addisj Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 They are to go on rays. Lemme know if I have the size wrong - thanks http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B004GUE0YC?pc_redir=1400027084&robot_redir=1 http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B004GUE0YC?pc_redir=1400027084&robot_redir=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Both links are the same, those are fine for the front but you'll need 245/45/18 for the rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 (edited) 225/45/18 correct for the front but the links you provided showed that size twice. Should be 245/45/18 for the rear but I'm guessing you copied the wrong link or something. Edit: Beaten to the punch by Ekona ~ darn it. Edited May 17, 2014 by GMballistic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addisj Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 Oops yeah the second link should have been 245! I will order them then. Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headrush Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Fantastic tyres just come back from Spa and Nurburgring just grip, grip and more grip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_joe Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Ordered a set of 4 myself yesterday, can't wait to see what all the fuss is about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nictry Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 That price is amazing compared to most of the online tyre places, wonder how they can do them so cheap? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 That price is amazing compared to most of the online tyre places, wonder how they can do them so cheap? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Probably made some sort of deal with Michelin and bought like 20,000+ or whatever to get a bargain price. It is Amazon after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addisj Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 That price is amazing compared to most of the online tyre places, wonder how they can do them so cheap? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Probably made some sort of deal with Michelin and bought like 20,000+ or whatever to get a bargain price. It is Amazon after all. yep I took mine to AJS Tyres in Kingswood. they seemed pisd that I had go them for that price and charged me £72 to fit the tyres and balance the wheels. The wheels were loose in the back of my car (not the Zed lol) so they didnt have to remove/re fit them to the car. It took them 5 mins. Daylight robbery! i will never go there again. I warned everyone at my work what a rip off they are there. They actually looked pisd off having to do the work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gudzy Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 That does seem a lot, I just had a full set of tyres fitted and balanced with new valves for £40. I always feel hard done by because I bring them loose rather than on the car but still get charged the same as someone that doesn't, there should be a discount for them not having to jack it up etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobPhoboS Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Kwikfit will do this, around £20ish per axle - just ensure they are careful, or you know them (like my local place). I was going to an independent before but I didn't really like his attitude, if he actually did a good deal, I'd have the whole lot in one place ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilMH Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I have often used CityTyres on the Ullswater Estate in Coulsdon to do this sort of stuff and they have always done it for a really good price but I have been there quite a lot over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsexr Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Most places charge £10 to £15 per wheel for a fit,valve, and balance and still dont get the red dot in the right place. You`d think they`d realise as they stick all those weights on..lol Tyre shopper or blackcircles at least gets you an all in price. When you take your own tyre`s in they always look pi**ed off. I did speak to a fella in national tyres on the kingston road and he had some great prices for tyres if you went in and spoke to him with plenty of time to order. He seemed really chuffed at being able to offer his staff discount into the deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Kwikfit will do this, around £20ish per axle - just ensure they are careful, or you know them (like my local place).I was going to an independent before but I didn't really like his attitude, if he actually did a good deal, I'd have the whole lot in one place ! You cant get thicker than a Quick Quick Fitter..!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridz Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I recently had my Rays refurbished at the Wheel Specialists in Manchester. They offer a tyre fitting service that, "respects your alloys!" They also offer to try to price match on tyres. I would rather use these guys to fit my own supply tyres then any of the high street tyre shops, may cost a bit more, but who wants scored rims/wheel nut sockets that you usually get from the high street tyre guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techinstaller Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 As im in the car trade tho but NOT in any way connected to tyres i do understand why you find local tyre shops p*ss*d off with internet tyre buyers ,the issue is they cant compete on the price against supply only internet sellers or dropshippers As many dont have the buying power for large discounts on the tyres and cant stock all brands and sizes in large quantity . They have premises and worse still business rates and utility bills to pay along with wages for themselves and or staff to pay ,even they have to eat lol They also have to have insurance for premises and cover for damage etc then have to pay to dispose of old tyre case etc All the internet seller needs is a website and supplier One day you will rock up at the local tyre place to find they closed if they happily fitted your own supplied tyres for a drink as would make little money and no sales its a tough one as we all want a deal and the cheapest price I regularly have customers trying to get me to agree to fit thier own supplied equipment and then want us to offer on going after care and same out of hours back up etc that we give customers who have the equipment supplied and fitted by us I allways make it clear that is not going to happen and we will charge accordingly for all services on their own supplied equipment and that all warrenty issues will be theirs entirely to settle with the original supplier. It is the only way we can stay in business and we are a specialised workshop not a normal garage so ive no idea how some garages keep going 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Bradders- Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 My local garage charges me £5 a wheel to change tryes and a couple quid for balancing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nictry Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 (edited) As im in the car trade tho but NOT in any way connected to tyres i do understand why you find local tyre shops p*ss*d off with internet tyre buyers ,the issue is they cant compete on the price against supply only internet sellers or dropshippersAs many dont have the buying power for large discounts on the tyres and cant stock all brands and sizes in large quantity . They have premises and worse still business rates and utility bills to pay along with wages for themselves and or staff to pay ,even they have to eat lol They also have to have insurance for premises and cover for damage etc then have to pay to dispose of old tyre case etc All the internet seller needs is a website and supplier One day you will rock up at the local tyre place to find they closed if they happily fitted your own supplied tyres for a drink as would make little money and no sales its a tough one as we all want a deal and the cheapest price I regularly have customers trying to get me to agree to fit thier own supplied equipment and then want us to offer on going after care and same out of hours back up etc that we give customers who have the equipment supplied and fitted by us I allways make it clear that is not going to happen and we will charge accordingly for all services on their own supplied equipment and that all warrenty issues will be theirs entirely to settle with the original supplier. It is the only way we can stay in business and we are a specialised workshop not a normal garage so ive no idea how some garages keep going I totally agree with everything you say and your reasoning is spot on, I have used the same tyre place for 20+ years and they have always looked after me very well including fitting my 'new' exhaust a few weeks back even though they didn't supply it which they would refuse to 'normal' customers for the reasons you stated above but because it was me they did it which I genuinely appreciate. Having said all of the above though I understand in the current economic climate why people will try and seek out a deal and although personally a fiver here or tenner there would not make me go 'internet' vs my local place this deal on the pilot sports from amazon roughly works out £40-50 cheaper per tyre, essentially £200 for a set and in reality who can refuse this type of deal even allowing for the £10-15 per tyre fitting cost from someone that will agree to stick them on for you? Let's face it if they do it they are probably making a quick £40-50 for 20 mins work excl valves/weight costs so around £120-150 an hour equiv labour costs so I can see both sides of the argument for buying/not buying from the internet Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Edited May 23, 2014 by nictry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 I buy from the interweb, and my local places charges me £50 to fit. I find that to be very fair, and I still save money whilst getting excellent customer service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 As im in the car trade tho but NOT in any way connected to tyres i do understand why you find local tyre shops p*ss*d off with internet tyre buyers ,the issue is they cant compete on the price against supply only internet sellers or dropshippers As many dont have the buying power for large discounts on the tyres and cant stock all brands and sizes in large quantity . They have premises and worse still business rates and utility bills to pay along with wages for themselves and or staff to pay ,even they have to eat lol They also have to have insurance for premises and cover for damage etc then have to pay to dispose of old tyre case etc All the internet seller needs is a website and supplier One day you will rock up at the local tyre place to find they closed if they happily fitted your own supplied tyres for a drink as would make little money and no sales its a tough one as we all want a deal and the cheapest price I regularly have customers trying to get me to agree to fit thier own supplied equipment and then want us to offer on going after care and same out of hours back up etc that we give customers who have the equipment supplied and fitted by us I allways make it clear that is not going to happen and we will charge accordingly for all services on their own supplied equipment and that all warrenty issues will be theirs entirely to settle with the original supplier. It is the only way we can stay in business and we are a specialised workshop not a normal garage so ive no idea how some garages keep going It's all true. Eurocarparts and the like are giving people a new avenue into very cheap car parts as well so the days of garages marking up the parts because no one had a point of reference have gone. Also fitting better quality parts is harder because someone can get a set of Eicher pads for 36p or whatever they sell for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsexr Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 All the businesses need to do is work out their labour rate on their overheads and stop marking up prices so high. They need to work with other`s in their area and stop trying to undercut them and make the difference up on parts. They could also join forces to extend their buying power and pass those savings on to the customer. Lets be honest, they have to have some money in the bin for warranty work but never actually like spending it to sort out any issues that arise and then get a bad name. I think the issue with tyres is the really cheap ones they get for about a fiver each that they want to sell you as it has the biggest markup for them. Once you are looking for decent quality at a competitive price they sort of glaze over I am generalizing and this does not affect all businesses but guess you get the point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techinstaller Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 As im in the car trade tho but NOT in any way connected to tyres i do understand why you find local tyre shops p*ss*d off with internet tyre buyers ,the issue is they cant compete on the price against supply only internet sellers or dropshippersAs many dont have the buying power for large discounts on the tyres and cant stock all brands and sizes in large quantity . They have premises and worse still business rates and utility bills to pay along with wages for themselves and or staff to pay ,even they have to eat lol They also have to have insurance for premises and cover for damage etc then have to pay to dispose of old tyre case etc All the internet seller needs is a website and supplier One day you will rock up at the local tyre place to find they closed if they happily fitted your own supplied tyres for a drink as would make little money and no sales its a tough one as we all want a deal and the cheapest price I regularly have customers trying to get me to agree to fit thier own supplied equipment and then want us to offer on going after care and same out of hours back up etc that we give customers who have the equipment supplied and fitted by us I allways make it clear that is not going to happen and we will charge accordingly for all services on their own supplied equipment and that all warrenty issues will be theirs entirely to settle with the original supplier. It is the only way we can stay in business and we are a specialised workshop not a normal garage so ive no idea how some garages keep going I totally agree with everything you say and your reasoning is spot on, I have used the same tyre place for 20+ years and they have always looked after me very well including fitting my 'new' exhaust a few weeks back even though they didn't supply it which they would refuse to 'normal' customers for the reasons you stated above but because it was me they did it which I genuinely appreciate. Having said all of the above though I understand in the current economic climate why people will try and seek out a deal and although personally a fiver here or tenner there would not make me go 'internet' vs my local place this deal on the pilot sports from amazon roughly works out £40-50 cheaper per tyre, essentially £200 for a set and in reality who can refuse this type of deal even allowing for the £10-15 per tyre fitting cost from someone that will agree to stick them on for you? Let's face it if they do it they are probably making a quick £40-50 for 20 mins work excl valves/weight costs so around £120-150 an hour equiv labour costs so I can see both sides of the argument for buying/not buying from the internet Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk I fully agree with you regarding these tyres and the price on Amazon which is so good im tempted myself as im due a new set of boots and am going to fit the MPSS as it seems the tyre to have ,although you know what they say about "IF IT LOOKS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE " it probably is . such a price difference is unusual on any product.those kind of profit margins dont usually apply And to be fair i not suggesting people don't buy off the web but was giving some insight and my opinion from a motor trade point of view as to what is happening and the possible long term effect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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