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Author how much is tyre fitting and balancing generally?
Carl
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5th Jan 07 at 19:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
got 4 to do, but already got tyres, how much am i looking at roughly, and will some places not do it since i've bnot bought tyres from them?
ed
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5th Jan 07 at 19:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Depends. E-Tyres will come out to you and charge you about £30 a tyre. ATS might say to you they don't do that, or they will do it for free and say give the fitter a £5er for a pint. Those are my experiences in that field.
Carl
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5th Jan 07 at 19:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no worries, just don't want to go get my pants pulled down! Pianted the wheels myself so paint job isn't going to be the strongest, i'm worried some muppet is going to wreck then with the machine, is it inevitable?!
Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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5th Jan 07 at 19:53   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Take them to an independant place, not a big chain, the big chains dont GAF about you complaining, but a little company will.

Place I used to work at, we charged £20 for 4, unless it was a Saturday, and the boss was out, when we'd charge a tenner, and pocket it.

If you make sure the place has a decent machine, not some shitty rusty thing, you'll be ok
ed
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It's the boss of my ATS who tells me to give the cash straight to the fitter so they can pocket it. Asked one of the lads who worked there once and they said they didn't do tyres that hadn't been bought there
MarkM
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5th Jan 07 at 19:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Think mine need balancing...

The steering wheel has a slight vibration when I exceed 80mph...
Ludacris Turbo
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5th Jan 07 at 20:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got mine done in Hillsbourgh for 5 a corner, that was the cheapest i could find round north Sheffield!
Colin
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5th Jan 07 at 20:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Fiver a corner my local place charges!!
Carl
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5th Jan 07 at 20:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
there is a small one round here but its a proper grease pit/pikey place.
All Torque
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6th Jan 07 at 01:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I took 4 alloys to a local alloy refurbisher for fitting and they reversed 2 tyres, balanced 3 rims and fitted them all for £21
Robin
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6th Jan 07 at 01:03   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Pristine?

I still have a £200 bill to pay there
All Torque
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6th Jan 07 at 01:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Robin
Pristine?

I still have a £200 bill to pay there


Yup, the guy who runs that place is sound

Pay them ??
M2RTY
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6th Jan 07 at 08:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
20 if the boss is in

10 if not
EarlofBarnet
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6th Jan 07 at 09:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Spots round here a fiver a tyre to fit and balance. They might charge a couple of quid more if you have an old tyre on the rim that they will need to dispose of (some new environmental charge).

 
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