Best Place for supply & Fit of rear tyre on GT3 RS
Discussion
What tyres? If its the OEM Corsa Systems, then I got good service at Elite Tyres in Essex. They let me come back to the workshop and ensure they jacked the car correctly & didn't throw the wheels/levers around etc.
www.elite-design.co.uk/
You won't need a new geo. Price was ok too (I got them to meet half way on a price match).
XXXXX supplied me two tyres via mail order about 8 years ago.
I signed for them on delivery, I thought I was signing to say I'd received them (not they were of merchantable quality)
After I'd removed the tyres from the packing tape that bound the them together, I found the two sidewalls that were "hidden" on delivery, had a whole series of cuts around them.
I immediatly phoned XXXXX who said it was not their problem and suggested I contacted the carrier (their carrier I hasten to add) After numerous phone calls and letters neither party would accept blame and the carriers requested the tyres back for inspection.
The tyres then mysteriously disappeared.
I never received a refund or replacement tyres.
I'd previously used XXXXX on numerous occasions, and mentioned this to the MD when I spoke to him,
He seemed unconcerned and was quite happy to hide behind the fact I'd signed for the goods and that once collected from their depot by the carrier they were no longer liable for the goods condition on arrival.
Suffice to say I've not used them since, and when asked by colleagues or friends where to get tyres by mail order I recount my tale of woe in explicit detail.
A proper bunch of W
S. IMHO
Try Micheldever, Blackcircles, Mytyres or any other online suppliers and as Dan H says, then get your local supplier to price match
>> Edited by slippydiff on Wednesday 26th April 16:30
Sorry slippy, but name of company deleted due to naming and shaming rule, although I'm sure everyone will guess the company you had a problem with.
>> Edited by dazren on Thursday 27th April 09:29
I signed for them on delivery, I thought I was signing to say I'd received them (not they were of merchantable quality)
After I'd removed the tyres from the packing tape that bound the them together, I found the two sidewalls that were "hidden" on delivery, had a whole series of cuts around them.
I immediatly phoned XXXXX who said it was not their problem and suggested I contacted the carrier (their carrier I hasten to add) After numerous phone calls and letters neither party would accept blame and the carriers requested the tyres back for inspection.
The tyres then mysteriously disappeared.
I never received a refund or replacement tyres.
I'd previously used XXXXX on numerous occasions, and mentioned this to the MD when I spoke to him,
He seemed unconcerned and was quite happy to hide behind the fact I'd signed for the goods and that once collected from their depot by the carrier they were no longer liable for the goods condition on arrival.
Suffice to say I've not used them since, and when asked by colleagues or friends where to get tyres by mail order I recount my tale of woe in explicit detail.
A proper bunch of W
S. IMHO Try Micheldever, Blackcircles, Mytyres or any other online suppliers and as Dan H says, then get your local supplier to price match
>> Edited by slippydiff on Wednesday 26th April 16:30
Sorry slippy, but name of company deleted due to naming and shaming rule, although I'm sure everyone will guess the company you had a problem with.
>> Edited by dazren on Thursday 27th April 09:29
nevetas said:
Went to Elite and they sorted it while I watched them. Top marks.
Very surprised they had them in stock! I had to get mine ordered in. They've had a few RSs down now though so should know the score. Did they know to use the pins in the toolkit to help slide the wheels on and off?
Sorry to hear your story Slippydiff. Doesn't sound up to scratch in the slightest.
Dan said:
Did they know to use the pins in the toolkit to help slide the wheels on and off?
.................................tell me more, what are these, some kind of dummy "studs" to help locate the wheel on the hub ?
As regards the Elite fiasco Dan, I've not bought tyres by mail order since. Once bitten twice........ etc etc
slippydiff said:
Dan said:
Did they know to use the pins in the toolkit to help slide the wheels on and off?
.................................tell me more, what are these, some kind of dummy "studs" to help locate the wheel on the hub ?
As regards the Elite fiasco Dan, I've not bought tyres by mail order since. Once bitten twice........ etc etc
I don't like tyres by mail order as if the fitter then buggers up the alloy you are going to have real trouble getting them to make good as they've made so little on it. Not that its ever going to be easy but I think it's worth paying a little extra.
With regards to the pins yep, they are in the front tool kit - two aluminium pins with thread on one end. You put them in when you remove two studs so you can slide the wheel off without hitting the brake hardware, and get the wheels back on without haveing to put your legs under etc to prop it up. It's covered in the handbook
slippydiff said:Nor were they available in the correct colour.
Covered in the handbook ???...........................not in the "poverty model" Mk1 it ain't 
Couldn't justify the extra £12k for 20mm on the front brake discs and 21 hp (and some steel whirly bits in the gearbox)
(And an awkward looking rear spoiler)
slippydiff said:
Covered in the handbook ???...........................not in the "poverty model" Mk1 it ain't
Couldn't justify the extra £12k for 20mm on the front brake discs and 21 hp (and some steel whirly bits in the gearbox)
(And an awkward looking rear spoiler)
lol, I've got the wrong sodding handbook anyway. Still waiting for the most-unlikely-to-call-you-back-service-department-ever to call back on that one...
Mk2 spoiler looks awesome*.
(*from 20 ft above
)DanH said:
Dan said:
Did they know to use the pins in the toolkit to help slide the wheels on and off?
.................................tell me more, what are these, some kind of dummy "studs" to help locate the wheel on the hub ?
As regards the Elite fiasco Dan, I've not bought tyres by mail order since. Once bitten twice........ etc etc
I don't like tyres by mail order as if the fitter then buggers up the alloy you are going to have real trouble getting them to make good as they've made so little on it. Not that its ever going to be easy but I think it's worth paying a little extra.
With regards to the pins yep, they are in the front tool kit - two aluminium pins with thread on one end. You put them in when you remove two studs so you can slide the wheel off without hitting the brake hardware, and get the wheels back on without haveing to put your legs under etc to prop it up. It's covered in the handbook
I may be wrong, but i think the pins only come with PCCB equiped cars, as they are there to stop the wheel
hitting the rotor and chipping it.
Don't think that this would be an issue on a steel car.
G.
The aluminium dowel pin is supplied on all porsche cars with bolted wheels (yes, even Boxsters) I have only owned pre-facelift 996's so I know they come with 1 pin.
Someone with a post-facelift car may confirm later models come with two.
Their purpose is to slide the wheels off without chipping the paint off your calipers.
Someone with a post-facelift car may confirm later models come with two.
Their purpose is to slide the wheels off without chipping the paint off your calipers.
gfreeman said:Well I never knew that and I have my wheels off regularly for cleaning. Never used them before, but now I know they're in there I'll use them next time
The aluminium dowel pin is supplied on all porsche cars with bolted wheels (yes, even Boxsters) I have only owned pre-facelift 996's so I know they come with 1 pin.
Someone with a post-facelift car may confirm later models come with two.
Their purpose is to slide the wheels off without chipping the paint off your calipers.
Glenn McMenamin said:
Dan said:
Did they know to use the pins in the toolkit to help slide the wheels on and off?
.................................tell me more, what are these, some kind of dummy "studs" to help locate the wheel on the hub ?
As regards the Elite fiasco Dan, I've not bought tyres by mail order since. Once bitten twice........ etc etc
I don't like tyres by mail order as if the fitter then buggers up the alloy you are going to have real trouble getting them to make good as they've made so little on it. Not that its ever going to be easy but I think it's worth paying a little extra.
With regards to the pins yep, they are in the front tool kit - two aluminium pins with thread on one end. You put them in when you remove two studs so you can slide the wheel off without hitting the brake hardware, and get the wheels back on without haveing to put your legs under etc to prop it up. It's covered in the handbook
I may be wrong, but i think the pins only come with PCCB equiped cars, as they are there to stop the wheel
hitting the rotor and chipping it.
Don't think that this would be an issue on a steel car.
G.
As Tim says above, pretty sure the non PCCB come with one pin verus PCCB ones which have 2 (well mine does). I find it makes it so much easier to locate the wheel on the hub when mounting back up.
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