got some new volk te37's

need to mount some tires!

i have heard horror storries of tire shop scratchin the rims and not getting the tire pressure monitior system in right.

so anyone with good experiance of mountin tires let me know!

thanks!

 

http://www.tightntidyracing.com/

or

http://www.ftlperformance.com/

 

tight n tidy's ok but when they mounted my volks the stickers inside the wheels came off :-/

 

ahh dont want the stickers coming off do we? lol

any place else?

keep them coming!

 

inside the wheels? they don't even touch the inside of the wheel...

 

if you have doubt's about tnt (i really doubt it was their fault that the stickers came off) then go to ftl, they're closer to you anyway...

 

Discount tire in bellevue. They mounted everything for me correctly, plus if they mess up, they pay to have it fixed at a shop next to them, its pretty much flawless.

 

These are the only 2 I go to. They have better equipment than the chain stores and they're very careful. I've used FTL once and TNT over 10x, so I highly recommend either one.

 

one of my friends said he saw you at discount the other day....what did ya get this time??? haha hey btw where do you get your wheels redone?? one of my wheels has a very small chip on the inside of the lip near the spokes... no idea how it happened

 

hmm i guess thoes 2 are the best then?

what about car nutz in bellevue?

and the 2 that everyone says to go to.. it seems like they are private? do they install at their home or something?
just worried "IF" they mess up and scratch a rim up.. would they cover for it?

 

are these gonna be wheels for show only? cause you are overly paranoid about something happening to them if they're not. besides, they're gonna get nicked up from road debris over time anyways. you have to be extremely careless and working in a fast paced environment (i.e. tire shop) for a wheel to get scratched, nicked etc. at a small place like the 2 listed, they're not in a hurry to turn out your wheels so they can work on the next minivan or suv that's waiting for new tires also. they have the ability to take their time and produce a quality service. i used to work at a discount tire a long time ago and i know for a fact it is rare for a wheel to get damaged from mounting unless the tools used are beat up or the person doing the work rushes through it.

 

Bought some tires for my gf's E90. Got rid of the horrendous Yoko ES100's she had before, and upgraded her to some new Falken FK452's

I used to go to Dependable Wheel Repair in Renton all the time. They do good work, but they keep raising their prices. I've used Cascade Wheel Repair once, so I'm probably going to be using their services now, since they also do great work, and prices seem to be more reasonable.

 

Dependable quoted me like $120$140-ish per wheel to fix the rash on my coupe 19s and polish vs repaint the lips. Yikes.

 

Yup. That's what they used to charge for fixing bends!

 

i don't know. i dropped off a new set of volks and when i picked them up all 4 of the stickers were missing. the only thing left were the sticker residue . it might not matter to some but when you have 5 other sets of wheels it's kinda difficult to remember their sizes, and more difficult to resell them later on. don't get me wrong. i still went back there 2 times after that. they were cheaper wheels so it didn't matter much.

 

Very strange. Most of the wheels I've taken there have stickers too. I don't see why they'd be removed since it doesn't effect the placement of the weights at all.

Oh and if anyone cares, it's confirmed that Cascade Wheel Repair charges half (give or take) what Dependable Wheel Repair charges now. Both do great work in a timely manner, so with that being the same, it's a easy decision for me now.

 

Try Seattle Wheel Service. Small shop, but they do great job plus they have a machine that balances the wheels with pressure. Basically its balanced as if it were on the car.

I have 20's and it cost me 30 per wheel and they don't charge to discard the old tires.

 

My friend actually referred me there recently. He's sent countless sets of wheels there through his shop, and apparently they do a good job with reasonable pricing. I have yet to try them out, so don't have any specifics or review yet.

 

It's best to call them up and make an appointment, even though they say come by any time.

My brother in law and myself have used them and they take care of your wheels. At this point in time, they are the only one I use for any wheels. I had a little rash on the inside of the wheels (meaning opposite of the visible side) and they smoothed it out for free. Besides, you have a friend who has sent quite a few wheels over there and no problems.