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mat82284

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i bought a pair of tires 4 bran new z rated and someone slashed them i think they wanted my rims but couldnt get them since i had a lock the took my pony caps though, so i had to by four new ones again which cost me a grip and it happend again this is the worst thing thats ever happends to me in a week period. there is no tire company that has a warrenty to cover this is there??? my insurance isnt covering it i should have had full. the tire slahes on my new tires are on the side of the tire and the slashes arnt that bad about a half an inch is there anything that could patch the tire at all i just wish i didnt have to buy a new one. the slash is just an half an inch long and and its a straight cut like it was stuck in and out in the matter of seconds 2 tires were fine intill i got it on the toetruck then all deflated i was so mad!! again!! there has to be something that can be done about this any tips and also any help if theres way to patch it.
 

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Sorry to say it, but there is no way to patch a tires sidewall.
 

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thats sad to hear, it's one of my worst nightmare. go to an auto store and they have some stuff to fix flat tires, some kind of glue, just take it easy on the tires if you decide to do that. Hope that helps
 

90mustangGT

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Kill thieves!!!

OMG, someone hates you. Where is this happening? At home, work, ect? You need to find out who is doing this so you can get a felony on their record putting them away for a while, or at least get your money back. Park your car in a lit area, maby put a vidio camera on it. Do something. Park it somewhere else. Get a gun and keep the car in a line of sight where you can get a clean shot on either side of the car. If you can capture the SOB, call me and I'll bring the noose and a truck and do a new kind of Drag racing.

Thieves belive it is their right to vandalize what they can't steel, thier liberal allies belive this also.
 
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super302 said:
thats sad to hear, it's one of my worst nightmare. go to an auto store and they have some stuff to fix flat tires, some kind of glue, just take it easy on the tires if you decide to do that. Hope that helps
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are you talking about that fix a flat you spray into the tire and spin it or is is some type of glue that you put put on to the part that needs repair?
 

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A sidewall slash can not be repaired period. It is illegal to fix a flat if the puncture is anywhere on the sidewall..

Thats a crappy deal though man. I would go ahead and buy new tires if you can afford it, and hope the punks slash them again while you have it on camera!!
 
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yea i tried that didnt work it happend at my appartments and then at my work i work at a market place and i think the guy who did it seen my car random at the store and slashed them i had a camera set up at my house and am waiting for him to comeback but if i end up geting him on camera can i get my money back for all sets i had to buy i have reciepts?
 
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mat82284 said:
yea i tried that didnt work it happend at my appartments and then at my work i work at a market place and i think the guy who did it seen my car random at the store and slashed them i had a camera set up at my house and am waiting for him to comeback but if i end up geting him on camera can i get my money back for all sets i had to buy i have reciepts?
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i am sure just what he damaged. sad thing is these people hardly ever get caught. sorry about your luck man, it has happened to me, and lots of other people here. take all the precautions you can and keep on living....................L.I.V.I.N!!!!

agreed sidewall cannot be patched.
 
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"Thieves belive it is their right to vandalize what they can't steel, thier liberal allies belive this also."

What is it that liberals vandalize b/c they can't steal?

That is one of the most ridiculously ignorant statements I have heard in awhile(even from southern redneck trash). Intelligent, educated human beings believe in civil justice, where as rednecks believe in "wild west" vigilante lynch mob justice. Get it?

P.S. As some other people have already said, there is no way to repair a sidewall puncture/slash. Hopefully the Karma police get that idiot(are you sure you don't have enemies?).
 

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I would beef up my insurance right after I replaced those tires, hell I would sleep in my car for a while with a ball bat in hand.
 
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Dude do not go out and buy new tires. Get some cheapo take-offs put on the car. Then get this situation resolved.

I will bet you its a neighborhood kid who knows you, or your friends with a family member. You are being targeted. This is probably not random, not a crime of opportunity.

A few weeks ago, some tree-huggin radical environmentalists walked through a neighborhood at night and slashed about 40 tires, spray painted "oil hog" on suv's and such. This lady had just bought new tires for her suv. The next night all 4 tires were slashed again (as these punks ravaged the hood again). That's 8 suv tires in 2 days. Thats tough for a working class family.

Sorry bro hope it all works out.
 

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The 'fix-a-flat' is basically compressed air to fill up your tire(i think), didn't even think that the slash was on the sidewall(i was tired), you can't fix that then.

Sorry about your loss.
 
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Kiss my ass with that Civil Justice crap because it doesnt happen jerk off. Sometimes the working class guy has to take the law into his own hands. Crime keeps going up with more laws so what are you talking about. There is no justice in anything. Where were the cops when my car got stolen? How about when someone stole my identity and put $4000 in credit debt on my credit history? Oh yeah, my insurance is suppose to take care of everything, thats what the cops say because they are coping out. If I ever saw the persons responsible I'd knock them out with a bat and then call the cops and say they tried to kill me or something.
 
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90mustangGT said:
OMG, someone hates you. Where is this happening? At home, work, ect? You need to find out who is doing this so you can get a felony on their record putting them away for a while, or at least get your money back. Park your car in a lit area, maby put a vidio camera on it. Do something. Park it somewhere else. Get a gun and keep the car in a line of sight where you can get a clean shot on either side of the car. If you can capture the SOB, call me and I'll bring the noose and a truck and do a new kind of Drag racing.

Thieves belive it is their right to vandalize what they can't steel, thier liberal allies belive this also.
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Damn Hicks. I hope everybody realizes how ignorant this guy is for making such a dumb ass statement. I'm sorry to hear this happened to you bro, hey it happened to me before also, when my brand new drivers side nitto's got slashed, I believe they were trying to get the rims but couldn't. Unfortunately like everyone else said there's no way to fix it. But there just tires and I was able to replace them, dragging someone by a rope in your pickup that’s just redneck
 

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It would be funny though!






YeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeHAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!
 

90mustangGT

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92lxcoupe said:
That is one of the most ridiculously ignorant statements I have heard in awhile(even from southern redneck trash). Intelligent, educated human beings believe in civil justice, where as rednecks believe in "wild west" vigilante lynch mob justice. Get it?
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No you don't get it. Explain how I am ignorant? What is it I do not know about? First of all, I say thier liberal allies because liberalls always sympothise for the criminal, not the victom. Ok, you have a problem with the south? Talk about ignorant, your probally one of those people who think we still have mostly dirt roads with cotton fields around. Tell me this, what would you do about it? Just watch them do it and call the cops and hope they catch them? You have to be a man and stand up sometimes. SO I'm a redneck? ohh, you can call names, I remember giving up name calling in the 5th grade or somewhere in there. I'm not a redneck, but if you say I am than ok, lets just say I am. What makes me a redneck, is it that I stand up for what I belive in, or is it that I'm not ashamed to be a law following white male, what? Yeah, I would love to find someone trying to mess with my car, and tie them to the back bumper and give them the ride of thier life, or at least make the thief think I am. Criminals in the US enjoy the kind treatment given to them by the police, they fear vigalane justice. Holding them gunpoint and waiting for the cops is the right thing to do, and that is what I would do. In the who knows how long it will take the cops to get there, I might mess with them a little. I bet if vigilante justice happened every time a criminal was caught, we wouldn't have much crime. I'll give you one more thing to make you . I was at a McDonnalds and I saw a young black kid making some kind of transaction with this old white woman (she looked cracked out) and I was right, they made a drug deal. I followed the guy with my .40 by my side and a cell phone in hand calling the cops. The guy knew I was following him and slowed down and yelled something like "mind your own buisness" He had fulton tags, which is Atlanta, were in Acworth. He tried to run but couldn't get away. A minute later the cops came and got behind him and put thier lights on, he didn't pull over right away so they rammed him off the road and one cop pulled him out and the rat tried to run but the cop started beating the crap out of him with the maglight. One of the craziest things I have ever scene. I will never argue with a Maglite I'll say this.

SO what will happen if the vandals are caught? In reality, probally only a few days in jail, a little probation and a little community service. They know this, and so they don't even think twice.

"A few weeks ago, some tree-huggin radical environmentalists walked through a neighborhood at night and slashed about 40 tires, spray painted "oil hog" on suv's and such. This lady had just bought new tires for her suv. The next night all 4 tires were slashed again (as these punks ravaged the hood again). That's 8 suv tires in 2 days. Thats tough for a working class family."

Something like that has happened here, but it was a dealerships, so it wasn't quite as bad, but we all pay for it in higher vehicle costs. What idiots, then more manufacturing of tires has to take place, leading to more polution, they defeat their own cause.
 

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Damn Hicks. I hope everybody realizes how ignorant this guy is for making such a dumb ass statement. I'm sorry to hear this happened to you bro, hey it happened to me before also, when my brand new drivers side nitto's got slashed, I believe they were trying to get the rims but couldn't. Unfortunately like everyone else said there's no way to fix it. But there just tires and I was able to replace them, dragging someone by a rope in your pickup that’s just redneck
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Ohhhhh, another brilliant name caller, GROW UP. Define Hick. Mature adults may have different view, and they counter what they dissagree with facts from thier side of the subject, I can respect that.

I know what I said about the noose and truck were pretty low, but that seemes to be every criminals worse nightmare. If that's what it takes to stop crime, then unfortuanatly that's what it takes.

I am open about my views, ask me and I'm not going to lie or hold anythign back. I am open minded though, I wish someone could talk me out of some of them but so far, I am assured of my views every time I go out. Being called names by people who dissagree with me tells me I must be right because that is all they can do. I'll say this, no one would dare mess with anything of mine or my buddies'. Oh and not all my buddies are white males either, If anyone is thinking I'm a racist. I judge by character not skin color. If your a hard working person who takes responsibility, has a sence for right and wrong, and are yourself, we can get along.
 

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I support you 90MustangGT. I see nothing wrong with what you said. I can see how the draggin statement may have been taken out of context though. Its unfortunate, the more liberals we get in Our school systems, churches and government the worse things will get.

The comments made about the south are rediculous. Racism is rampant everywhere. How about coming here and seeing how a white boy gets treated by blacks working the window at a drive in? I dont want to get into it. Lets just say that alot of those who vote on the "liberal side" are the real racists
 

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It all depends on what side of the jail bars you are on.

If you are speeding, have and accident and kill some little girl, get convicted and go to jail, you wish and pray that you can get a break.

If your little girl gets killed by some speeding teenager, you want to have him locked up for life.

But then again you have people that willfully go out of their way to screw others and that just sucks.

It is all a matter of perspective.
 

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that is a quick clever way to jack rims...............they put blocks under the car slash the tires(quicker then bleeding the valve stems) and jack the rims..........locking lug nuts work but there are ways around it.......................i work in a shop i know......... like for example take a socket bigger than the lug hammer it over the locking nut and boom your off. but in your case the fool wasnt clever enough.
 
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