Sylvester Posted August 23, 2006 Posted August 23, 2006 Getting a new set of Toyos next week mail order. ( Thanks Andy! ) Anybody know of any good Tyre fitters in the Portsmouth area ? Need someone to be careful with my 'made out of butter' Rays... Cheers. Quote
mudhut Posted August 23, 2006 Posted August 23, 2006 Not exactly in Pompey, but Micheldever Tyres are recommended if that's not too far for you. Quote
Blacky Posted August 23, 2006 Posted August 23, 2006 South coast wheels in southampton might do them for you. Made a good job on my imports and fitted T1R'S for me. Quote
Sylvester Posted August 23, 2006 Author Posted August 23, 2006 Thanks Peter - where are they mate ? Yell.co.uk only lists one Micheldever Tyres and they are in Gwent....... Ah found them.. Winchester... guess you were right.. not exactly in Pompey Quote
H5 Posted August 23, 2006 Posted August 23, 2006 Micheldever do seem to be the place of choice in the South / South East at the moment, so if you want to enjoy the last mm of tread then take a drive......! Post an update on the tyres too to let us know how you find them? Bit of a minefield but worth people's opinions. Quote
Sylvester Posted August 23, 2006 Author Posted August 23, 2006 Thanks guys. Micheldevers seems to be the place most recommended here ( and elsewhere.. ) and I don't get to drive as much as I should so the trip will be welcome! Wonder how many black lines I can leave on the M3 to finish off the stones.... Now, does anyone know if you can fit 4 tyres into a Zed and if so how ? Or will I need to make 2 trips Quote
H5 Posted August 24, 2006 Posted August 24, 2006 At a guess - one in the passenger footwell, one on the seat, and two carefully organised in the boot?? Quote
Andy Posted August 30, 2006 Posted August 30, 2006 Glad to help mate!! You can get 4 in the Z! One goes in the boot under the strut brace and drops down onto the boot floor. The second one has to go in through the passenger side and sit behind the seats (you need to remove the passenger headrest!) The other 2 will fit side by side on the passenger seat strapped in with the seatbelt! Makes it a bit tight on the handbrake but it will go!! Tried and tested method this morning to see if you could fit them in!! Quote
Sylvester Posted August 31, 2006 Author Posted August 31, 2006 Thanks for the test Andy !! All we need now is the Tyres.. any news from Toyo mate ? Quote
Andy Posted August 31, 2006 Posted August 31, 2006 Two fronts are with me and Toyo have said Tuesday at the latest so we will see!! I am hassling them twice daily though for you! Quote
Sylvester Posted September 1, 2006 Author Posted September 1, 2006 Hi Andy, Tuesday... very disappointing... Thanks for the chasing. Come on Toyo - pull your finger out... after all the sooner I get them the sooner I can wear them out and buy some new ones Please padlock the fronts to something to make sure they don't roll away to someone else Please PM me with any news as back to work now so not as much time to surf.. Cheers Quote
Sylvester Posted September 9, 2006 Author Posted September 9, 2006 Update. Finally got the Toyos delivered this morning - thanks Andy - good price too! Managed to get them in the Zed fine using the method Andy suggested. Drove the 50 miles to micheldevers ( after checking they would fit them... just needed to take proof of purchase to avoid them fitting stolen ones ). Asked them to be careful with the Rays as they sratch so easily. Well I guess they were more carefull than a backstreet fitter would have been but not especially so. As a result I have picked up a few more scratches on the insides of the bolt resesses. Won't bother to make the 100 mile round trip to them again in the future. All very slick and big operation and that but I was hoping for some TLC I know lots of you guys take much better care of your cars than I do - how do you keep your alloys pristine ? Seems every time they are touched the bolt holes get scratched... Quote
Sylvester Posted September 9, 2006 Author Posted September 9, 2006 Forgot to say ... Toyo T1-Rs seem sweet tyres! Only driven the 50 miles back from the fitters but they seemed quiter, gripier and gave significant extra feeling through the steering wheel. Impressed so far.... Quote
Andy Posted September 14, 2006 Posted September 14, 2006 Hi mate, glad to help out and i'm only sorry Toyo didn't get their finger out fast enough. Hope my collegue was of assistance to you as well, I had to take a few emergency days off work to sort out some Best Man duties for my brothers wedding after some key plans went massivley wrong!!! If there is anything else I can help you with, plese let me know. Quote
Sylvester Posted September 14, 2006 Author Posted September 14, 2006 Hi Andy, thanks mate - yep Will sorted things out in the end. Like you say Toyo seemed to be a bit of a pain but all sorted now and from what I can see quoted elsewhere a good wad of dosh cheaper too... As for helping out any more yes.... get your bloody tyre fitting capabilities sorted out asap That way I will not have to go to Micheldevers again and get new scratches in the bolt holes..... ( Ok they are only small but I know they are there! ) Thanks again mate... maybe talk to you in 10K miles or so! Quote
Andy Posted September 14, 2006 Posted September 14, 2006 Glad to help mate and pleased we managed to save you a fair few pennies!! Plans are afoot for the fitting facility so should be up and running when you are ready for your next batch! Sorry we couldn't fit them for you this time around. Cheers, Andy Quote
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