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the best way to get tyres off an alloy is??

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Old 18-05-2008, 08:37 AM
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whats the best way to get tyres off an alloy? ive got some for scrap but arent paying for them to be taken off. tyres are fucked anyway.
Old 18-05-2008, 08:41 AM
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cut them off
Old 18-05-2008, 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Graceland
cut them off
yeah angle grinder, probably a shit load of black smoke though!
Old 18-05-2008, 08:45 AM
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ive done it with a hacksaw, easy enough....
Old 18-05-2008, 08:47 AM
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go to a tyre place lik kwik fit and pay a fiver for someone to take them off.
Old 18-05-2008, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by glennshute
go to a tyre place lik kwik fit and pay a fiver for someone to take them off.
and then take them to the scrap yard and get £4 a alloy
Old 18-05-2008, 09:37 AM
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Yeah angle grinder for sure! But there will be a alot of smoke and black $hit everywhere!

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Old 18-05-2008, 09:43 AM
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Chew them off?
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fit them to your car, and burn them out till there is nothing left....
Old 18-05-2008, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by glennshute
go to a tyre place lik kwik fit and pay a fiver for someone to take them off.

i take it you didn't bother to read the first post?
Old 18-05-2008, 12:10 PM
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stihl saw,takes less than 10 seconds.
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a what saw
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Originally Posted by Gaz 88
and then take them to the scrap yard and get £4 a alloy
I would expect double that fella.
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got one off with my angle grinder, need a mask, my lungs must be black now
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