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Postby andyh877 » Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:23 pm

these are the best guys

http://www.drivelink.com/

found these also but I don't know their qual of service

www.reco-prop.com

http://ndepower.com/servicerepair.html
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Postby red leo » Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:34 am

Thank you all. In the cold light and mist of the Kentish morning and a fretful sleep with many bad dreams, I remembered I had had work done on the rear 1/4 5/6 weeks ago (thanks Darren :lol: ) and yes it was the bolts I was in danger of loosing a wheel very embarrasing. How does the gta go on 3 wheels??????? :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
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Postby andyh877 » Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:57 am

if you've damaged the threads on the bolts....... Change em :!: it will only be a cheap oversight then.... leave them and disaster could strike :? when you see that wheel passing you on the motorway :shock:
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Postby peterg » Tue Apr 25, 2006 10:05 am

In case anyone does need the services of a refurb place, I can recommend Recoprop (as listed by Andy) they are this country's leading company in the field and work for quite a few of the big kitcar companies and a lot of historic racers etc.
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Postby David Gentleman » Tue Apr 25, 2006 10:30 am

red leo wrote:Thank you all. In the cold light and mist of the Kentish morning and a fretful sleep with many bad dreams, I remembered I had had work done on the rear 1/4 5/6 weeks ago (thanks Darren :lol: ) and yes it was the bolts I was in danger of loosing a wheel very embarrasing. How does the gta go on 3 wheels??????? :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:


Did you do it yourself, or a garage? :oops: Either way, you were lucky you didnt kill yourself.. :shock:
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Postby Juzzblack » Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:32 pm

I'd take a good look at your wheel bolts and replace them with new ones anyway if they're the originals. I had a couple of mine snap a year or two back whilst having new tyres fitted. Had to have one drilled out. :evil:

On a slightly different note and touching on David's comment about wheel safety, I had a new rear tyre fitted to my Peugeot yesterday and it came off the rim whilst I'm doing about 70 down the motorway! :shock: :evil: :twisted: I went back this afternoon to have them check and refit it, obviously non too pleased!
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Postby clee » Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:55 pm

Check, refit and supply new rubber all round foc :evil: Arses ,how the feck do they get away with it :?:
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Postby simontaylor » Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:06 pm

Juzz, your new tyre came off the rim????
King-hell, that has got to be worth reporting to trading standards, National Tyre fitters guild and also letting watchdog know about it.
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Postby Juzzblack » Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:46 pm

Yes, off the rim! :shock:

I took it back, they re-inflated it and put it in the bath to check and said it was indeed leaking air from the rim! They reckoned it had been deflating through the leak as I was driving and when the pressure got so low it reached a point where it came away from the rim and went flat completely! :shock: Not really what you want driving along the motorway! :evil: I got it fixed and some advice to 'see how it goes' over the next couple of days. :roll: Oh and an apology.

Maybe I should have pushed it further but as long as I'm not dead... :) (Although, I'm yet to 'see how it goes' :roll: )
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Postby David Gentleman » Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:57 pm

You may have to be dead for a certain amount of time before you can file a claim though...
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Postby stephendell » Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:25 am

Claims Direct :D

You are now suffering from complex post traumatic stress disorder.

You are unable to travel in a motor propelled vehicle over 10mph and are unable to sleep due to flashbacks of peeled off tyres on the hard shoulder.

A mere glimpse of a Quick Fit or AA advert on TV leads to increased blood pressure and heart rate, rapid breathing, muscle tension, nausea and diarrhea.

As a result your livelihood is at risk and you are suffering feelings of detachment and isolation from family and friends, as well as a loss of interest in activities that you once enjoyed.

Nothing a £20K payout couldn't fix though :wink:
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Postby Juzzblack » Wed Apr 26, 2006 5:55 pm

You're not wrong! :D

I drove to and from work today being somewhat more than usually attentive to what the car was doing during cornering! :o

And with good reason as it turns out. Looked out the window a few minutes ago and the tyre was flat again! :twisted: Just put the spare on but will have to use the GTA tomorrow and take the tyre back after work. :roll: :evil:

It must be their dodgy crap Kleber branded tyre. They said themselves the rim was fine and the tyre they took off was a Michelin that had been on for years (probably from new) without any problems. I only changed it because it had a nail in it, which they could have repaired but, like I said, the tyre was old and the sidewall was looking a bit second hand with a few cracks and splits like the tread might come away! So I changed it as a precaution. With hindsight, maybe I should have left it alone to soldier on! :roll: :(
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Postby clee » Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:03 pm

Juzz I see a large lump of compensation coming your way :lol:
Lay it on with a trowel, lost time ,money , and threats of trading standards etc :twisted: :twisted:
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Postby Juzzblack » Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:22 pm

I fear I'm too laid back and haven't really the temperament for a rant!

But I will see what their attitude is like. :x It seems to me the tyre is obviously defective and they should try a new one.
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Postby Alpineandy » Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:42 pm

Juzzblack wrote:dodgy crap Kleber branded tyre.(


Kleber have been around for years and (in my experience) are reasonable tyres. Having said that, the reason Michelin are so expensive is that their quality control is the best in the business whereas Kleber may not be...
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