Puncture help

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Re: Puncture help

Post by renmure » Tue Aug 09, 2022 5:59 pm

AllyY wrote:
Tue Aug 09, 2022 1:37 pm
Hi Scott – sorry to hear about your tyre woes - that’s really unlucky :(

Looks like you’ve got all the info you need now, but for a local option for fitting in future - Hectyre has good rep with local members - for their experience, and care and attention - they were excellent over 2 visits for me when swapping over my rears, then fronts. They were happy to fit tyres which I sourced elsewhere.

Cheers, Ally.
Late to the party (as ever) but I'd also recommend Hectyre.

It's a strange place and looks like somewhere you'd pass by but Callum is really great and you often see really expensive cars and also left-field cars with really expensive alloys, queuing up for him. I'd not think to go elsewhere and I'd have also thought they could source anything you could need.
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Re: Puncture help

Post by campbell » Tue Aug 09, 2022 10:37 pm

I have had a Halfords trolley jack for nearly as long as I’ve had Lotuses. In fact it’s outlived 2 of them

Nice and low to get under the sill (well most unless you’ve slammed it)

Tyre compressor + puncture tails kit a good call
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Re: Puncture help

Post by scott_e » Wed Aug 10, 2022 11:02 am

Thanks Jim / Campbell, all super useful info :thumbsup

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Re: Puncture help

Post by rossybee » Wed Aug 10, 2022 7:27 pm

Another local vote for Hectyre :thumbsup

As Jim says Callum is always helpful and takes care.

I use them for all our cars plus they have a online price tool which usually shows them to be very reasonable, and you can then book a fitting slot :cheers
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Re: Puncture help

Post by scott_e » Thu Aug 11, 2022 12:18 pm

:thumbsup thanks Ross

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Re: Puncture help

Post by scott_e » Fri Aug 12, 2022 12:31 pm

Got to say, Ronnie is a top bloke. Really knows his stuff and really helped me out. In addition he is going to do a puncture repair and drop of the old tyre next time he is passing. Also seems to be able to get stock from all over the place. The skirts on the cup make jacking up a completely flat tyre really difficult, had to inflate the rear get the low profile jack under the car. Thankfully a slow puncture. I have learned a few things from the lad for sure !

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Re: Puncture help

Post by campbell » Fri Aug 12, 2022 9:57 pm

Top tip. For extra low car just roll a wheel onto a wood block or thick stone to enable the jack to roll under

Did this for my S1 for years
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Re: Puncture help

Post by scott_e » Sat Aug 13, 2022 5:51 am

campbell wrote:
Fri Aug 12, 2022 9:57 pm
Top tip. For extra low car just roll a wheel onto a wood block or thick stone to enable the jack to roll under Image

Did this for my S1 for years Image
:thumbsup awesome. Thx.

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