Stage One Kit Fitted
Posted 16 December 2014 - 05:31 PM
Just been intouch with my local tyre supplier about tyres for my 10 inch cosmics. He doesnt have any dealings with yokohama,
can anyone recomend a good cheap supplier maybe near birmingham?. Just had them powdercoated in Gun metal what do reckon?
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One heck of a member
Posted 16 December 2014 - 05:35 PM
You can get them at most mini places. Minispares, minispeed, minisport, huddersfield spares etc..
But my friend ordered his from ebay, 2 yokos for £102 or something delivered.
http://www.ebay.co.u...=item20ea40b732
4 yokos posted works out £61 each which isn't bad considering it's free postage.
Edited by RossKnight, 16 December 2014 - 05:38 PM.
I am THE CLAMP MAKER
Posted 16 December 2014 - 05:39 PM
As Ross said, If you plan to get them from minispares, pay £5 for TMF+ and you will get 7.5% off and you can enter the TMF+ christmas competition.
One heck of a member
Posted 16 December 2014 - 05:40 PM
Although you could just pop into minispares in oldbury and buy them there.
BANANAS!
Posted 16 December 2014 - 05:49 PM
If your in Birmingham can Min-its not get them in for you?
Theyr pretty close to Birmingham and Im pretty sure our local garage in Notts gets all his parts from there :)
Camshaft & Stage Two Head
Posted 16 December 2014 - 06:29 PM
trade tyres in Shenstone is not a million miles from Birmingham. if I remember rightly I paid around 90 fitted and balanced for 2 a008s.
Gearbox Guru
Posted 16 December 2014 - 06:55 PM
Be careful taking 10" wheels and tyres to 'tyre fitters', many will have never fitted a 10" tyre and a lot of the modern machines don't even cater for wheels that small...
If you can find an old skool garage which has tyre fitting facilities where it's more likely that they have the knowledge and skill to fit 10" tyres...
I've seen 10" tyres ripped by so called 'tyre fitters'
I AM A SPOTTER (TMF LOGO SPOTTER)
Posted 16 December 2014 - 10:11 PM
I get mine from the usual Mini spares places. Mini Spares, Minispeed... umm, that's about it, really!
Well I'll be buggered if I can find it
Posted 17 December 2014 - 12:33 AM
Be careful taking 10" wheels and tyres to 'tyre fitters', many will have never fitted a 10" tyre and a lot of the modern machines don't even cater for wheels that small...
If you can find an old skool garage which has tyre fitting facilities where it's more likely that they have the knowledge and skill to fit 10" tyres...
I've seen 10" tyres ripped by so called 'tyre fitters'
Never mind 10", my local tyre fitters managed to scratch the rim of my 12"s. I trusted the girl and was watching her taking it very easy but the machine wasn't designed to do that size and just threw a wobbler and took a 1" strip of paint off. The only plus side to it was she didn't charge me for any of the four tyres I was changing because of it.
Stage One Kit Fitted
Posted 17 December 2014 - 04:53 PM
Thanks for your knowledge guys
Super Mini Mad
Posted 18 December 2014 - 11:56 AM
Be careful taking 10" wheels and tyres to 'tyre fitters', many will have never fitted a 10" tyre and a lot of the modern machines don't even cater for wheels that small...
If you can find an old skool garage which has tyre fitting facilities where it's more likely that they have the knowledge and skill to fit 10" tyres...
I've seen 10" tyres ripped by so called 'tyre fitters'
Never mind 10", my local tyre fitters managed to scratch the rim of my 12"s. I trusted the girl and was watching her taking it very easy but the machine wasn't designed to do that size and just threw a wobbler and took a 1" strip of paint off. The only plus side to it was she didn't charge me for any of the four tyres I was changing because of it.
I've just asked my brother where he get's his 10" tyres fitted as I need to get a couple for the front and he uses and highly recommends National Tyres. One of the lads there also has a proper Mini so that also helps!
Which garage did you use that gouged your alloy?
Crazy About Mini's
Posted 18 December 2014 - 12:07 PM
Be careful taking 10" wheels and tyres to 'tyre fitters', many will have never fitted a 10" tyre and a lot of the modern machines don't even cater for wheels that small...
If you can find an old skool garage which has tyre fitting facilities where it's more likely that they have the knowledge and skill to fit 10" tyres...
I've seen 10" tyres ripped by so called 'tyre fitters'
Never mind 10", my local tyre fitters managed to scratch the rim of my 12"s. I trusted the girl and was watching her taking it very easy but the machine wasn't designed to do that size and just threw a wobbler and took a 1" strip of paint off. The only plus side to it was she didn't charge me for any of the four tyres I was changing because of it.
Done properly by an excperienced fitter using maintained equipment this shouldmt happen...
Twisted Paint Polisher!!!
Posted 18 December 2014 - 12:36 PM
Metro-Man
Posted 12 February 2015 - 05:29 PM
I had a stack of about 6 brand new yokos out the back of my garage that were brand new but ruined by bad tyre fitters, not all from one place and one time I might add, it was a collection over the years. gave them to someone who did ministox or something like that in the end
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