Urgent pls advice

[Altec]

Just found out that I a nail have puntured my car's right rear tyre.....

 

Car is in my gf's office now. Problem is seems that the ralliart rims cannot be removed normally, accordding to my gf's coleague.

 

Tomorrow is sunday and I think the car cannot drive very far. can someone recommend me a tyre shop ard katong area that is open on sunday? or any shop that does internal patching will be great too.

 

Btw any advice on how to remove the puntured tyre? if can change then I no need so headache liao

 

Many thanks

[Gantan88]

where got rims that are so special that cannot be removed normally... then what is the use of the spare tyres in your boot?

 

may i too sua ku....

[Altec]

I also tot so....

but seems that cannot unscrew the nutz coz the ralliart design screw up......

[Yc86]

Lancer cs3?

 

If i not wrong, the lug nuts used needs a kind of adaptor to fit the normal wrench..

it's supposed to be sort of a safety feature and also increases the contact area.

 

The adaptor can be bought from most tyre shops. Or u can just get a can of tyre fix to last temporarily.

[Gantan88]

But why the tyre kanna a nail cannot drive long distance? The tyre already flattened a lot?

 

I kanna 2 nails and i drive for few months then i realise... cos the tyre loses air very slowly..... so i go keep pumping...

[Sony]

If it comes with special lug nut adaptor, then C&C would have given you a set for removal.

 

you might want to open up your boot to check it out.

 

Otherwise, there's always on site repair services but price is also higher..

 

another way is to buy those instant inflator but don't last you long as well.

[Altec]

yah

 

problem is now car is in gf office near flat I think....

 

hard for non-employees to go in and since cannot change tyre only option seems to be ask her to slowly drive to petrol station pump air and drive back first. then I bring go fix. but sunday where open....

[Starian]

can take out manually, all you need is the adaptor, which shd be given to you when you collect your car, or when you bought your rim. as long as you dont plug out the nail, the tyre can last 24hrs, go pump air before you go long distance.

 

Else the 1 shop that open on sun would be at yishun, along sembawang road, where the drive thru mac is located, there is 1 or 2 workshop open on sun there.

[Sony]

It depends on how long the nails are and which area is affected.

 

Generally, it's not safe to drive with nails on your tyres coz it might coz a blow out shd you be going at high speed

[Altec]

I dun dare to drive so far lar

 

I stay katong area

 

think mustafa got sell?

 

maybe get my friend drive me down search for it.

Edited September 22, 2007 by Altec

[Gantan88]

then i must be very lucky during those 3 , 4 months .. .cos i do 80 or 90 usually... only...

[Starian]

You can slowly drive to eunos ind estate, behind Singpost, I sure there shd have some workshop open on sun there. normally patch cost from $5 to $12, above that = so you check the price b4 patching.

 

And if you seriously no need to use it for long distance on sun, you can wait till mon where all shops are open so you wont get

[Altec]

tyre only 1 year old....

haizzzz

 

guess thats the only way bah....

damn suay tml must wack 4d win le I go change tyres and rims

[Sony]

and how long is the nail?

[Gantan88]

i dunno .. coz i didnt see... the guy patching the tyre on the other side while i am on another side watching them do brake bleeding... so i missed it... but patch 2 holes, $14.....

[Tommyjen]

you can go Balestier Road.. opp Fragrance Hotel.. the shop open till 1am..