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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: BazMatthews on March 16, 2005, 00:52:51

Title: How much? !!!
Post by: BazMatthews on March 16, 2005, 00:52:51

Hiyas,

 i've got five dead tyres on good rims, and five good tyres on dead rims (7.50x16)

So i started phoning around for prices on getting them swapped around.
Didn't need tubes or balancing.
Ten tyres off, and five putting back on.
Prices started at the £3 per off, and £3 per on mark, and rose to a tenner a shot !!!!
If i had the tyre bars and a bucket of soap i could do it myself.

Anyhoo, as luck would have it and old mate works in a garage and will do it after work Saturday afternoon for £20.

Am i out of touch?

 Comments? Experiences?

regards

Title: How much? !!!
Post by: Eeyore on March 16, 2005, 08:12:20

Unfortunately a tenner a throw is about market rate for reseating a tyre these days.

Some places are more expensive still!

cheers
 8)
Eeyore

Title: How much? !!!
Post by: muddyweb on March 16, 2005, 08:14:23

Sadly it sounds about right.

Our local place normally wants a fiver to swap 2 tyres / rims.  As they aren't selling any tyres, they don't make any other money on it.

Title: How much? !!!
Post by: robbie on March 16, 2005, 08:24:51

I have just had 2 sets of Colways put onto rims and they cost me £6 per wheel, that is for removing the old tyre, putting the new on and included new valve stems and balancing.....

Title: How much? !!!
Post by: hobbit on March 16, 2005, 10:04:57

One in Nottingham does them for a fiver per swap, so it would be £25 for the job, mind you the balancing has changed in the new year with not using lead weights, so not sure on the price now

Title: How much? !!!
Post by: Andy the Landy on March 16, 2005, 10:59:48

We've got all the gear at work for tyre swaps - probably cost you that in fuel though to get here :wink:

Title: How much? !!!
Post by: hobbit on March 16, 2005, 12:40:43

Quote from: "Andy the Landy"

We've got all the gear at work for tyre swaps - probably cost you that in fuel though to get here :wink:

But you could have a run out to test them while you were up there :wink:  :twisted:

Title: How much? !!!
Post by: iianorthants on March 16, 2005, 13:09:33

unless you take old tyres away they are covering the £4 a tyre enviramental disposal cost

Title: How much? !!!
Post by: muddyweb on March 16, 2005, 13:22:12

If they are paying £4 a tyre in disposal, they are paying too much, or just telling you that and pocketing the £3 per tyre difference !