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YOUR RESEARCH$50 per wheel for mounting?
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I just had the clutch replaced on my 993 and after complaining to the Service Manager, he agreed to lower the price by almost $300.
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I used a TireRack 5-star recommended installer specializing in P-car/F-Car/Mercedes and wound up paying $35 each without any dismounting/tire disposal fees/not even on the car since everything was new.
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I'd check for the machine that does not touch the rims.
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I recently paid almost $200 to have four new tires put on a BMW at a "recommended" Tire Rack installer.
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Mount and balance 4 new tires on new rims; take old set off car; mount new set on car; Local dealer quote (CT): $144 plus tax; Independant quote: $150 plus tax.
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I used a TireRack 5-star recommended installer specializing in P-car/F-Car/Mercedes and wound up paying $35 each without any dismounting/tire disposal fees/not even on the car since everything was new.
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I took 4 tire rack tires to the shop that had worked on my 928 for about 7 years, cost me $200 bucks, and I paid cash.
Sorry, seems like lots of venting going on and I need to equalize some pressure
Is it just me or is $50/wheel a BIT much to mount and balance a stock 18" Carrera wheel? At least they didn't nick the wheel so that's saying something.
What else could there be? They are a Tirerack recommended installed and I had the tires shipped directly to them. Unless they're charging me extra for that but it didn't say anything on the invoice. In fact, I asked them if they could get PS2's for me and the guy said to stick with TR because they are much cheaper. argh. stock wheels - nothing fancy.
Wow that's rather high. I paid $67 tax included to mount 4 new tires I bought from Tirerack onto my wife's SUV and that was also including them taking off the 4 original tires and disposing of the front 2 of them for me. I think you got taken advantage off my friend. Even Mr Tire shop and NTBW here quotes $25/wheel at the most.
Sorry for you pain.
I used a TireRack 5-star recommended installer specializing in P-car/F-Car/Mercedes and wound up paying $35 each without any dismounting/tire disposal fees/not even on the car since everything was new. Since the chimpanzees chipped a wheel (which I didn't find out until afterwards), I will not use them again and would pay more. Next time, I will use some place that basically ONLY does exotic/race wheel setups. A lot also depends on the wheels and how hard your tires are to mount. (Mine elicited a lot of 4 letter words and took 1-1/2 hrs.) I also paid extra for factory Porsche wheel weights which are better than the cheap stick-on strip weights that TireRack and other places use. Your Carerra wheels and PS2s are not that difficult to do, so I think you paid a premium, but at least they didn't chip your wheels. Feel better?
I had great luck at a Discount Tire here in Charlotte. I was impressed with how professional they were, and it only took 2 days to get the Continental ContiSportContact 2. Plus the road force balancing worked like magic. Was far cheaper than $50/wheel.
They must have a special price for Porsches. Most dealers will charge between $10 to $15 a wheel for mounting and balancing. A good mechanic can balance and mount a wheel in about five minutes. So $200 for no more than a half hour job sounds excessive to me. BTW most dealers will lower their service price if you complain. I just had the clutch replaced on my 993 and after complaining to the Service Manager, he agreed to lower the price by almost $300.
I got wacked like that once. I took 4 tire rack tires to the shop that had worked on my 928 for about 7 years, cost me $200 bucks, and I paid cash. Never again, now I go to a local tire store that has a very high end tire machine and pride in his work. He sold me 6 tires at "tire rack" prices and mounted and balanced them for free. 'Course things just cost less in the mountains......
$200 is probably their ins deductible.............Helps defer the cost after they ding your wheel and you bend them over and break it off 18" in their a$$.
Mount and balance 4 new tires on new rims; take old set off car; mount new set on car; Local dealer quote (CT): $144 plus tax; Independant quote: $150 plus tax. I went with the independant because that's where I'll get my service done when the car comes off warranty next summer.
I recently discovered Costco as a good source for tires, esp P zeros. They have them for a way cheaper price than tr, and they mount and balance them. My friend got tires for his cab there, I may try it next time.
I noticed that once a serviceman knows you own a Porsche be prepared to pay premium. Call them back anonymously and ask them to quote you for a Toyota and see what the difference is.
For a no touch install, the dealer is in excess of $200. Theyve got a machine that can deal with 20' for the Cayenne. Ive had Discount Tire wreck my 18" before with their usual technique. After that repair at $90 a wheel, the dealer is reasonable. You get what you pay for.
Look for specialty wheel shops. There's a little shop in Portland called Skip's Wheel Werks. They dealers send their wheel repairs to them. No sign outside or anything. They have all the right machines and charge about $20. I had a wheel on my Miata ruined by Discount Tire and the butcher machine.
I recently paid almost $200 to have four new tires put on a BMW at a "recommended" Tire Rack installer. This was far more than the price Tire Rack guestimated that their associated installer would charge.
Most of the time I buy at Discount Tire, and you don't have the problem of the installer ripping you on price. I learned my lesson (sad to say that was the SECOND time I'd learned that lesson!).
My main concern with having tires mounted and balanced is having it done without the wheel lips scratched, have had some bad experiences in the past, $50 per does sound high to me, dealership prices I guess.
$50 bucks to mount a tire?? Hell, for $50 bucks, I'll mount ANYTHING!!
Recently replaced my rear P-Zeros and bought them at Discount Tire in Concord (just outside of Charlotte). They charged me $10 per tire to mount. They did a good job. No dings or scratches on the rims.
Oh, boy, big NASCAR race in town this weekend.
YEP, all the "Bubbas" will be out in force!
Can't wait until Monday morning. Yeah, I know, I'll be back at work then, but at least the "Bubbas" will be gone!
Local dealer here is about $150 to mount and balance 4 wheels with OE weights. Throw in the cost of 4 new valve stems ($12 each) and you're looking at $200 for everything. No "extra" disposal fees... which are, of course, factored into the price.
I have heard that places like Discount Tire are a crap shoot. Some have had great experiences whiles others have not.
I went to a local Tire Rack recommended installer and he looked at my 18 and said, "Boy, that sure is low-profile. I
think
I can do it safely, but I'm not sure."
Oh great.
Cheers
I used Griffin Bros. At these prices, I had planned to try the dealer next. There's a Discount Tire right next door to them that I have used in the past but they seem pretty shady. It'd be worth a drive up to Concord or elsewhere to save a few bucks & still get it done right.
(You never answer your phone!)
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