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post May 17, 2008 - 4:46 AM
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daazndood

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hey guys. i will soon be painting my aftermarket rims. right now i have my stock rims back on. i was wondering if i would be able to remove the tires by myself to make painting easier. the tires are basically bald so i was planning on deflating each tire and maybe start hacking away at it with an axe or something.

is this a good idea? anyone else done it? i know i can get it done at a shop but if its easy doing it myself i can save like 20 bux.
 
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post Jun 17, 2008 - 10:36 PM
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hey. i had an awesome idea to get the new tired on. i would lay down the newly bought tires directly on top of the bare rim and drive over it. the weight of my car pushing down on the tire would surely force it into place.


You won't get the tire on the rim like this but this actually does work to break the bead loose. Don't actually drive on the rim though and it only works if you have a stock size wheel and tire.

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- daazndood   safe to manually remove tire by one's self?   May 17, 2008 - 4:46 AM
- - 808celica   cant you use like a screwdriver to un-mount the ti...   May 17, 2008 - 5:11 AM
- - BLINKYxMUNKEY   In my opinion, not worth saving $20. You can ...   May 17, 2008 - 6:09 AM
- - Spider77   Yeah, Im not sure if it would be a lot of fun to c...   May 17, 2008 - 7:48 AM
- - njccmd2002   you really want to do it yourself get one of thos...   May 17, 2008 - 9:02 AM
- - 99GT   Just go to a college, there auto program would be ...   May 17, 2008 - 5:51 PM
- - dustin15brown   bad idea   May 17, 2008 - 8:21 PM
- - NickJames   it would be pretty damn funny to see sumone hackin...   May 20, 2008 - 11:45 AM
- - D-Man   x 2 with nickjames but common, really, to hack ...   May 20, 2008 - 12:50 PM
- - x_itchy_b_x   not a good idea. those bands in tires are under st...   May 20, 2008 - 1:11 PM
- - hongkongnerdboy   i agree with video camera   May 20, 2008 - 1:13 PM
- - D-Man   x3 video camera and an axe for one tire... a scre...   May 20, 2008 - 1:24 PM
- - Kwanza26   You're kidding yourself if you think you can r...   May 20, 2008 - 3:24 PM
- - Spider77   Slide hammer and pry bars, and a couple of beers   May 20, 2008 - 5:48 PM
- - sous710   tin snips would be the safest (keep in mind i didn...   May 20, 2008 - 7:33 PM
- - 6strngs   I work at a tire shop... if you wanna drive up to ...   May 20, 2008 - 11:28 PM
|- - D-Man   QUOTE (6strngs @ May 20, 2008 - 11:2...   May 21, 2008 - 8:58 AM
- - mneal2_92788   Wal-Mart will do it for free...or 3 a peice. depen...   May 20, 2008 - 11:46 PM
- - GriffGirl   If you hack your old tires off yourself, how do yo...   May 21, 2008 - 1:06 PM
- - 6strngs   IF I had to dismount a tire without a machine, my ...   May 21, 2008 - 4:28 PM
- - daazndood   wow i didnt realize my thread became so epic. than...   May 23, 2008 - 3:02 AM
|- - D-Man   QUOTE (daazndood @ May 23, 2008 - 3...   May 23, 2008 - 8:11 AM
- - 95STHATCH   QUOTE hey. i had an awesome idea to get the new ti...   Jun 17, 2008 - 10:36 PM
- - monkey   you deffinately need to do it to a dohnut or somet...   Jun 17, 2008 - 11:02 PM
- - creis   if not for safety, do it to save your wheels, all ...   Jun 20, 2008 - 2:35 PM
|- - 6strngs   QUOTE (creis @ Jun 20, 2008 - 12:35 ...   Jun 20, 2008 - 4:25 PM
- - D-Man   I lol'ed at that Cries... wow... Hey; whateve...   Jun 20, 2008 - 2:52 PM
- - monkey   holy moses! i wanna try that   Jun 20, 2008 - 5:11 PM
- - trdproven   Not worth unmounting it yourself, just bring it to...   Jun 20, 2008 - 10:54 PM


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