Looking for a tyre fitter in Cork for tyres bought on Eiretyres

Mc-BigE

Hi, I bought tyres from Eiretyres ,but the fitter i picked on their website is not interested in fitting them.
Does anyone know a good fitter that will fit 4x 16" runflat tyres on alloys rims?
thanks

biko

Not DIY issue, moved to main forum

GustavoFring

D&D detailing are doing tyre fitting now.

sheff the ref

Did you locate someone for this?

Mc-BigE

I rang a few, a lot will do it reluctantly and will try to screw you because there not making the same profit, i went with D&D at 15 euro a corner. (5 for alloy fitting ? , 5 for balance , 5 for disposal of tyre)
be careful of the prices quoted in eiretyres for fitting, ring the garage before you order.

hi5

I don't know why garages have a problem with fitting these tyres, it's less work
than repairing a puncture, spiteful begrudery I suppose.

9935452

They are not making the same profit as they would by selling the tyre too.
If we are able to buy a tyre for 20/25 euros a corner cheaper on the net, the tyre places are buying them cheaper than that and making that in profit.
Its to discourage people from sourcing tyres themselves.

My way around it is i bought a tyre changer and balancer second hand cheap myself

biko

15/corner sounds a bit high. Guys around here (Galway) will usually charge a tenner a corner. I understand the business logic though.

Mc-BigE

the highest i was quoted for was 25 euros a corner from a well know garage in Cork. absolute robbery.

TheBigGreen

Jamie @ Forge Hill Tyres - Unit 2a Forge Hill Business Park Airport Rd

I go to him all the time, tenner a corner.

Tazio

TheBigGreen wrote: »

Jamie @ Forge Hill Tyres - Unit 2a Forge Hill Business Park Airport Rd

I go to him all the time, tenner a corner.

+1

H3llR4iser

TheBigGreen wrote: »

Jamie @ Forge Hill Tyres - Unit 2a Forge Hill Business Park Airport Rd

I go to him all the time, tenner a corner.

I will add, it's also worth asking him to price tires for you - he got me a set of PZero Rosso for about 20 quid less than I'd have paid on the 'net a couple of years ago...

9935452

9935452 wrote: »

My way around it is i bought a tyre changer and balancer second hand cheap myself

:rolleyes:

CJhaughey

9935452 wrote: »

My way around it is i bought a tyre changer and balancer second hand cheap myself

I have been looking but they aren't that common to find second hand

Mc-BigE

TheBigGreen wrote: »

Jamie @ Forge Hill Tyres - Unit 2a Forge Hill Business Park Airport Rd

I go to him all the time, tenner a corner.

I don't think he fits them anymore, he's not on their website

Armchair Andy

Mc-BigE wrote:

I don't think he fits them anymore, he's not on their website

Gone out on his own?

9935452

CJhaughey wrote: »

I have been looking but they aren't that common to find second hand

Ebay.co.uk is your best bet.
My tyre changer came from there/england, fully pneumatic , no electrics, 200 euro.
Was over on holidays with the car , took the tyre changer partially apart and took it home in the back of the golf with the back seats down,

goochy

s tyres centre park road , press on forklift tyres for me so probably will fit your car tyres too.

enricoh

Runflats are a pain in the a&*e to change, e10-12 for a normal tyre no bother, I'd want double it for a run flat!

Mc-BigE

enricoh wrote: »

Runflats are a pain in the a&*e to change, e10-12 for a normal tyre no bother, I'd want double it for a run flat!

Could you explain why it's harder?
it looked to me to be the same equipment and roughly the same time. I understand the side walls are stiffer, but the tyre machine surely does all the harder work. Correct if I'm wrong

Toyotafanboi

hi5 wrote: »

I don't know why garages have a problem with fitting these tyres, it's less work
than repairing a puncture, spiteful begrudery I suppose.

It's more work than repairing a puncture in most scenarios.

I wouldn't call it spiteful begrudgery by any means.

Last time I brought a raw mince burger and a packet of buns to McDonalds and asked them how much it'd cost just to cook it for me and put it in a BigMac box, I got some funny looks.

Mc-BigE

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

It's more work than repairing a puncture in most scenarios.

I wouldn't call it spiteful begrudgery by any means.

Last time I brought a raw mince burger and a packet of buns to McDonalds and asked them how much it'd cost just to cook it for me and put it in a BigMac box, I got some funny looks.

But the difference is that a lot of companies have there name up on eiretyres , but when you ring them they either want more than advertised or won't fit them. I think there only putting there name up for advertising proposes.

Toyotafanboi

That's different. You'd wonder why they'd allow themselves to be advertised as a partner, then decline the work.

liam7831

Tbh i dont think you can blame anyone for not wanting to fit them they have expenses to pay too. Its similar to restaurants having signs up saying only people that have bought their product can use their seating

Mc-BigE

liam7831 wrote: »

Tbh i dont think you can blame anyone for not wanting to fit them they have expenses to pay too. Its similar to restaurants having signs up saying only people that have bought their product can use their seating

I understand the restaurant and McDonald's argument, but my issue mainly is with the fitter agreeing to put there name up on eiretyres website, and then either charging more or not doing the fitting.

Can someone answer why it's more expensive to fit a run flat on alloys , verses normal on same alloys. Also alloys verses steel rims, as some fitters what more cash for this

sheff the ref

liam7831 wrote: »

Tbh i dont think you can blame anyone for not wanting to fit them they have expenses to pay too. Its similar to restaurants having signs up saying only people that have bought their product can use their seating

Not really. The real comparison is if the restaurant advertises a seat only rate!!

sheff the ref

The tyre place at the Traffic Lights in Mitchelstown Co Cork beside the Library charge €15 per tyre to fit

christy02

Ballincollig tyres beside MD O'Sheas fit mine all the time. Tenner a corner no bother. Happy to do it.
Not sure if they on website. I buy mine from Oponeo find them cheaper.

padyjoe

Geenie! I never get this arguments with examples of McDonald's, restaurants, etc. It's a different scenario. Somebody has bought a tyre fitting equipment, invested in something, wants return on it. If it just stands there, losing money. I want to use it, I pay for it, he services, he gets money, everyone wins.

He sells tyres as well. It's not an accessory to the machine, why I should feel guilty bringing my own? And for the user who wants to get their preferred tyres, in Ireland the shops won't stock it many times. And it's always about the makes, like Bridgestone this much, Hankook that much, model never mentioned while it should be because there are wide varieties tyres with different purpose and capability within 1 manufacturer's supply.

(Had an example of a place, big and decent enough and I asked them about Goodyear Vector 4Seasons for my car and the answer was it's a van tyre!!!)

Failures can happen here and there (having your own and bought at shop) but that needs investigation whether it's factory defect or fitting or the user to blame. I doubt that your guy in the shop checks every tyre one by one, especially selling part worn wonders.

It's my twocents.

rebel.ranter

The big concern for most tyre fitters is that they are taking on liability for a tyre that someone else has provided.

What happens if the tyre wall gets damaged during the fitting process? Especially if the reason the tyre failed was because the tyre was not properly stored by the seller. Your average Joe Bloggs customer will immediately jump to blaming the tyre fitter.

You can find places that are near enough in prices to the online providers when you factor in delivery, fitting, balancing and tyre disposal costs. I would shop around and haggle a bit. It's worth paying a little extra to keep local businesses in situ.

sheff the ref

From what I see with online tyres, there isnt a massive saving on the €70-€80 euro tyre but there are significant savings to be made on the €200 tyre and sometimes you can get them for less than €100

Isambard

many independent garages as opposed to tyre suppliers can change tyres fr you

9935452

sheff the ref wrote: »

From what I see with online tyres, there isnt a massive saving on the €70-€80 euro tyre but there are significant savings to be made on the €200 tyre and sometimes you can get them for less than €100

Ive never bought tyres online but to me an attraction is getting the tyre you want,
A lot of time tyre places dont have a great selection, and because you are stuck you end up with a budget tyre.
Or they dont have it in stock but will get it in , then you have to come back another day. Wasted time.

sheff the ref

9935452 wrote: »

Ive never bought tyres online but to me an attraction is getting the tyre you want,
A lot of time tyre places dont have a great selection, and because you are stuck you end up with a budget tyre.
Or they dont have it in stock but will get it in , then you have to come back another day. Wasted time.

That is true and more and more of the modern cars have odd sizes so the choice online is important

tyreleader.ie seem to do some Demo Tyres at huge 50% to 60% discounts. Are these worth a gamble?