Had anyone used Fix-A-Flat before?
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Had anyone used Fix-A-Flat before?
Had anyone used Fix-A-Flat before? How does it work really? I assume it's not a permanent fix for a flat tire. So how long does it keep a flat tire inflated?
The reason I'm asking is that my Z is sitting in front of my house with a flat tire. I'm taking it to the shop once I receive the new tires in the mail. But I don't want to drive the Z with the donut! I'm trying to see if this product can help me inflat the flat tire enough to drive the Z to the shop (should be less than 20 miles away).
http://www.fixaflat.com/
The reason I'm asking is that my Z is sitting in front of my house with a flat tire. I'm taking it to the shop once I receive the new tires in the mail. But I don't want to drive the Z with the donut! I'm trying to see if this product can help me inflat the flat tire enough to drive the Z to the shop (should be less than 20 miles away).
http://www.fixaflat.com/
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Originally Posted by bb1314
Had anyone used Fix-A-Flat before? How does it work really? I assume it's not a permanent fix for a flat tire. So how long does it keep a flat tire inflated?
The reason I'm asking is that my Z is sitting in front of my house with a flat tire. I'm taking it to the shop once I receive the new tires in the mail. But I don't want to drive the Z with the donut! I'm trying to see if this product can help me inflat the flat tire enough to drive the Z to the shop (should be less than 20 miles away).
http://www.fixaflat.com/
The reason I'm asking is that my Z is sitting in front of my house with a flat tire. I'm taking it to the shop once I receive the new tires in the mail. But I don't want to drive the Z with the donut! I'm trying to see if this product can help me inflat the flat tire enough to drive the Z to the shop (should be less than 20 miles away).
http://www.fixaflat.com/
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Some high end sports cars are coming with no spare tire and a can of fix-a-flat if the car doesn't come with run-flat tires.
I used it once when I bought it at a gas station while in a bind. Held long enough for my 15 mile drive home on the freeway (at slower speeds) and kept the tire inflated through the next morning long enough for me to get the tire fixed at the shop.
I used it once when I bought it at a gas station while in a bind. Held long enough for my 15 mile drive home on the freeway (at slower speeds) and kept the tire inflated through the next morning long enough for me to get the tire fixed at the shop.
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I used it once when I bought it at a gas station while in a bind. Held long enough for my 15 mile drive home on the freeway (at slower speeds) and kept the tire inflated through the next morning long enough for me to get the tire fixed at the shop.
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fix a flat is garbage. Yah it might work temporarily...but when you bring it to a shop to put a patch in it the rubber cement wont stick well and the patch will fall off eventually. Other places just plug the tires which means what??? that **** stays IN your tire, ruining your rim, and throwing the wheel off balance. And if you have chrome...dont even think about using fix a flat.
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buy a plug kit, buy a air pupm that plugs into the lighter or is foot pumped, than use soapy water to find the air leak(the leaking air will make bubbles)
easy to plug a tire
easy to plug a tire
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Originally Posted by MustGoFastR
Do you have TPS? Any ill effects? I've heard the guys at tire shops HATE the stuff b/c it's a b!tch to clean out.
What are you trying to accomplish? You say that you don't want to drive on the doughnut until your tires get in but you also want to make it to the tire shop 20 miles away. Does this mean you're also going to daily drive until the new tires arrive? If that's the case then I would rather use the doughnut.
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I'm actually driving a company rental car now until my Z is fixed. What am I trying to accomplish.. hmm.. I just want to be able to take the Z to the shop when the tires arrive. I still have the flat tire/wheel on right now and I don't want to put the donut on. Not only that I'm lazy, but I also HATE to drive on donut!
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Originally Posted by sean1967
buy a plug kit, buy a air pupm that plugs into the lighter or is foot pumped, than use soapy water to find the air leak(the leaking air will make bubbles)
easy to plug a tire
easy to plug a tire
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I would not recommend this product. For very small holes it works but at the expense of filling the inside of your rim with junk which is a PITA to clean. Also I have heard of it throwing off your balance and screwing up your TPS sensors.
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I didnt really give a crap about my tire and Im looking to trade the car in but fix a flat has kept me going for almost a week now with a hole throught sidewall.
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Originally Posted by SeanMO
I didnt really give a crap about my tire and Im looking to trade the car in but fix a flat has kept me going for almost a week now with a hole throught sidewall.
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yeah i am not sure how it works but i know my friends car didn't come equipped with a spare tire but a can of the fix-a-flat stuff. he hasn't had to use it so i don't know if it will work well for him or not if he ever gets a flat.
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I am a store manager for Discount Tire and yes as it has been stated it will ruin the air sensor and yes it is moisture in the tire that is not good. If it stays in the tire for a long time it ruins the tire from the inside, also when it gets in the hole it also rust the steel in the tire. Fix a flat is a temp thing if you have to use it get it taken care of ASAP
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Originally Posted by reptile718
I would throw the spare on there in that case. Your chances of a blow out are a lot higher when the sidewall is damaged plus I would not trust fix a flat. If you read the directions it is just used as a temporary thing and should be taken in for repair ASAP. Just my