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Intermediate
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Problem
About 2 months ago I had new tires installed at RandR tire, every time I go to drive the car I have to put air in the tires. I’ve gone back to RandR several times to have them check to see what the problem is, and every time they say everything seems to be fine no problem found. Just asking what do you guys think the problem could be? Thanks
Drifting
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From: Cincinnati Ohio
About 2 months ago I had new tires installed at RandR tire, every time I go to drive the car I have to put air in the tires. I’ve gone back to RandR several times to have them check to see what the problem is, and every time they say everything seems to be fine no problem found. Just asking what do you guys think the problem could be? Thanks
Le Mans Master
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Strange. You have to put air in all 4, or just 1 or 2? How low are they, like 1 or 2 PSI? Or 10+ PSI low?
Take them to another tire shop and ask them to look at them instead of going back to the same place.
Take them to another tire shop and ask them to look at them instead of going back to the same place.
Drifting
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Test them yourself and video, then email them (and the video). If they don't do "something" then put in a chargeback on your card, hope you didn't pay cash. The video and correspondence will help the CC co.
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As mentioned, it could be leaking air at the bead around the rim. I had wheels that had aluminum oxide around the bead area, and it could not be sealed properly, no matter how much gunk they used. I had to buy new wheels, and no issues since.
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I had 2 of the 4 new tires on my wife's Genesis go flat (thankful for AAA), and it was because the valve in the stems were not tightened enough. I discovered it myself when she arrived home and I filled the flat with air, and sprayed the valve stem, and sure enough, it was leaking. Then checked the other two, and they were also not seated enough. That's on the technician, and I went to the tire shop and shared that with the manager.
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If your looking to update your chrome wheels
check out the options from
wheel Craft
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They have a wheel exchange program that works
quite well.
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check out the options from
wheel Craft
https://wheelcraft.com
They have a wheel exchange program that works
quite well.
good people good company
Racer
Joined: Aug 2023
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From: New York
About 2 months ago I had new tires installed at RandR tire, every time I go to drive the car I have to put air in the tires. I’ve gone back to RandR several times to have them check to see what the problem is, and every time they say everything seems to be fine no problem found. Just asking what do you guys think the problem could be? Thanks
PS: make sure there is air in the tires, can also spray this on the wheels to see if they are porous.
Last edited by 1 MEAN66; Jan 3, 2024 at 12:53 PM.
Burning Brakes
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Had this identical problem on OEM Lexus wheels that had been chrome plated and this eliminated the problem:
- Dismounted the tire
- Cleaned and removed the loose chrome plating on the rim bead area with a wire wheel brush on a drill
- Cleaned the rim bead area with 3M adhesive / wax remover
- Masked off the front and back of the rims
- Painted two coats of Plasti dip on the entire rim bead area and let it dry 2 days before remounting the tires
- Dismounted the tire
- Cleaned and removed the loose chrome plating on the rim bead area with a wire wheel brush on a drill
- Cleaned the rim bead area with 3M adhesive / wax remover
- Masked off the front and back of the rims
- Painted two coats of Plasti dip on the entire rim bead area and let it dry 2 days before remounting the tires
