Tire installer in San Francisco, any recs?
02-17-2012, 09:28 PM
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Tire installer in San Francisco, any recs?
Looking to buy a set of 18 inch wheels and snow tires from the Tire rack with TPMS semsors. Wondering if anyone knows a trustworthy shop in the city to do the installation.
02-18-2012, 02:50 AM
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It's not in the City, but I've heard nothing but great things about Custom Alignment in Mountain View. I've read of people who will buy tires at Tire Rack, and have them shipped there for install. They're supposed to use great care with your wheels, so they don't end up chipped or scratched.
I was going to use them for a set of Super Sports, but found myself having to replace an entire set of tires on the spur of the moment (due to puncture) so had Fletcher-Jones in Fremont do it.
But check out Custom Alignment - I know they're a bit of a drive, but by all accounts, they are one of "the" places to go in the Bay Area for any kind of alignment or tire installs.
I was going to use them for a set of Super Sports, but found myself having to replace an entire set of tires on the spur of the moment (due to puncture) so had Fletcher-Jones in Fremont do it.
But check out Custom Alignment - I know they're a bit of a drive, but by all accounts, they are one of "the" places to go in the Bay Area for any kind of alignment or tire installs.
02-18-2012, 04:10 PM
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All of Tire Rack's Recommended Installers are carefully screened to ensure they have the right equipment and experience to satisfactorily serve our customers. In fact, to become a Recommended Installer a company must:
1. Use proper mounting and balancing equipment including touchless or rim clamp, European-style tire changers and high-speed computer spin balancers.
2. Employ properly trained technicians capable of safely performing damage-free installations.
3. Be an automotive business that can offer additional services to customers (alignments, complete repairs, auto detailing, etc.)
4. Possess a positive attitude and the ability to treat Tire Rack's customers with the highest level of professional courtesy.
Only after these criteria are met is a company approved to become one of our Recommended Installers. If these shops don't live up to our criteria, we will get rid of them!
Please give me a call when ready, or use my link below to order, thanks!!
1. Use proper mounting and balancing equipment including touchless or rim clamp, European-style tire changers and high-speed computer spin balancers.
2. Employ properly trained technicians capable of safely performing damage-free installations.
3. Be an automotive business that can offer additional services to customers (alignments, complete repairs, auto detailing, etc.)
4. Possess a positive attitude and the ability to treat Tire Rack's customers with the highest level of professional courtesy.
Only after these criteria are met is a company approved to become one of our Recommended Installers. If these shops don't live up to our criteria, we will get rid of them!
Please give me a call when ready, or use my link below to order, thanks!!
02-18-2012, 06:16 PM
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I think a good shop is worth a little drive. Try to give Tony Heyer (owner) of Heyer Performance (Mountain View) a call (heyerperformance.com, 650-962-0930).
Tony's shop is a full service shop for Porsche cars and not just tire installation, yet for my Porsche cars I would rather have someone familiar with them to work on even just for the tires. I think Tony's shop is also on the TireRack list, and he works with the folks at Custom Alignment, Mountina View, very closely (I used to take my cars to there for alingment before track days, these guys know Porsche well.)
I have been using Tony for over a decade, and he is someone I 'trust' to let him work on my all Porsche cars.
Regards,
(P.S. If you call Tony, feel free to mention me -- Alex with the 2010 Altas Grey 997.2 GT3.)
Tony's shop is a full service shop for Porsche cars and not just tire installation, yet for my Porsche cars I would rather have someone familiar with them to work on even just for the tires. I think Tony's shop is also on the TireRack list, and he works with the folks at Custom Alignment, Mountina View, very closely (I used to take my cars to there for alingment before track days, these guys know Porsche well.)
I have been using Tony for over a decade, and he is someone I 'trust' to let him work on my all Porsche cars.
Regards,
(P.S. If you call Tony, feel free to mention me -- Alex with the 2010 Altas Grey 997.2 GT3.)
02-18-2012, 08:36 PM
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All of Tire Rack's Recommended Installers are carefully screened to ensure they have the right equipment and experience to satisfactorily serve our customers. In fact, to become a Recommended Installer a company must:
1. Use proper mounting and balancing equipment including touchless or rim clamp, European-style tire changers and high-speed computer spin balancers.
2. Employ properly trained technicians capable of safely performing damage-free installations.
3. Be an automotive business that can offer additional services to customers (alignments, complete repairs, auto detailing, etc.)
4. Possess a positive attitude and the ability to treat Tire Rack's customers with the highest level of professional courtesy.
Only after these criteria are met is a company approved to become one of our Recommended Installers. If these shops don't live up to our criteria, we will get rid of them!
Please give me a call when ready, or use my link below to order, thanks!!
1. Use proper mounting and balancing equipment including touchless or rim clamp, European-style tire changers and high-speed computer spin balancers.
2. Employ properly trained technicians capable of safely performing damage-free installations.
3. Be an automotive business that can offer additional services to customers (alignments, complete repairs, auto detailing, etc.)
4. Possess a positive attitude and the ability to treat Tire Rack's customers with the highest level of professional courtesy.
Only after these criteria are met is a company approved to become one of our Recommended Installers. If these shops don't live up to our criteria, we will get rid of them!
Please give me a call when ready, or use my link below to order, thanks!!
My only reason for posting is to suggest that even if an installer is listed as "recommended" it would still behoove one to check out the place through other sources and a personal visit if possible.
Again, I'm an extremely satisfied Tire Rack customer and would recommend you guys to anyone, but just wanted to add my $.02 on this.
02-19-2012, 01:40 PM
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I have the worst luck with getting screws in my tires. I usually find it on the way in or while I'm in the city and always head right to Big-O tires on 1023 Mission Street. Honest and fast. They never try to charge me more for tire pressure sensors like the one on Geary. I've had no reason to look anywhere else.
If I can't make it into the city I go to Malugani Tire in Mill Valley.
If I can't make it into the city I go to Malugani Tire in Mill Valley.
