Larry, I've been plugging my own tires for years. Cost you $6 for a kit and it's real easy to do yourself. I have never had a bad experience, nor heard of anyone else having one, with running plugged tires. I used to be in construction and getting nails in my tires was a regular occurance.
The plug, if applied correctly, will never come out and if trimmed properly it will not have an adverse effect on the balance of your tire.
Consider your alternatives, then rest at ease with your plugged tire. It sure beats shelling out $$$ for 4 new tires everytime you get a nail or bolt in your tire (yes, the last one I pulled from the SVX was a friggin' bolt.  ).
Johnny
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Pearl '92 LS-L 179K (Historic 1st 5-speed SVX)
Mods: 5-speed, 4.11's, Group-N motor mounts, dual Magnaflows, cone air filter, Kenwood MP-228 CD/Receiver, white-faced gauges, '97 grill, custom window tinting.
Ebony Mica '92 LS 80K Oct 2002 - Dec 2004: Victim of theft. She served me well.
You can tell the lack of craftsmanship by the wrinkles in the duct tape.
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