What do you use for your tire repair kit?

JingChai · 11-22-2015, 10:08 PM

I'm looking to get get a tire repair kit since I'm running Michelin PSS now and it's one of those things to better have and not need vs. need and not have.

So what would you recommending? I read around it seems like the Slime kit with the compressor is pretty popular.

city1991 · 11-22-2015, 11:11 PM

Just call AAA

weehe126 · 11-22-2015, 11:42 PM

just get the spare tire kit.

Wilt · 11-22-2015, 11:53 PM

A jack from an E46, a tire iron for the jack, a tire plug kit, a 12v air compressor.

The jack and tire iron allows you to remove the wheel in order to better be able to insert the plug in the puncture in the tread, the 12v air compressor allows you to fill the tire again, lower the car to the ground and be on your way.

Save the phone call and the long wait for AAA to show up, for when the puncture is not in the tread, and you cannot use a plug.

JimBeemer3 · 11-23-2015, 06:59 AM

A can of "Fix-a-Flat" and my cell phone. If it's good enough for the boarder patrol it's good enough for me!

Tom Droze · 11-23-2015, 07:21 AM

Slime tire sealant, plug kit, 12 volt air compressor, the BMW jack Kit, and the phone number to AAA. If I'm in town I'm calling AAA, If I'm many miles removed from a large town or city I now have a choice. Keeping in mind it could be late at night with no open tire repair shops or you could be 100 miles from the nearest town, or both. At least now I'm prepared for any eventuality except a blow out.

DF · 11-23-2015, 08:43 AM

I have a 12v compressor and fix a flat

mump · 11-23-2015, 09:13 AM

Slime kit that has a 12-volt compressor and a light. They are pretty much the same as the BMW kits, only the are around $40 at Walmart. When I was stationed in Germany and was having my car serviced at the BMW dealership, the tech saw it and asked where I bought it from. I told him I had it shipped to me from Amazon for $40. Impressed him.

Krynos · 11-23-2015, 10:49 AM

I bought the BMW Tire Mobility Kit off Amazon. Compressor with built in BMW slime lol.

Welcome to NBA Jam · 11-23-2015, 11:16 AM

Compressor, tire plug kit, scissor jack, breaker bar, warning triangle, 16 mm socket. All fits neatly in a bag

John 070 · 11-23-2015, 11:23 AM

Question...have any of you plugged a tire before....imho fix a flat makes a mess.

Plugging is not difficult to do at all, and it works. The question would be can you find the issue and then inflation (meaning at home no problem). Being performance oriented of course plugging is not the right way to do it, then again who has $400 for a new tire? I've plugged 2/4 of my RFTs without issue. My PSSs are not on the car yet, da** when I bought them they did not come with the road hazard for free as they do today.

cahme · 11-23-2015, 11:29 AM

I carry a tire plug kit (with random tools to extract nail/screw/etc) and a 12v compressor.

I've found that it's easier to position the tire to fix it on the car than the advantage of removing the tire. I've also just went through this routine yesterday and the whole process was about 5 min

If I'm going to get a jack, I'm going full bore and getting an E60 spare as well to cover the blowout scenario.

JingChai · 11-23-2015, 03:53 PM

Thanks for the suggestions! I have the AAA membership where I get 4 free towing up to 100 miles.

Teufel_Hunden · 11-23-2015, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DF

I have a 12v compressor and fix a flat

+1

Wilt · 11-23-2015, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JingChai

Thanks for the suggestions! I have the AAA membership where I get 4 free towing up to 100 miles.

...and the last two times that I need a tow (2010, 2013), coincidentally I was in San Francisco both times, in the middle of a very large metropilitan area with no shortage of AAA tow services, and I had to wait 45 minutes for the AAA tow to simply get there, on both occasions. Plug kit gets you going sooner. AAA gets you towed somewhere better when the plug kit will not work.

thkfast · 11-25-2015, 02:21 AM

Apparently I went the expensive route.

I purchased an 18" split 5-spoke wheel (similar to my 313 style wheel) with a 225/40/18 tire, TPMS, mounted and balanced from Tire Rack for $300. I toss it in the trunk with an aluminum jack, breaker bar, torque wrench and specific lug nuts when I travel outside the city.

Ml3456 · 11-25-2015, 08:12 AM

Continental Fix a flat kit. Have it hanging in the trunk of my E93

http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/detail.jsp?ID=38

Ozzie335i · 11-25-2015, 09:29 AM

My tire guy said go with Slime as it won't gum up the tire sensor, and is easier to clean up. I paid around 30 at Auto Zone.

VTECaddict · 11-25-2015, 11:22 AM

I have a Slime kit that came with a compressor. Haven't used the plugs yet (knock on wood) but the compressor has come in handy many many times.

tc535i · 11-25-2015, 11:24 AM

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000YMP1SA

JingChai · 11-26-2015, 12:22 AM

I'm thinking of either the Slime kit with compressor or Continental kit.

I might just ask for one for a Christmas present!

jss12636 · 11-26-2015, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ml3456

Continental Fix a flat kit. Have it hanging in the trunk of my E93

http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/detail.jsp?ID=38

+1

How do you have yours hanging? Mine just slides around everywhere.

11-22-2015, 10:08 PM	#1
JingChai Lieutenant 158 Rep 424 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 328i Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (0)	What do you use for your tire repair kit? I'm looking to get get a tire repair kit since I'm running Michelin PSS now and it's one of those things to better have and not need vs. need and not have. So what would you recommending? I read around it seems like the Slime kit with the compressor is pretty popular.
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11-22-2015, 11:11 PM	#2
city1991 Captain 231 Rep 788 Posts Drives: 2015 535i x drive F10 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Iowa iTrader: (1)	Just call AAA
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11-22-2015, 11:42 PM	#3
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11-22-2015, 11:53 PM	#4
Wilt Major 228 Rep 1,051 Posts Drives: 2011 328i Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: SF Bay area iTrader: (0)	A jack from an E46, a tire iron for the jack, a tire plug kit, a 12v air compressor. The jack and tire iron allows you to remove the wheel in order to better be able to insert the plug in the puncture in the tread, the 12v air compressor allows you to fill the tire again, lower the car to the ground and be on your way. Save the phone call and the long wait for AAA to show up, for when the puncture is not in the tread, and you cannot use a plug.
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11-23-2015, 06:59 AM	#5
JimBeemer3 Enlisted Member 13 Rep 43 Posts Drives: 2010 328i, 2015 Z06, & 2000 M5 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	A can of "Fix-a-Flat" and my cell phone. If it's good enough for the boarder patrol it's good enough for me!
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11-23-2015, 07:21 AM	#6
Tom Droze Major 413 Rep 1,286 Posts Drives: 2012 BMW 328i (e92) Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona iTrader: (0)	Slime tire sealant, plug kit, 12 volt air compressor, the BMW jack Kit, and the phone number to AAA. If I'm in town I'm calling AAA, If I'm many miles removed from a large town or city I now have a choice. Keeping in mind it could be late at night with no open tire repair shops or you could be 100 miles from the nearest town, or both. At least now I'm prepared for any eventuality except a blow out. __________________ 2012 Jet Black 328i Coupe / ESS Tuning Gen. 2 Supercharger / Evolution Racewerks Oil Cooler / BMS Oil Catch Can / BMW Performance Exhaust with Dinan Y Pipe / Eibach Pro Kit Springs / Koni FSD Shocks / MFactory LSD & Differential Bushings / Performance Rear Trailing Arms / BMW Performance Strut Brace / Stop Tech Slotted Rotors / Hawk HPS 5.0 / SS Brake Lines / Brass Guide Pins / M3 Front Control Arms, 28 MM FSB, Engine Cowl, and DCT Paddle Shifters / Michelin PSS / APEX ARC-8
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11-23-2015, 08:43 AM	#7
DF Major 239 Rep 1,255 Posts Drives: F23 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Sherman Oaks iTrader: (0)	I have a 12v compressor and fix a flat
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11-23-2015, 09:13 AM	#8
mump First Lieutenant 37 Rep 354 Posts Drives: '11 E93 335is/'01 986S/'13 F30 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Western PA iTrader: (6)	Slime kit that has a 12-volt compressor and a light. They are pretty much the same as the BMW kits, only the are around $40 at Walmart. When I was stationed in Germany and was having my car serviced at the BMW dealership, the tech saw it and asked where I bought it from. I told him I had it shipped to me from Amazon for $40. Impressed him.
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11-23-2015, 10:49 AM	#9
Krynos Private First Class 54 Rep 158 Posts Drives: E93 335i, F10 528i Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Southern California iTrader: (0)	I bought the BMW Tire Mobility Kit off Amazon. Compressor with built in BMW slime lol.
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11-23-2015, 11:16 AM	#10
Welcome to NBA Jam Is it the shoes!? 3885 Rep 5,112 Posts Drives: (Sold) 2011 E92 335i ZMP 6MT Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: USA iTrader: (1)	Compressor, tire plug kit, scissor jack, breaker bar, warning triangle, 16 mm socket. All fits neatly in a bag
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11-23-2015, 11:23 AM	#11
John 070 Lieutenant General 1707 Rep 14,829 Posts Drives: 335i cpe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: ZSP/ZPP/ZCW iTrader: (0)	Question...have any of you plugged a tire before....imho fix a flat makes a mess. Plugging is not difficult to do at all, and it works. The question would be can you find the issue and then inflation (meaning at home no problem). Being performance oriented of course plugging is not the right way to do it, then again who has $400 for a new tire? I've plugged 2/4 of my RFTs without issue. My PSSs are not on the car yet, da** when I bought them they did not come with the road hazard for free as they do today.
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11-23-2015, 11:29 AM	#12
cahme Second Lieutenant 116 Rep 226 Posts Drives: '11 E90 335i Sport MT Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas iTrader: (0)	I carry a tire plug kit (with random tools to extract nail/screw/etc) and a 12v compressor. I've found that it's easier to position the tire to fix it on the car than the advantage of removing the tire. I've also just went through this routine yesterday and the whole process was about 5 min If I'm going to get a jack, I'm going full bore and getting an E60 spare as well to cover the blowout scenario.
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11-23-2015, 03:53 PM	#13
JingChai Lieutenant 158 Rep 424 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 328i Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the suggestions! I have the AAA membership where I get 4 free towing up to 100 miles.
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11-25-2015, 02:21 AM	#16
thkfast Major 261 Rep 1,028 Posts Drives: 2015 F82 M4 Sakhir Orange DCT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA iTrader: (1)	Apparently I went the expensive route. I purchased an 18" split 5-spoke wheel (similar to my 313 style wheel) with a 225/40/18 tire, TPMS, mounted and balanced from Tire Rack for $300. I toss it in the trunk with an aluminum jack, breaker bar, torque wrench and specific lug nuts when I travel outside the city. __________________ "The likelihood of one individual being right increases in direct proportion to the intensity with which others attempt to prove him wrong." 2015 F82 M4 - Sakhir Orange Metallic 2013 E92 M3 / 2013 E92 335is / 2010 E90 335i / 2007 E90 335i
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11-25-2015, 08:12 AM	#17
Ml3456 Second Lieutenant 14 Rep 261 Posts Drives: 2013 X3 & 335i E93 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Chicago West Burbs iTrader: (0)	Continental Fix a flat kit. Have it hanging in the trunk of my E93 http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/detail.jsp?ID=38
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11-25-2015, 09:29 AM	#18
Ozzie335i Lieutenant Colonel 659 Rep 1,525 Posts Drives: 2011 335i Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: DFW iTrader: (1)	My tire guy said go with Slime as it won't gum up the tire sensor, and is easier to clean up. I paid around 30 at Auto Zone.
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11-25-2015, 11:22 AM	#19
VTECaddict Where'd my VTEC go? 481 Rep 6,067 Posts Drives: 06 330i 6MT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (4)	I have a Slime kit that came with a compressor. Haven't used the plugs yet (knock on wood) but the compressor has come in handy many many times. __________________ AW/Terra \| ZSP \| ZPP \| ZCW \| iDrive \| CA Mods: BC BR coilovers \| Blacklines \| M-tech rear \| dual exhaust \| M3 steering wheel \| BMW SSK \| ZHP shift knob \| High-kick CF spoiler \| NBT Retrofit M3 front control arms \| M3 rear guide rods \| Manzo rear toe and camber links \| Monroe rear shock mounts \| Varrstoen ES1 19x9.5+20 Front, 19x11+25 rear
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11-26-2015, 12:22 AM	#21
JingChai Lieutenant 158 Rep 424 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 328i Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (0)	I'm thinking of either the Slime kit with compressor or Continental kit. I might just ask for one for a Christmas present!
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