"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
12/05/2019 at 11:05 • Filed to: None
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"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
12/05/2019 at 11:05 • Filed to: None | 3
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monkee’s tyre and glacially slow custom work shop opening soon!
we got the RuqSaq’s original 13s (it’s on its winter 14s at the moment) , the RuqSaq’s later to be used 16s, the Corolla’s summer tyres in bags (on the fabric scavenged integra seat with the dyed integra floor mats on top), my summer tyres for the mt bike on the wall, and now the CR-V’s old wheels and basically bald tyres added to the mix
worth it though, look how much better this is!
but, dilemma... the new alloy wheels dont have TPMS sensors, so I’ll have to pay a damned tyre shop (just another gubment conspiracy to get my money from taxes or capitalism) to unmount all 8 tyres (recycle the bald ones), swap over the TPMS sensor, and remount the good tyres. but you KNOW they’ll declared my good tyres are at 6/23552342nds and needed to be 6.233/23552342nds for them to morally be able to remount them ( a statement they will only make after unmounting them) and will demand $$$$ for new tyres!!!!
CONSPIRACY!!!!
p.s. when we bought the CR-V we got substantial savings because the wife simply doesn’t care about the wheels. We actually looked at two cars side by side in the lot and she could not have cared less that they had different wheels. Tonight as she came home and I was mounting the new ones I had to show her a picture of the old ones for her to know the difference. non-car people are strange :P
Ash78, voting early and often
> MonkeePuzzle
12/05/2019 at 11:30 |
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I hate TPMS and I hate arbitrary tire shop CYA policies. I’ve spent so many hours in the past few months alone just having shops tell me the nail is too close to the sidewall (it wasn’t) or that the tread was too shallow to patch (again, no). Usually a second opinion does it.
For TPMS, either just ignore the warning light or just mount the sensors inside a PVC tube filled with 35psi of compressed air. I’ve seen that done.
Here, have John Lennon’s Watching the Wheels
I never knew until today that there was a video for it — hard to watch his old home movies without The Feels.
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MonkeePuzzle
> Ash78, voting early and often
12/05/2019 at 11:35 |
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I took my Corolla in to have them swap the summer tyres for the winter set, the look of sadness when he confirmed (after giving me that tone that it was extremely unlike they would be ok on the way out to my car) they were in fact ok was so pathetic to me. I assume he checked my tyres were good and thought “damn, guess I wont be getting a $5 commission on upselling this idiot”
MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick)
> Ash78, voting early and often
12/05/2019 at 11:59 |
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That PVC tube trick is great
Nom De Plume
> MonkeePuzzle
12/05/2019 at 12:58 |
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my summer tyres for the mt bike on the wall
Which appear to be reflective sidewall slicks for paved surfaces. Possibly the greatest commuter tire known to man, Continental Touring Plus Reflex.
What are the Winter tires?
vondon302
> Ash78, voting early and often
12/05/2019 at 13:08 |
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That PVC idea is brilliant!
ST80MND
> MonkeePuzzle
12/05/2019 at 13:10 |
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Thats a mighty fine collection of tape.
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MonkeePuzzle
> ST80MND
12/05/2019 at 13:15 |
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I over collect anything round and tyre/wheel shaped
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ST80MND
> MonkeePuzzle
12/05/2019 at 14:24 |
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ah! Very good sir, there is no other acceptable reason! as you were...