Tire installation prices

Going price at the dealers around here to mount and balance a tire is $30 each.

 

$130 for the set sounds reasonable.

 

You could check tirerack.com, and see what the recommended installers in your area are charging.

 

The last time I had tires installed was from Les Schwab on the West coast. The going rate varied depending on which one you went to (different cities charged different prices) and if you bought the tires from them. I would buy tires online, ones they sold, and go in to get them installed and it on average ran me about $25-35 per tire. The valves were around $10 each, the spin balance was $15 each and they charged me to recycle the old tires (only sometimes which is why the amount varied.) $32.50 a tire seems fair. There is a chance you could save $10-$15 bucks by loading up the tires and driving all around town to see what someone else would charge, but is it worth stinking up your car like rubber to do that? I'm also a savvy online shopper and love to save a buck, but I'd pay the $130 to have the dealership install them.

 

I would imagine the tire valves will be reused because they're actually tire pressure sensors and aren't that cheap.

 

The dealer will match price but none of the ones I've asked have free balance and rotation for the life of the tires -- the major tire chains include that. I wouldn't expect a tire installer to give much of a deal if you buy the tires elsewhere. They make more profit and move inventory.

 

Katiesdad7,

FYI...I paid about $500.00 for 4 DEFENDER tires at COSTCO a few months ago. It includes mounting and balancing. COSTCO had a $70.00 discount during my purchase. It also includes free lifetime tire rotation and air checks/adjustments. I hope that info helps.

Alan

 

$80 to mount and balance at a local shop here. Toyota wanted $120.

 

It's typically around 15~20 per tire. Check Costco site for an example.

 

I just had my OEM tires removed, the Michelin P215/45 R17 Primacy Alpin PA 3 winter tires installed and they charged me 24 bucks a wheel, but I purchased the tires from them, so they didn't need to make all the money on just the install. But far more important, they hand torqued the lugs to the correct 76 ft.lb the Prius lugs require, and they spin balanced each wheel, and allowed me to see each wheel as it spun. I discovered one was slightly damaged and wobbled, so I will replace it when I switch back the tires in April. The TPMS sensors also had no need for resetting, and that would definitely add money to the install prices. So it depends upon what they planned on doing to determine if $ 130.00 for the 4 tires was a good price or not. The cost of my snow tires installed was right at a thousand dollars for everything, tax included.