2nd Hand Tyres

Dartmoor Navigator said:

That visual inspection can't alway detect age related deterioration in a tyre.

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I had no problems seeing the missing chunks of rubber on the set of part worn tyres I bought off you a few years back

I think one is still in service as a spare

blue beasty said:

I had no problems seeing the missing chunks of rubber on the set of part worn tyres I bought off you a few years back

I think one is still in service as a spare

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It was fifty quid for 27 tyres and rims.... all knackered....

Did they have the polystyrene beads in them? I seem to remember one set had been balanced by a farmer who used a cup full of 'stuff' to the tyre.... on big chunky tyres they seemed to balance nicely.

Dartmoor Navigator said:

It was fifty quid for 27 tyres and rims.... all knackered....

Did they have the polystyrene beads in them? I seem to remember one set had been balanced by a farmer who used a cup full of 'stuff' to the tyre.... on big chunky tyres they seemed to balance nicely.

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Yep thas the chaps their life didn't get much easier but they stood up to it well.

Whenever I've bought new tyres on the web and paid a tyre fitter to fit them for me, they've always asked if they are new. When I asked why, they said they would refuse to fit them if they were used tyres.

On the grounds that I have always been asked this, has anyone struggled to find someone who'll fit used tyres? Going back to the OP's question, there's no point in buying them, if no one near them will fit them!

Tigger Eeyore & Roo said:

Whenever I've bought new tyres on the web and paid a tyre fitter to fit them for me, they've always asked if they are new. When I asked why, they said they would refuse to fit them if they were used tyres.

On the grounds that I have always been asked this, has anyone struggled to find someone who'll fit used tyres? Going back to the OP's question, there's no point in buying them, if no one near them will fit them!

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Never had a problem with my local indie fitter, maybe the big boys have a policy or perhaps an insurance thing?

I'd imagine it's an insurance thing. If there were a subsequent failure, the only person for the insurance company to go after would be the fitter. Could get nasty...

Tigger Eeyore & Roo said:

Whenever I've bought new tyres on the web and paid a tyre fitter to fit them for me, they've always asked if they are new

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If a tyre fitter could not tell if a tyre is new or preloved , then I would not trust them to fit the tyre because they must be dumb as hell.

Cheers

Another issue that might arise with small struggling tyre shops is that when someone goes in with a flat tyre they'll be told it's beyond repair and advised to buy a new one. Then the 'beyond repair' tyre is sold to someone else as a 'part worn' second hand tyre. I doubt if this is a problem with the large chains, but I've become aware that some workshops are doing this.

neilly said:

If a tyre fitter could not tell if a tyre is new or preloved , then I would not trust them to fit the tyre because they must be dumb as hell.

Cheers

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I can probably forgive him, as I was either asking on the phone or the tyre was still in the boot of the car at the time!

neilly said:

If a tyre fitter could not tell if a tyre is new or preloved , then I would not trust them to fit the tyre because they must be dumb as hell.

Cheers

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Ah, but maybe the policy is that they need to hear it from the customer. A bit like a wedding ceremony. 'He told me they were new, yer Honour' - then they can say that they've done due diligence.

Tigger Eeyore & Roo said:

Whenever I've bought new tyres on the web and paid a tyre fitter to fit them for me, they've always asked if they are new. When I asked why, they said they would refuse to fit them if they were used tyres.

On the grounds that I have always been asked this, has anyone struggled to find someone who'll fit used tyres? Going back to the OP's question, there's no point in buying them, if no one near them will fit them!

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i found a lot of companies won't fit new tyres unless they supply them, so was no point me buying them online

went to setyres in the end, they were the only ones who had the cooper at/3 tyres at a good price

prices between garages were over £100 difference

gstuart said:

i found a lot of companies won't fit new tyres unless they supply them, so was no point me buying them online

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This is another reason why I tend to go on about building a relationship based on trust with your local indie garage.
I've been able to buy tyres online and get them delivered straight to the garage. The garage will then fit them for me, knowing that I wouldn't intentionally put them in a position of illegality.

brian47 said:

This is another reason why I tend to go on about building a relationship based on trust with your local indie garage.
I've been able to buy tyres online and get them delivered straight to the garage. The garage will then fit them for me, knowing that I wouldn't intentionally put them in a position of illegality.

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couldn't agree more

never used setyres before and for once found them very helpful and knowledgable

was worried ref the air suspension and horror stories where some garages had torn them

they knew straight away how to disable the self leveling and that gave me confidence

also checked the brake pads for me and just advised me how much wear they had left, didn't try and force any other services down my throat

nice to see them use a torque wrench and didn't do them back up with an air gun , as we all know how much good fun it is trying to get wheel nuts off that have been put back on with an air gun

cleaned any dirty grease marks of the rims

just those little things which makes u want to go back

gstuart said:

couldn't agree more

never used setyres before and for once found them very helpful and knowledgable

was worried ref the air suspension and horror stories where some garages had torn them

they knew straight away how to disable the self leveling and that gave me confidence

also checked the brake pads for me and just advised me how much wear they had left, didn't try and force any other services down my throat

nice to see them use a torque wrench and didn't do them back up with an air gun , as we all know how much good fun it is trying to get wheel nuts off that have been put back on with an air gun

cleaned any dirty grease marks of the rims

just those little things which makes u want to go back

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Personally I wouldn't praise that tyre fitting company so highly, reason is ... I've seen your recent pictures of your front tyres so assuming they're the new tyres fitted and therefore show the balance weighs are hammer-on style fitted to the rim, if you happy with that so be it.

But for me, I wouldn't have it, both my Land Rovers came from the factory with stick-on weights, and the same with other cars I've owned or drive (wife's car/ company car) all have alloy wheels but you can't see the balance weights.

All good tyre fitters should use stick-on alloy weights when balancing alloy wheels and these fittted out of sight. Some good tyre fitters will also have a nice machine that is able to calculate the weights to actually hide then behind the spokes.
To use hammer-on weights on your alloy wheels will damage your wheels and the fitter has a legal duty of care to not damage your wheels.

So if you happy with that so be it, the above is just my point of view.




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discool said:

Personally I wouldn't praise that tyre fitting company so highly, reason is ... I've seen your recent pictures of your front tyres so assuming they're the new tyres fitted and therefore show the balance weighs are hammer-on style fitted to the rim, if you happy with that so be it.

But for me, I wouldn't have it, both my Land Rovers came from the factory with stick-on weights, and the same with other cars I've owned or drive (wife's car/ company car) all have alloy wheels but you can't see the balance weights.

All good tyre fitters should use stick-on alloy weights when balancing alloy wheels and these fittted out of sight. Some good tyre fitters will also have a nice machine that is able to calculate the weights to actually hide then behind the spokes.
To use hammer-on weights on your alloy wheels will damage your wheels and the fitter has a legal duty of care to not damage your wheels.

So if you happy with that so be it, the above is just my point of view.




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i've previously had the stick on weights and found a few of them have come off when going off road, or down the motorway

of course they shouldn't ever come off

like u say is preference , haven't had problems with the hammer on type and in all fairness not really worried

as long as they dont come off and balance the wheel correctly that's good enough for me