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| posted on February 23rd, 2013 at 10:07 PM |
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Wide 5 Wheel balancing garage found in Brisbane
Wasn't sure where to post this so gonna duplicate in a few places on here.
So I have managed to find a tyre fitters that has a cone large enough to balance wide 5 steel wheels.
They are Beau Repaires @ Keperra, North west Brisbane.
Maybe try your local Beau Repaires but you HAVE to ask them to actually try and mount the wheel on the machine as I as 3 different guys over a few
months give different answers. first actually measured the largest cone for me, Second told the wife flat out 'no' and the third yesterday took the
old tyres off the rims and mounted the rim on the machine to confirm for me.
Afraid most of them don't even know they have cones that large so do ask them to check properly for you.
But anyone near Keperra now knows where to go 
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| posted on February 24th, 2013 at 02:53 PM |
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Also Bob Janes at coorparoo as they brought the adaptors to suit wide five wheels so I could get many early dubs done a few years back
good for the south side
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| posted on February 24th, 2013 at 05:16 PM |
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Dog tyred in kallangur did it for me. Bridgestone centre in kallangur couldnt do it so i didnt pay them full price for the tyres they supplied.
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| posted on February 24th, 2013 at 06:03 PM |
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Never ever thought about wide five and the balancing machines
probably had a special mounting years ago for all the different wheels shaped like the wide five..
early holden - morris - ford etc..
Good to see some places can still do them..
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| posted on February 24th, 2013 at 07:37 PM |
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When i used to run a wide five set up i had it on car balanced.
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| posted on February 25th, 2013 at 10:11 AM |
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When I took my wide 5 beetle to Rodger Wood Logan he sent me down the lane to Keith for Wheels.
They have moved now but they were really good and cheap for decent tyres.
And they balanced for me.
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| posted on February 25th, 2013 at 11:31 AM |
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Kieth Makay Tyre and Mechanical at Red Hill did all ours in the Volksrestore days and they are still around so expect they would still have the
gear.
Just another on the northside for you. 
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| posted on February 25th, 2013 at 11:48 AM |
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The local tyre shop does mine, using the adapter that I made. It's just an old front brake drum, trued up and balanced, with 5 equal-weight
studs.....works fine.
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| posted on February 25th, 2013 at 08:45 PM |
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Cool. Well at least this thread is giving people info on where to get old VW wheels balanced
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| posted on February 26th, 2013 at 06:40 PM |
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If you want to come to my place, I can balance them for you, I have an old Hoftmann balancer, or you can borrow my adapter plate - all for free.
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| posted on February 26th, 2013 at 10:42 PM |
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Oh, if they didn't need new valves and the tyres fitting on the rim then that'd be great
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| posted on February 27th, 2013 at 08:12 PM |
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Oh, if they didn't need new valves and the tyres fitting on the rim then that'd be great
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If you bring your new valves, I can fit your tyres - another old machine that works well, ( but not your new mag wheels it will leave a mark ).
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| posted on February 28th, 2013 at 12:21 AM |
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Oh, if they didn't need new valves and the tyres fitting on the rim then that'd be great
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If you bring your new valves, I can fit your tyres - another old machine that works well, ( but not your new mag wheels it will leave a mark ).
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Oh cool Dunno as yet where to buys the valves from so shall look at
that. Will the tyre fitter scratch newly painted steel rims?
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| posted on February 28th, 2013 at 06:31 PM |
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Will the tyre fitter scratch newly painted steel rims?
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Of course it will, It's newly painted!
But seriously, I have never had newly painted steel rims, but I think the very top edge would get marked - I'll try and paint a rim and see what
happens!
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| posted on February 28th, 2013 at 11:01 PM |
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Cool The insides not so much of a deal as that's painted black and
easily touched up but the outer part would be harder with the tyre on
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| posted on March 21st, 2013 at 05:55 PM |
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OK, here is the story
an old golf rim with a quick spray from a can
view from the tyre side
first bead rolling on
second bead rolling on
tyre on
tyre fully inflated
So it marks ths edge of the rim - but bear in mind this is painted with a spray can. I would think a two pack or powder coated rim would stand up
better.
anyhow - you get what you pay for
Grahame
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| posted on March 21st, 2013 at 07:03 PM |
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you rock Grahame  how good is that
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| posted on March 21st, 2013 at 09:14 PM |
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I wasn't expecting you to go to that effort dude.
Many thanks though. That can be easily touched up.
best get painting me wheels then
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