 Tire Mounting & Balancing, my perfect fresh fuchs |
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| seanery |
 Sep 7 2004, 08:48 AM
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waiting to rebuild whitey!  Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,857 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None  |
I've got a great set of freshly refinished 16x6 fuchs and new tires that will go on whitey. I don't want to take them down to the local tire "department store" where the 16 year old kids are working...under poor supervision most times. My fears are scratches, poor balance, weights on the outside, etc...
I've contacted two shops: One of them is a local race shop that specializes in Mazda and does some Porsche as well for about $100. The other shop is a high dollar Euro shop that does excellent work, supports our PCA region, participates in races and DEs, but the cost is $166.40. Which would you choose and why? |
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| Marlow |
Sep 7 2004, 12:32 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 311 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Manassas, VA Member No.: 1,027 |
I agree, whichever shop would let me stand over the guy working on the tires and wheels would win. And be sure to let the tire tech know what those rims are worth. He'll definitely be moving slow after that!
Find out what the shop will do if they damage a rim -- replace/repair/tell you to get lost/etc. |
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Posts in this topic
seanery Tire Mounting & Balancing Sep 7 2004, 08:48 AM
itsa914 Not sure, I'm cheap so I would go with $1... Sep 7 2004, 09:02 AM synthesisdv This is the age old problem with nice wheels.
I w... Sep 7 2004, 09:07 AM itsa914 QUOTE
nebreitling don't go to discount tire, that's for sure... Sep 7 2004, 12:50 PM ArtechnikA if you've got the $66, i'd go to the ... Sep 7 2004, 12:58 PM sgomes My favorite question to ask a new vendor is, "What... Sep 7 2004, 01:55 PM Joe Ricard ANother term to use is Static balance and dynamic ... Sep 7 2004, 06:37 PM markb Pay the $66.00 and count yourself lucky. I ju... Sep 7 2004, 07:17 PM GWN7 Ask them if they will replace any that they damage... Sep 7 2004, 09:03 PM
Engman I guess I am lucky - There is a local shop that do... Sep 7 2004, 09:14 PM |
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