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Sat 9 Feb 2002 20:41
Alloy Wheel Puncture Repairs - Andrew Last
I have just had my first puncture since fitting my VW Passat with some nice Wolfrace Voodoo alloys when I purchased it last year. I have taken great care of the wheels and as has previously happened with other soft-line alloys I've owned the rim has got some bad scratching now as a result of having to remove the tyre from the rim to fix the puncture. I have tried several fast fit centres and all so far have inflicted some kind of marking with the tyre bar used to lever off the tyre. Has anyone else had this trouble as it's very annoying - does anyone have any suggestions as to how or who to go to stop it (I'm in Bognor, West Sussex)? Looking at the manual for the wheels it just says "for best results use equipment with a rotating head and an upper bead breaker that does not touch the wheel" so is that a specialist machine which most tyre centres don't have?
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Sat 9 Feb 2002 21:09
Re: Alloy Wheel Puncture Repairs - ian (cape town)
Andrew,
do a search for this - the matter was discussed at some length recently.
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Sat 9 Feb 2002 22:47
Re: Alloy Wheel Puncture Repairs - KB
Micheldever Tyres in Winchester Tel. 01962 774437 aren't all that far from you and have an excellent reputation for both tyres and alloy wheels and associated repairs.

KB.
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Sun 10 Feb 2002 00:01
Re: Alloy Wheel Puncture Repairs - Ronnie Courtney
Andrew - Before you head for Micheldever, follow up Ian's advice which I seem to recall will lead you Halfords at Chichester, a lot closer to home (if you can get over the by-pass!)

Ronnie
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Sun 10 Feb 2002 08:45
Re: Alloy Wheel Puncture Repairs - Bono Estente
Just be glad that you don't appear to have a SWMBO who uses kerbs as a useful feedback through the steering that the car is safely parked.

Some of the car shops which specialise in alloys have a fitting service and should be able to handle punctures. They will be used to getting tyres on & off without damaging the merchandise.
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Sun 10 Feb 2002 12:12
Re: Alloy Wheel Puncture Repairs - Julian Lindley
Andrew,

My post "Alloy Rims / Tyre Repair, The Sequel" refers.


Regards,


Julian
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Mon 11 Feb 2002 13:17
Re: Alloy Wheel Puncture Repairs - Andrew Last
Julian (and others),

Thanks for all the responses - what a great Forum this has turned out to be for helping find a way to solve this one! I hadn't thought of Halfords in Chichester but of course given that they now have a Ripspeed department it was an obvious one to try really.

My alloy is currently at the compay involved and I am awaiting a call back from the Area Manager as to what they are going to do. In restrospect less haste to find somewhere to get the puncture fixed would have been a good idea!

Regarding your alloys Julian as like me I am sure you will be reminded of the problem every time you wash your pride and joy, try ringing Dennis at Discount Tyres 01243-828512 (referenced in one of the other threads). I have known him for quite a few years now and he knows of a local alloy wheel refurbisher (Littlehampton I think) who should be able to return your rim to its former glory. As to his fitting equipment perhaps he does now have the same machine you described at Halfords - previously though one of my Wife's Golf alloy got marked there during a new tyre change but this was a while ago using a tyre bar on a machine where the tyre bead remover ran round the outside edge of the rim and not on the tyre itself - time I paid him another visit I think to check what he is now using !

Andrew.
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