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Tyre places

bucksheebuckshee
edited January 2010 in Not Sports Related
got a bit of a slow puncture on one of my tyres so thought I'd swap it for the spare only the spare is nearly bald on one side . This being the first car I've ever owned I could do with a decent recommendation when it comes to somewhere to go.

I'm in Lee so somewhere not too far would be nice
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    nollynolly
    the one on burnt ash road is decent for you.
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    falconwood_1falconwood_1
    Place in Blackfen High Street is excellent
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    T_C_ET_C_E
    edited January 2010
    As is the place in Welling who's name escapes me, between the "Guy" and the "Nags Head"

    One piece of advice, stay away from kwik fit! their speciality is relying on people who cant be ar5ed to shop around. Very expensive!!
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    charlton4evercharlton4ever
    I think that's"One Stop" and they are really good I have found.
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    northstandstevenorthstandsteve
    watling tyres, near the albert and woolwich building in bexleyheath very good.
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    northstandstevenorthstandsteve
    [cite]Posted By: buckshee[/cite]got a bit of a slow puncture on one of my tyres so thought I'd swap it for the spare only the spare is nearly bald on one side . This being the first car I've ever owned I could do with a decent recommendation when it comes to somewhere to go.

    I'm in Lee so somewhere not too far would be nice

    get rothko to blow it up he's full of hot air ;-)
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    T_C_ET_C_E
    edited January 2010
    [cite]Posted By: charlton4ever[/cite]I think that's"One Stop" and they are really good I have found.

    That's the one, kwik fit quoted "£193" for one of my tyres, I paid £85 at "One Stop"
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    ken from bexleyken from bexley
    yes SET Tyres in Blackfen are good used to used them a lot.

    But found Crayford Tyres excellent, good service and honest opinion and will price match with local companies. So use them.
    I use Elite for specialist tyres like sport/alloys etc in Essex, suppply most makes/sizes, not cheap but will get anything that is available...
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    SwisdomSwisdom
    Event mobile tyres are awesome

    they come to you and I find their prices are superb / look them up online for a quote
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    falconwood_1falconwood_1
    get rothko to blow it up he's full of hot air ;-)[/quote]

    hahaha!
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    StoneStone
    edited January 2010
    [cite]Posted By: buckshee[/cite]I'm in Lee so somewhere not too far would be nice

    I thought I hadn't seen him for a while........
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    bucksheebuckshee
    I think you've logged in under the wrong username for that one Mick
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    ellisaddickellisaddick
    P & S Tyres Baring Road in Lee I use them all the time friendly and cheap as well as being local to you
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    MiserableoldgitMiserableoldgit
    [cite]Posted By: ellisaddick[/cite]P & S Tyres Baring Road in Lee I use them all the time friendly and cheap as well as being local to you

    If thats the one next to The Summerfield Pub I'd fully recommend them.....
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    ellisaddickellisaddick
    yes that's the one
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    Clem_SnideClem_Snide
    edited January 2010
    If you are looking for cheap and dont mind remoulds, the place on Woolwich Rd near the White Horse, will do decent remoulds for £25.00 -£30.00. Always cheaper for cash.

    They will also plug repair the puncture if the hole isnt too bad.
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    superclivesuperclive
    Grays is close to you and always seem ok to me. Where the world of leather used to be
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    suzisausagesuzisausage
    Where the world of leather used to be there is a new 'goals' centre being built opening march 2010 and a big yellow storage opening 2011.

    When I got a flat tyre - paddy powell sorted it out but recommendations were for that tyre place on baring road paralell to our house by somerfield pub and for mot's the place down by villamoura/ratchada.
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    SilentAddickSilentAddick
    [quote][cite]Posted By: Clem_Snide[/cite]If you are looking for cheap and dont mind remoulds, the place on Woolwich Rd near the White Horse, will do decent remoulds for £25.00 -£30.00. Always cheaper for cash.

    They will also plug repair the puncture if the hole isnt too bad.[/quote]

    Ditto at the Old Dover Road tyre place just off Shooters Hill Road (cannot remember the name), use it for the last three tyre swaps and slow punctures - only £15 to repair a slow puncture so worth seeing them..
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    superclivesuperclive
    So has grays and maplins and the tyle place all gone now!
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    suzisausagesuzisausage
    Yep - flattened!
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    superclivesuperclive
    Oh nooooo! I liked those shops, maplins was particularly handy.
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    RiscardoRiscardo
    Not sure you've sorted this yet, but Hither Green Tyres are good and cheap, down Hither Green Lane
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    LargeAddickLargeAddick
    this is all wheely interesting but it's getting tiring now so can we jack it in ?
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    SoundAsa£SoundAsa£
    Yep, that place next to The Summerfield is about as good as you'll get near Lee...they're OK and cheap and cheerful.
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    bucksheebuckshee
    went to the one stop in welling

    Really nice guys even though I ended up having to spend £255 getting three tyres replaced , the tyres that needed doing we rear tyres but they swapped the front wheels for the rear to give me better grip in the snow right now.

    Not what I wanted to shell out right now but as I said the guys were really helpful and friendly and I'd deffo use them again
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    T_C_ET_C_E
    [cite]Posted By: buckshee[/cite]went to the one stop in welling

    Really nice guys even though I ended up having to spend £255 getting three tyres replaced , the tyres that needed doing we rear tyres but they swapped the front wheels for the rear to give me better grip in the snow right now.

    Not what I wanted to shell out right now but as I said the guys were really helpful and friendly and I'd deffo use them again

    I told them to expect you, just popping down to collect my 15% ; )
    Seriously, glad you got it sorted and as you say they are very helpful and they did a bit of wheel swapping for me.
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    seth plumseth plum
    So...every tyre place in SE London that isn't kwik fit is OK. What i want to know is when I have gone to Kwik Fit they always wangle more out of me for balancing and tracking or whatever that is....what exactly do they do for that, and is it essential? Also if it is essential do the blokes in Baring Road do it too, they are near me, but seem to conduct the whole of their business on the pavement?
    Oh another thing, three of my tyres hold their pressure around 32 for the two weeks between checks, but one of em goes down to about 23 each time....is this a 'slow puncture' and can it be repaired or do I need a new tyre?
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    ValiantphilValiantphil
    Go to the Baring Road shop - speak to John the tyre man, he will not rip you off.

    He would not still be there unless he had a huge loyal client base of folk like me.

    Ask him for the total cost upfront - he will not cheat you.

    As for the tyre pressure - ask John. It's probably a leaky valve and quite cheap to fix.

    Good Luck.
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    CarterCarter
    [cite]Posted By: seth plum[/cite]So...every tyre place in SE London that isn't kwik fit is OK. What i want to know is when I have gone to Kwik Fit they always wangle more out of me for balancing and tracking or whatever that is....what exactly do they do for that, and is it essential? Also if it is essential do the blokes in Baring Road do it too, they are near me, but seem to conduct the whole of their business on the pavement?
    Oh another thing, three of my tyres hold their pressure around 32 for the two weeks between checks, but one of em goes down to about 23 each time....is this a 'slow puncture' and can it be repaired or do I need a new tyre?

    Never, ever go to a kwik fit, they are shockingly bad with everything not just tyres. Balancing and allignment has to be done once a tyre has been changed and is usually included in the price of the fitting of the tyre.
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