GODESON Tire Tread Depth Gauge,Two-Sided Smart Color Coded Tire Tread Depth Measurement Tool, Tire Wear Gauge in 32nds(Pack of 2)

All my life I've used the penny method ("if you can't see the top of Abe's head, you need new tires"). And it worked just fine. Only problem was, on rear tires where you can't crank the wheels to display the entire tread, it was sometimes hard to get accurate readings on the INSIDE edge. Also, it only told you if your tires were OK, not how much tread you had left. So I decided to get a gauge. I found many. Some were pricey...I don't need a gauge THAT badly. These Godeson gauges were very inexpensive, and the problems described in the 1- and 2-star ratings seemed minor. Besides, I thought it would be nice to have two -- one in my shop, one in my tool-box...I decided to give them a try. They arrived today. I got the ones showing both MM and 32nds of an inch. They are much better than I expected. As others have noted, the calibration was just a bit off. That is, with the gauge pressed down on a hard, flat surface, they both read a fraction above zero, both by about 1/64". To get them to read zero, I had to grind a bit off the ends of the blades on a diamond sharpening stone -- I had to be careful not to grind off too much. Once the zero settings were achieved (three minutes to do both), I tested their readings, using a good caliper, for various depths from an eighth of an inch up to about half an inch. All readings matched the calipers within a couple thousandths of an inch. OK, I'm a perfectionist. Please understand, I didn't have to do any modification to these gauges: RIGHT OUT OF THE PACKAGE, they would have given me readings accurate to 1/64th of an inch. Who really needs better than that? As to their ability to hold a reading, they both have some sort of damping in the barrel to keep the blade held in place. I have no way of knowing if this will be true...they could loosen up in time. If they do, I'll find a way to tighten them up, shouldn't be rocket surgery. And if needed, I can buy two more for about the price of a caramel frappuccino.

Very easy to use. Well made. Super affordable, and you get 2! Pretty small and fits in your glove box. Can't say enough good things!

A very nice product.

Lo que necesitaba para mi trabajo con llantas, gracias !!

It takes a couple of minutes to figure out how to operate the guage. Once I got past that it was easy. Simple little hguage that works well

I first thought it would not be useful as usually you can check the tires and conclude whether they are still fine, but I bought anyway as sometimes there are parts along the tire that are harder to see, especially when it’s dark. For my surprise it was quite helpful and very simple to use. In a couple of seconds you can easily check along different parts of the tires. In order to not bother, I just leave it in the car when not being used, so whenever it comes to my mind to check the tires I don’t need to bring it from the house. It also feels good quality.

Pensé que eran más grande de lo que recibí

basic must have equipment, got them for my kids, the colors make it very easy to grasp when its time to change tires.

TEL que décrit et facile d’utilisation

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Excelente artículo para medir el desgaste de llantas

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Fait très bien le travail.