Does this tire look pluggable?

Cool - fingers crossed, headed over to deal with it at lunch time. Can't believe the cost of this tire for new one.
 
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That's fixable, no problem, we're told the limit is right there, anything in the outer tread block is "risky" of course, I've plugged many which were very close to the sidewall and a few times even in the sidewall, not supposed to do the sidewall at all but I've seen them last for years like that.
Plug or patch, either one works fine, I have seen plugs leak before on rare occasions, never seen a patch leak.
 
A lot of shops won't. Some will go up until 1/2" from shoulder. It depends on where the belt in the casing ends. I use Tech Uniseal combination plug/patches with great success as long as it's not in the bead. Most patches today are junk and when they get hot and you have a large puncture (3/16" or more) they will blow through the hole.
 
Yea, I took it to the dealer (w/ a coupon) and they plug patched it for me - $19. I would have just taken it to BT, but I'm not sure if they have the right lift.. and didn't want to chance them not just using a floor jack.

Not sure exactly what product they used, but he said they make the hole a little larger, then pull a plug attached to an internal patch to seal it. Seems fine - time will tell.
 
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