24 hour Wheel Alignment, Balancing, Tyres & Alloys : DBS (Cochin)

sagarpadaki · 9th August 2011, 22:38

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Originally Posted by naveen.raju

Sticker weights - 250

Cheers!

Is this rate fixed or did your car tires consume so much weights? If its fixed rate then it not proper because with my past experience the cost of sticker weights has never exceeded Rs100

naveen.raju · 10th August 2011, 09:22

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Originally Posted by sagarpadaki

Is this rate fixed or did your car tires consume so much weights? If its fixed rate then it not proper because with my past experience the cost of sticker weights has never exceeded Rs100

My car did consume weights. Two tires were running out fast while the other two looked good. But what I was concerned with was the end result which came out really well.

ronin · 10th August 2011, 20:26

The reason you might losing pressure could be leaky tubeless necks. Ensure you use valves with butyl rubber base. Think that should solve your problem

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Originally Posted by charthom

@rajeev k,

+1 to that.

I am checking my tyres(air) on weekly basis and am finding about 1-1.5 ps reduction. Hence not taking the chance and doing the weekly top up. I am keeping only 30 instead of 33 for ride comfort,so anything below will increase tyre wear.

Rgds,charthom.

charthom · 10th August 2011, 20:45

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Originally Posted by ronin

The reason you might losing pressure could be leaky tubeless necks. Ensure you use valves with butyl rubber base. Think that should solve your problem

Thanks,ronin for the helping feed back.But I had them checked for leaks and they could not find any,at Hyundai and Pitstop. Are not the original tyres (Michelins) coming with butyl rubber base? If not are they available after market?

Rgds,charthom.

rajeev k · 10th August 2011, 23:18

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Originally Posted by charthom

Thanks,ronin for the helping feed back.But I had them checked for leaks and they could not find any,at Hyundai and Pitstop. Are not the original tyres (Michelins) coming with butyl rubber base? If not are they available after market?Rgds,charthom.

Tubeless tyres do not come with valves and has to be bought separately.

ronin · 11th August 2011, 08:06

Michelins do not come with valves and they also charge you seperately for the valves. Most places use chinese valves, which has a natural rubber base , which will result in air pressure loss. Try to get better brands like TRITON or SCHRADER. I know of their distributor , but they are based out of Trichur.

Quote:

Originally Posted by charthom

Thanks,ronin for the helping feed back.But I had them checked for leaks and they could not find any,at Hyundai and Pitstop. Are not the original tyres (Michelins) coming with butyl rubber base? If not are they available after market?

Rgds,charthom.

charthom · 11th August 2011, 08:13

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Originally Posted by rajeev k

Tubeless tyres do not come with valves and has to be bought separately.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ronin

Michelins do not come with valves and they also charge you seperately for the valves. Most places use chinese valves, which has a natural rubber base , which will result in air pressure loss. Try to get better brands like TRITON or SCHRADER. I know of their distributor , but they are based out of Trichur.

Thanks for the helping hand Mates.

Can either of you please suggest any place where I can buy them in Cochin?

charthom · 9th September 2011, 22:33

Friends,

Here is an update. As advised by ronin in the above posts,I attempted to source Triton/Schrader valves from various tyre shops in Cochin,without success.

But there was a big difference. DBS tyres offered to get the valves for me from Bangalore and fit them! They gave me 3 prompt calls in this regard.

The happy ending was-they managed to get the valves under ronin's guidance!

I took my i10 to them-very prompt and quick service. Shan,Jibin and their staff appeared to be really professional and passionate about their work. 4 valves cost me only 80/- and they called me 3 times for this,in order to apprise of the progress and ultimately to fit them.

Apart from that they found out there was a nail in one of the tyres causing air loss-which guys at PITSTOP failed to trace out last time. The leak was immediately arrested.

Good service,very responsible and professional. Decent treatment.

I am thoroughly impressed. Chaky,thanks for posting this thread on DBS. ronin and rajeev k,thanks for the helps.Much appreciated.

chakky · 10th September 2011, 17:02

Dear Charthom,

Am glad that DBS is continuing to maintain their standards and its nice for a change to feel important than go to the pitstops where the priority is only for the big guys

.

Chakky

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Originally Posted by charthom

Friends,

Here is an update. As advised by ronin in the above posts,I attempted to source Triton/Schrader valves from various tyre shops in Cochin,without success.

But there was a big difference. DBS tyres offered to get the valves for me from Bangalore and fit them! They gave me 3 prompt calls in this regard.

The happy ending was-they managed to get the valves under ronin's guidance!

I took my i10 to them-very prompt and quick service. Shan,Jibin and their staff appeared to be really professional and passionate about their work. 4 valves cost me only 80/- and they called me 3 times for this,in order to apprise of the progress and ultimately to fit them.

Apart from that they found out there was a nail in one of the tyres causing air loss-which guys at PITSTOP failed to trace out last time. The leak was immediately arrested.

Good service,very responsible and professional. Decent treatment.

I am thoroughly impressed. Chaky,thanks for posting this thread on DBS. ronin and rajeev k,thanks for the helps.Much appreciated.

charthom · 11th September 2011, 22:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by chakky

Dear Charthom,

Am glad that DBS is continuing to maintain their standards and its nice for a change to feel important than go to the pitstops where the priority is only for the big guys

.

Chakky

@Chakky,

Yes,you are absolutely right. Even the waiting lounge filled with the rubber smell is nice.

Unlike Pitstop or Global where they do you a favour by servicing your car!

Cheers,charthom.

basilmabraham · 12th September 2011, 16:58

Looks like everyone is happy with DBS. I am planning to take my Fiesta there for alignment. All the Onam runs through the roads of Kerala seem to have mis-aligned the wheels. Hoping to get Notrogen topup too. Will post my experience here.

chakky · 12th September 2011, 21:35

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Originally Posted by charthom

@Chakky,

Yes,you are absolutely right. Even the waiting lounge filled with the rubber smell is nice.

Unlike Pitstop or Global where they do you a favour by servicing your car!

Cheers,charthom.

Charthom, I kind of like that smell makes me feel like as if I am at the wheel alignment place itself..

. Last time I heard, they were planning to partition it due to the new tyre smell :(.

Next time I go, I will go with my camera and take a few pics and post. I am due for another alignment anyway after the horrendous roads we have now.

naveen.raju · 13th September 2011, 09:53

Good to hear that DBS is getting popular here. As mentioned, I too had a very good experience there. They even asked me to drop there for a free checkup since I told them I would be going a long drive. Never experienced that at any other service station. Planning to go there this month for a checkup.

dilipkumar7278 · 13th September 2011, 14:42

Now doing alignment here. The guys sure know their job. The quality of work is also good.

dilipkumar7278 · 13th September 2011, 22:53

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Originally Posted by dilipkumar7278

Now doing alignment here. The guys sure know their job. The quality of work is also good.

Attaching Some pics
Cheers

9th September 2011, 22:33	#38
charthom BHPian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Cochin Posts: 652 Thanked: 270 Times	Re: 24 hour Wheel Alignment, Balancing, Tyres & Alloys : DBS (Cochin) Friends, Here is an update. As advised by ronin in the above posts,I attempted to source Triton/Schrader valves from various tyre shops in Cochin,without success. But there was a big difference. DBS tyres offered to get the valves for me from Bangalore and fit them! They gave me 3 prompt calls in this regard. The happy ending was-they managed to get the valves under ronin's guidance! I took my i10 to them-very prompt and quick service. Shan,Jibin and their staff appeared to be really professional and passionate about their work. 4 valves cost me only 80/- and they called me 3 times for this,in order to apprise of the progress and ultimately to fit them. Apart from that they found out there was a nail in one of the tyres causing air loss-which guys at PITSTOP failed to trace out last time. The leak was immediately arrested. Good service,very responsible and professional. Decent treatment. I am thoroughly impressed. Chaky,thanks for posting this thread on DBS. ronin and rajeev k,thanks for the helps.Much appreciated. Last edited by charthom : 9th September 2011 at 22:37.
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12th September 2011, 16:58	#41
basilmabraham BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sydney/Cochin Posts: 772 Thanked: 76 Times View My Garage	Re: 24 hour Wheel Alignment, Balancing, Tyres & Alloys : DBS (Cochin) Looks like everyone is happy with DBS. I am planning to take my Fiesta there for alignment. All the Onam runs through the roads of Kerala seem to have mis-aligned the wheels. Hoping to get Notrogen topup too. Will post my experience here.
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13th September 2011, 09:53	#43
naveen.raju Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Cochin Posts: 4,834 Thanked: 8,922 Times View My Garage	Re: 24 hour Wheel Alignment, Balancing, Tyres & Alloys : DBS (Cochin) Good to hear that DBS is getting popular here. As mentioned, I too had a very good experience there. They even asked me to drop there for a free checkup since I told them I would be going a long drive. Never experienced that at any other service station. Planning to go there this month for a checkup.
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13th September 2011, 14:42	#44
dilipkumar7278 BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: COCHIN Posts: 441 Thanked: 109 Times View My Garage	Now doing alignment here. The guys sure know their job. The quality of work is also good. Attached Images
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