Why Lord Why???

Firestar_3x · 10 Jan 2007 at 20:40

panthro said:
A little double team of rightous keyboard warriors, how cute

And your problem is?

Para's post is exactly why you sometimes can't put stick weights on the inside edge of the wheel......

The lack of even general car knowledge is shocking, no wonder mechanics can rip so many people off!

Faithless · 10 Jan 2007 at 20:43

Firestar_3x said:
And your problem is?

Para's post is exactly why you sometimes can't put stick weights on the inside edge of the wheel......

The lack of even general car knowledge is shocking, no wonder mechanics can rip so many people off!

Unless the wheel is buckled severley it's always possible to balance a wheel on the inner side using weights setting the wheel face parameter to zero on the balancer. This was a brand new car, so either the wheel was severly buckled or they just couldn't be bothered.

It makes you think though, what £30k and whilst it may not feel like a washing machine at 70mph it looks very unsightly

Firestar_3x · 10 Jan 2007 at 20:51

I've seen several supercars around this area with wheel weights on the outside edge, who knows why, i always push for stick on weights, why would i want anything else, i suppose at the end of the day the owners buy the thing for the badge and don't care?

On a side note when i got my last set of tyres fitted, the machine did have a serious problem sorting my wheels out for some reason!

Faithless · 10 Jan 2007 at 21:16

Firestar_3x said:
I've seen several supercars around this area with wheel weights on the outside edge, who knows why, i always push for stick on weights, why would i want anything else, i suppose at the end of the day the owners buy the thing for the badge and don't care?

On a side note when i got my last set of tyres fitted, the machine did have a serious problem sorting my wheels out for some reason!

OT, what car do you drive? Do you think bigger wheels are harder to balance? Sticky weights in the inside surface normally get the job done IMO

Firestar_3x · 10 Jan 2007 at 22:01

Faithless said:
OT, what car do you drive? Do you think bigger wheels are harder to balance? Sticky weights in the inside surface normally get the job done IMO

Nothing to do with wheel size, they are 15" Volk Racing TE37's....

Mickey_D · 10 Jan 2007 at 22:04

panthro said:
This is an alloy wheel weight

Actually, you're wrong there. Those are weights for a steel wheel.

These are alloy weights....

Faithless · 10 Jan 2007 at 22:29

Mickey_D said:
Actually, you're wrong there. Those are weights for a steel wheel.

These are alloy weights....

Thats also not entirely true. The image posted by panthro are the weights added to the lip of the rim on any type of wheel and are exactly what was on the alloy's of said Jags. The stip of weights you have posted are the sticky weights that Firestar and I are referring to that lie inside the wheel.

lordrobs · 10 Jan 2007 at 22:30

Mickey_D said:
Actually, you're wrong there. Those are weights for a steel wheel.

These are alloy weights....

Try telling that to the local tyre fitters. If theres a lip to hammer a weight on they'll hammer it on regardless :mad:

Reminds me I must get my missing weight replaced. Think it was on for about 2 weeks before it went AWOL :rolleyes:

lordrobs · 10 Jan 2007 at 22:32

Faithless said:
Thats also not entirely true. The image posted by panthro are the weights added to the lip of the rim on any type of wheel and are exactly what was on the alloy's of said Jags. The stip of weights you have posted are the sticky weights that Firestar and I are referring to that lie inside the wheel.

But surely you can't need to use that type of weight because some alloys don't even have a lip :confused:

Whatever the case they scratch the finish of the wheel and become a place for corrosion to start.

Kingy · 10 Jan 2007 at 23:22

Firestar_3x said:
Para's post is exactly why you sometimes can't put stick weights on the inside edge of the wheel......

The lack of even general car knowledge is shocking, no wonder mechanics can rip so many people off!

What about the multitude of other Motors members that are able to advise technical reasons for these things without being unnecessarily condescending?

If I'd seen weights on the outside of a rim, I'd have thought it was a kwikfit monkey at work, which would have been even more odd given that they apparently new cars.

paradigm said:
Yes, damn them for making the cars safe

Hope you enjoy your ski trip. I can't wait.

paradigm · 10 Jan 2007 at 23:29

Kingy said:
Hope you enjoy your ski trip. I can't wait.

I can't wait either! Thanks

Oh and if you were wondering, being in the French alps has never stopped me posting before, WiFi hotspots and PDA for the win

Kingy said:
If I'd seen weights on the outside of a rim, I'd have thought it was a kwikfit monkey at work, which would have been even more odd given that they apparently new cars.

On some occurences you'd have thought wrong then

Liverpool-Lad · 10 Jan 2007 at 23:34

Kingy said:
What about the multitude of other Motors members that are able to advise technical reasons for these things without being unnecessarily condescending?.

I have to agree here, not needed IMO.

Oh, and watch those avalanches

nutcase · 10 Jan 2007 at 23:45

Were they evenly spaced? Perhaps little protectors for when moving the cars about when in the dealers etc. so they don't damage the wheels? Does seem strange to fit weights to the outer edge of new alloys... Fords for you I guess