buying car tyres

Herzlos

It's definitely not impossible to change a tyre without damaging the rim, but it's very unlikely with your approach.

I also don't doubt driving over it works, but it's a dangerous and stupid thing to recommend.

That there are YouTube videos of this stuff working doesn't make it a good idea. There's videos of people juggling axes without getting hurt; still a stupid thing to do at home.

There's a time and place for that type of diy but a general consumer Forum is not it, with the exception of the bangernomics thread.

If this was an offloading or farming forum it'd be a different matter, but here you're recommending some risky work to people that potentially don't fit their own spares or check their own fluid levels.

neilmcl

Iceweasel wrote: »

And it only took a few minutes! :rotfl:

Exactly, watching those videos I'd guess it easily took 15-20 minutes, if not longer to get one tyre off. And there's absolutely no way I'd trust expensive £200-300 alloys to that method.

I applaud him for trying but it's not what I would do if I wanted the tyres changed and balanced correctly.

chilswelluk

neilmcl wrote: »

Exactly, watching those videos I'd guess it easily took 15-20 minutes, if not longer to get one tyre off.

So people don't believe this is possible to do in minutes. I stand by my word. Does anyone want to take me up on a bet? I can come to you, bring my own wheel and fit the tyre within 5 minutes (does not include balancing). If I fail I will give you £1000 pounds. If I succeed you pay me £1000. By your accounts it should be easy money for you. I am deadly serious about this.

neilmcl

chilswelluk wrote: »

So people don't believe this is possible to do in minutes. I stand by my word. Does anyone want to take me up on a bet? I can come to you, bring my own wheel and fit the tyre within 5 minutes (does not include balancing). If I fail I will give you £1000 pounds. If I succeed you pay me £1000. By your accounts it should be easy money for you. I am deadly serious about this.

Or you could simply post a single shot video showing us how you can (safely) remove and refit a tyre in under 5 minutes and prove us all wrong.

n217970

Herzlos wrote: »

You didn't look far from a bad accident for most of that. I hope noone seeing that video tries to copy it and ends off doing serious damage.

I think that's a little harsh on the poster, although that threaded rod wants cutting right down. A slip and that's at chest height.

I always buy from BC as it's normally no different to what it would cost from camkills with fitting. I have often pondered buying some old fitting and balancing rigs from a garage. I go through a full set a year on my car alone, plus this current set is on its third puncture. I reckon with my car and the wife's you could estimate I would save over 100 a year on fitting and puncture repair. Add to that parents/siblings cars and I could justify it. If only I had the room.

force_ten

you went to a lot of trouble taping up tools to protect an alloy wheel that i wouldt put near my car it is filthy dirty and already pretty well scratched up, you could spend the money you saved on a wheel refurb

redux

chilswelluk wrote: »

Here is a video by another guy showing how easy it is. Although I bet you don't like the deodorant bit.

I don't like him fitting the wrong width tread tyre on the wheel.

chilswelluk

force_ten wrote: »

you went to a lot of trouble taping up tools to protect an alloy wheel that i wouldt put near my car it is filthy dirty and already pretty well scratched up, you could spend the money you saved on a wheel refurb

Not really, I only did that for demonstration purposes. Yes the wheel was in a pretty bad state. But paid next to nothing from a scrappy for it. I only use that set for offroad, so not bothered about refurb etc.

chilswelluk

n217970 wrote: »

I have often pondered buying some old fitting and balancing rigs from a garage. I go through a full set a year on my car alone, plus this current set is on its third puncture. I reckon with my car and the wife's you could estimate I would save over 100 a year on fitting and puncture repair.

I think it's really worth investing, as you would get your money back pretty quickly. Especially if you buy good used tyres off Ebay. I just got a set for pretty cheap. Even if you don't want to go down the tire iron route and buy a manual machine, it's worth having.

Have you looked at the bubble balancers? I got a used one from ebay and have been quite impressed with it.

Herzlos

n217970 wrote: »

I have often pondered buying some old fitting and balancing rigs from a garage.

That'd certainly be the way to go; you'd get the job done a lot faster and safer, and if you're going through a lot of tyres then it'll save you a fortune.