Damn idle tyre fitters

No wonder the british economy is in such a mess if todays events are anything to go by

Well what happened was i had a puncture so used a can of tyre weld,to be honest it was a couple of weeks ago and the tyre started to slowly go down again so went to a local indie tyre fitter to be fixed properly,mentioned i had used trye weld on it and he wouldn't touch it reckoned it scraps the tyre by ruining the inside surface :shock:

So thought i'd get a 2nd opinion and went to kwik fit who wouldn't touch it as they said the repair patch won't adhere to the tyre once tyre weld has been used

So as i had been givin 2 differant reasons for not fixing it i didn't believe either so went to a 3rd fitter called kingswinford tyres and asked him he said yep no problem i questioned him again and said even with tyre weld he again said no problem apparantly the others turn it down as the inside just needs a scrape and a wash down and they couldn't be bothered to do it

As it was the tyre was scrap as the puncture was in the sidewall and couldn't be fixed so i ordered 2 new tyres as i have a split in another sidewall which means the other 2 fitters lost out on £220 worth of custom due to a "can't be @r$ed"attitude

which makes me :evil:

as all over the news its economy this and trade that and yet we have companys who won't even try to earn a living

:soap box:

rant over

At least you now know a good tyre shop and can point all your mates his way.
Every cloud.......

Me and the father inlaw change mine, funny as had tyre weld in once and didnt tell him....he popped the rim and it squirted over him, I laughed and ran, he is to tall to argue with :lol:

He said its a bit messy but no problem (me manages an industrial tyre fitters for plant) you can have a side wall repaired as long as the cords are not ripped through, cost about £30 and available at places that fit/repair wagon tyres.

Ive got a mate that can repair tyres without removing the tyre from the rim, uses a T shaped tool and a length of rubber.

We had these in Army Land Rovers, never used one though.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Silverline-Tubele ... 45f5304065

Hmmm V4...interesting engine Frenchy... :wink:

Post updated with photo. Might even be the same car.I got it in a swap for a Thruxton in bits in a crate that I got in a swap for an unregistered Suzuki 250cc Hustler racing bike.

Cool car Pete....I had a savage cortina for a while (not a real one though) and a rs3.1 capri (that was a real one) and more mk1 and 2 scorts than you could shake several sticks at...old skool fords rock....too bleedin expensive to be able to "enjoy" them properly these days though... :twisted:

But in those days tyre fitters knew where their wages came from. The customer.
Nowadays they think money just magically appears from head office.

Too right...
In the good old days you could get cut slicks fitted and balanced on a nice set of banded steels no questions asked! :lol:

Tyre fitters do my head especially ATS. I took my sisters Megan Coupe to them to get the tracking done but they couldnt do it because it was apparently electronically driven although it has a pump with fluid. Me and my brother did it at home the old fashioned way with a piece of rope.

For those that like the old Fords here is my brothers much loved Capri.

It started out as a 1.6 laser. He converted it to a 2.8 after the engine blew with a 3.0 LSD, 3.0 front brakes. His mate was arseing around one night in a carpark and slide into it stufing the front n/s. The bonnet on it is the only one he could get at the time that wasnt rotten. He has also added the Cartel body kit to it.

My fave capri is the Brooklands 2.8 with a scorpion suspension package

My GOD

Look at the price :shock:

http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1832509.htm