Some jobs I have completed this week

This week has been busy. Here are some of the tyres I have fitted

Porsche Cayenne in Enfield EN1. This car needed a 295/35/21Y Michelin. The car had had an accident and the tyre had been damaged. Only 1 needed.

Ford Fiesta in Hertford SG14. Fitted an Event 205/40/17W. Tyre was worn out and needed replacing.

Hyundai Santa Fe in Borehamwood WD6. Went to the car the day before as it had been recovered home with a puncture, customer called to get the tyre fixed. When I turned up the tyre was down to the legal minimum so arranged to come back the next day with a tyre.

Range Rover in Highgate N2. Car needed a 275/40/20Y Michelin latitude. The customer had been told they needed 2 tyres, got to the job and after checking all the tyres they only needed 1, customer very happy with the saving and the service.

Lexus CT in London N11. Customer had come out to a flat tyre. Took along a spare 235/55/18V in case the tyre could not be fixed. Turned out to be rim corrosion, when the alloy wheels start to corrode the air can leak out between the wheel and the tyre, thus causing a flat tyre. Luckily the tyre had not been driven on so we only needed to remove the corrosion and seal the bead area to stop it happening again.

Mercedes A class in Highgate N6. Garage in Highgate (do a lot of MOT's) called to say they needed a Continental Premium contact 5 195/55/16 for one of their customer car, the tyre was just worn out and needed to be replaced before they MOT'ed the car. They also had a Ford Focus with a 205/55/16 tyre that was in the same situation. Changed the tyres on both vehicles and they passed there MOT's.

Mercedes M class in Stanmore HA7. This needed 2 255/50/19W Nexen Nfera tyres fitting to the back. The customer was only keeping the car for a couple of month so she asked me to check the other tyres (we always do anyway). The other tyres had 4mm of tread left which should be enough for the millage she will do before she gets rid of the car.

Mercedes Benz Vaneo in Luton LU2 with 225/55/17H Goodyear Efficient grip. This is one of our account customer that do a very high millage so regularly need tyres. We had to fit 2 tyres to the rear of the Vaneo. They also said that they thought they has a nail in one of the Mercedes S classes they run. Checked the tyre but no nail found, I did find little bits of flint that had stuck into the tyre but I removed these and none of them had punctured the tyre.

Renault Espace in Hendon NW11. Runway 926 225/55/17W. Car had picked up a puncture from a nail, the area has a lot of home improvements going on at the moment so probably a badly disposed of nail. Tyre could not be repaired so fitted a new tyre.

Smart City Coupe in Frein Barnet N11. Kumho KH27 77T 175/55/15T. Rear tyre had caught a kerb and ripped the side wall. Replaced the tyre and on checking her other tyres the pressures where down by over 10 Pounds, she admitted that she never checks her tyre pressures but would do from now on. Saves the life of the tyres and saves fuel.

Honda Jazz in NW4. Another rear tyre that had caught a kerb. Replaced it with an Autogrip 185/55/15V. Nice easy job.

Mercedes Benz B Class. 2 Mayrun 215/45/17W needed as the tyres had worn out.

BMW in Hemel Hempstead HP2. This was a Bridgestone RE050A run flat 225/40/18W. Tyres had been run without air for some time and was shredded. Replaced the tyres and checked the pressure in all the other tyres. Don't forget that you cannot tell if a run flat is low on air pressure because they are designed to support the weight of the car without going flat, you need to check the pressures with a tyre pressure gauge.

Vauxhall Corsa in AL2. This car had locking wheel nut but the locking wheel nut key was damaged so the customer could not get the wheels off. Removed all 4 locking wheel nuts (front 2 where a bit tight) and replaced with standard bolts that the customer had.

Renault Scenic in Hornsey N8. Customer had shredded his Pirelli P7 205/60/16H after getting a puncture. Just a case of replacing the tyre, also noticed that his 2 rear tyres only had 2mm left on the tread. He is going too arranged for us to change these soon.

As you can see we get around a bit. So if you need your tyres replacing call Hometyre on 0800 783 93 10 and we will come to you.