ninjaz Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Hi everyone, going to buy a set of falken 452's in the next week or so. Can any of the traders on here beat camskills price of £430 inc VAT? 225 45 18 & 245 45 18 Also can anyone reccomend a tire place (from experience) near Amersham area? Thanks for your help in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 *tyre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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roadtrip Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Also can anyone reccomend a tire place (from experience) near Amersham area? I've used Blackboots in Chesham a few times and they've been very good. They've got low entry jacks, touchless tyre removal and are excellent at wheel alignment if you need it. The only downside I've found is that they charge £18 per tyre for fitting if you supply your own. Ignore the tyres and prices they have on their website and drop them an email or call them for prices. I've found their prices to be pretty competitive in the past (not bought Falkens though) and they are also a fitting partner for blackcircles.com so it's worth checking prices on their website too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozz Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I bought 2 rear tyres for my zed before xmas from mytyres - great price, 230 delivered. My local garage fitted them for a fiver each. I have to say the grip since they've gone on has been incredible, I've used them before so I was expecting good things on the zed and they didn't disappoint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjaz Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 Thanks for the reply guys. Blackboots did come up in my searches so I will give them a ring tomorrow. Still open to suggestions in the meantime! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK-Ultra Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 +1 on Blackboots in Chesham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 i bought mine from openeo as they were cheaper than camskills for 20" tyres, but i find different sellers are better for different sizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hennerz Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Just got a quote from Blackboots for a set of rear falken 452 for £284 + fitting and VAT. Is that good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 *tyre I tire of spelling Nazi's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Thats a good price. I got some a few months back and am pretty sure I paid about £500 fully fitted at my local tyre place which was the cheapest I could find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomS Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Camskill is the best price I've found for 2x225/45R18 & 2x245/45R18, comes in at around £426 without fitting obviously. That's £200 for the front pair and £226 for the rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjaz Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 +1 on camskill, that's where I got mine. As someone said if you take your own tires to blackboots they do charge a bit more than average but they did do a good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Builder49 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Got a full set of 452's going on mine tomorrow (chose them because of the number of recommendations from you guys, so thanks) All new and fully fitted for £480, so I think I got sa pretty good deal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hennerz Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Got a full set of 452's going on mine tomorrow (chose them because of the number of recommendations from you guys, so thanks) All new and fully fitted for £480, so I think I got sa pretty good deal? That is good Where you getting that done? Also going for the Falken 452's as have trawled through the forum and they are highly recommended by a lot of members and are a good price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tez162003 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I use Camskills and fit them myself. Camskills are hard to beat when it comes to Falkens. Even trade prices cant usually beat them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitstew Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 +1 on camskill, that's where I got mine. As someone said if you take your own tires to blackboots they do charge a bit more than average but they did do a good job I noticed that in general that most tyre fitting places have seriously jacked their fitting prices up if you supply your own tyres. I guess they must be loosing out to online sellers more and more these days. A few years back I could go to any local garage and they`d happily fit my tyres for about a fiver a wheel. When I asked various places a couple of months back, the prices varied from £15 a tyre upto £20 a tyre..... just for fitting!!! With my old shed I very often only pay £15 for a new tyre including fitting!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tez162003 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 They would make fitting cheaper if you buy from them as they get some profit in the tyres. If you take your own they need to make something to make it worth while. Fitting is quite labour intensive after all. £60 to jack up, remove wheel, remove tyre, dispose of old tyre (£1-£2 + VAT for most places), fit new tyre, clean wheel for weights, balance, bolt on car, lower, torque bolts give a wipe over. Repeat 4 times. Its not that expensive to be fair. Especially when a lot of cars nowadays have pain in the back side runflats or thin side walls. Steels with balloon tyres are quicker, but alloys and thin tyres can take a fair bit longer. Try removing a 265/25/22 off an expensive wheel without marking it. It takes time and skill. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Builder49 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Got a full set of 452's going on mine tomorrow (chose them because of the number of recommendations from you guys, so thanks) All new and fully fitted for £480, so I think I got sa pretty good deal? That is good Where you getting that done? Also going for the Falken 452's as have trawled through the forum and they are highly recommended by a lot of members and are a good price Local garage in town that I use for work on my vehicles bought them in for me and fitted them... Also had new discs and pads fitted today, so can't really get a feel for them all as I need to bed in the pads! But feels better having a good set of rubber under her already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesdean Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 think i can beat you all lol i had a full set of 452's supplied and fitted at sandy service centre £455 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Builder49 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I know one thing.... they look nice with a bit of tyre gel on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReaperRSX Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I've been ringing a few places locally and most are look for £15 a tyre for fitting but still comes out cheaper buying the Falkens from camskill and paying more for fitting than getting a garage to supply them with fitting. Looks like total will be £650 for a new set and fitting of falkens on nismo's. One question I do have, which I accept isa stupid question but just want to check is how are the types shipped? I.E. size wise as will need to be able to fit them in the Z to get them to the garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I have just fitted kumho's Ku31 as an alternative. Had great write up on m3 owners club so thought id give em a bash. I usually use Michelin or Bridgestone and I'm still impressed by these tyres, excellent value for money. If your thinking about any sort of track use I would avoid both and go for a premium tyre though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MITZ@CougarStore Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I've been ringing a few places locally and most are look for £15 a tyre for fitting but still comes out cheaper buying the Falkens from camskill and paying more for fitting than getting a garage to supply them with fitting. Looks like total will be £650 for a new set and fitting of falkens on nismo's. One question I do have, which I accept isa stupid question but just want to check is how are the types shipped? I.E. size wise as will need to be able to fit them in the Z to get them to the garage. Tom, tyres usually arrive unpackaged, and 2 tyres are usually taped together… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I've been ringing a few places locally and most are look for £15 a tyre for fitting but still comes out cheaper buying the Falkens from camskill and paying more for fitting than getting a garage to supply them with fitting. Looks like total will be £650 for a new set and fitting of falkens on nismo's. One question I do have, which I accept isa stupid question but just want to check is how are the types shipped? I.E. size wise as will need to be able to fit them in the Z to get them to the garage. Tom, tyres usually arrive unpackaged, and 2 tyres are usually taped together… Camskill just delivered mines, came single just with a delivery sticker on each. You won't fit all 4 19" ones in the zed unfortunately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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