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This is how it is when buying import products - they are 1/5the the price of North American made machines because the after-sale service and support is generally bottom barrel (if any). Once you have your kit... you're mainly on your own. But... all parts are readily available from amazon and...

I LOVE the weather seal strip idea! Brilliant! I dont touch CF rims but if anyone comes in with chromed out rims then I will steal your idea! RE: plastic jaw covers and slippage - i agree that you probably saw more problems than most of us because of the types of tires you're mounting. Ultra...

Thats a cool adapter... but then I question why we are still using a machine with a manual duck head. At what point are the rims so priceless and true "show pieces" that we dive into a 100% touchless machine? For me, i invested time into learning how to use standard machines over and over again...

You can manually enter camber/caster/toe specs and create custom car profiles. If, however, you want to update the entire database... call a Hunter service rep and pay for the updated data.

If you have a magnifying glass take a look VERY carefully at the surface mount components - specifically the capacitors, for discolouration. Next, look at any surface mount transistors and chips for burn marks. These will be VERY small and easy to miss. Use your nose as well to smell for "burnt...

Why is it failing so often though?! Is it the same component thats failing? Maybe identify the poor quality component and replace with a better rated one.... or.. maybe there's an issue further down the line with a compressor motor or something.

The best way to accomplish this, without destroying the traces or pads, is with hot air lile in the video above. A hot air station can be bought for ~$35 usd. You just have to watch your heat and ensure you dont melt other stuff. Im sure you could also poke and prod it with an iron and wick...

I'm not sure if I'm making this as a PSA,.. or a DIY but here's some history: Neato Robotics manufactured a popular line of robot vacuums from ~2010 to 2021 that leveraged LIDAR, room mapping, lithium batteries,.. and much more. We purchased a couple of the D-series "Connected" vacuums that we...

I must apologize to gsxr - it looks like the terminology has evolved over the years and there's now two different types/styles of plates. The one that I'm familiar with, and I was referring to, uses studs to mount the wheel to the machine (you bolt the rim to the hub that's been mounted to the...

The Audi "service bulletin" tells techs how to take the cheap/backyard mechanic way out... instead of properly fixing a banged up bore (by having the rim machined to spec to correct the issue). The service bulletin has spelling errors in it as well - "cantering cone" (instead of centering cone)...

Pin flange plates do not rely on the wheel bore at all though - they rely on the studs. You should never balance a hubcentric wheel assembly using the studs alone. Hubcentric rims rely on the precise fit of the bore to the hub - the studs are simply there to snug everything up. Lug centric...

Those plates are only for lug centric rims... not hub centric. I dont know which rims you have but most that i seem to work with are hub centric... so those plates wouldnt work. As for adjusting the balancing machine settings... it takes me about 30 seconds per set of wheels. As for the...

Those "features" are only useful if you hire people to work the machines for you. None of my 3 balancers have those features... nor would I really fimd much value in them. Especially not $600 worth!

With that many sets I would imagine/hope/encourage you to get a wholesale account with whoever your primary or secondary tire importer is for your area. For most passenger tires (17" to 19" in standard width and aspect) I'm spending in the $85 to $120/each usd range (this was discussed in This...

Costco, at least here, will only mount and balance tires that you purchase through them. Unfortunately that means you'll be paying major markups and have a limited selection (no trailer tires, ATV tires, Tractor tires, etc.). For our 4 cars, 3 trailers, 4 ATV's, 3 tractors, and many other...

Sounds like you have your answer on what the better buy is (Katool).

I havent used either... but agree that the balancers are likely the same. I also know that the tire machines will use the same valve bodies/assemblies, pistons, and most components. The only real difference seems to be in the valve locations, and bead depressor wheels/heads. For the $500...

What's funny is that they advertise it as a "high current power cord"... with a C13 end that's rated for 15 amps. But hey... people used to buy "pet rocks" and "ghosts in jars"... might as well sell a $6,700 power cable :-)

@dscheidt When I have family movie nights the sub generally sees ~ 2,000 watts. However, when I feel like stretching the system I'll play a bass sweep or tone bursts and will generally push 4,200+ watts to it (the entire house shakes and rattles... stuff falls off shelves upstairs,.. and that's...

Yes. Some context first: As my screen name alludes to, I was a DJ roughly 30 years ago – spinning at clubs, raves, and later at school and wedding events. After I changed careers I maintained my cargo van that was used to transport my gear around and decided to turn it into an SPL Audio...