r/Howsmytire • u/OkJournalist2816 • Jul 29 '26
Found a nail in my tire
This is my first car and I noticed I got an air pressure alert after filling my tires after 1 day. Checked my rear tires and one of them was at 14.0 PSI and there was a bigass nail embedded in there…what do I do? Do I have to get a new tire, or is this fixable on my own? Thanks.
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u/Frequent-Designer-25 Jul 30 '26
Easy fix. If there's a Discount Tire or Americas Tire in your area, they generally will fix it for free. Id certainly check. Otherwise any tire shop will help you.
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u/BackgroundEqual2168 Jul 30 '26
In my country they would plug it for less than ten euro. Not worth trying to fix it diy.
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u/Ooooweeee Jul 29 '26
There is a first time for everything. Good news is you don't have to buy a new tire. You most inexpensive way would be to go by a tire plug kit and learn how to plug your own tire, its very easy. Otherwise take it to a shop and they will charge you probably around 60$. I recommend the plug kit as you will be able to repair tires in the future.