Seasonal change of tires: 6 ways of cheating on STO. Be carefull!

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Spring - one of the most profitable time of year for owners and tire workers. Demand for timely replacement of tires is always there. But do not fall for the bait of unscrupulous masters who want to trick you earn more money?

Replacing winter tire for summer (And vice versa) - not such a tricky procedure. To understand the "divorce" you additional and unnecessary options or not, we suggest to familiarize with several most popular deceptive manners.

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Pumped nitrogen. In most stations you will be offered this procedure is mandatory. Talk about the incredible benefits and improved performance. In fact, the difference between nitrogen and air, you will not feel, Respectively, to pay extra pointless.

Replacement valves.They're the people "nipples." You can tell that they are already quite fallen into disrepair and urgently needs to be changed. It is important to understand some of the valves of the material, if the rubber, it is better to believe the master, if the metal, and you remember that they recently changed - do not rush to give for this procedure blood money.

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Bent wheels. This applies primarily to owners of alloy wheels, which turned into a workshop, where there is equipment for alignment. If you are not visually discover the disc damage and went on it without problems - give up this service.

Grease bolts and hub. This must be alleged in order to make it easier to remove the wheel. First, notice how simple and easy to master this handled without any additional lubrication, "Razuvious" your car. Secondly, such a procedure should go by default, without paying for it an additional payment.

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Prohibitive imbalance.The method is quite arrogant. On balancer hung a homemade device that shows a tremendous imbalance. For the elimination of imbalances request additional fairly large sum.

Miser pays twice. Initially, for the replacement of tires is sounded very nice price on the order of below market. And then, in the process, for every little procedure (which can be carried out without your knowledge), to check drive in extra money. According to the results, pay more than any other tire service.

To avoid being deceived:

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• refer to the technical basics of the procedure of replacement tires on your car;

• use the services of a proven tire;

• promonitorte market and collect feedback before selecting new stations;

• Call from a husband to rubber replacement procedure, a colleague or a competent person, as the masters will not be tempted to "put on the noodles ears".

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