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trancer
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Joined: 18 Jun 2004
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Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:08 pm |
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iv just got hold of a r19 1.8 rsi and its in very good nick appart from this
anyone now whats is cousing it and what can i do to sort it out
cheers  |
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Neal
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Joined: 18 Feb 2004
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Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:10 pm |
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that tyre is not legal you know...
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trancer
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Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:15 pm |
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I KNOW 
iv only just got the car but before puting on a new tyre i want to sort out the problem. |
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Neal
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Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:18 pm |
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well if you only just got the car, how do you know there is a problem at all? maybe the owner was a muppet and the tyres been on there 10 years... |
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trancer
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Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:18 pm |
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the car pulls quite hard to the left and thats the side thats wareing |
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Neal
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Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:21 pm |
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well you need to get the tracking sorted ASAP then, do it before you put on new tyres. Tracking bloke at the garage will probably give you some stick for having a tyre like that on your car. |
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trancer
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Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:28 pm |
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ok il take off the wheel and take that down for a new tyre then put it back on the car and take it back for the tracking.
anyway is that any of there business  |
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Neal
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Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:29 pm |
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i have heard stories of kwik fit or other places 'empounding' cars with dangerous tyres and things. Dont know how true it is.
They make it their business when the they also sell tyres. |
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mixpioneer
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Joined: 29 Dec 2004
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Thu Apr 07, 2005 2:33 pm |
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Wow! That is one seriously bald tyre lol i've seen more tread on an F1 slick
I wouldn't take my car to a garage with a tyre like that.
Like Neal said, some places won't let you drive your car away like that, besides, cops would have a field day with you if they spotted it.
Anyway, has the car been lowered? |
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Rich1
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Joined: 21 Feb 2005
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Thu Apr 07, 2005 4:43 pm |
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just take it to an independant garage that does tyres and tracking! simple job sorted! |
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Chris H
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Fri Apr 08, 2005 12:08 am |
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thats nothing compared to the ones on the white chamade and the ones I was driving on in the blue chammy for a while.
If the trackings badly out then make sure something isn't bent! |
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R1916S
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Fri Apr 08, 2005 12:28 am |
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You need to change both front tyres. Its best to do it at the same time so you get a pair of the same batch and age. |
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trancer
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Fri Apr 08, 2005 3:56 pm |
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well got hold of some tyres and took them down to my local tyre service and asked them to swap them over and do the traking and he said they were to busy and are to busy for the next week or two  .
what a twat, now i have to traval miles out of the way to get the problem sorted.
the tyres seem to be wareing uneven like this on the drivers and passanger side, hope this is traking and nothing major  |
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trancer
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Sat Apr 09, 2005 1:07 pm |
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sorted now the guy said the tracking was out about a degree on both sides  |
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Gentle Ben
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Sat Apr 09, 2005 3:14 pm |
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That tyre's balder than me' Dad. |
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