Frustration at tyre shops

Briodyjl01 · 13th May 2020, 11:53

Does anyone else get really frustrated with tyre shops? You take an alloy wheel and they decided to put the hammer on steel wheel weights. You and ask for stick on weights they just stop and look at you like you are stupid. Throw done the hammer on ones and reluctantly put stick on weights.

Has anyone else had this?

RoverP480 · 13th May 2020, 12:33

I have had the opposite as well. Wanted the original Land Rover clip on weights on my Discovery alloys and had only stick on. I only normally go now to tyre places I personally have "Approved"

coolguy · 13th May 2020, 13:33

National tyre depots are only as good as their employees, and I personally wouldn't trust one of them. Longstanding independants are the way to go. I have recommended my village one to many people and they are prepared to travel a round 50+ mile trip and wait if there is a queue.
Fortunately the guy who owns it is a lot younger than me so I hope to use him till I give up driving! Btw, his prices for both tyres and batteries are certainly no more than the nationals, and often less.

mbev51 · 13th May 2020, 13:58

Changed a tyre the other day myself, mind it wasn’t an alloy, had to drive over the tyre with other car to break the bead.

SCP440 · 13th May 2020, 13:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by coolguy

Long standing independants are the way to go.

Agreed every time for almost everything, the problem is most people shop on price alone and the old thing is you get what you pay for. How many times have we heard about Halfrauds and the like making a mistake and doing little if anything to remedy it. These independents have a reputation that they need to keep and will do there utmost in most cases to keep it.

Briodyjl01 · 13th May 2020, 13:59

The ones I’m on about are small I dependant ones!

Quote:

Originally Posted by coolguy

National tyre depots are only as good as their employees, and I personally wouldn't trust one of them. Longstanding independants are the way to go. I have recommended my village one to many people and they are prepared to travel a round 50+ mile trip and wait if there is a queue.
Fortunately the guy who owns it is a lot younger than me so I hope to use him till I give up driving! Btw, his prices for both tyres and batteries are certainly no more than the nationals, and often less.

colintf · 13th May 2020, 14:43

I tend to get my tyres at my local MG Dealer AE Wilcox, as they still care about the cars and what they do

Phil-T4 · 13th May 2020, 15:04

Hammer on weights are quite normal on new cars straight from the factory, on lots of old corroded alloys the "alloy wheel knock on weights" (different from steel wheel versions) are the only things that stay on.

breakfastinsmethwick · 13th May 2020, 17:34

I sold balance weights for a living once. Out of my hundreds of customers there was only one who bought proper high quality coated Dionysis Hoffman (now Hoffman powerweight) individual stick on and knock on weights. All the others just wanted the cheapest rubbish they could get. The arrival of internet based sellers resulted in a tidal wave of rubbish from china.

The customer had been fairly high up in one of the motoring organisations and really knew his stuff unlike a fair sized minority of the tyre trade.

Heddy · 13th May 2020, 17:50

My local tyre place only use 'stick on' weights and always on the inside. They're careful that they don't hit the caliper.

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13th May 2020, 12:33	#2
RoverP480 Gets stuck in None at the moment Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Hereford Posts: 501 Thanks: 1 Thanked 165 Times in 146 Posts	I have had the opposite as well. Wanted the original Land Rover clip on weights on my Discovery alloys and had only stick on. I only normally go now to tyre places I personally have "Approved"

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coolguy Coolguy Rover 75 CDT Tourer Auto, Rover 75 2.0 Connoisseur Auto, MG ZT 2.5 Auto and MG ZT Cdti Auto (Monogra Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Finedon Posts: 1,896 Thanks: 933 Thanked 638 Times in 430 Posts	National tyre depots are only as good as their employees, and I personally wouldn't trust one of them. Longstanding independants are the way to go. I have recommended my village one to many people and they are prepared to travel a round 50+ mile trip and wait if there is a queue. Fortunately the guy who owns it is a lot younger than me so I hope to use him till I give up driving! Btw, his prices for both tyres and batteries are certainly no more than the nationals, and often less.

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mbev51 Banned Removed Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Removed Posts: 1,343 Thanks: 171 Thanked 315 Times in 223 Posts	Changed a tyre the other day myself, mind it wasn’t an alloy, had to drive over the tyre with other car to break the bead.

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Phil-T4 I really should get out more....... MG ZT-T, Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Olney Posts: 2,969 Thanks: 245 Thanked 1,088 Times in 657 Posts	Hammer on weights are quite normal on new cars straight from the factory, on lots of old corroded alloys the "alloy wheel knock on weights" (different from steel wheel versions) are the only things that stay on.

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breakfastinsmethwick Gets stuck in Maintainer of sons ZT M47r Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Shropshire Posts: 624 Thanks: 609 Thanked 124 Times in 100 Posts	I sold balance weights for a living once. Out of my hundreds of customers there was only one who bought proper high quality coated Dionysis Hoffman (now Hoffman powerweight) individual stick on and knock on weights. All the others just wanted the cheapest rubbish they could get. The arrival of internet based sellers resulted in a tidal wave of rubbish from china. The customer had been fairly high up in one of the motoring organisations and really knew his stuff unlike a fair sized minority of the tyre trade.

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Heddy This is my second home None Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: None Posts: 5,556 Thanks: 465 Thanked 1,161 Times in 924 Posts	My local tyre place only use 'stick on' weights and always on the inside. They're careful that they don't hit the caliper.