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    1. #1
      Join Date
      Aug 2007
      Location
      CT
      Posts
      799

      Need tires mounted??

      Well I just got my BOZE wheels and now I need the tires mounted.. Does anyone know who in SE CT to trust not to F-up my wheels..

      I dont think anyone is going to gauranty it but I want my best chances..

      Any specail machine better, they are 11in wide..

      Thanks



    2. #2
      Join Date
      Mar 2006
      Location
      OC CA
      Posts
      470
      I don't know if one machine is better than another. I would make sure they have the plastic protectors for their tools, and are using it.

      Probably, it will get down to the tech doing the job and how careful he will be. Maybe you could "tip" the tech ahead of time and get his attenttion?
      Mark
      LS1- T56
      under construction
      "Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."

    3. #3
      Join Date
      Mar 2005
      Location
      Woodbine, MD
      Posts
      2,770
      Country Flag: United States
      I had some 17x11 rims that I needed mounted so I took them to the shop I work at. We have a Coats 9042E machine. It is a nice machine with all the plastic protectors and the helper arms...everything you could need. I had three guys try to mount the tires and I finally aborted the mission b/c I was scared of them messing it up. I took the wheels to a local Wheel/Tire only shop and found out that they have the exact same machine!! Took the guy about a minute a wheel to mount the tire. It all comes down to who has the skill!!!!

    4. #4
      Join Date
      May 2002
      Location
      Northern California
      Posts
      10,716
      Country Flag: United States
      ahhh them new machines make it look real easy though. We bought a new one cause we get alot of 22's and such. Never would have tried that on the older ones. Everything is phenolic on our new machine.
      MrQuick ΜΟΛ'ΩΝ ΛΑΒ'Ε


    5. #5
      Join Date
      Apr 2008
      Location
      Auckland, New Zealand
      Posts
      42
      corghi make a nice machine that i used to own, look nothing like a normal machine and dont use tire levers. its called an artiglio master off memory, im in new zealand though so thats no help to you, but maybe someone in your area has one

    6. #6
      Join Date
      Apr 2008
      Location
      Auckland, New Zealand
      Posts
      42
      heres a link actually http://www.automotive.corghi.com/def...site&pgid=1060

      you use joysticks to mount and dismount

    7. #7
      Join Date
      Jul 2001
      Location
      Calgary, AB
      Posts
      1,826
      Country Flag: Canada
      The recommendation that I received when I asked this same question to get my HRE's balanced was to find someone with a Hunter machine with road force balancing.
      James
      1967 Camaro RS - The OLC
      1984 Camaro GT1
      1989 Camaro 1LE - The BOC




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