Andy Stocker
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Registered: 31st Aug 00
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How much am I roughly looking at to get the tyres on my current alloys put onto a new set of alloys, balanced, valves etc?
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Somewhere between a fiver & a tenner per corner Andy 
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Stevie-Corsa
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Location: Glasgow
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Well the garage I work for fits them for nothing if you have a loyalty sticker 
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Andy Stocker
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Registered: 31st Aug 00
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Somewhere between a fiver & a tenner per corner Andy
Not as bad as I expected, cheers mate
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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Some places will do a cash job for next to nothing, others will charge the full price of the job. Depends on if the boss is in or not 
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ajscorsa
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Registered: 30th Apr 02
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brother paid £20 to get his swapped on to his bbs wheels and they put a nice score round 2 of the wheels. He never noticed for a few days so couldnt really take it back as they would deny all knowledge.
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Daimo B
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I'd say its £10 to put a tyre on a wheel. Where your taking a tyre off a wheel, and putting it on another wheen, you might find they charge you double as its double the work.
So at worst, i'd pay no more than £20 per corner to have a tyre removed, then re-fitted, but really it should cost about £10 per corner.
Watch with eagle eyes though. I've had nothing but trouble from tyre swappers, stealing the metal capps fo the VXR, damaging the VXR wheel, damaging my bike wheels, ripping off paint.
Watch with eagle eyes!!! I do now!!
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Spanishfly
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Registered: 2nd Jul 08
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I get it done for £5 a corner, or 'a drink'. Depends if the manager is there or not.
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sc0ott
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tbh id say 15 quid a corner.
i phoned a few places one sunday because i had done the same thing and they were all saying 15 a corner plus balanced and new valves.
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
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you have to think of the time and space you are taking up to do this for little money compared to a job where they sell the tyres as well. Just pay what they ask.
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Andy Stocker
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There's a guy that lives in my road that works for Kwik Fit as a fleet inspector, but often see the mobile fitters down here, might be worth a punt
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Nic Barnes
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yeah if its got car fitting machine out of work hours a quick cash favour is quite welcomed. Fleet van will likely not have car fitting equipment in though.
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Andy Stocker
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Yeah the fleet one is only a fiesta van, but i'm sure a call to one of his mates will bring down the sprinter type vans i've seen down here before
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Gaz
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Registered: 24th Aug 03
Location: Widnes, Cheshire
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£20 I think the balancing and fitting is in National Tyres from our way, its either that or £20 to fit a puncher... Cannot remember now :S
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Bonney
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Registered: 14th Nov 04
Location: St Helens
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I payed £30 a few months back. That included valves and balancing. I didn't ask them to put the tyres back on the other wheels as they where scrap anyway. That was at one of them equipe autocentres, Used to be apples (Was the only place open at the time as I was desperate for them to be done!
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Kano
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Registered: 29th Aug 04
Location: Fife
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The usual around here is £15 a corner.
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Get mine done for a tenner usually
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Toby
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Registered: 29th Nov 05
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Kwik fit is £12 to swap a tyre, new valve and rebalance
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Gazdaman
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Registered: 30th Aug 07
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I paid £12.50 at a local independant place to swap a bike tyre a few days ago. Which I thought was extortionate!
Considering it takes them about 2 minutes I'd have thought between a fiver and a tenner is about right. Guy didn't even dispose of my old tyre!
At least you've got a decent idea of the price now.
Gaz
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Joe
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Depends if the fitter has to take the wheel off his car and fit them back to the car. I'd expect a tenner minimum really, mainly as tyre places actually like to sell their own tyres.
Also Daimo you are the worst kind of customer.
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ed
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EAGLE EYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 more like...
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by Joe
Also Daimo you are the worst kind of customer.
yep. happens a lot though. people hovering over you while working is more likely to lead to you making a simple mistake. back the fuck off, sit in the waiting room or go for a smoke.
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SportBoy
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
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we tell them to nob off in the office as people have a habbit of falling down pits and fall over airlines for a claim.
[Edited on 25-03-2010 by SportBoy]
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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ATS quoted me £20 per corner, I laughed my ass off in their faces and told them I didn't need tyres.
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cooki
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Registered: 4th Dec 05
Location: moreton, wirral. drives mk4 gti 1.8 turbo
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just bin quoted £25 to get my tyres fitted to my wheels+thats including new valves aswell
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