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Sharxfan said:
If you wanted to try and fix it and have two freezers I have had good luck finding the original part number and then googling that to get replacements for old appliances. Was even able to find a new door shelf for an old ass Kenmore fridge we had for 20 years.
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No thanks. When I made the decision to get the new one that included having the old one gone. Specifically, I don't want to ever defrost a freezer again, even if the rest of it works well.
 
New set of tires!
 

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I will say this.. I've used America's tire for some of my other vehicles through the years and the results are hit or miss. But when they do miss, they own up to it and do their best to make you whole.

Last year, I took my new Tacoma with 100 miles on it to America's Tire to get the OEM tires swapped with some 3 peak snowflake AT tires. They managed to scratch up 3 of the 4 wheels. The damage wasn't terrible, likely just due to the tech rushing things, but the truck was new and it kinda bothered me. It took months of back and forth, but they refunded me half the cost of the new tires, and paid out a check for 4 new OEM wheels + labor.

At the end they made me more than whole, but was just a bunch of wasted time. I really wish the techs there were just a bit more careful esp when they see that the vehicle is new.
 
Grissom said:
Where do people with really nice cars go and have tires put on without a tire tech scratching the wheels?
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Welp. They bill me out at $385 an hour.

I like to tell people to go to places where tires is their primary business. They do hundreds of tires a week (if not per day), so they will always have well maintained state of the art equipment. So places like America’s Tire, Firestone, even the Costco Tire Center. However…you’ve got nice equipment being operated by just a complete mixed bag of technicians. Maybe it’s some kid’s first week in the business (they tend to start at places like that), or maybe you got the seasoned tech that’s been busting tires for years. Hopefully you get the latter.

In the end, it’s word of mouth. So asking around is just the best thing. And since you asked, I’ll give you one. Other than me of course, since I only work on a specific handful of cars.

Five Points Tire in Redwood City.
 
TheRobSJ said:
Welp. They bill me out at $385 an hour.

I like to tell people to go to places where tires is their primary business. They do hundreds of tires a week (if not per day), so they will always have well maintained state of the art equipment. So places like America’s Tire, Firestone, even the Costco Tire Center. However…you’ve got nice equipment being operated by just a complete mixed bag of technicians. Maybe it’s some kid’s first week in the business (they tend to start at places like that), or maybe you got the seasoned tech that’s been busting tires for years. Hopefully you get the latter.

In the end, it’s word of mouth. So asking around is just the best thing. And since you asked, I’ll give you one. Other than me of course, since I only work on a specific handful of cars.

Five Points Tire in Redwood City.
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Both America's Tire and Costco have been a hit or miss as to the quality of tire mounting and balancing. Your statement is absolutely true..
 
Grissom said:
Both America's Tire and Costco have been a hit or miss as to the quality of tire mounting and balancing. Your statement is absolutely true..
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About 15 years ago, I was service manager for a Wheel Works store. If I did your tires or a couple other guys in my crew? You got some custom painted reverse mount 26s…sure it’ll be a bear but we’ll get em done with no damage. Some of the kids I had working there at the time…probably not a good idea. I tried to steer the difficult jobs away from the rookies, but I only worked 5 out of the 7 days of the week. So yup, some folks missed.
 
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My old cordless bit driver gun and 1/4” ratchet with my latest purchase.

Smaller and lighter obviously. Not as powerful, but just like the old ones, you can just hand tighten if you need more ugga duggas going into that bolt. Non swappable battery is a big downer, but I guess it was necessary to keep the size down.

And given the brand, not nearly as expensive as one might think it would be. A little over four bills for the pair.
 
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