Purchasing Tyres Online & Tyre Fitting

[Bazza79]

I've been looking into 4 new tyres for my E39 M5 and after doing quite a bit of searching, the best supply only price I have found for Conti SC3's is with Camskill.

Problem is that I do not live anywhaere near Camskill so will need to get them fitted locally. I'm trying to work out if I can save money by buying them from Camskill and fitted by A.N.Other??

I know some tyre shops will only fit tyres that they have supplied. How much have people paid for non-supply tyre fitting and balancing?

[magpies]

the 'national franchise' places generally do not fit customers own tyres but independant ones usually will for £7 to 10 each including balancing

[alangla]

£15 a corner usually. Even some of the well known tyre/exhaust fast-fit organisations will do it for you, though they tend to be pricy. Best bet is to ring up a tyre place you trust & just ask what they charge.

[McSam]

I think the thing about tyre shops not fitting tyres they haven't supplied is a bit of a myth. Some big chains might not, but the fitter is getting paid anyway so they should see it as pure profit..

Any independent place will be happy to do it, I should imagine. Talk straight to the fitter, not any sort of boss man, and give them cash. I pay £40 fitted and balanced for a set, or if I recall correctly £25 for a pair.

You shouldn't have any problem at all, and if the wheels aren't on the car it'll probably be cheaper too.

[alfa pint]

My favourite indy garage will happily fit tyres at £10 a wheel.

[philmots]

Tenner each for me. inc balance, new valve etc

[jon-]

philmots said:

Tenner each for me. inc balance, new valve etc

This. I've heard as low as a tenner for 4, but am happy paying £10 per corner for a good service.

[BriC175]

Funnily enough, I'm in exactly the same situation. Looking at tyres from Camskill for my E39 M5. I'm looking at getting Falken ZE912's at £460 for all 4, delivered.

I pay £10 per tyre to have them fitted and balanced.

[Hark]

£10 a corner at the place I take my nice alloys. They never scratch them.

£5 a corner where I take the steel rims which I care less about.

[Dog Star]

I got my mytyres supplied tyres fitted and balanced for £20 for the 4 by a very good fitter. He does all this kind of thing for me.

Sadly I don't want to say who it was on here - this is a very popular forum and I wouldn't want said bloke to get in trouble for doing a "foreigner" with his employers.

[LeeThr]

My local indy changed and ballanced two tyres for me for £7.50 which includded getting rid of the old tyres

[Bazza79]

Thanks for all your responses, looks like I can save myself approx. £100 by getting them from Camskill and fitted independently. Happy Days!!!

[shovelheadrob]

Have you tried your local tyre place to see if they will price match the web price? Factor in the £10-15 a corner for fitting, balancing, valve & disposal of old tyres, show them what you have been quoted. Most places would rather make a couple of quid profit on the tyres over just the fitting. It's worked for me.

[kentmotorcompany]

Event tyres get my vote.

Ive used them them several times and always been impressed.

Get (fitted) quote online, normally around the cheapest.

Their own mobile fitter comes to you (in my case its always been the next day) and fit them. Pay the guy with your card after they are fitted and you are happy.

[LeeThr]

kentmotorcompany said:

Event tyres get my vote.

Ive used them them several times and always been impressed.

Get (fitted) quote online, normally around the cheapest.

Their own mobile fitter comes to you (in my case its always been the next day) and fit them. Pay the guy with your card after they are fitted and you are happy.

If you mean Tyres actually made by Event, then hell no!

I just got rid of the 2 off my pug, one of the worst sets ive had on it. Next to no grip in the dry and did absolutly fook all in the wet. The T1R's ive got now are so much better, and now there bedding in a bit with a few miles they seem to be getting even better.

[HellDiver]

LeeThr said:

If you mean Tyres actually made by Event, then hell no!

I just got rid of the 2 off my pug, one of the worst sets ive had on it. Next to no grip in the dry and did absolutly fook all in the wet. The T1R's ive got now are so much better, and now there bedding in a bit with a few miles they seem to be getting even better.

He doesn't mean Event tyres, he means Event Tyres.

[Bazza79]

Had a look at Event Tyres, pretty much the same price as other places I haveb been quoted and still more than £100 saving to get them from Camskill and fitted independently.

[s3fella]

Soem good prices and service from "allnewtyres" online too.

[philmots]

BriC175 said:

Funnily enough, I'm in exactly the same situation. Looking at tyres from Camskill for my E39 M5. I'm looking at getting Falken ZE912's at £460 for all 4, delivered.

I pay £10 per tyre to have them fitted and balanced.

I just got some 912's for my OH's 206 GTI... Good tyres but I read somewhere that they were made for smaller cars up to 200hp or something.

[BriC175]

philmots said:

I just got some 912's for my OH's 206 GTI... Good tyres but I read somewhere that they were made for smaller cars up to 200hp or something.

I read the opposite, that they were for larger cars, and the FK452's were for lighter cars.

Either way, I had them fitted to my old E39 535i Sport, and I was very happy. The car handled very nicely, and predictably both in the wet and the dry.