minus-squaresharpiemarkerlinkfedilink18•edit-22 years agoThey’re wheel weights for balancing. You may have some on your own wheels. It’s normal to need a few. The “mechanic” who did this number likely did it as a “fuck you” to the customer. There’s no way this was negligence or ineptitude.
minus-square@HocEnimVenilink4•2 years agoHanlon’s razor: never attribute to malice which is adequately explained by stupidity. If a tire is not mounted properly to the balancing machine it will tell the tech to put pounds of weights on the wheel.
They’re wheel weights for balancing. You may have some on your own wheels. It’s normal to need a few. The “mechanic” who did this number likely did it as a “fuck you” to the customer. There’s no way this was negligence or ineptitude.
Hanlon’s razor: never attribute to malice which is adequately explained by stupidity.
If a tire is not mounted properly to the balancing machine it will tell the tech to put pounds of weights on the wheel.