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Do I do Mexitowers on:

Bridgestones all round that are close to illegal
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71%
New front Toyos that are squidgy, rear Toyos with 3k on them
2
29%
 
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Post by ed » Wed May 31, 2006 2:27 pm

GregR wrote:
ed wrote:mate, i have a tyre tread checker if you want to borrow it?!
schplendid old chap! If you could bring that to work with you tomorrow, I could pop by at lunch or 5pm?
no probs!! :D
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Post by Tom » Wed May 31, 2006 2:28 pm

PS have you got a stand(or some blocks) Andy?? and can I borrow your jack? and a small area to the front of your house??
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Post by Andy G » Wed May 31, 2006 3:11 pm

Tom wrote:PS have you got a stand(or some blocks) Andy?? and can I borrow your jack? and a small area to the front of your house??
Huh?

I've got a jack and I might consider letting a Polo in the driveway :shock: :D
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Post by ed » Wed May 31, 2006 3:38 pm

i think you should make him do it in the street! :wink:
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Post by Andy G » Wed May 31, 2006 3:54 pm

my street or one nearby?
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Post by mac » Wed May 31, 2006 4:08 pm

GregR wrote:
ed wrote:mate, i have a tyre tread checker if you want to borrow it?!
schplendid old chap! If you could bring that to work with you tomorrow, I could pop by at lunch or 5pm?

I've got one two and since your over here tonight.......



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Post by GregR » Wed May 31, 2006 4:15 pm

its to check the rear stones mate, and they're currently resident in my hall cupboard :) Unless you're happy for my theiving gypsy trotters to get on it for a while?
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Post by mac » Wed May 31, 2006 4:21 pm

I have two - one less acurate - which you can have :D


I managed to get away from work early so head over whenever.


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Post by ed » Wed May 31, 2006 4:22 pm

so mines not good enough now??????????? :roll: :lol:
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Post by Andy G » Wed May 31, 2006 4:55 pm

Ed

I wouldn't grumble!

Personally I wouldn't want anyone's "theiving gypsy trotters getting on it for a while" anyway :shock: :D
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Post by GregR » Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:36 am

right, been phoning round to get someone to fit customer-provided tyres...never thought it would be so hard!

So, Auto Image as Ross correctly stated are only fitting their own tyres, but Farmer Autocare are gonna fit at £15 per corner. they're open till 8 pm on weeknights, so should be handy for anyone else to bring their own in time for Friday.

I know ppl are worried about Farmer/Kwik-Fit, but all I need to do is ensure they use the right jacking points.

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Post by jj » Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:39 am

I used the farmers out past Craigleith when I stayed in Edinburgh a good few times and they were spot on. They also have awesome coffee machines and pc`s you can use when waiting.
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Post by simon » Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:49 pm

You also need to make sure they don't scrape the wheels when taking the tyres off. The machines they use at KF have a habit of doing that very easily.
And don't let them put the nuts back on with an air gun as they'll over torque them.
And make sure they put the right pressue in or you'll be driving around with over-inflated tyres.
And make sure they put them on the right way round :roll:
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