Good Morning Thread - Come say good morning, tell us what you've got on today. :)

We have this thread on TilersForums.com and it's just been restarted because the old thread had 20,000 replies and 500,000 views. And there were 700 pages. Started to lag a bit on slow connections.

I think we had a bash of this before, but I can't find the thread, so thought I'd start another one off.

If you have time in the mornings, come post in the thread before you head off to work, let us know what you've got on and what the weather is like in your area etc. Anything at all is fine.

Posts and likes get counted towards your total stats in this thread.

So GOOOD MORNING PEOPLE - WEATHER IS NICE TODAY IN STOKE. I'M THANKFUL IT'S FRIDAY, HAD A RUBBISH WEEK. THANK GOD IT'S OVER.

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[Mike Johnson]

You have space under your boot floor for a spare wheel and jack?

 

[DPG]

You have space under your boot floor for a spare wheel and jack?

Yeah luckily the car has space for a space saver wheel under there, they just don't always supply them when new.

 

[nicebutdim]

Oponeo normally for tyres, but for the last pair I bought, I had a look on eBay, and found a new listing for the ones I wanted at a ridiculously low price for a pair - about half the going rate.
Decided it was worth a punt, so ordered and waited. Carefully inspected them when they arrived, and they appeared perfect with a recent date code. Thought I'd order up a few more, but when I returned to the eBay listing it was now the price I paid each.

It seems as though every time I buy tyres online, the whole 'who's cheapest' will turn on its head. Matters have been further complicated by the Northern Irish Protocol, with some outlets charging sky high prices for delivery and others flatly refusing to offer NI delivery.

Asda tyres were chepest a few years back , then stopped delivering to NI and then finally offering delivery again, but at four times the previous rate.

Delticom in Germany seem to be one of the biggest players in online tyre sales, with many online retailers being subsidiaries of Delticom. What's really strange is the fact that each Delticom subsidiary has completely different pricing and different policies on delivery to NI.

 

[littlespark]

buying these tyres online... doesn't you local tyre fitter charge a premium to fit them?

I get a price from my local independent tyre fitter.... budget price, mid range or 2nd mortgage... and that's supplied and fitted

 

[Mike Johnson]

Black Circle price includes fitting at their approved fitters, that why it's strange that my local garage can't compete on price, but fit Black Circle sourced tyres without charge, presumable paid by Black Circle.

 

[nicebutdim]

buying these tyres online... doesn't you local tyre fitter charge a premium to fit them?

I get a price from my local independent tyre fitter.... budget price, mid range or 2nd mortgage... and that's supplied and fitted

Most people I know that buy online have them delivered to the fitter and pay for fitting at time of purchase.

I used to have them delivered and fit them myself, but now have them delivered and send the other half to work with them in my car and they come back fitted (along with an invoice).

 

[brianmoooore]

buying these tyres online... doesn't you local tyre fitter charge a premium to fit them?

I have an ancient professional tyre fitting machine that I bought years ago for £50. Leaks air like a sieve, but does the job.

 

[DPG]

I have an ancient professional tyre fitting machine that I bought years ago for £50. Leaks air like a sieve, but does the job.

What about balancing though?

 

[nicebutdim]

I have an ancient professional tyre fitting machine that I bought years ago for £50. Leaks air like a sieve, but does the job.

Similar situation. Old tyre machine at a bargain price. Electric rotation and pneumatic bead breaking. No air leaks, but a little bit more play than any tyre fitter would feel comfortable with - all good once you get a feel for it.

 

[nicebutdim]

What about balancing though?

What's that

 

[littlespark]

What about balancing though?

Stay off the beer, youll be fine

 

[brianmoooore]

What about balancing though?

Overrated, IMHO. If you have quality wheels (such as those from a certain German manufacturer with a name comprising three letters) and know what the little yellow dot on the sidewall of a new tyre is for, then I find that most are fine without.
Any that do need balancing, I make use of the machine where I get my MOTs done.

 

[DPG]

Overrated, IMHO. If you have quality wheels (such as those from a certain German manufacturer with a name comprising three letters) and know what the little yellow dot on the sidewall of a new tyre is for, then I find that most are fine without.
Any that do need balancing, I make use of the machine where I get my MOTs done.

Most tyres will need balance weights adding though.

 

[brianmoooore]

Electric rotation and pneumatic bead breaking.

The bead breaking is the important part. The tyres I run (Uniroyal Rainsports) have such pliable sidewalls that they are easily pushed over the rim by hand

 

[brianmoooore]

Most tyres will need balance weights adding though.

That's not my experience.