Hi Lewis! I my kit 2 years ago when my r53 o/s rear tyre (4 new Uniroyal Rainsport5s fitted a week before) picked up a screw on the inside shoulder where a tyre shop would refuse a repair. I sold the car a month ago & the repair was still perfect! Cheers. Leigh. PS: My kits has black "bacon" strips!
I use a similar kit that i use to repair my MTB and road bicycle tubeless tyres. I run pressure between 35-65psi and it generally holds. The red gooey stuff they call bacon rashers for some reason. It is ok to use out and about on the bike as an emergency and does seem to hold pressure. I do run with tubeless sealant as well which may help.
I keep one of these in my emergency kit after I got a puncture from a screw, used one of these cheap kits and it held up for the two years I still had that car before I sold it. They hold up pretty well but if you want the piece of mind, you can go to a tyre place to get a permanent repair.
Blimey Lewis. It was tight trying to push that tool into that hole. But hey, you did it. My curiosity about these kits have been answered with your handy demo. Worth having.
They are good and some come with rubber glue which helps when you push them in. They are not actually legal in UK, but then again chunks out of the side wall are not either, but cracks are for some reason. But legality only causes an issue if the MOT tester notices, hence why you can get black ones.
To think I had to go on a course to do puncture repair to bs5750 and now people will be using these temporary repairs without checking for internal damage to the tyre
Good to get you going in the short term but if you took it to a tyre centre they would probably write the tyre off due to the position of the puncture. They don't like seeing punctures too close to the shoulder of the tyre these days.
To get home in an emergency it’s probably ok. I definitely wouldn’t want one on a front wheel, not sure what insurance cover would be like if something went wrong
This maybe a case of teaching your grandma to suck eggs but make sure everyone knows not to use it for a sidewall puncture or near the edges of tread area.
i think this type of repair is only for off road repair of tyres in the uk sticky strings not a legal repair for uk roads and you were close to edge the limit at where a repair can be legally be made
I’ve seen these used in Outback Truckers as emergency repairs. Be great to have an update to see if it provides a permanent repair 👍
these usually do, i've seen ones that were years old, and still holding up
looked so good i had to order, if it's crap I'm blaming you Lewis :)
Hi Lewis! I my kit 2 years ago when my r53 o/s rear tyre (4 new Uniroyal Rainsport5s fitted a week before) picked up a screw on the inside shoulder where a tyre shop would refuse a repair. I sold the car a month ago & the repair was still perfect! Cheers. Leigh. PS: My kits has black "bacon" strips!
So easy even Hubnut couldn't manage it 🙂
I use a similar kit that i use to repair my MTB and road bicycle tubeless tyres. I run pressure between 35-65psi and it generally holds. The red gooey stuff they call bacon rashers for some reason. It is ok to use out and about on the bike as an emergency and does seem to hold pressure. I do run with tubeless sealant as well which may help.
I keep one of these in my emergency kit after I got a puncture from a screw, used one of these cheap kits and it held up for the two years I still had that car before I sold it. They hold up pretty well but if you want the piece of mind, you can go to a tyre place to get a permanent repair.
It's still holding up, we've got one in our kit now too. It's good to test these things out before you need to in an emergency
Good to meet you today. And yes I subbed!!! Twice! Thanks for the decal.
Thank you! 😊
Blimey Lewis. It was tight trying to push that tool into that hole. But hey, you did it. My curiosity about these kits have been answered with your handy demo. Worth having.
Worth having for sure, we've got one in our emergency kit now. Very handy!
They are good and some come with rubber glue which helps when you push them in. They are not actually legal in UK, but then again chunks out of the side wall are not either, but cracks are for some reason. But legality only causes an issue if the MOT tester notices, hence why you can get black ones.
Interesting. I was expecting it to be like one of those cans of foam which never ever work. But this one might be worth getting.
It's still holding out so far. We're definitely keeping one in the emergency kit.
Had one of those kits for years now,been really handy,just used it last week had a big screw in my tyre,roads seam full of the things theys days.
Even the little one's pram got a puncture yesterday!
Will it last...? Take care. Please. Because (selfish as I am) I want to watch more Whiteland videos in the future... 🍀🤡🍀
To think I had to go on a course to do puncture repair to bs5750 and now people will be using these temporary repairs without checking for internal damage to the tyre
Such a plug works well, I did that once on an almost new tire, I was able to wear out the tire without any problems.
Good to hear, our repair is still holding strong!
Thanks keep up the good work love your video's
Thank you very much Les! Really appreciate it
I remember my Dad using this type of repair in thmid sixties on hid 105e van and it never let him down.
They've been around for a while but now thanks to amazon they are just a click away 😂
Used this sort of repair system a few times with no problems afterwards.
Good going! Handy kit to have in the car
I used a kit similar to this about 4/5 months ago on one of my pilots its still fully inflated, no tpms warnings so far!!
just got the same kit, so we have this in the car, we have the Kia foan can, but would like to repair my own and not ruin a tyre with the foam
Tyre shops do not like having to deal with the aftermath of sealer foams!
Good to get you going in the short term but if you took it to a tyre centre they would probably write the tyre off due to the position of the puncture.
They don't like seeing punctures too close to the shoulder of the tyre these days.
Video approved, click.
Thank you!
Sorted. Cool. You'll have to let us know if it lasts.
Still going strong! Lewis is hoping to get the tyre to the end of its life lol
A good, clear and instructive video - thanks. Hope you're on commission 😉
No commission! We get a tiny tiny kick back when someone clicks the link to buy one for themselves but we paid for the kit ourselves to test it 😁
To get home in an emergency it’s probably ok. I definitely wouldn’t want one on a front wheel, not sure what insurance cover would be like if something went wrong
Was using this system back in the seventies as a tempory repair untill the tyre could be fixed with a permanant vulcanising repair.
Has Rusty got Louisa throwing the ball for him or raiding the chocolate from the fridge?
That type of repair kit is good to keep in the car but isn't actually legal to use on UK roads apparently. How anyone would know though?
Let us know how it holds after time. Garages aint cheap for puncture repairs. So the baby was in the office, no doubt answering the phone.
It's still holding strong! Yes baby is in charge of the paperwork too at the mo 😂
So many "that's what she said" moments in this video!
You couldn't make it up 😂
This maybe a case of teaching your grandma to suck eggs but make sure everyone knows not to use it for a sidewall puncture or near the edges of tread area.
i think this type of repair is only for off road repair of tyres in the uk sticky strings not a legal repair for uk roads and you were close to edge the limit at where a repair can be legally be made