Goodyear tyre issues from new (and other manufacturers)

[Sir_Dave]

Yeah, its the mobile balancer in the back of the Halfords van.

May have found some of the problem tonight, after sending him a load of photos of the car, just well looking a bit weird, @TheEvilGiraffe suggested that i check the correct wheels were fitted front/rear (staggered setup). Passenger side is fine, but turns out that on the drivers side, they've fitted the 255 tyres to the 8J front rim and put it on the back, then the 225 tyre to the 8.5J rear wheel ... and put that on the front

I'm not sure whats more amusing, the fact that the first chap did it, or that the 2nd one didnt notice.

 

[Danith]

i like to give halfords/national the benefit of the doubt as not all branches are the same. My local national are actually quite good (for a chain) as are kwik fit. Protyre is excellent near me. ATS not so much

 

[Mr Trailer Man]

Yeah, its the mobile balancer in the back of the Halfords van.

May have found some of the problem tonight, after sending him a load of photos of the car, just well looking a bit weird, @TheEvilGiraffe suggested that i check the correct wheels were fitted front/rear (staggered setup). Passenger side is fine, but turns out that on the drivers side, they've fitted the 255 tyres to the 8J front rim and put it on the back, then the 225 tyre to the 8.5J rear wheel ... and put that on the front

I'm not sure whats more amusing, the fact that the first chap did it, or that the 2nd one didnt notice.

As I said in another thread...

They're scaffolders of the car world.

 

[Rich-D]

Yeah, its the mobile balancer in the back of the Halfords van.

May have found some of the problem tonight, after sending him a load of photos of the car, just well looking a bit weird, @TheEvilGiraffe suggested that i check the correct wheels were fitted front/rear (staggered setup). Passenger side is fine, but turns out that on the drivers side, they've fitted the 255 tyres to the 8J front rim and put it on the back, then the 225 tyre to the 8.5J rear wheel ... and put that on the front

I'm not sure whats more amusing, the fact that the first chap did it, or that the 2nd one didnt notice.

That's a new level of ineptness right there...

 

[Sir_Dave]

So the tyres were swapped on Friday.

It is MUCH better now, although there is still a slight vibration through the seats at 70-80mph which i'm pretty sure wasnt there before.

There is also a chunk out of my freshly refurbed wheel as the 225 tyre was rather stretched onto the 8.5J rim and an utter **** to get off.

I think i'm going to take it somewhere proper, with a decent tyre machine and get them to rebalance everything.

If that doesnt work, Halfords can give me my money back.

 

[Danith]

Absolute ballache.

 

[Sir_Dave]

Informed Halfords i wanted my old tyres put back on and my money back last Thursday.
Just been told i cant have a refund as the tyres have been driven on
Told them they have 2 days to sort it out before i get Amex involved and plaster it all over the internet that they are a useless bunch of knobs.

 

[Danith]

Ahhh memories

 

[davo172]

Informed Halfords i wanted my old tyres put back on and my money back last Thursday.
Just been told i cant have a refund as the tyres have been driven on
Told them they have 2 days to sort it out before i get Amex involved and plaster it all over the internet that they are a useless bunch of knobs.

That won't scare em!
Everyone already knows Halfords ARE a useless bunch of knobs!