C300 flat tire and cost to fix?
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2008 Mercedes C300 Sport
C300 flat tire and cost to fix?
I have an 08 c300 sport and got my first flat tire.. Anyone know the price of a new tire from the dealer? I'm going to the dealer tommorow and I'm hoping they can fix it. Don't see any nails and threw a can of fix a flat in there just hope it hold up till tommorow... Thanks
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If it's just a flat tire...you can take it to any tire shop to get it repaired. Something to keep in mind if mercedes inflates the repair cost of something as easy as this.
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I have an 08 c300 sport and got my first flat tire.. Anyone know the price of a new tire from the dealer? I'm going to the dealer tommorow and I'm hoping they can fix it. Don't see any nails and threw a can of fix a flat in there just hope it hold up till tommorow... Thanks
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I also say try a local repair shop.
When I had one go down last year, I knew it was beyond repaid because there was a several inches long by 1-2 inch wide piece of wood in the tire.
So I ordered an identical tire on tirerack, took the bad tire and wheel to tire shop, and they switched them out and balanced it for me for $25 or something.
When I had one go down last year, I knew it was beyond repaid because there was a several inches long by 1-2 inch wide piece of wood in the tire.
So I ordered an identical tire on tirerack, took the bad tire and wheel to tire shop, and they switched them out and balanced it for me for $25 or something.
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Take it to the dealer, it's not that bad. Me/Be won't plug a tire you can drive over 100 mph on. They will patch it from the inside and rebalance the tire. I think the repair was <$25 I had it done. I also had a tire replaced. it was>200 for a conti pro.
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I'm not completely sure on this (meaning I'm not in the tire business), but using the fix-a-flat often makes it more difficult to make certain repairs to the tire, so you may be limited. I was always told that the fix a flat was a last resort (only use if your spare is also flat or multiple tires go down) for this reason.
In the future you might want to consider purchasing a warranty from one of the national tire chains. In my experience they are very good about tire repairs and I've even had tires replaced under warranty that were "questionable". Of course that warranty will cost you much more than just a one-time plug or patch job.
In the future you might want to consider purchasing a warranty from one of the national tire chains. In my experience they are very good about tire repairs and I've even had tires replaced under warranty that were "questionable". Of course that warranty will cost you much more than just a one-time plug or patch job.
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I'm not completely sure on this (meaning I'm not in the tire business), but using the fix-a-flat often makes it more difficult to make certain repairs to the tire, so you may be limited. I was always told that the fix a flat was a last resort (only use if your spare is also flat or multiple tires go down) for this reason.
In the future you might want to consider purchasing a warranty from one of the national tire chains. In my experience they are very good about tire repairs and I've even had tires replaced under warranty that were "questionable". Of course that warranty will cost you much more than just a one-time plug or patch job.
In the future you might want to consider purchasing a warranty from one of the national tire chains. In my experience they are very good about tire repairs and I've even had tires replaced under warranty that were "questionable". Of course that warranty will cost you much more than just a one-time plug or patch job.
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[QUOTE= i think plugs are outdated and not so say... more like a trail fix for a truck tire or backwoods shop at this point.[/QUOTE]
I am interested to know how you would suggest repairing a tyre ?
I am interested to know how you would suggest repairing a tyre ?
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it depends where on the tire the puncture is. It should be cheap if it has punctured straight into the tire and it can be repair with a simple plug. However there are also weak spots of the tire which = very hard to repair =p so depends where you struck gold.
