Originally Posted By: Wheels
Regarding using a plug to fix a sidewall puncture. I've never done it and I know it's verboten but my son bought a old Firebird with a plug in the sidewall and drove it for many months (probably way too fast) before selling it - with the plug still in the sidewall. I warned him about the plug before he bought the car but he's rather pig-headed. So, if you're in a bad situation (wilderness/disaster/danger) with no way to go except plugging the sidewall, wouldn't it be better to do that and carefully drive to a repair place as soon as possible?


In a pinch (out in the woods) we've actually sewn up a tire with wire and covered the tear with patches on the inside. I wouldn't drive it on the road like that. But I've seen many a sidewall plugged, shops just don't do it for liability reasons.