates have paid for themselves many times over for me. I get them on every new car I buy and every new set of tires. I've got 4 vehicles all with expensive tires, so a little for insurance is worth it to me.
I bought them with my new raptor tires, I have unbelievable bad luck with unfixable flats.
I don’t track the car so I may go with tires more affordable than the pilot sports.
There is a Potenza s007 A that is cheap but I’ve yet to see too many reviews.
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Old May 11, 2025 | 10:38 PM
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I was taking my 2023 HTC in for its first oil change and picked up a screw in just about the same area as on your tire. That was not a very happy day.
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Old May 11, 2025 | 11:27 PM
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What’s the matter with flat head screws ?
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Plug does not work on that type of injury - oh yea you can plug it.. it will hold air -- and it will slowly degrade to leak a little. When you take that tire off - look inside and the cords and inner part are all F'dUp. I know I just went thru that with my rear tire - it had only 10,000 mile on it. I was surprised as to the damage inside.
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Originally Posted by MARSC6
Reputable shops won't fix it that close.
That screw sure looks like it is too close to the sidewall to repair
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Old May 12, 2025 | 12:34 PM
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Take it to a tire shop like Discount Tire and they will tell you quickly whether that is fixable or not.
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Originally Posted by madsonp
What’s the matter with flat head screws ?
GD screwdriver slips off, repeatedly. I wish I had a copy of Flat Drive Screw Blues by Harvey Nation. Funny song.
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So discount says it’s not fixable. Ordered a set of hankook v12 evo2.
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Replace that tire or purhaps two of em.. perhaps all of them. You gotta spend money to protect ones Corvette from a tire failure problem in the boondocks. GM won't help you there,
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Originally Posted by Whitepony04
So discount says it’s not fixable. Ordered a set of hankook v12 evo2.
Guess it could be worse. Might want to consider TPMS sensors while you are there depending on their age.
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Originally Posted by c5arlen
Replace that tire or purhaps two of em.. perhaps all of them. You gotta spend money to protect ones Corvette from a tire failure problem in the boondocks. GM won't help you there,
Exactly why I replaced all 4 when I picked up a piece of welding rod in my rear passenger tire. Lots of tread left on 'em too, but I wasn't taking chances.
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Originally Posted by Whitepony04
So discount says it’s not fixable. Ordered a set of hankook v12 evo2.

same ones I have, not a bad tire.
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Haven’t had a nail etc in the C6’s tires until I purchased new rears. Within two weeks i picked up a nail… plugged that **** and called it a day.
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