Tire Balancing??! Car guys, get in here please!

[heavy_duty]

digi I was not saying you're from a hick town not sure why you read that.

All I'm saying and have been saying through this is that it makes no sense to just spin them on the balancer you might as well just take off the old weights and balance them then charge the customer. the tech does not and should not care if the wheels are already balanced. the friggin customer is paying you to balance them and expects to see new shiny weights even if they are placed where the old ones were.

logic or not, you way adds an extra step to the process.



I have no doubt that your shop does it your way.

 

[digimon7068]

digi I was not saying you're from a hick town not sure why you read that.

All I'm saying and have been saying through this is that it makes no sense to just spin them on the balancer you might as well just take off the old weights and balance them then charge the customer. the tech does not and should not care if the wheels are already balanced. the friggin customer is paying you to balance them and expects to see new shiny weights even if they are placed where the old ones were.

logic or not, you way adds an extra step to the process.



I have no doubt that your shop does it your way.

i have aadd

 

[rnch]

i'm still shaking my collective head at people who spend good money to have tires/rims balanced when nothing is shaking or vibrating when driving down the road.

where were you when i was trying to sell cars for a living?

 

[digimon7068]

i'm still shaking my collective head at people who spend good money to have tires/rims balanced when nothing is shaking or vibrating when driving down the road.

where were you when i was trying to sell cars for a living?

personally. . .i don't do a damn thing with my wheels/tires till the tires are shot and i need new ones. . .we have an xterra, a suburban and a cj, they all have bfg at's and i get at least 50k out of a set of tires. . .

 

[rnch]

personally. . .i don't do a damn thing with my wheels/tires till the tires are shot and i need new ones. . .we have an xterra, a suburban and a cj, they all have bfg at's and i get at least 50k out of a set of tires. . .

"you must spread some karma around before......"

 

[digimon7068]

"you must spread some karma around before......"

all of our vehicles spend sometime off road, so i usually do get an alignment when i get new tires. . .other than that i just check the pressure once in a while and run'em till they're used up. . .

 

[heavy_duty]

When you were selling cars we were not buying them because ours were very well maintained

i'm still shaking my collective head at people who spend good money to have tires/rims balanced when nothing is shaking or vibrating when driving down the road.

where were you when i was trying to sell cars for a living?

 

[heavy_duty]

The shit we have to contend with on our highways in Toronto our tires last about as long as a fuggin NASCAR tire

all of our vehicles spend sometime off road, so i usually do get an alignment when i get new tires. . .other than that i just check the pressure once in a while and run'em till they're used up. . .

 

[blueta2]

Ok I'm back from the dealer and here's the update.
I went to the first dealer and told him there was no way my tires were balanced and aligned since if they were, the mechanic would have noticed the two front mags were bent. I also told the service manager that I believe the mags were changed or damaged at their shop since my mags were immaculate when I brought them in.
He agreed with everything I said and asked what I wanted.
I told him I wanted the $200 back I paid on the original bill and for him to pay 1/2 of my new mags I had to get at the other dealer. The result, he gave me my $200 back and took the two bent mags back and will get them fixed at no charge.
The little guy (gal) wins!
Hip Hip Hooray!!

Thanks so all for your input (including my b/f), it came in handy in my argument with these dudes!

 

[heavy_duty]

lol in toronto they would have told you to GFYS.

good job!