fitment of whitewall flaps

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2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 24 Mar 2006, 11:41 pm

#467682

Is it possible or recommendable to mount whitewalls by yourself? ie: after letting all the air out of ya tyre, can you break the seal on the bead?

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4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 25 Mar 2006, 12:32 am

#467696

i did mine myself ,broke the bead with a thick timber board and my bus ,then put the flap on ,and pumped them up at home as well ,just make sure flap is placed right 🙂

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2,456 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 25 Mar 2006, 3:44 pm

#467827

break the bead first but dont inflate the tire all the way. seat the flapon, use a little lube and once aligned inflate completely....

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