Cost to mount and balance tires?

23VOM1LE · 09-29-2022, 01:08 PM

Picked up my new 1LE last week. We are headed into colder months and while the car wont see snow, we get plenty of great driving well below 40 degrees. So i had the SC3's swapped out for DWS06Plus for the cold months.

The cost to mount and balance at the chevy dealer was $229 + tax. Is that standard or did i just get taken for a ride?

WhiteMale · 09-29-2022, 01:15 PM

My local goodyear shop hits me for right at a hundred to dismount/mount my summer and winter tires. I think that that's reasonable. You might look if they did a road force balance, could have cost more than a simple balance job. Too, I had a dealer do a flat patch and charge me $50 something...lol, last time I ever did that. There's a dealer premium at just about every one of them.

NinthWave · 09-29-2022, 01:49 PM

$225 incl tax for mobile service to mount and balance 4 tires at my shop. Would have cost about $145 at a local chain store. Worth it to me this time not to have to drag the wheels and tires over there.

WhiteMale · 09-29-2022, 01:54 PM

Id pay $225 for a mobile service and feel like I can trust them to do things right; scratches

LIS · 09-29-2022, 04:05 PM

Was yours the Vivid Orange I saw this afternoon at Baierl?

I think I paid ~$200 the last time I had a set mounted/balanced, but it varies. IIRC, the local Firestone was a bit less.

kropscamaro16 · 09-29-2022, 04:20 PM

ive been going to local tire store not big brand name place and they only charge $25 a wheel/tire

nancygrl · 09-29-2022, 04:49 PM

Last time I swapped out the GY for A/S tires for my '19 1LE, I had it done at my local Discount Tire, they charged me $20 per wheel (that was pre-covid).

cdrptrks · 09-29-2022, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by nancygrl

Last time I swapped out the GY for A/S tires for my '19 1LE, I had it done at my local Discount Tire, they charged me $20 per wheel (that was pre-covid).

The one near me now has a policy that you have to buy the tires from them or Tire Rack (which was bought by Discount Tire) to get that pricing otherwise it is around $250 for a set of 4! Several local places with touchless tire machines including a BMW dealership charge $50 per tire to mount/balance loose wheels/tires. Discount Tire and Firestone don't have touchless so there's a higher chance of scratches/damage if the tech is rushing and/or incompetent.

Firestone was the cheapest option near me for mounting tires plus balancing with a road force balancer at around $25 each for tires purchased outside of Discount Tire / Tire Rack but they took about 7 attempts to seat the bead on one tire (due to using an air hose with a maximum pressure that was too low) and scratched one of my wheels last time.

23VOM1LE · 09-29-2022, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by LIS

Was yours the Vivid Orange I saw this afternoon at Baierl?

I think I paid ~$200 the last time I had a set mounted/balanced, but it varies. IIRC, the local Firestone was a bit less.

That was me! I see you have one inbound?

sr71bb · 09-29-2022, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 23VOM1LE

Picked up my new 1LE last week. We are headed into colder months and while the car wont see snow, we get plenty of great driving well below 40 degrees. So i had the SC3's swapped out for DWS06Plus for the cold months.

The cost to mount and balance at the chevy dealer was $229 + tax. Is that standard or did i just get taken for a ride?

Well Discount Tire charges me 22.00 to mount and balance each tire and wheel. I am sure the dealership charges probably an hour and a half labor. Most dealerships are in the 145 to 150/hr labor rate. So what you paid is probably standard based on dealership pricing.

ColeD · 09-30-2022, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by cdrptrks

The one near me now has a policy that you have to buy the tires from them or Tire Rack (which was bought by Discount Tire) to get that pricing otherwise it is around $250 for a set of 4! Several local places with touchless tire machines including a BMW dealership charge $50 per tire to mount/balance loose wheels/tires. Discount Tire and Firestone don't have touchless so there's a higher chance of scratches/damage if the tech is rushing and/or incompetent.

Firestone was the cheapest option near me for mounting tires plus balancing with a road force balancer at around $25 each for tires purchased outside of Discount Tire / Tire Rack but they took about 7 attempts to seat the bead on one tire (due to using an air hose with a maximum pressure that was too low) and scratched one of my wheels last time.

My local Firestone told me they couldn't fit the 1le rear wheels on their equipment... I'm guessing they're just jerks? Lol

JSH · 09-30-2022, 02:16 PM

$50 at Discount Tire

Allez · 09-30-2022, 02:37 PM

A lot of local tire dealers don't even want to mount 30 series tires.

LIS · 09-30-2022, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by 23VOM1LE

That was me! I see you have one inbound?

Yes, I had it delivered last Saturday (bought it from a dealer near Hershey). Mine's a Summit White 2SS 1LE. It's currently having PPF and ceramic coating.

-Larry

09-29-2022, 01:08 PM	#1
23VOM1LE Drives: 23 1ss 1LE Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: PA Posts: 9	Cost to mount and balance tires? Picked up my new 1LE last week. We are headed into colder months and while the car wont see snow, we get plenty of great driving well below 40 degrees. So i had the SC3's swapped out for DWS06Plus for the cold months. The cost to mount and balance at the chevy dealer was $229 + tax. Is that standard or did i just get taken for a ride?

09-29-2022, 04:20 PM	#6
kropscamaro16 Drives: 2016 1ss camaro Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: 909 Posts: 9,817	ive been going to local tire store not big brand name place and they only charge $25 a wheel/tire __________________ 16 1SS NIGHTFALL GRAY METALLIC WITH NPP #BECAUSERACECAR #SAVETHEMANUALS

09-30-2022, 02:16 PM	#12
JSH Drives: '20 ZLE Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Mile High Posts: 3,562	$50 at Discount Tire __________________ '20 ZL1 1LE A10, OEM short block, LME heads/valve train, E2650. 100+ octanes, no eth, no meth, no N2O. 2/23 - 1031/1004 wheel. 4/23 - 1.41/9.61/145 at DA 7000 ft. (only made five passes). 2/24 - LME 390, E2650, FBO, 100 oct.; 1116hp/ 1063tq; 109 oct. dyno next.

09-29-2022, 01:15 PM	#2
WhiteMale Drives: 23 ZL1 A10 Rapid Blue Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: MO Posts: 1,992	My local goodyear shop hits me for right at a hundred to dismount/mount my summer and winter tires. I think that that's reasonable. You might look if they did a road force balance, could have cost more than a simple balance job. Too, I had a dealer do a flat patch and charge me $50 something...lol, last time I ever did that. There's a dealer premium at just about every one of them.

09-29-2022, 01:49 PM	#3
NinthWave Drives: 2022 SS 1LE Join Date: May 2022 Location: Texas Posts: 24	$225 incl tax for mobile service to mount and balance 4 tires at my shop. Would have cost about $145 at a local chain store. Worth it to me this time not to have to drag the wheels and tires over there.

09-29-2022, 01:54 PM	#4
WhiteMale Drives: 23 ZL1 A10 Rapid Blue Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: MO Posts: 1,992	Id pay $225 for a mobile service and feel like I can trust them to do things right; scratches

09-29-2022, 04:05 PM	#5
LIS Drives: '23 2SS1LE Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: PA Posts: 25	Was yours the Vivid Orange I saw this afternoon at Baierl? I think I paid ~$200 the last time I had a set mounted/balanced, but it varies. IIRC, the local Firestone was a bit less.

09-29-2022, 04:49 PM	#7
nancygrl 雪の玉 Drives: '22 Z71 RST Silverado Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: South Posts: 3,415	Last time I swapped out the GY for A/S tires for my '19 1LE, I had it done at my local Discount Tire, they charged me $20 per wheel (that was pre-covid).

09-30-2022, 02:37 PM	#13
Allez Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Maryland Posts: 794	A lot of local tire dealers don't even want to mount 30 series tires.

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