A quiet reminder
12-06-2004, 04:53 AM
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I suffered from some interesting tyre pressure values from there as well but the Halfords digital tyre pressure gauges.
Euan - do you always ask for genital mutilation when you get your tyres changed?
Euan - do you always ask for genital mutilation when you get your tyres changed?
12-06-2004, 05:56 AM
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Originally Posted by craig armstrong,Dec 6 2004, 09:53 AM
Whilst it doesn't explain the differing pressures and the fact that your front tyres were definitely too low, perhaps your tyre gauge reads slightly differently to the tyre fitters? I know that my digital gauge and my halfords compressor guage have a 2psi disparity.
12-06-2004, 06:30 AM
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Whilst it doesn't explain the differing pressures and the fact that your front tyres were definitely too low, perhaps your tyre gauge reads slightly differently to the tyre fitters? I know that my digital gauge and my halfords compressor guage have a 2psi disparity.
12-06-2004, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by moff,Dec 6 2004, 02:56 PM
Maybe. I think its about time that I bought my own tyre pressure guage and pump. I use the digital one at the Shell garage as its automatic and so easy to use, but I have never questioned its accuracy!
Best to overpressurise, drive home, wait until they cool, then bleed to correct pressure per your own guage.
12-07-2004, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by rahula,Dec 6 2004, 09:51 AM
Got to the petrol station and filled up and everything was fine again.
12-08-2004, 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Mans Best,Dec 8 2004, 01:00 AM
Pressures should be checked when the tyres are cold IIRC. Trip to a garage is usually enough to heat them up sufficiently to give an 'incorrect' reading
, however I was out driving the car for at least 40mins before I knew there was something wrong. I have a digital thingimajick from hellfords and all the hot tyres measured 37.5 psi except the right rear which was 31psi. I inflated this to 37.5 psi and checked it again the next day to bring the pressures into line but there was no difference.
12-08-2004, 01:20 AM
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a while back, Ride magazine did a review of different pressure gauges and the most accurate one they found was an analogue one from Halfords or similar for about
