Jason,
Judging by your choice of vehicle, you are obviously a man of impeccable taste
and character. Welcome to the list.
Dr. Doug
69 C Roadster
69 C GT
69 B Roadster
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net On Behalf Of Jason Langridge
Sent: Friday, September 19, 1997 4:15 AM
To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: wire wheel balancing
Fellow MG'ers
I just joined the list after discovering about it in the new MG World
magazine (UK)
I was intrigued to see posts about wire wheel balancing as I have just
experienced this nightmare with a big chain in the UK!
I purchased some new wire wheels to replace the old (black?) one's on my 69
MGC GT. I took it to Just Tyres one of the larger chains in the UK. After
reluctantly handing over my keys to the people I returned 4 hours later to
see my C looking stunning with the new wheels. Unfortunately driving home
they were completely out of balance! The place was shut and I was off on
holiday for two weeks. When I returned I got told that my wheels must be
buckled !!! Then I got told that they are all like that?? I even got told
- "I don't know what you people see in these old cars !"
After going up the management chain I got told that they can't really cater
for Wire wheels ! Why they took the job on in the first place I don't know
!?
In the end they did manage to get them balanced but the moral of the story
is to take it to someone who knows how to balance wire's properly!
Jason
Jason Langridge
EMAIL : jay@mail-me.com
WWW: http://web.ukonline.co.uk/j.langridge
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