For proton saga BLM/FLX tyres, if a nail poked into the tyre, how long it takes for the tyre to be punctured? One hour?

TQ

This post has been edited by mrkenn: Sep 17 2012, 10:00 PM

It depends. A nail 'inserted' into my tyre for a couple of days before I got it removed and patched up.

Wouldnt it be too late when u realize its already pocked deeply into your tyre?

depend how big the hole is , some can last 1week , some 1hour

By the time I realised it was there, it was already 'parked' nicely. But people at tire workshop have ways to remove them, so no worries.

for punctured tires, there is this thing call hot patch which is way better than those 'insert in' method.
only drawback is hot patch require the tires to be removed thus increased the overall cost and consume more time.

my tire explode at side wall when the tire shop guy pump in air to re-patch the puncture hole, why will this happen?

Possible cause by side wall carcass damage when the tire still rolling with zero pressure.

This post has been edited by ~mingwei~: Oct 1 2012, 11:23 AM

thx for the info...
any idea where can i get extra 14 inch metal RIM for spare?

u can ask any tire shop, most probably they do keep all the traded-in metal rim..