This system is an extremely poor and expensive substitute for a spare wheel and tyre. The company(FIXANDGO) is beyond doubt the most unaccommodating company I have dealt with and completely refuses to either accept that their product is not as stated in their advertisements and they will not reply to correspondence regarding their shortcomings. I tried 3 tyre companies to repair my tyre including Main Fiat dealers and HAD to buy a new tyre despite the punctured tyre being normally repairable. Fiat MUST reconsider the use of this product and if possible return to the conventional system.
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Is this the aerosol tyre sealant?
Back in the day.. when Finilec ...
then Tyreweld
Were sold as a stopgap..get you home..
Type of product.
There were many stories of the tyres NOT being repared.. despite holding air long enough to drive there.
More info please..
I think all the roadside repair type products are designed as a temporary repair to get you 20-30 miles to someplace safe do you can't get a new tyre
Most places won't repair then after as you can't ensure a good bond for the patch to stick to
Most places won't repair then after as you can't ensure a good bond for the patch to stick to
Thereby lies the problem, the web site for this product quite clearly states the opposite and when I challenged them they refuse to back down and will not consider their product is only to get you home and then buy a new tyre. They insist that the tyre is completely safe and should be washed out and a seal affixed and all is OK but no UK tyre dealers will do this as it isn't safe. It is one big con!!
I would agree with others regarding this product. However many years ago I worked as a welder seven days a week 12hr shifts in the Aberdeen area & my wee Punto at the time developed a puncture, I used one of those sealants to tide me over. Back at my digs I managed to locate a space saver & later took the offending wheel & tyre to a local garage where they quite happily took off the tyre. I took the tyre away & cleaned it out myself. This happened over a period of time between shifts. (money was good)
Took the wheel and clean tyre back to garage & they repaired puncture, luckily for me a nail in the middle of tread. Now this was a small garage & a few years ago & a bit of the gift of the gab so perhaps I was fortunate. Ah happy days.
Took the wheel and clean tyre back to garage & they repaired puncture, luckily for me a nail in the middle of tread. Now this was a small garage & a few years ago & a bit of the gift of the gab so perhaps I was fortunate. Ah happy days.
The company that make fix and go can’t force a tyre company to repair your tyre. It seems ridiculous to blame fix and go when they have no control.
I carry a £4 can of tyre weld in the punto and fully expect if I get a puncture that I’ll be needing a new tyre, however for the most part I’m not a fan of puncture repairs, tyres are not prohibitively expensive.
