Quote Originally Posted by jord0690 View Post
Our shop uses a patch/plug combo. (Made as one piece. Has a solid rubber plug with a patch on top) for car and truck tires. Havent had an issue. We WILL NOT repair tires that have a nail or hole anywhere from the side wall inwards about 1/4 of an inch. Liability. Pisses some customers off but some guys just dont understand why we refuse to fix some of the tires that come in. we would rather have a customer pissed that he needs a new tire instead of pissed that our repair caused him to write off his vehicle.
Liability ? Yes, but can a patch in the corner of the tire hold ? Yes, I've patched many this way and even holes in the sidewall.