Refused to fit my tyres!!!
Refused to fit my tyres!!!
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Lee UK

Original Poster:

110 posts

286 months

Thursday 10th April 2014
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Long story short.

Bought some Dunlop tyres for the Mrs' car 195/60/15 and they came today.
Thought they were quite flexi but took them to the garage to be fitted.

They reckoned they were Chinese copies and not Dunlops and so I phoned the place i got em from and arranged pickup.

On my way home later I called in at my nearest garage and after looking at them said he wouldnt think anything of them and thought they were fine.

Anyone had this before, the tyre walls are very thin, around the rim itself is solid as normal.

HaloGen8

1,413 posts

158 months

Thursday 10th April 2014
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And the point is?

Lee UK

Original Poster:

110 posts

286 months

Thursday 10th April 2014
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There isnt a point, there is a query about tyre walls.

pti

1,856 posts

173 months

Thursday 10th April 2014
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I don't get it...

Crafty_

14,084 posts

229 months

Thursday 10th April 2014
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pti said:
I don't get it...
He wants to know if the tyres are fake or not.

Some pictures would help....

Riley Blue

23,205 posts

255 months

Thursday 10th April 2014
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Lee UK said:
There isnt a point, there is a query about tyre walls.
So what you're really asking is, "Do some tyres have more flexible sidewalls than others?"

The answer to which is, "Yes."

PHmember

2,487 posts

200 months

Thursday 10th April 2014
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Jesus Christ guys, it's very simple.

Bloke buys tyres off Internet.
One bloke says they're copies.
One bloke says they aren't.
Original bloke who has limited knowledge of tyres thinks the sidewalls are very thin.
No pictures or any other details given.

Now stop pissing about & tell the OP whether they are fake or not.

vrsmxtb

2,003 posts

185 months

Thursday 10th April 2014
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Are they Dulnops? Look carefully!

N Dentressangle

3,453 posts

251 months

Thursday 10th April 2014
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vrsmxtb said:
Are they Dulnops? Look carefully!
Surely Chinese fakes will say 'Dunrop' on the side? wink

StuntmanMike

15,048 posts

180 months

Thursday 10th April 2014
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PHmember said:
Jesus Christ guys, it's very simple.

Bloke buys tyres off Internet.
One bloke says they're copies.
One bloke says they aren't.
Original bloke who has limited knowledge of tyres thinks the sidewalls are very thin.
No pictures or any other details given.

Now stop pissing about & tell the OP whether they are fake or not.
roflroflOP I really don't see how we can help you without seeing the tyres, do they drive or? Was the sidewall so thin you are worried about them?

eldar

25,265 posts

225 months

Thursday 10th April 2014
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N Dentressangle said:
Surely Chinese fakes will say 'Dunrop' on the side? wink
They are the genuine fakes. Imitation fakes will be Runrop...

Lee UK

Original Poster:

110 posts

286 months

Thursday 10th April 2014
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PHmember said:
Jesus Christ guys, it's very simple.

Bloke buys tyres off Internet.
One bloke says they're copies.
One bloke says they aren't.
Original bloke who has limited knowledge of tyres thinks the sidewalls are very thin.
No pictures or any other details given.

Now stop pissing about & tell the OP whether they are fake or not.
hallelujah

Yeah, I thought same about first garage and during the convo he said he could have got them for the same money and also said they were fake, where can you get dunlops for £55

Next garage didnt think anything of it

Neither had same tyre to compare.

First garage fitted some tyres on my own car a cpl of week ago, maybe they are sick of it

Lee UK

Original Poster:

110 posts

286 months

Thursday 10th April 2014
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N Dentressangle said:
Surely Chinese fakes will say 'Dunrop' on the side? wink
quality

Lee UK

Original Poster:

110 posts

286 months

Thursday 10th April 2014
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picture wont give it away

just incase, they dont look like this


deltashad

6,731 posts

226 months

Thursday 10th April 2014
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Pissing myself laughing smile

lbc

3,331 posts

246 months

Thursday 10th April 2014
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Lee UK said:
where can you get dunlops for £55
£56 at Camskill for Dunlops

Walford

2,259 posts

195 months

Thursday 10th April 2014
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http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1026493_chinese...

Continental has shown that it’s possible to defeat counterfeiters by winning a case against several tire resellers in Germany selling the counterfeit stock. Though only affecting a couple of commercial truck brands, the counterfeiting is still of major concern because customers were buying inferior products that weren’t as safe as the originals.

AdeTuono

7,626 posts

256 months

Thursday 10th April 2014
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Lee UK said:
PHmember said:
Jesus Christ guys, it's very simple.

Bloke buys tyres off Internet.
One bloke says they're copies.
One bloke says they aren't.
Original bloke who has limited knowledge of tyres thinks the sidewalls are very thin.
No pictures or any other details given.

Now stop pissing about & tell the OP whether they are fake or not.
hallelujah
Want a parrot?

vrsmxtb

2,003 posts

185 months

Thursday 10th April 2014
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They probably just didn't want to fit tyres they haven't sold you - a lot of places are sniffy about that.

LuS1fer

43,503 posts

274 months

Thursday 10th April 2014
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"Hello, do you have Linglongs?"
"No, phone no ling long"
"No, Linglong, Linglong"
"Turru-hi-po, turru hi po"
"Listen, do you have Linglongs?"
"Solly, me fink you ling long number"