Where to get tyres fitted, balanced etc?

Found some 195/45/16s on ebay for 160 delivered, just wondering the going rate/cheapest place to get them fitted? is it generally worth buying tyres then getting fitted or does it work out the same?

I got some tyres offline and went to around 5\6 garages all quoted me £10 per tyre!

to be fair, our garage would charge the same as ur supplying the tyres, and any garage would then not be making profit on the tyres from their wholeseller.

i would offer to do them for ya buddy, but our tyre machine is gettin a bit dated now and the last thing i want is to wreck ur shiney new wheels. and ur goin for a stretch too aint ya???

cheers alex - they're second hand and not exactly mint and not going for massive amounts of stretch. they've currently got 205/45/16 but going for 195/45/16's. found 4 nankangs for £160 and been quoted £52.50 a wheel balanced, valved and fitted for a 'budget' brand from my local.

still need to check another couple of places

how wide are the wheels dude??

7.5 Borbet As

my old bbs rc's were the same, and had 195 45's on them. i did end up scratchin them slightly tho, and i don't wanna do the same to urs!!! we really need a new machine tbh. its up 2 u ashley, we could try one if u want. just thought i'd prewarn ya.

surely you can just tape the rims to avoid scratching them? I used the shittest tyre machine i have ever seen and i didnt scratch my rims when i put 4 layers of masking tape around the edge.

i'll have a think about it alex - thanks for the offer just got another quote at £56 a tyre fitted, not as good as £52.50 at the local, but still not good enough lol

did you tape around both edges tiz or just the outer rim? What is it that scratches the wheel, the 'arm' which holds the tyre away from the wheel?

mate i no its a bit of a treck for you but i got 4 tyres removed from a set of wheels and then them put on to another set for £40 the lot mate! was in harlow and was called uncle toms! like i said bit of a treck for you but gonna be better then payin £50 per wheel

that was £50 a wheel including the new tyres

I've just found out the £52.50 quote was for Toyo tyres, so I think I'm gonna go for them

52.50 fitted is rather good for toyos.

I just taped the outer rim, Yeah it was the arm which pulls the tyre over the rim, the pivot bar is well worn and it wobbles the arm a little bit so i just had to keep pressure on it and tape my rims and there was no problem took 4 tyres off my old wheels and put them on my new rims in a few minutes after i got the technique down.

concorde tyres in wisbech took the tyres of me steels for a fiver then put em back on once i had painted em for a fiver aswell

Dan

Tinkler Brothers in Ramsey will do it for a fiver a wheel too Just mention Fendubbers when you go in

i was gonna suggest freds tyres in haddenham. its just a lil shed but he's pretty good with stuff like that.