My local tire shop refused to believe my MYP suggested 42psi in the tires and refused to set that tire pressure... so needless to say I don't trust them to even rotate my tires. I tried to get it done in Atlanta, but I left at noon, and traffic was so bad, I wouldn't have made it before they closed at 5pm. I could also get it done during my roadtrip, but I'd rather not take time doing that. Is there any tire shop in the Alabama area that works with Tesla that you trust? That know know that it uses jack pucks, etc.?
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- Thread starter DblOSmith
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NeverGoingBack
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NeverGoingBack
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I do have a local repair shop where I sort of know the guys. I’ve bought a few sets of tires for my former ICE cars from them and know I could advise them on the pucks. They repaired one of my tires on the Y a while back and were aware of the need for pucks and respectful of the 42.
I have used Firestone 280 just east of I459 for the last four years for two different Teslas. The original mechanic familiar with Teslas is Mike. They seem to work on plenty of Teslas including alignment.
Unfortunately I have a back injury that wouldn't take kindly to all that bending and lifting. Otherwise, I would.
Have no idea where you are to know whether I can recommend any place. However, if you can’t put air in your own tires we have other problems to discuss. Especially if you can’t show to the tire shop to the placard inside the drivers door listing tire sizes and pressures.
You can put air in your tires. If one will not put 42 PSI in the tire (unbelievable that any tire shop doesn’t know 50, 45, and 35 series tires run 42-45 psi) one can always point to the placard on the door post inside drivers door. Tire tech should have looked there himself.
I do put air in my tires. I never said I couldn't. I said I couldn't rotate my own tires.
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Nice. I played dumb with the local Discount Tire guy. He knew his stuff about Teslas. Fortunately, I didn't need to rotate them because they were completely evenly worn, according to him. He filled them all up to 42 without me telling him how much... and I left. Nice guy.
Discount Tire mgr at bham riverchase is originally from the Atlanta area and says he has done lots of Tesla's. They even know how to lift them without playing the "bring your own pucks" game. Atlanta has lots of Tesla's, so I believe him. Did a great job patching the tires, and explaining how quickly they run down depending on the size.
