Someone mentioned in the old backroom that Protyre was a subsidiary of Mitcheldever Tyres, the company that seems to offer amongst the most competitive tyre prices in the UK. I've just bought 4 new tyres there today and am delighted with the service. They ARE a subsidiary of Mitcheldever Tyres and the deal seems to be the Mitcheldever price plus whatever they charge for delivery to the Protyre branch (about £4 per tyre in my case). This still worked out as excellent value for me and sure beat the 45+ minute wait you can expect at Mitcheldever. I was particularly impressed with:
* Polite and courteous manager and staff
* Very quick turnaround (about 20 minutes for all four tyres)
* They use proper 4 point cushioned ramp lifts positioned under
the correct jacking points for your vehicle - NO TROLLEY JACKS
AND BENT SILLS!
* Their air guns are set to the correct torque for wheel nuts
* Clean and tidy premises
* Competitive prices
Obviously I may have just got lucky with my branch, but their philosophy certainly seems good. Branches throughout Southern England (www.protyre.co.uk)
Rich - not connected with Protyre in any way other than being
a satisfied customer
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Our local branch of Justtyres(I think they've gone bankrupt) did the wheel nuts up with a spider wrench and then used a torque spanner to set them,never seen that before or since.Please explain how you set an air wrench individually for each type of wheel,car.I will be most interested as I have an air wrench and several cars.
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jc,
I can't tell you how they did it as I didn't watch closely. I assume there's a configurable torque 'adapter' between the wrench and the socket. I have taken their word that this was done and they have certainly invested in the best and latest equipment so I see no reason to disbelieve them. If I get a spare moment over the weekend I'll use my torque wrench to undo a couple and see what they were set at.
Rich
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Can you undo a nut to see what torque it was set to? My opinion would be that you can't. I think of a jar of jam, excluding stickiness, it always seems harder to undo a jar than to do it up.
Ben
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Our local branch of Justtyres(I think they've gone bankrupt) did the wheel nuts up with a spider wrench and then used a torque spanner to set them,never seen that before or since.
ATS also get the torque wrench out to do up the wheel bolts.
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Your branch.
JC,
Which post are you replying to? Is it mine regarding ATS? If so, 3 different branches within S.Oxfordshire use the torque wrench and not the windy gun to tighten the nuts. After commenting to the local manager, he informed me it's company policy. So I guess all branches do it.
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think you'll find some JustTyres branches survived thanks to Management Buyout - like the one local to me, in Epsom, Surrey, which is clean, efficient, reliable and good value, in the recent experience of my family and friends.
Andrew
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Obviously I may have just got lucky with my branch, but their philosophy certainly seems good. Branches throughout Southern England (www.protyre.co.uk) >>
The link above does not work on my PC (although the one posted by HJ in the FAQ's does work).
The reason it does not work above is that a space should have been left before the closing bracket; i.e.
( www.protyre.co.uk )
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Well spotted, my mistake. Thanks for pointing this out, perhaps our moderator could edit the link on my behalf?
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