Rems31

As I was ready to go to work, I saw my left rear tire flat. I jacked it up and looked for any holes. I saw a nail head in the tire.

Does anyone know of a good place to patch tires in Mississauga? How much would the fix cost?
Would have been easier if it wasn't snowing right now so I can put my summers on...

TIA

StealthTL

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Lets see...... a place to fix Tires in Canada.....

Tires in Canada, a place to fix a Canadian Tire.........

Nope, no names jump to mind.

Rems31

Yea but I've read of many horror stories with cars and Canadian Tire (I'm sure they have the nickname Crappy Tire for a reason) :-P
Was looking for more independent shops with a good rep

Rotary Mike

Yeah, Canadian Tire is a nightmare, stay away.

If you are closer to the Etobicoke side of things try Kipling Tire. They are great people to deal with.

prospectjtaz

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tires23?

laythor

Keep one thing in mind when looking at reviews of any service place. People who have their issue resolved with no problems are very unlikely to make a post about it. Repairing a puncture isnt rocket science and it's not that difficult to watch them work and make sure it's being repaired correctly.

Rems31

thanks but that's a bit far from me...I'm sure there are closer ones

do they patch tires? I thought they just sold them

I've never had a flat before so I'm trying to look for how patching done.

Footman

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Search Active Green Ross... those guys are good

Rems31

cool thanks...I'll probably go with them cuz when I think about it, I remember some of my friends going there for things like oil changes and tune ups.

Now I just have to wait til my parents gets off work so I can use their RAV4 to take the tire there.

Should I be doing anything special like removing the tires from the car so as not to add more pressure to it?
Maybe jack it up?

Rotary Mike

Just slap on one of your summer tires and drive it over there in your RX-8. It's a beautiful day to be cruising around on summer tires

kenkyo_D27

lol...f**k snow

Thumper3322

Which tire is it? If your summer and winter aren't the same diameter DON'T do it. It will *** up your ecu/DCS and can cause problems if it's a rear tire.

9krpmrx8

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You really had to make a thread for this? A tire patch is a tire patch.

mar10

U can do it yourself , it takes 5 min to stick a plug in it and u r good to go

Which part of mississauga u from , there is a really good tire shop on the corner of winston churchill and royal windsor drive , Jensen Tire .

Thumper3322

Dude why you so negative on ppls threads? He was only asking for a recommendation!

9krpmrx8

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Not being negative, just stating the obvious. Any tire shop can patch a tire, it's not like he running some exotic setup needing a specialized tire shop.

Rems31

As I've said I've never had a flat and don't really know what special skills/processes are needed to patch one up...
so I can patch the tire myself? I have some duct tape :-P

9krpmrx8

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Patching it yourself would be a pain because the tire has to come off and plugging it would be easy to do yourself but should only be done as a temporary fix on a performance tire. Any tire shop will find the hole, demount the tire from the rim, clean the area inside the tire over the punctured area, apply patch glue, apply the patch, allow it to dry and then remount the tire and balance it. It should take less than a half hour.

mar10

How did u make out with the flat ?

Rems31

took it to active green & ross. Came out to a little under $26 after taxes.
Looks good so far...

Footman

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Excellent Rems.. I've had my flat tire fixed at Active too, that's why I recommended it. No problems after...

Rems31

yea thanks!