badly punched tire, advice please

[Desert Dan]

Dave

Maybe your dealer would take those rims and tires back and swap them for the base 16" wheels and tires?

BFG AT's are great for the terrain you have down in PS and they are quiet on the hwy!

Hit the dirt and have fun!

[algy]

Anything that is a puncture and does not damage the tire wall is repairable. Like he said ^^ patch it versus plug. If you still loose air after, take a bottle of soapy water and pour over the area, if you see little bubbles after the patch, you'll need to get a new tire.

[Dave92270]

thanks guys,

I already got the punched tire in the trunk and stock spare installed, took me well over an hour to do it (I worked carefully) but at least now I know what to do if I'm stuck somewhere; I spoke with the Hummer/Vogue (same dealer here) and they said to bring it over so I'm heading there right now...I'll check out if they'll have some other options for me while there....

edit: looks like the tire was not suitable for repair after all - the dealer gave me a new tire for free, I paid only $25 for labor - they installed the new tire, put the spare back on the gate plus reset the tire monitor that stayed previously lit at "low tire" after I put the spare on, so for now I'm set. I asked the service manager about off-road capability of these tires, and he insisted that that they're great for both freeway and off-road and that he personally uses the same type so not sure what to think about it. I guess I'll sooner or later try them off-road and see how it goes, and chances of hitting such a bolt on the street again are small I hope. However, I'm definitely thinking about a different set of tires and rims - probably when I get next puncture I'll want to swap them. At the same time the chrome stepbars will most likely have to go as well, those things seem to mainly catch the dirt and add weight. I regret that I paid for all this stuff, oh well.. love the car otherwise.

[lance-n]

one good thing about the tubular nerf bars is that they do repel door dings in the parking lots. so many people just dont seem to care anymore.... blah blah blah....

[Dave92270]

Originally Posted by lance-n

one good thing about the tubular nerf bars is that they do repel door dings in the parking lots. so many people just dont seem to care anymore.... blah blah blah....

yes that is a good point...I noticed that wife's sedan's door stop right on the tubular step when opened (parking side by side in the garage, with not much room between the cars). My previous SUV had so many dings in front passenger door - just from wife's car - not to mention parking lot dents elsewhere; I wonder what is the chance to get stuck on those bars when off-roading; I've been thinking about removing them, but yes I don't want unneeded dings either.

[lance-n]

the only real reason to remove them would be if you are planning on doing some extreme off roading. they can be removed easily with just several bolts each. i have found that they do not affect clearance very much, but then again, i haven't been to places like moab...yet!
add in the added clearance that comes with a set of 35's and i dont think the nerf bars will make much clearance difference at all.
plus, my wife is tiny and the nerf bars help her to hop in!

[Dave92270]

I don't think that I'd be going into some very rough terrain as the MOAB sounds like; but never know what surprise or obstacle can be waiting on local trails either...

Could I put 35's on my H3 without modding anything? If so, what should I get? I've been looking at some BFG Tires, I'd probably want to get set that is most resistant to sharp rocks - possibility of repeat tire puncture while off-road scares me the most - like if I swap for spare, and than punch another one 1/2 hour later..what then? I've been thinking about tires whole week, and if I'm going to replace my current tires and wheel, I want to get set worth to do so, not stock 32's.