I have been using four of the Harbor Freight ones to push my GTI around the garage for four years now, they seem to work just fine – the locking mechanism does not work well but the wheels roll just fine on my concrete floor. For the price, I have no complaints. They do have sharp corners though, so I positioned them with the wheels in a certain way so I can put the edge of the dolly close to the tire to help keep someone from hitting that sharp edge.
-Larry From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Holland Phillips Sent: Friday, July 29, 2016 1:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [mk2-16v] wheel dollys Gee, Matt, I never knew you were from the UK! (tyre)😊 ~Holland On Jul 29, 2016 10:03, "'Matthew Yip' via MK2-16v" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: These dollys are very similar to those found at Harbour Freight with the exception that the Amazon version doesn't have the tyre "catch fence" on either side of the dolly. The big issue with any of these dollys are the wheels. Because the wheels are not pneumatic (read: inflatable or otherwise soft), they tend to get stuck on floor imperfections and even little bits of trash on the floor like tiny nuts and bolts. >From my experience, if your shop floor is smooth and CLEAN, then yes, you can >spin the car like a top. That said, I've also found that the shop floor is >clean about once in every millennia. At all other times, it takes 2 people to >move just about any car around. On Friday, July 29, 2016 12:26 PM, Chad Rebuck <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I'm looking for a way to move/rotate my 16v gli around in my garage to store and work on it. Came across these wheel dollys on amazon that have mostly good reviews. https://www.amazon.com/Pentagon-Tools-5060-Tire-Skates/dp/B000UAGDTC/ref=cm_wl_huc_item The less expensive ones from harbor freight or other similar stores have very bad reviews from what I saw. I no longer have my vw registered or insured so I'm getting closer to parting with it. If you know someone who wants a 16v turbo gli I've got one that will be going on craigslist and vwvortex soon I think. It isn't a perfect looking car (ok, quite far from it) but it sure does run well! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MK2-16v" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/CA%2BV5SC8uGsBpFiPPHmS_hc2FNY77%3D38Z7Au9eGtQVJ6DNZKE5w%40mail.gmail.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/CA%2BV5SC8uGsBpFiPPHmS_hc2FNY77%3D38Z7Au9eGtQVJ6DNZKE5w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MK2-16v" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mk2-16v. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mk2-16v/BY2PR04MB199025EF764F723AE5CF03BBC0010%40BY2PR04MB1990.namprd04.prod.outlook.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
