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Originally Posted by Kiernan
There are some very good points made here, and even if I'd found a place that would offer repairs, would it have been safe? When you consider that those four rubber circles are the only thing keeping you on the straight and narrow, seems a bit silly to compromise it all to save a few pennies.
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Most tire stores here in the US will repair runflats. There is no difference between runflat and non-runflat tires as far as the tread area itself, all the magic happens in the sidewall. A patch in the thread area is not going to compromise safety. The honor system is best practice when it comes to your own safety. If you know you have driven the runflat tire with no air in it, replace the tire. If you have a slow leak and you keep the tire inflated, it perfectly safe to repair a runflat tire.