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| dave18 Member Since: 11 Jul 2015 Location: Gorleston, Great Yarmouth Posts: 497   
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Was it a National chain?? I use one of two places to fit tyres. One of them I have used for years with no issues the other my mate works at so I only use them If I know he is fitting them and then I give him a hand.
Cant say I have ever heard about not balancing rears!! New one on me and I went to college and did Auto mechanincs lol. Not knowing you had no weights in the shop is shocking as well. Ref the torque wrench I have been with mates and seen some monkeys just grab the torque wrench and do the nuts up with out checking the setting and thus since its left set all the time then it goes out of calibration quicker ALWAYS wind off the torque wrench Ive seen several be upto 20lbft out after being left wound in for a time. |
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2nd Jan 2016 5:10pm |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831 
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I used to use a large local firm to do mine until I spotted a tyre fitter doing a wheel up on my old Disco.............Puts one nut on and uses rattle gun to tighten it up hard, then cannot get the other four on as the first was not seated correctly so he starts to use a pry bar through the wheel in an attempt to shuffle the wheel round instead of undoing the first nut.
Just as I went to stop him the manager swung a 14 lb. hammer at the wheel ,missed and hit the tyre, the hammer rebounded and struck him on the shin. Knowing the owner of the firm I contacted him while still at the premises , not knowing he was in the building, and asked him what he thought about the situation.. He was on the shop floor within seconds sacking the manager and fitter and the gave a Cock and Bull story about how the wheel was jammed on and they were trying to get it off. I drove away with two new tyres , a new wheel due to the damaged caused and after a trip to the LR dealers five new wheel studs. I now use a two man outfit in the next town who can have new tyres in less the 24 hours and will spend time moving the tyre round to get a better balance rather than putting great lumps of lead on the wheel. Don't make old people mad. We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to  us off.
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2nd Jan 2016 5:34pm |
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| discomog Member Since: 09 May 2015 Location: Notts/Lincs Border Posts: 2496 
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I absolutely hate dealers and tyre fitters working on my motors 'cos they never fail to cause some damage. When they go to the dealers I always insist that they do not valet them and finish up putting a notice on the drivers seat to tell them to use their gritty sponges and course polishing cloths on some other poor sod's motor. Chocolate on seats, grease on carpets and door handles, marks on headlining, chips on paint - I've had it all. "No it wasn't me gov honest", seems to be the standard response.
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2nd Jan 2016 5:39pm |
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| ken Member Since: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !! Posts: 4328
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I fit and balance tyres myself that way I know Im happy with the result
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2nd Jan 2016 5:51pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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^^ yeah, right. A bit expensive equipment for using once every 6 months.
 Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Luckily we have good ones here who automatically will balance all 4, and who kindly will use the correct grease and ask for the desired torque number at each change. Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw Last edited by ericvv on 2nd Jan 2016 6:40pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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2nd Jan 2016 6:33pm |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971 
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We use a chain tyre fitter at work for all our tyres (from a car to big tractors) who I wouldn't touch with a barge pole for my own use.
Chaps at the small place next door are very friendly and helpful and seem to know what a torque wrench is  |
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2nd Jan 2016 6:37pm |
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| Ryderoo Member Since: 28 Aug 2015 Location: South Bucks Posts: 1658  
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I use a small independent, just down the road, they do excellent work, give good customer service and usually beat most prices from the Nationals. Cheers Simon
I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you 1990 110 TD5 county, my first Land Rover - gone 2012 Discovery 4 XS SDV6 - gone 2014 Discovery 4 XS SDV6 - gone 2015 Evoque SD4 dynamic - Wife’s - gone 2015 Urban Truck 90 XS Santorini Black Hard Top - Reluctantly gone 2020 Discovery 5 Eiger Grey 3.0 SE - gone March 24 2021 Defender S D250 Santorini Black 110 HT - gone March 24 2023 Evoque P300e SE wife’s current vehicle |
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2nd Jan 2016 7:35pm |
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| AJC Member Since: 30 Nov 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1333
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I use my friends garage. Only place I trust to do work on my car. Most of the work is done by myself. But the jobs I haven't time for or are out of my league he does.
He's what I'd class as one of the last proper mechanics that can problem solve and not a part swapper from what the code reader says is wrong. |
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2nd Jan 2016 11:14pm |
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| Mr Fox Member Since: 10 Sep 2011 Location: green & pleasant land Posts: 1030 
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I use a similar set up - three man garage and the owner does his best to use as little lead as possible. In fact, he sometimes spends so long doing it that he drives me nuts but he is a perfectionist and I'd rather he was like that than a 'slap dash harry'. |
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2nd Jan 2016 11:25pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 
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Dynabeads.....tell the balancers with their unsightly clip on or stick on zinc weights to 'kiss your swingers' if you have any?
 If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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2nd Jan 2016 11:57pm |
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| Rosco Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Burntwood Posts: 1806 
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Same for me, although as he's a back street garage I'm using a main dealer on mine whilst I have warranty. I can't think of an issue he hasn't been able to sort, and I've never know anyone else be able to work as fast as him. Sadly though he can talk all the legs of a donkey so whilst a job might only take 20 minutes, I'll be there at least 3 hours drinking tea  2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone
2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone 2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW |
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3rd Jan 2016 12:01am |
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| rossy Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Co. Roscommon Posts: 1296  
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Yes Ericv that's because you are in Switzerland where everything is done properly by the book. We're talking about Ireland here - 'near enough is good enough'
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3rd Jan 2016 11:14am |
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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3755  
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Tyre fitters???, Yep,....We have the same issues in Aus.
Fitting tyres requires a lot of care, even jacking the car up wrongly can cause damage. I was looking for someone to change & fit new tyres to an HSV GTO Coupe We owned a few years ago (19" wheels), looked around everywhere & was eventually recommended to a guy who would "treat your rims as his own",.....and He did. Invited me into the workshop whille He did all 4 wheels, showed me each wheel before He started, to see if there were any marks on them before He started, and did NOT use a ratchet gun,...all bolts undone & tightened by hand. Balanced all 4 wheels (always balance the lot), did a F/E alignment,..all done professionally & as it should be. Then the tyre company who owned his site put impossible demands upon him re "upgrading" the site, so he went out of business. When Gracie needs any of this stuff, I'll have to do more searching, because the "wrong" fitter can do a lot of expensive damage. Pickles. |
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3rd Jan 2016 10:49pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10513
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Same here, don't use any large firms, the fitters that do mine i've known since he started from school and he and his team are top fitters and treat the rims as their own, and as some of you said can get the tyres cheaper and quicker and he can recomend which tyre is best for my landy
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3rd Jan 2016 11:08pm |
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