Buying & mounting new tires tomorrow (two questions)

On Tue, 6 Sep 2011 18:17:28 -0500, "hls" > wrote:

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>"SF Man" > wrote in message
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>> Just to follow up.
>>
>> The tires are on.
>>
>> The red dot went next to the valve stem.
>>
>> They took 2.75 ounces of lead, at the most (1.5 ounces in the least).
>>
>> They did not use Hunter machines.
>>
>> The mechanics had absolutely no interest in where the red dot goes (they
>> threw away the printout I gave them 'cuz I walked back in, after I left,
>> to
>> see, making up a story about leaving my glasses). I saw the paper in the
>> trash.
>>
>> It's amazing. They didn't know anything about installing tires ... and
>> didn't care to learn.
>>
>> Thanks for all your advice.
>
>What kind of place did you take them to?

A place that aligned the red dot with the stem.
Since I didn't hear mention of there being a dimple on the rim, that's
the right way.
Isn't that what the printout said?
Or am I missing something?
I don't understand this.
If we assume they know how to mount and balance tires, the trash can
is the right place for something a customer brings in telling them how
to mount/balance tires.
Seems like they didn't have to look at the printout.
This doesn't make much sense to me.

--Vic

"Vic Smith" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 6 Sep 2011 18:17:28 -0500, "hls" > wrote:
>
>>
>>"SF Man" > wrote in message
...
>>> Just to follow up.
>>>
>>> The tires are on.
>>>
>>> The red dot went next to the valve stem.
>>>
>>> They took 2.75 ounces of lead, at the most (1.5 ounces in the least).
>>>
>>> They did not use Hunter machines.
>>>
>>> The mechanics had absolutely no interest in where the red dot goes (they
>>> threw away the printout I gave them 'cuz I walked back in, after I left,
>>> to
>>> see, making up a story about leaving my glasses). I saw the paper in the
>>> trash.
>>>
>>> It's amazing. They didn't know anything about installing tires ... and
>>> didn't care to learn.
>>>
>>> Thanks for all your advice.
>>
>>What kind of place did you take them to?
>
> A place that aligned the red dot with the stem.
> Since I didn't hear mention of there being a dimple on the rim, that's
> the right way.
> Isn't that what the printout said?
> Or am I missing something?
> I don't understand this.
> If we assume they know how to mount and balance tires, the trash can
> is the right place for something a customer brings in telling them how
> to mount/balance tires.
> Seems like they didn't have to look at the printout.
> This doesn't make much sense to me.
>
> --Vic

If there is no dimple or yellow dot, that is certainly the way
they are supposed to go. His comment about them not knowing how to balance
tires was a little confusing.

I, personally, have had to take my torque wrench to the tire
shop in this town and insist they torque the lugs.. They never
heard of it, preferred to use an impact wrench.

None of them know what the red dots are for. And dont care.

But when I am paying, I tell them what I want and tip them
if they do well, bitch if they dont.