03-10-20, 03:49 AM
(02-10-20, 09:00 PM)robbo link Wrote: [quote author=darrsi link=topic=26543.msg320394#msg320394 date=1601658909]
[quote author=robbo link=topic=26543.msg320389#msg320389 date=1601654253]
I used Oponeo at the beginning of the year. Not only a very good price, but had a list of approved tyre fitters in my area. They only charged something like £15 to fit the tyres to bare rims that had just been powder coated, and £10 to balance them. In my area there’s a guy that comes to your house, and either fits and balances your tyres for £20 a wheel, or supplies and fits for a competitive price, but not as cheap as Oponeo
Balancing should really be in the price of fitting, they shouldn't give it back to you unbalanced.
My mechanic charges me £15 a wheel, but I'll only ever have one fitted at a time anyway.
[/quote]Because the wheels had just been powder coated, I had the tyres fitted, took them away to fit new bearings and then took them back to be balanced. £25 to have 2 tyres fitred and balanced is an absolute bargain in my neck of the woods.
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Oh right, yeah that's a pretty decent price, especially for the pair as well.
You've gotta trust who fits them too, i can't remember why but i needed a tyre fitting quickly one day and took my loose wheel to a car tyre place who agreed to fit the new tyre for me, and whoever did it took chunks out of the wheel rim. I was not very pleased at all.
I'll only go to my mechanics now to have them fitted.
I can save £30 - £40 by buying a rear tyre online and taking the loose wheel to the shop myself though, so it is a significant saving.
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