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Tyre Fitters
disco2 td5:
I change anything over 21 inch and anything under 12 inch buy hand with levers I can do them all by hand a 10 inch mini wheel is hard work but a 22.5 truck tyre is easy the more rubber u have the easer it is trust me
Saffy:
--- Quote from: stretchy on May 28, 2010, 15:19:42 ---tyre levers ?? are you joking me ?
--- End quote ---
what's to joke about, it's a piece of [throw it].
Reason why they are charging the OP an unreasonable amount is because he didn't buy the tyres from them. Blag that that buy your wife's car tyres from them and will buy yours in future if they would just charge their normal subsidised rate. Or get yourself down to farm supplies and get some decent levers, read up how to break and reseat the bead and DIY - it's a useful skill to learn.
topless matt:
Finally, someone who agrees with me.
Yes it is a skill but i takes no longer to change a tyre with levers than with an expensive machine.
No bother to me to do any size tyres as i have a 6' tyre lever for the tight little ones ;)
Range Rover Blues:
Unfortunately in the modern world it is more than just 10 minutes of his time. A tyre fitter will be obliged, at very least under "duty of care" to check that your tyres are within their 6 year shelf life, undamaged with sufficient tread and have no repairs that make then unroadworthy. If the tyre/wheel assembly were later to fail then he would be liable to investigation.
So can you really blame him for not wanting to do you it "as a favour"?
I have used a second hand tyre place on occasion, they will NOT sell a wheel/tyre assembly without removing the tyre and visually checking it inside before refitting it, They told me it's not legal (NOT SURE IF THAT IS TRUE) but it's probably more than hos job's worth to take any risks.
stretchy:
id like to have a pop at it but id dont think id feel safe sailing down the road at 50 on a rim that i fited myself lol... do the levers not mangle up the rim ?? whden the tyre is back on the rim but not presed up against the seal how do you blow it up ?? still cant beleve it realy fair play to ya
stretchy
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