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Literally screwed
Driving to work today, D3 felt a bit funny, like one tyre was a bit low. Got to work and found RH rear tyre very low, and a bloody great screw in it. I have 18" Pirelli Scorpions. What's my best option, but the spare on and take to a dealer, try to find a mobile fitter (anybody know any good national ones), or (horror) quick fit?
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5th Jun 2007 8:45 am
hudsonian
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Land Rover Assist... you have paid for it, use it
5th Jun 2007 10:06 am
simkna
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Good point. I may try taking it somewhere and see if it can be plugged first as the hole is in the tread. I'm presuming LRA carry tyres, but can't do plugs?
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5th Jun 2007 10:27 am
BanhamT
Member Since: 22 Mar 2007
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Any half decent tyre place will do plugs and most will do free repairs you just have to pay for balance and valve.
also kwik fit will do mobile fittingNot a D3 Driver
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5th Jun 2007 12:42 pm
timd3
Member Since: 30 Nov 2006
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exactly the same thing happened to me 2 months ago - except the air departed a damn sight quicker & had to replace the wheel on the M4!
took the "screwed" wheel (scorpion zeros) to kwik fit - in 20 mins all done for £17 - and they stuck the repaired wheel back on the D3 too.
that being said - very much of the opinion that it depends on the depot you go too!2007 TDV6SE Auto Stornoway Grey - now sold...
5th Jun 2007 1:07 pm
fisherman
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Are you guys happy with a repaired tyre going back on your beloved?
Think I'd keep it as a spare only.FFRR 2017 4.4SDV8 Autobiography. Cost so much I must be mad!
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5th Jun 2007 1:14 pm
BanhamT
Member Since: 22 Mar 2007
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fisherman wrote:
Are you guys happy with a repaired tyre going back on your beloved?
Think I'd keep it as a spare only.
Should be fine the plugs shouldn't come out - I've had them on other cars that I have driven alot faster than a 4x4 and never had any problems
but your choiceNot a D3 Driver
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5th Jun 2007 1:44 pm
simkna
Member Since: 21 Feb 2006
Location: Leicester
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Taken to local LR stealers as they said they could get a new tyre next day if it couldn't be plugged - none of the other "tyre depots" could promise that.
End result... plugged, and new spare tyre winch fitted. Cost - £26. A little bit more that KwikFit, but I wouldn't let their monkeys anywhere near a car of mine.
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5th Jun 2007 3:55 pm
Buckingham
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You'll probably find that they whipped it out the back door and round to kwik fit to do it anyway...
5th Jun 2007 5:08 pm
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What went wrong with the spare wheel winch then simkna ?
6th Jun 2007 12:02 am
simkna
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Dunno, but when I asked them what took them so long (apart from them going to Kwikfit), they said they had to replace the winch. There have been a few cases reported on here of the cables bunching up if not wound back in properly, so I guess that's what happened here.
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