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Old 12-21-2010, 12:21 PM   #1
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Make sure they are dynamic road force balanced.

This is still one of the jobs I still go to the dealership for. Mainly, as insurance for any potential damage to the rims, and the use of proper weights. Plus, many dealership can balance to the gram....not the 1/4 or 1/2 ounce like a tire shop.

This past June, I paid over $150 for just the rear tires to be M&B on the Turbo. And not a mark on my very rare SpeedLine Dayton wheels.

When the Boxster got all new shoes in 2009 the bill was over $250.

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Old 12-21-2010, 01:07 PM   #2
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These wheels are pretty scarce from what I can tell just from searching for a replacement wheel, but all four are in need of refinishing (quoted $700 by one shop) so I'm not to concerned if they get a nick on there. My concern is that I'll need to have these tires removed, and then mounted again. At $25 rates that's $200 before work has even begun. Sounds like I'll have to take it to the budget place to have the tires removed ($24) and then to a pricey place have the touched up wheels mounted ($100).
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Old 12-21-2010, 01:12 PM   #3
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I just had 4 tires dismounted at my local shop and it cost me $14.
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Old 12-21-2010, 01:30 PM   #4
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my discount tire location charges $1 per inch of the diameter of your wheel to mount or dismount a tire.

Fortunately I have a rapport with this particular shop, and if the owners is there I typically do not get charged these fees.
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Old 12-21-2010, 02:10 PM   #5
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The shop I use matched Tire Rack's price and charged $60 to mount and road force balance the set. 18" wheels.
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Old 12-21-2010, 03:39 PM   #6
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Up here, $20 - $25 is the going rate to dismount, mount, and balance a low profile tire. I had Discount Tire do mine this summer and I think I paid $20.
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Old 12-21-2010, 05:47 PM   #7
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Four tires dismounted, four new tires mounted and balanced with new stems. Total of $95.85 in the Dayton, OH area.
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