12-09-2019, 11:39 AM | #1 |
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Costs for Mounting and Balancing
I got a quote from an indy shop to mount and road force balance 4 tires for $270...
It's a highly reputable shop and they do great work / tuning but I'm not sure this is a good price. I don't want to get my wheels damaged at a crappy shop, either. This seems a bit high... should I be going elsewhere? |
12-09-2019, 12:01 PM | #2 |
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I pay about $25/wheel at my local shop.
Some brand shops (PepBoys, for instance) do it for $30/wheel or so. $270 equals $67.50 a wheel. More than double what I'm quoting above, which seems in par with Dealer prices. I would shop around some. Google Reviews is a good way to distinguish good shops vs. meh. Good luck. - Leo. |
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12-09-2019, 01:28 PM | #3 |
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I had my 4 wheels mounted/balanced using the hunter road force as well at $200. Those at $25-30 per tire is not balanced with hunter. $200 is a lot of money but I've not found many shops with hunter equipment. You get what you pay.
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12-09-2019, 01:35 PM | #5 |
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That is crazy high. I pay around $15 to mount a roadforce balance at a local Toyota Dealership. Discount Tire charges $25 to mount and balance.
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12-09-2019, 05:31 PM | #7 |
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I posted on E90 forums that I took delivery of an automatic tire changer machine and computerize dynamic wheel balancer this weekend. They work great! I haven't bought tires in a few years. I got a few quotes and all the shops in my area wanted at least $20 for mount and balance. And most of them didn't included lifetime or even one complementary re-balancing. Now I have the ability to change tires whenever I want, repair my own flats even on Sunday, do true 4- and 5-way rotation schedules even with directional tires, unlimited free re-balancing, and if I wanna do a burnout or drifts I can slap on a set of worn tires first. Re-balancing from commercial shops is surprisingly uncommon, despite the benefits and necessity. Every worn tire I've tested so far has been badly out of balance.
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12-09-2019, 05:42 PM | #8 |
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I don't think $45 per wheel is too much.
A good shop with experience won't scratch your tire or tear your bead. Then there might be a tire disposal fee if changing out old tires. And I think I read recently they're now using a plastic flexi weight wheel weight. Some shops actually have a hydraulic stand that prevents the wheel from dropping onto the dust shield. And tires are heavy and dirty, so if the tech gets a good salary or if a low price at the cashier a nice tip to the tech. Last edited by overcoil; 12-09-2019 at 09:36 PM.. |
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12-12-2019, 09:47 AM | #15 |
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My place has all the latest equipment with the touchless mounting system and hunter road force balancer, they charge $25 normally or $30 for very low profile tires.
$270 is outrageous
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12-13-2019, 09:20 AM | #16 |
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Anything over $150 is a rip-off, IMO.
I say that as I just recently gave Discount and Les Schwab chances to win my business by getting quotes for tires + mounting/balancing with them. Both of them quoted me $230 - $270, just to mount and balance. And that's even if I bought the tires from them directly, which had laughable mark-ups over Tire Rack's pricing. So, I went back to my normal go-to procedure of ordering tires from Tire Rack and calling the local mobile mount/balance shop to setup a time for them to come do it, right at my house. They quoted me $140 and they come TO ME! Not to mention, in my experience, they are much more cautious with ensuring they don't scratch/damage wheels, like I've experienced with those other shops. Anyway, long story long... I'd definitely price around, if I were you. $270 is just robbery.
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12-13-2019, 09:41 AM | #17 |
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really depends where you are in the country
In the NY area I can't get a quality job on 18" wheels for less than $150. |
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12-13-2019, 02:29 PM | #18 |
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I recently went thru this myself.
If going to a Indy shop that wrenches on your car be prepared to pay their hourly labor rate unless they have flat rate tire mount charges. Going to a tire shop, you get a tire tech to accomplish the job and aren't paying master tech prices, and have flat rate. My last install was for a good Indy shop with Hunter RoadForce while they were doing the alignment. I have also used rim shops that are used to handling expensive wheels do mounts. I feel like paying more for a bit of convenience and a little more confidence might be worth it. |
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Mobile mount & balance!! Damn wish someone like that was around me. I buy all my tires online and my local place treats me well as I bring many sets to them a year to do. The shop manager always jokes I am bringing my own meat to the BBQ. Tax was always a big factor in the price diff, but those days are gone so I may purchase more tires through them going forward.
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That's a shining example of an M tax. If you rolled in with a Jetta with the same request, there's no way it'd be $270. Tell them to blow it out their ass and go somewhere else.
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The convenience really is amazing. And their pricing is just icing on the cake.
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12-17-2019, 10:47 PM | #22 |
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Recently payed $35 a wheel for mount and balance in north NJ. I had already mounted TPMS/stems in the new wheels when I dropped them off. This was an indy tire shop with some random track-prepped cars they were working on as well in the bays. Offer full corner balancing and such. In the past I went to an ETD or something-chain and asked about getting a pair of tires mounted, and they wanted $65 a wheel ( back on my e39 with 18x9 rears ). I laughed and walked away.
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