Halfords fitting service - Page 2 - SV650.org

dirtydog · 19-04-10, 03:58 PM

I wouldn't let any of them near my car/van even if my life depended on it!

And I can fit wiper blades and bulbs etc myself, if you can't do it yourself or are just too lazy to do it yourself then you shouldn't be allowed behind the wheel of a car!

Bri w · 19-04-10, 05:22 PM

Er NOOOooooooooo.

Have they done an apprenticeship - NOooooooo.

Have they done a manufacturer course - NOOooooooo.

We spend hundreds/thousands buying our pride and joy bike or car and ..............NOooooooo. I'd sooner claw out my eyes with a pickle fork.

Dave20046 · 19-04-10, 06:06 PM

Only time I've let halfrauds touch my car is when I slipped one of the guys a note on his break to fit me a headunit and the other day when it was far too early to be fathoming how their weird style wiper clips fitted on. Got one to do it for me, pleased to say it took him a few minutes!

Wouldn't let them if I wasn't overwatching and certainly wouldn't pay halfords.

19-04-10, 06:10 PM

i wouldent let them touch my push bike let alone my car (if i had one)

Dave20046 · 19-04-10, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barwel1992

i wouldent let them touch my push bike let alone my car (if i had one)

Talking of which actually, a friend of mine who happens to be a moron ignored my advice of not buying a flatpack bike and even ignored the halfords employee who told him not to buy that particular bike. Well whether it's down to the bike or the halfords chimp that built it I don't know but the gear changes are fooking rough the front brakes do not work at all and I was shocked when the rear brake worked.....but then the balance was restored when I realised it was actually locked on.

Jayneflakes · 19-04-10, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barwel1992

i wouldent let them touch my push bike

I am a brilliant cycle mechanic, I even make my own frames. Mind you I wont let anyone else work on my bikes!

19-04-10, 06:27 PM

Why....just why...i do everything i can to the bike and the car that doesn't require a good amount of mechanical skill or knowledge.
And i like learning so tinkering about for an hour is always funner than paying someone who dont have a clue to break it in 5 mins, i can do that myself thankyou very much.

19-04-10, 06:52 PM

Not a hope in hell. In Bedford my 18 yr old nephew is one of the idiots they employ to do this, and he's a completely clueless f*ckwit who is 9 times out of 10 stoned on weed at work.

19-04-10, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Jayneflakes

I am a brilliant cycle mechanic, I even make my own frames. Mind you I wont let anyone else work on my bikes!

This is true however you were a brilliant cycle mechanic BEFORE you worked for Halfords! And Halfords was only the stop gap for you until they dropped a ton of whatever it was on your head and caused you injury...need I say more?

Oh by the way, hugs to Jasper xxx

Wideboy · 19-04-10, 07:33 PM

hehe all the answers i expected, i knew about the training side ....... or lack of it

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19-04-10, 03:58 PM	#11
dirtydog Knob faced knobster Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Haslemere Posts: 5,422	Re: Halfords fitting service I wouldn't let any of them near my car/van even if my life depended on it! And I can fit wiper blades and bulbs etc myself, if you can't do it yourself or are just too lazy to do it yourself then you shouldn't be allowed behind the wheel of a car! __________________ 2011 Speed Triple 1050 Last edited by dirtydog; 19-04-10 at 03:59 PM.

19-04-10, 05:22 PM	#12
Bri w Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Turre, Almeria Posts: 668	Re: Halfords fitting service Er NOOOooooooooo. Have they done an apprenticeship - NOooooooo. Have they done a manufacturer course - NOOooooooo. We spend hundreds/thousands buying our pride and joy bike or car and ..............NOooooooo. I'd sooner claw out my eyes with a pickle fork. __________________ *"It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years."* Currently - Fighting the urge... seen a nice Triumph America Previously - Honda CB125, Honda CB400-4 & BSA B40, Moto Guzzi 850, Yamaha RD250, Suzuki GT380, Kawasaki Z1B, Kawasaki Z650, Honda VFR, Triumph Street Triple R.

19-04-10, 06:06 PM	#13
Dave20046 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sheffield Posts: 10,274	Re: Halfords fitting service Only time I've let halfrauds touch my car is when I slipped one of the guys a note on his break to fit me a headunit and the other day when it was far too early to be fathoming how their weird style wiper clips fitted on. Got one to do it for me, pleased to say it took him a few minutes! Wouldn't let them if I wasn't overwatching and certainly wouldn't pay halfords. __________________

19-04-10, 06:10 PM	#14
barwel1992 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Halfords fitting service i wouldent let them touch my push bike let alone my car (if i had one)

19-04-10, 06:27 PM	#17
BBadger Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Halfords fitting service Why....just why...i do everything i can to the bike and the car that doesn't require a good amount of mechanical skill or knowledge. And i like learning so tinkering about for an hour is always funner than paying someone who dont have a clue to break it in 5 mins, i can do that myself thankyou very much.

19-04-10, 06:52 PM	#18
Lozzo Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Halfords fitting service Not a hope in hell. In Bedford my 18 yr old nephew is one of the idiots they employ to do this, and he's a completely clueless f*ckwit who is 9 times out of 10 stoned on weed at work.

19-04-10, 07:33 PM	#20
Wideboy Evel Knievel Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Eastleigh Posts: 4,641	Re: Halfords fitting service hehe all the answers i expected, i knew about the training side ....... or lack of it __________________ 05 DRZ400E RIP hovis

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