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[Andy B]

At considerable cost  I've just had a couple of tyres fitted to the back of my R Class. 
It seems the fitter has used a box of stick-on weights to balance it, some stuck on each other. I need to add up the actual weight. Surely a new tyre shouldn't need so much to balance it  Is it the tyre, the way it's been fitted ..... isn't there something about the coloured dots you see on the side wall to do with balance of the actual tyre    I've only pottered about town so far, so no idea what it's like at speed.

Anyone with a knowledgeable opinion?      And do I take it back to them to re-fit so it only needs half a box 

[Kevin Wood]

Yep, tyre red and yellow dots show maximum and minimum weight points, IIRC, and in an ideal world the fitter would align these to specific points on the rim to minimise weight required. Not sure how much difference it makes in the real world, though?

[Kevin Wood]

Straight from the horse's mouth. http://www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=165

[feeutfo]

And did I here the waits naw hav to be lead free. So it new takes twise as meny wiats to balence the weal.

Just be thamkfull thay didmt yous those poxy clip on efforts that take the piant of.

[TheBoy]

And did I here the waits naw hav to be lead free. So it new takes twise as meny wiats to balence the weal.

Just be thamkfull thay didmt yous those poxy clip on efforts that take the piant of.

Have you been drinking?

[feeutfo]

And did I here the waits naw hav to be lead free. So it new takes twise as meny wiats to balence the weal.

Just be thamkfull thay didmt yous those poxy clip on efforts that take the piant of.

Have you been drinking?

Hmm?

[Stallion]

And did I here the waits naw hav to be lead free. So it new takes twise as meny wiats to balence the weal.

Just be thamkfull thay didmt yous those poxy clip on efforts that take the piant of.

Have you been drinking?

[Nick W]

It might be that the fitter doesn't understand how to use the balancer. Using the wrong settings on a sophisticated machine will lead to all sorts of odd measurements. That's why I didn't balance my own front tyres; I haven't a clue how the damn thing works.
That's the good option!

The other is that you have a severely buckled wheel that they didn't want to tell you about, and hoped you wouldn't notice the necessary weights

[Andy B]

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The other is that you have a severely buckled wheel that they didn't want to tell you about, and hoped you wouldn't notice the necessary weights

That thought had crossed my mind too ...... but the old tyre/rim didn't have so much weight added 

[Andy B]

......
Just be thamkfull thay didmt yous those poxy clip on efforts that take the piant of.

They were prior warned not to. 

[Andy B]

And did I here the waits naw hav to be lead free. So it new takes twise as meny wiats to balence the weal.

Just be thamkfull thay didmt yous those poxy clip on efforts that take the piant of.

Have you been drinking?

Not much difference from normal       

[Andy B]

Straight from the horse's mouth. http://www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=165

Thanks Kevin
The yellow dot is virtually next to the tyre valve on both wheels. The wheel in question has 95 grams of weight  ....... seems a little excessive to me 

[Lazydocker]

Straight from the horse's mouth. http://www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=165

Thanks Kevin
The yellow dot is virtually next to the tyre valve on both wheels. The wheel in question has 95 grams of weight  ....... seems a little excessive to me 

Depends... The cheaper tyres tend to need more weights as a general rule

[feeutfo]

......
Just be thamkfull thay didmt yous those poxy clip on efforts that take the piant of.

They were prior warned not to. 

Excellent answer.

[cem_devecioglu]

Straight from the horse's mouth. http://www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=165

Thanks Kevin
The yellow dot is virtually next to the tyre valve on both wheels. The wheel in question has 95 grams of weight  ....... seems a little excessive to me 

    opps..  you are lucky he didnt use a kg instead
 
use another tyre shop that knows the job..