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delise · 05-11-2008, 03:02 PM

You should be able to just get the tire patched vs buying a whole new tire, but that said you need to be aware of several issues, read the manual under tires & lifting the car. I had a giant nail in my rear tire but it was not leaking so I hobbled to globe tires here in LA. If you can help it don't use the fix a flat gunk, tire shops hate dealing with that stuff. They did not even charge me to patch the tire while I waited, the owner just told me to tip the worker who was working on my car well ! I would try to find a reputable high perf tire shop in your area or a Lotus dealer, vs your local Sears or such...

When you go to the tire shop , ask them if they can patch the puncture then:

1. Watch them do the work!
2. No lifts allowed !! They must use a floor jack at the blue dot on the bottom lift point, preferably with a pro floor jack with rubber puck at the contact point
3. No air tools (per the manual) on the lugs
4. The lugs MUST be torqued to 77 ft lbs by hand tool
5. Tire shops tend to over inflate , the fronts need 26 lbs of air, last time I went they had put 33 lbs in the tires !

6. Don't let this happen to your car at a tire shop

05-11-2008, 03:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
delise 2005 Ardent Red, Touring Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Beverly Hills Posts: 2,534	You should be able to just get the tire patched vs buying a whole new tire, but that said you need to be aware of several issues, read the manual under tires & lifting the car. I had a giant nail in my rear tire but it was not leaking so I hobbled to globe tires here in LA. If you can help it don't use the fix a flat gunk, tire shops hate dealing with that stuff. They did not even charge me to patch the tire while I waited, the owner just told me to tip the worker who was working on my car well ! I would try to find a reputable high perf tire shop in your area or a Lotus dealer, vs your local Sears or such... When you go to the tire shop , ask them if they can patch the puncture then: 1. Watch them do the work! 2. No lifts allowed !! They must use a floor jack at the blue dot on the bottom lift point, preferably with a pro floor jack with rubber puck at the contact point 3. No air tools (per the manual) on the lugs 4. The lugs MUST be torqued to 77 ft lbs by hand tool 5. Tire shops tend to over inflate , the fronts need 26 lbs of air, last time I went they had put 33 lbs in the tires ! 6. Don't let this happen to your car at a tire shop Attached Images __________________ "You can run over an insect and know just from the messages coming through the wheel how many legs it had. Was it a beetle? Was it a spider? Hang on......... spider." Jeremy Clarkson - Top Gear Last edited by delise : 05-11-2008 at 03:13 PM.