DIY Puncture Repair Kit. . . . . . . .

[JOG]

I carry out puncture repairs and to vehicles that do well over the 100mph mark our procedure has been tested, a lot of tyre places don’t have the skill set to repair

I agree! Especially some household names

 

[Niknak]

Even when I worked in retail garage a repair was 1/2 hr labour plus consumables where as a tyre was 1/4 labour so it was quicker to fit new and made more money so that’s what governs tyre fitting places also having worked in retail I also know we had two tyre dumps scrap and repairable, I can tell you I never bought a tyre for years well until I left retail

 

[vegt]

Really helpful video, thanks @Dellmassive!

(By the way, a lot of the Amazon links in your original post no longer work)

 

[vegt]

I was searching Amazon for a repair kit like yours that also comes with the glue, and I came across this mushroom plugs kit which has a lot of good reviews:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B075NBRN2R

I wondered if you'd had any experience with this type of plug vs the string @Dellmassive?

 

[DaveD]

I was searching Amazon for a repair kit like yours that also comes with the glue, and I came across this mushroom plugs kit which has a lot of good reviews:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B075NBRN2R

I wondered if you'd had any experience with this type of plug vs the string @Dellmassive?

It's sensible, if you're going down this route, to also carry a 12V tyre inflator - by the time you realise you've got a puncture and use the kit to repair it it's either flat or nearly flat. I carry both and have had to use them, quicker and easier than a wheel change on the roadside.

 

[BoroBoy]

So, for a novice like me. Which repair kit is best?

 

[vegt]

It's sensible, if you're going down this route, to also carry a 12V tyre inflator - by the time you realise you've got a puncture and use the kit to repair it it's either flat or nearly flat. I carry both and have had to use them, quicker and easier than a wheel change on the roadside.

Do you use/recommend the repair kit with mushroom-style plugs or string-style plugs?

Mushroom type:

String (worm) type:

 

[VW-Aero]

Hi Guys,

I would like a repair kit plus 12v pump if anyone knows of a full kit.

This photo was me on 01.01.2023 @ 00:30AM 1000km from home in the south of France. We literally drove around the corner from hotel to start the night driver home and I got a flat. Here in Luxembourg winter rubber is the law. I was stuck an additional three days in the south because they had heard of winters but needed them delivered from far away and with the new year holiday I got home very late on the 03.01.23 (really 04.01 by the time we arrived).

I want to avoid this by having a self sufficient repair kit if anyone knows an all in one. I would also like a spare wheel and bracket to mount on the back door if anyone can recommend one. I do the journey south at least five times a year and each trip is about 2750km driving including cruising around while down there. A spare wheel and carrier that is easy to pop on and off would be brilliant.

Thanks

 

[Howzat]

Do you use/recommend the repair kit with mushroom-style plugs or string-style plugs?

If you go back and look at @Dellmassive's post 19 that gives the answer mushroom.

 

[DaveD]

Do you use/recommend the repair kit with mushroom-style plugs or string-style plugs?

Mushroom type:
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String (worm) type:
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I've successfully used the string type twice, I'm not saying it's better than the other type, which I've never used, I can only describe my experience. You have to be quite physical to use it, my wife wouldn't have the strength to do it.

 

[VW-Aero]

If you go back and look at @Dellmassive's post 19 that gives the answer mushroom.

Thanks, I will look to order them on Amazon. To be safe I will take the string and mushroom.

 

[vegt]

I noticed that @Dellmassive used rubber glue in the video (in the first post). I just ordered the string kit from that post, plus some rubber glue as it’s not included in the kit.

I also just ordered a 12v tyre inflator which has good reviews and has long enough cables to reach all four wheels on the T6 (plus there’s a £10 voucher on Amazon today so I paid £35).

Thanks everyone for the helpful info in this thread.

 

[DaveD]

I noticed that @Dellmassive used rubber glue in the video (in the first post). I just ordered the string kit from that post, plus some rubber glue as it’s not included in the kit.

I also just ordered a 12v tyre inflator which has good reviews and has long enough cables to reach all four wheels on the T6.

Thanks everyone for the helpful info in this thread.

With a bit of luck you'll never need any of it!