[Competition] Ceremony in the Rain–Update and upgrade of horse brand UC6 to UC7

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 September 3, 2024
Our Tuyue car has been driving for almost five years and has run for more than 53000. The signs of tire aging are already obvious. I originally planned to stick to it and put together 60, 000 next year to replace it. Unexpectedly, I found serious damage to the left front wheel during maintenance in early July this year (see “Hot repair Tire” for details, link: https://www.xcar.com.cn/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=99191913), although remedial measures were taken immediately, hot repair and then left and right front and rear wheels were reversed. However, several parties who were aware of the matter unanimously warned me that under such circumstances, I should not run the highway, especially the long-distance highway, especially during the hot summer period. Among them was my master, who repeatedly told me on the phone that I had to cancel all my summer travel plans unless I changed the tire in advance. Well, last month, I took my old mother-in-law to Erlianhot in Inner Mongolia during the holiday. (for more information, see “unpopular Yue Mu Changfeng-a” unpopular “self-driving track” of double-festival long holiday, link: https://www.xcar.com.cn/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=99410843), I went back and forth for 2100 kilometers, fearing that this set of fine-grained old tires could not stand the pressure and something unexpected would happen. Fortunately, the weather was already cool at that time, and I really stuck to it when I only ran 400 to 500 kilometers a day. After I came back, I thought, maybe one day we want to go out to play, and if the tires are not strong, that’s not a good thing. The Singles’ Day activity is carried out at the right time, which makes me ready to move. I have heard before that our domestic tires are very competitive in terms of performance and price. Finally, we selected a domestic boutique, more than eight hundred tires, and more than 1100 tires of similar specifications compared with the original car. I felt “really fragrant.” in the excitement, the leader of the family woke up the dreamer with a word. She said, “I don’t understand tires.” but if the master agrees, you can do it. When I calm down, I still think it would be better to call and report to the old man and listen to his opinion. When the Don heard of this, he changed his usual gentle style and sternly told me that he could only change the horse license plate, because he felt very good after changing the horse license plate before. as for the cost of a thousand and eight hundred more, the Don made it clear that you will run more than 50,000 on a new tire for four or five years, and then you may not even drive the car at that time. Why not use four good tires? At this point, we can only say good-bye to the previous idea and go back to find the horse tire. Fortunately, we can follow people’s wishes and really find the right product. This time it is clearly stated that it is dedicated to Tuyue, which is much cheaper than the previous one, which is mainly used in higher-level cars. There is more than 900 items in the activity. This is all right. I sent out the order directly without asking for instructions. JD.com also took care of it. I found a store close to home to receive the goods. After the arrival of the goods, they took the initiative to call to make an appointment. Let’s do it on Sunday, I said.

JD.com store in the rain

There is also a car that is about to finish work on the booked station.

My tires are in this pile… It’s under pressure inside.

That’s all.

Take a closer look, everything else knows, what is U C 7?
After the beginning of autumn, it was sunny and even haze until this Sunday of the Beginning of Winter, it rained and it rained all day. It was said that there was a blizzard farther north at the same time. I called again to confirm the appointment and told me to arrive in half an hour. The navigation was only a few kilometers away, but it was funny that Xde even recognized the wrong address, north and south, and directed me, Luke, to make a U-turn on the road in the rain. How can not find the destination in the direction it indicates, and finally inadvertently “suddenly look back” found that the real place is on the other side of the road! I had to make a U-turn again, and the navigation software was complained many times that sometimes it was unreliable. I didn’t understand it at that time. I learned a vivid lesson from the facts this time. If some people say that they don’t believe in high technology like AI, they are probably the only one who is the bottom line of all decisions.

Let’s start with the left front wheel

When I came to take a picture, I was unloading the old tire and preparing to install a new one. I told the young master that your image would appear on the iCard website. I didn’t take it seriously with a smile.

We need a new tire.

Inflate and pressurize

Start dynamic balance

End of dynamic balance

Put back the wheels of the new tire

Tighten the fixing screw

The replacement of the old tire was thrown in the rain, and I photographed an important sign, U C 6.
When buying tires online, apart from those basic values, tire width, aspect ratio, meridian, rim diameter, load code and speed level, what is that UC 7? I had to modestly consult the working master in the shop. They said that this is a rule made by the horse tyre itself, and its performance characteristics are different, mainly because the tire pattern is different, and UC 7 is more suitable for SUV. I later consulted du Niang. The official explanation is that UC 6 is wear-resistant and fuel-saving, which is generally used for cars, UC 7 reduces noise and grabs a large load, and strong operating performance improves comfort mostly for sports cars and SUV. Belong to each has its own focus and shortcomings, can not be taken into account, specific to me, has been dissatisfied with the tire voice of this car, this can try the effect of different styles of tires, as for the size of fuel consumption re-observation, after all, there is no “live up to the Tathagata does not lose” the two sweet sugarcane, for the service life may not be better than the previous UC 6 tires, know it.

Start the left rear wheel

Look at the second trademark uncovered.

Replace the left rear wheel
The station in which I entered the car happened to be a station apart from the equipment for loading and unloading tires. at this time, there was also a car to work. The little master was from Leling, Shandong Province, and he answered all kinds of questions while doing his work. This is the first time that I have participated in changing tires on the spot. Everything is fresh. Even if I have heard of dynamic balance for a long time, I have seen how to do it. The shopkeeper on his side seems to be from Shandong. While taking care of the business while busy with their own business, but also did not forget to mention the work here, I think the little master did a good job, there is no need to bother to support, the left rear wheel is also installed back while talking.
I didn’t take any more shots on the disassembly and replacement of the right front wheel. I took a lot of pictures on the front and left. I specially photographed the replaced tread. I can’t think of any function except the new tire decoration, but UC 7 is very eye-catching. I hope it will be as durable as possible on the basis of comfort and ease of use.

Finally, deal with the right rear wheel, the one that was mended a few months ago.

The little master pointed here and asked me if I could make up for it. I thought later, I don’t think so.

But the big patch in it was added in that hot time.

The last one

All four tires are ready!
I talk long-winded, but he worked in an orderly manner and got everything done without much effort. On a whim, I even asked him how to deal with the old tires he had replaced and what it might be useful. After asking, I regretted it. Sure enough, people replied that they didn’t know, and the answer was the same. Who would say something that could only be understood but not stated clearly? Recycling is also a big business. It has nothing to do with me when it comes to where the four tires I replaced will go next, and who they will bring profits to. I quote “Party A and Party B” One of the famous lines: “You can’t find out.”
Later, I suddenly remembered that there was one important thing that I didn’t pay attention to at the scene, which was the factory date of these four tires. Fortunately, the tires had a three-year warranty from the manufacturer, so I had no choice but to do so.
Finally, I will end this tire-changing ceremony in the rain with the tire logo that I picked up and then discarded after taking photos, as well as the car logo in the rain. The last ceremony was to replace the battery (for details, see “Handover Ceremony of Old and New Batteries”, link: www.xcar.com.cn/bbs/viewthread.php? tid=99333389), it seems that our car has reached its prime, and some of the parts that came with the new car have completed their mission. They will retire honorably one after another and will no longer accompany us on the next journey. Apart from paying tribute to its attention, there is no other way. Isn’t this the same in our lives? Continuously gaining new means constantly leaving the old. I hope that in the alternation of the old and the new, we will continue to improve, enhance our feelings, taste, and cognitive level. It is best to improve our own realm, so as to ultimately achieve a more perfect self.
It’s time for the writing to END at this point, and let’s use this to encourage everyone who read the posts.

According to the words “1723” in this picture, we can know that this batch of tires was produced in the 17th week of 23 years, that is, at the end of April