Discussion and technical advice the SW20 MR2. 3S-GTE, 3S-GE, 3S-FE etc
Anything and everything to do with maintenance, modifications and electrical is in here for the Mk2.
I've got a full set of Proxes T1-R's, the rears are getting close to illegal so i'm looking for a new pair but don't want to change make until the fronts are worn down.
The best i've found (by about £20!) is camskill.co.uk who want £151.40 delivered for a set of 2 in 225/50/15. I'm gonna get them fitted locally, got a quote for £12.60 a corner including balancing.
Does anyone know a cheaper place than camskill or camskill promo code?
Thanks for any help in advance.
www.event-tyres.co.uk cheaper and they even fit them at your house £96 fitted for the toyo in your size
x2 Tyres = £192.50 3 x Tyres = £288.75 4 x Tyres = £365.75 (Save £19.25)
all the prices inc VAT and fitting
ordered a set of 2 x 205/40/16 from camskill worked out at 124 quid
cheapest i found plus they they shipped out the next day. the post above is for one tyre so i think it works out cheaper to get them from camskill
I haven't found anywhere that can supply tyres cheaper than Camskill either so my last few sets of tyres have all been from them
One thing about those mobile fitters - has anyone else noticed that they sometimes 'cheat' on the balancing? I wasn't aware of it until a friend pointed it out to me but they often don't bother to balance the wheels properly - they just stick one or two sticky weights on the back of the rim for show and say it's done - this is quite common when they know the tyres are going on the rear of the car as any vibration is not going to be very noticeable.
I used mobile fitters on 2 occasions before my friend told me to check the weights at the back of the rim. Sure enough on both occasions there was only a single 10g weight stuck to the back of the rims. I don't understand why they would do something like that - it only takes 5 minutes to do it properly (I take it they do have the balancing machine in the back of the van??)
Yeah i think you've got a point there, my last set of toyos (bought by the previous owner) were fitted in the back of a van and the fronts weren't balanced properly. I never had the rears checked but wouldn't be surprised if they were off too..
Looks like i'll be ordering from camskill then, thanks for the comments
I was going to ask, how do you balance a tyre out the back of a van? I know it's just a spinning weight but surely a tyre balancer needs to be firmly affixed to the floor.
...tried Demon Tweeks and bartered? -Theyve offered me deals 20-30% cheaper on tyres than I can get locally. Worth a shot maybe?