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02-06-2012, 11:54 PM
#47
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That would be my concern too, I have stopped by this shop a couple of years ago and quickly looked around, they had quite a few alloy rims on display, but I was not so sure about their mounting equipment after watching them take off some old tires and put on new ones....., so make darn sure (and I know you will) you watch them mount some tires first and are 150% satisfied before you even take these rims out of your car!
BTW, Cheap Thrills often have, uh, cheap tires, but check their DOT date codes on the sidewall, I've seen them sell 10 year old "brand new" tires!!
BTW, Cheap Thrills often have, uh, cheap tires, but check their DOT date codes on the sidewall, I've seen them sell 10 year old "brand new" tires!!
02-09-2012, 02:15 PM
#48
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Sitting here at tires 23, I'm
More nervous then when my first child was born. Everything looks good in the shop and not busy so they won't be rushing. Stay tuned!
More nervous then when my first child was born. Everything looks good in the shop and not busy so they won't be rushing. Stay tuned!
02-09-2012, 02:30 PM
#49
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All is well, I can breath now.
02-09-2012, 03:35 PM
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I saw them do the last one, everything looked fine, no issues. But then again they were not busy, and they new I would not accept a single mark. Once done I asked for a rag to clean the lips and check for marks.
02-09-2012, 07:10 PM
#53
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Tires 23 are at the north west corner of Dixie Road and Matheson in Mississauga, they are in a commercial strip plaza a little bit in from Matheson.
Adamant, if you end up with balancing issues then I can highly recommend Young's Tires in Brampton, Clark and Hwy 410, they have Hunters tire mounting machine and Road Force balancing machine, Rinvinder there is a magician in the art of road force balancing, he's done the balancing for a couple of sets of tires for me over the last few years that other shops could not balance well, the other fellow there Phil (?) has picked up a lot of Rivinder's skills as well.
Adamant, if you end up with balancing issues then I can highly recommend Young's Tires in Brampton, Clark and Hwy 410, they have Hunters tire mounting machine and Road Force balancing machine, Rinvinder there is a magician in the art of road force balancing, he's done the balancing for a couple of sets of tires for me over the last few years that other shops could not balance well, the other fellow there Phil (?) has picked up a lot of Rivinder's skills as well.
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02-09-2012, 07:33 PM
#54
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Good to know, I watched them balance with no issues, but ya never know. Probably won't get the car out on these wheels until the spring.
02-09-2012, 07:43 PM
#55
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Yep, you won't know if you really have a balancing issue until you get the car on the road.
As one tire shop had told me: "You can balance a square tire, but you sure as hell won't want to drive on them!", this is where the Hunter Road Force machine really comes in handy, and a good technician who knows HOW to use the machine is also invaluable.
As one tire shop had told me: "You can balance a square tire, but you sure as hell won't want to drive on them!", this is where the Hunter Road Force machine really comes in handy, and a good technician who knows HOW to use the machine is also invaluable.
02-09-2012, 11:53 PM
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Wheel ****
All set for spring now, just have to finish the centre caps. I put the wheels in my basement, anyone want to take bets on how long it takes my wife to notice them and ask "when did you get those". 
02-10-2012, 12:15 AM
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02-22-2012, 04:17 PM
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Hi, the wheels look great. I was wondering how Carcone checked your rims for straightness?? I called Carcone today, and the guy there says they just eyeball them and don't use a dial indicator...? I offered to bring mine, but he had no interest. When they showed you the straightness.... how did they do it? Thx. Peter