Swapping tyres over

[Bankrupt_drunk]

If you need to swap tyres around different rims, who so you get to do it and how much do they charge? Just had a quote of £85 from a local place to fit tyres I've provided, to wheels that aren't on the car, which seems steep.
Taking some barely used TR1Rs off and putting some R888's on.

 

[Krarl]

£30 tyres off one set of wheels and onto the other set balanced

Anything over £10 per tyre is just mad money. Never had my wheels scratched by them either

 

[RustyMojo]

I paid £60 for the bloke to come to my house, take tyres off one set fit and balance to another and fit the other set to the older wheelset.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Depends where you are, if you can find a small tyre shop you might find someone that'll do a set for £30 as per above.

I've used Kwik Fit a few times, you'll need to tell them you bought the tyres from them and offer to have the invoice ready for the driver to inspect (they never ask, although I did actually buy the tyres from them so it's possible they looked me up on their system to check) and they charge £65 to come to your house and swap them over.

 

[Coops Mk1]

I usually pay about a tenner a wheel off the car for removal, disposal then fitting and balancing

 

[JB21]

£10-15 per tyre is the going rate.

 

[Bankrupt_drunk]

Cheers. I thought it was expensive, it didn't fill me with confidence when i had to explain what i wanted 3 times.

 

[Matt W]

I’ve still never found anyone willing to do it apart from one garage that wanted £25 per tyre because of the risk of them damaging the tyres apparently 😂

 

[chris blue]

Ive never found anyone wanting to do it less than £20 in the last couple years

10 years ago you could get them swapped out for a £5, then went to £10, then online sales of tyres only went through the roof, and cant find anywhere less than £20 nowadays. Majors like Kwikfit, ATS, Halfords usually all want £25
Spose they supply a valve, balance it and dispose of the old tyre (Which is now a £4 ish surcharge nowadays)

Thats why ive looked into tyre removal tool at home, which is easy to get, and fix to concrete

Its the balancing thats the pain.

Can get used 2nd hand machines- but dont want to turn my home into a working garage (Want a lift too, but Mrs wont have it)
Already got 3 spare sets wheels in the shed, lol.

For some track days, and most tracks seems to chew my nearside front up in one track day, i go get a used (15") supplied, fitted, new valve, for £25, and the tread is usually pretty good, sometimes even newish. I only seem to loose a second or so when lapping, on rubbish tyres, and I am not looking to set any records, just have fun.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Ive never found anyone wanting to do it less than £20 in the last couple years

10 years ago you could get them swapped out for a £5, then went to £10, then online sales of tyres only went through the roof, and cant find anywhere less than £20 nowadays. Majors like Kwikfit, ATS, Halfords usually all want £25
Spose they supply a valve, balance it and dispose of the old tyre (Which is now a £4 ish surcharge nowadays)

Thats why ive looked into tyre removal tool at home, which is easy to get, and fix to concrete

Its the balancing thats the pain.

Can get used 2nd hand machines- but dont want to turn my home into a working garage (Want a lift too, but Mrs wont have it)
Already got 3 spare sets wheels in the shed, lol.

For some track days, and most tracks seems to chew my nearside front up in one track day, i go get a used (15") supplied, fitted, new valve, for £25, and the tread is usually pretty good, sometimes even newish. I only seem to loose a second or so when lapping, on rubbish tyres, and I am not looking to set any records, just have fun.

How much is a 2nd hand balancing machine then mate?

I bet that would pay for itself in not too many years when you consider:

You can save a couple of quid per tyre when buying new
You could buy a lot more used or nearly new tyres
You wouldn't need a wheel refurb after a few sets of tyres like you do having commercial places do it
The machine will always be worth some money

 

[Krarl]

Can pick up a balancing machine for about £350-400

Only thing is they take up a lot of space. If you want a proper tyre machine you need a hefty air compressor too

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Can pick up a balancing machine for about £350-400

Only thing is they take up a lot of space. If you want a proper tyre machine you need a hefty air compressor too

All sounds like handy kit to have if you ask me

 

[Krarl]

All sounds like handy kit to have if you ask me

I'd love to have it me. Would save me shoving 3 sets of wheels in the car at a time too 😂

 

[Louis]

Try some small chain tyre shops on a Saturday and ask how much itll be cash. They're all 20-25 for four around here.

 

[Bankrupt_drunk]

Try some small chain tyre shops on a Saturday and ask how much itll be cash. They're all 20-25 for four around here.

Thanks for the tip.

 

[chris blue]

I got 4 tyres fitted and balanced at a kwikfit a years of so back, £40 cash in hand

Thing is, no receipt, cant go back

And i had a problem

 

[Louis]

I got 4 tyres fitted and balanced at a kwikfit a years of so back, £40 cash in hand

Thing is, no receipt, cant go back

And i had a problem

Fit a dashcam. When you go back speak directly to the person who did it and if they complain say you'll email footage to head office.
Simples

 

[Steven103]

Tried this at kwikfit once off peak, young lad was halfway through rolling my wheels across the workshop and the manager comes running out shouting about doing jobs off the books and whether he wants to go down that route etc Fair enough that chains aren't interested tbh.

Since found an independent place on a small industrial state that'll do it. I'd like to think that it helps if you turn up with the wheels/tyres in the boot of another car to save them the aggro of putting a car on a ramp or faffing around with locking wheel nuts etc..

 

[VenomUK]

I paid £60 for the bloke to come to my house, take tyres off one set fit and balance to another and fit the other set to the older wheelset.

Who was that mate? I've been to all kinds of local places and they quote silly money to swap tyres over to the point I was looking into getting my own manual tyre remover and wheel balancer for home.

 

[RichValver]

Recently had this done at my usual mot place. Ended up paying £50. Mobile tyre guy wanted £70

Iv had then done for £10-£20 in the past but prices seem to have gone up alot now

Next time il pay the mobile guy as it saves the hassle

 

[197.]

£20 a tyre down in London no matter where you go.

 

[RustyMojo]

Who was that mate? I've been to all kinds of local places and they quote silly money to swap tyres over to the point I was looking into getting my own manual tyre remover and wheel balancer for home.

SR Tyres in Northway, Tewkesbury mate. Good lads! We’re super careful about jacking car up and fitting tyres to my Turini’s too

 

[Big Toe]

I got charged £10 to fit a new tyre on my car at ATS. It took over an hour. When it came out the rim was absolutely caked in tyre soap, really thick. I wiped it off and they’d scratched the alloy, a 22”. Cost them way more than the £10 to fix so I can see why places are put off.

 

[VenomUK]

SR Tyres in Northway, Tewkesbury mate. Good lads! We’re super careful about jacking car up and fitting tyres to my Turini’s too

I'll give them a bell and see what they say. They may charge me more to come to glos unless they have local jobs.

 

[RustyMojo]

I should think probably so mate, I’m only 5 minutes down the road from them to be fair

 

[Sash]

I got stung £80 for swap without disposal 🤦🏼‍♀️

Was running out of time to get them done before a trackday.

 

[Bankrupt_drunk]

I got stung £80 for swap without disposal 🤦🏼‍♀️

Was running out of time to get them done before a trackday.

To be fair, unless you've got a freindly local place that's not far off the going rate. Stings a bit though. I've rung a few mobile fitter near me and they're all in the £20 per wheel price bracket. Now I'm running out of time to gwt it done.