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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Delete_this_after on 24 September 2010, 08:02:09
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Noticed a screw in one of the rear tyres of the van the day I got it, pain as the tyres have only been on there a few hundred miles. Where is the best place to get the puncture repaired?
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I just use the nearest tyre place (that I can trust not to try and sell me 4 new tyres, so not kwik-fitup)
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I trusted independent.
I had one repaired at a trusted independent around 3 weeks ago, cost 16 pounds, I had another done at Central tyres around 9 months ago, 35 quid!
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I think £16 is expensive let alone £35 :o Could possibly go to kwik fit up and supervise them as I don't trust them with anything, they can't really try a flog me new tyres, all are recently on :y
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I think £16 is expensive let alone £35 :o Could possibly go to kwik fit up and supervise them as I don't trust them with anything, they can't really try a flog me new tyres, all are recently on :y
you reckon? tyre off...sorry mate cant repair that, its in the wrong place, gotta be a new tyre.
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I think £16 is expensive let alone £35 :o Could possibly go to kwik fit up and supervise them as I don't trust them with anything, they can't really try a flog me new tyres, all are recently on :y
you reckon? tyre off...sorry mate cant repair that, its in the wrong place, gotta be a new tyre.
Fair point, well made :y
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I think £16 is expensive let alone £35 :o Could possibly go to kwik fit up and supervise them as I don't trust them with anything, they can't really try a flog me new tyres, all are recently on :y
Really, tyre off, check clean and repair, new valve, fit tyre, inflate and balance
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In Preston there's a couple of car spares shop who do small repairs as well, they charge from £5 - £10 for a repair!!
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See I would wait until next week, when I get the lowering springs fitted, as it'll be having a 4 wheel alignment then too, but it keeps going down now :-/
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My local independant is also £16 for the lot - but £10 for cash!
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I paid £14.95 yesterday for a rear on the Rover.
They wouldn't do the front puncture though, claiming the tyres were already illegal. Measured tyre depth when I got home, 3mm all over.
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Noticed a screw in one of the rear tyres of the van the day I got it, pain as the tyres have only been on there a few hundred miles. Where is the best place to get the puncture repaired?
Tyreweb on Orbital Park Del. They have two units, one next to McDonalds and here:
http://www.protyre.co.uk/%28A%28ot5WohQsywEkAAAAZGUxNDhmMTgtMGU4My00YTY0LWFkMjctNDA2Y2M5NGNmNjg0-imemQTRyobj5gPEYYFxpJsJjs01%29%29/outletsdesc.aspx?id=20732
:y :y
They are first class and have used them for around 8 years now. They will repair if legal to do so, which means the hole needs to be a certain distance away from the shoulder of the tyre. They do a good repair ;) ;)
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I think £16 is expensive let alone £35 :o Could possibly go to kwik fit up and supervise them as I don't trust them with anything, they can't really try a flog me new tyres, all are recently on :y
you reckon? tyre off...sorry mate cant repair that, its in the wrong place, gotta be a new tyre.
As long as its not in the side wall of the tyre they should be able to fix it.
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Noticed a screw in one of the rear tyres of the van the day I got it, pain as the tyres have only been on there a few hundred miles. Where is the best place to get the puncture repaired?
Tyreweb on Orbital Park Del. They have two units, one next to McDonalds and here:
http://www.protyre.co.uk/%28A%28ot5WohQsywEkAAAAZGUxNDhmMTgtMGU4My00YTY0LWFkMjctNDA2Y2M5NGNmNjg0-imemQTRyobj5gPEYYFxpJsJjs01%29%29/outletsdesc.aspx?id=20732
:y :y
They are first class and have used them for around 8 years now. They will repair if legal to do so, which means the hole needs to be a certain distance away from the shoulder of the tyre. They do a good repair ;) ;)
It has to be an inch away which it is, how much do they charge LZ? :y
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Noticed a screw in one of the rear tyres of the van the day I got it, pain as the tyres have only been on there a few hundred miles. Where is the best place to get the puncture repaired?
Tyreweb on Orbital Park Del. They have two units, one next to McDonalds and here:
http://www.protyre.co.uk/%28A%28ot5WohQsywEkAAAAZGUxNDhmMTgtMGU4My00YTY0LWFkMjctNDA2Y2M5NGNmNjg0-imemQTRyobj5gPEYYFxpJsJjs01%29%29/outletsdesc.aspx?id=20732
:y :y
They are first class and have used them for around 8 years now. They will repair if legal to do so, which means the hole needs to be a certain distance away from the shoulder of the tyre. They do a good repair ;) ;)
It has to be an inch away which it is, how much do they charge LZ? :y
Last time I had it done was about 5 years ago, but I think then it was about £10, but could be wrong! ::) ::)
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Cheers Lizzie. :y
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I think £16 is expensive let alone £35 :o Could possibly go to kwik fit up and supervise them as I don't trust them with anything, they can't really try a flog me new tyres, all are recently on :y
you reckon? tyre off...sorry mate cant repair that, its in the wrong place, gotta be a new tyre.
We're fortunate in this area, there is a specialist hidden up a farm cart track who can repair them even on the shoulder. He's done two for me in the past, and both saved me a new tyre. Interestingly, I was put on to him by a friendly independent tyre shed.
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I think £16 is expensive let alone £35 :o Could possibly go to kwik fit up and supervise them as I don't trust them with anything, they can't really try a flog me new tyres, all are recently on :y
you reckon? tyre off...sorry mate cant repair that, its in the wrong place, gotta be a new tyre.
We're fortunate in this area, there is a specialist hidden up a farm cart track who can repair them even on the shoulder. He's done two for me in the past, and both saved me a new tyre. Interestingly, I was put on to him by a friendly independent tyre shed.
He may be able to repair them on the shoulder, but I understand that is illegal, and that is for a reason ;) ;)
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I think £16 is expensive let alone £35 :o Could possibly go to kwik fit up and supervise them as I don't trust them with anything, they can't really try a flog me new tyres, all are recently on :y
you reckon? tyre off...sorry mate cant repair that, its in the wrong place, gotta be a new tyre.
We're fortunate in this area, there is a specialist hidden up a farm cart track who can repair them even on the shoulder. He's done two for me in the past, and both saved me a new tyre. Interestingly, I was put on to him by a friendly independent tyre shed.
He may be able to repair them on the shoulder, but I understand that is illegal, and that is for a reason ;) ;)
I'm not sure that you are correct Lizzie, the repair is quite technical, I believe it involves some sort of vulcanisation, but I may be guessing, certainly the repair internally looks completely different to normal puncture repairs. He assures me that it is perfectly legal, and has been doing it for years, so must be known to local police.
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The rules are based (I am reliably informed) around the need to ensure the repair is a minimum distance from the edge of the steel banding....hence why you cant repair near the shoulder and underwrite it as safe :y
This is covered by British Standard BSAU 159f (which MUST be met in the UK).
You can get a guide for the allowed area here:
http://www.etyres.co.uk/etyres-press-media/repairable-area-gauge.htm
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I think £16 is expensive let alone £35 :o Could possibly go to kwik fit up and supervise them as I don't trust them with anything, they can't really try a flog me new tyres, all are recently on :y
you reckon? tyre off...sorry mate cant repair that, its in the wrong place, gotta be a new tyre.
We're fortunate in this area, there is a specialist hidden up a farm cart track who can repair them even on the shoulder. He's done two for me in the past, and both saved me a new tyre. Interestingly, I was put on to him by a friendly independent tyre shed.
He may be able to repair them on the shoulder, but I understand that is illegal, and that is for a reason ;) ;)
I'm not sure that you are correct Lizzie, the repair is quite technical, I believe it involves some sort of vulcanisation, but I may be guessing, certainly the repair internally looks completely different to normal puncture repairs. He assures me that it is perfectly legal, and has been doing it for years, so must be known to local police.
To my knowledge, and with the ones I have had done over the years, it is always an internal repair with a plug being pulled through the hole from the inside.
The regulations for repair are:
"Have a Flat Tyre? Is It Fixable?
The “repairable area” of a tyre is designated as that where a repair can be carried out to British Standards (currently BS AU 159f).
Because a tyre curves away from the middle of where the tyre rolls on the road, only the centre area is repairable. Sidewalls are not repairable.
The repairable area is defined as a percentage of the tyre’s “nominal” section width and thus varies by the size of the tyre. The repairable area is based on the centre line, eg. 82mm means 41mm on either side of the centre line of the tyre."
;) ;)
EDIT: Marks DTM beat me to it!! ;D ;D ;D ;)
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Looking at that information, and bearing in mind that the last repair of this type I had was about two years ago, I suspect that the normal tyre fitters just look at it, and say they can't do it, but I think both of my repairs of this type would have still been legal, just close to the edge.
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Looking at that information, and bearing in mind that the last repair of this type I had was about two years ago, I suspect that the normal tyre fitters just look at it, and say they can't do it, but I think both of my repairs of this type would have still been legal, just close to the edge.
If they were within the prescribed area then they will be fine :y
All the repairs should use a vulcanising compound to esnure proper bonding and sealing of the repair
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if any one is intrested i am the midlands rep for a company called Puncturesafe.this is a rubber solution that you but in the tyre before you have a puncture and when a nail etc enters the tyre it seals it.its suitable for cars,motercycles.trucks,caravans etc.but will not repair sidewalls.i install this and also sell diy kits.
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Locally its a fiver for cash, ten quid if you need a receipt.
never been daft enough to try Kwickfit.
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i also get it local for a fiver
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i also get it local for a fiver
Sounds cheap, is she any good at that price?
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i also get it local for a fiver
Sounds cheap, is she any good at that price?
You wouldn't get me that cheap!! ::) ::) :D :D :D :D ;)
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i also get it local for a fiver
Sounds cheap, is she any good at that price?
You wouldn't get me that cheap!! ::) ::) :D :D :D :D ;)
For what? Tyre repairs? ;) ;)