I have a toyota yaris 1.4D year 04. I have just had it serviced and i need two new tyres. I didnt get the toyota garage to fit them as I know it will cost me. The tyres it has on at the moment are
175 65 R14 82T. As i am a girlie i dont really understand what all this means. I dont want to get ripped off from a garage. I could get a friend to help me change them or is it better to go have them fitted somewhere properly
Any helpful sugestions
p.s I live in the nottingham/leicester area so any local fitters reccommended.
thank you
Louise
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being a girlie did you not get a quote from toyota garage?and then ring a few local garages/tyre fitment places for a quote for same?i thought everybody had access to a dog an bone these days.
Maybe the toyota garage dont fit the tyres anyway and get their local tyre fitters to fit them for them ?you say you dont want ripping by a garage does that include the toyota garage then or are they ok but not good at tyres?or what? sorry dont understand your posting
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1. 175 = the width of the tyre in mm, seen from the front.
2. The profile of the tyre, which is the ratio of the height of the sidewall - i.e., from the wheel to the outside edge of the tyre - to the width, expressed as a percentage.
3. R=radial, to distinguish from cross ply (which are no longer made for new cars and have not been for ~30 years).
4. 14 = the size of the wheel they attach to.
5. 82 = the load rating. Not sure how this is calculated but on a Yaris it shouldn't be too much of an issue anyway as they're quite light cars.
6. T = the speed rating. T means that the tyres are rated up to 118 mph (190 km/h). Your car is probably flat out at about 105 so you will be safe with T rated tyres, although higher ratings are available.
You can't really get a friend to fit the tyres because the old ones need to be prised off with special tools (tyre irons or a tyre press) and the new ones fitted in the same way. It's not a DIY job. That said, you can buy the tyres from one place and some garages will then fit them for a fixed fee.
Have a look at www.valuetyres.co.uk and www.etyres.co.uk who quote fully fitted prices of about ~£42 per tyre. They will also tell you who would be able to fit the tyres locally to you at the online price. (By way of comparison, Continental Eco Contacts come in at £56.50 per corner fitted at a big chain).
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I tried valuetyres.co.uk but when I asked for local tyre fitters it went back to square one. I presume it was trying to channel me towards buying from them not a local tyre fitter.
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Look in Yellow Pages under Tyre Dealers and Distributors and ring round to compare prices.
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I find it best to buy tyres online and have them fitted nearby.
www.mytyres.co.uk delivered to your house and get them fitted locally. They have contacts and prices on their site for fitters it should cost you no more than £15 per tyre, their prices are very good.
Also look at www.camskill.co.uk there is another 3% off if you have group membership - pm me for details.
Remember to use a cashback credit card.
Alternatively ebay is a good source of tyres, part worn or new.
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Loopy, try mytyres as Craig suggests, it will give you an idea of what you should pay. I live in Nottingham as well and have had good service from selectatyres, Barrow street in Loughborough, which should be handy for you if you live between Notts and Leicester. The last time I used them they were even cheaper than mytyres
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Wherever you get them, make sure that you have new valves fitted and get them balanced. I am not comfortable with cheap sources. They might cut corners to save a few pence. I know that it isn't a PC suggestion, but do you have an elder male relative who could front for you ?
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If you ring around, make sure you get quoted the full fitted price (inc vat balancing and new valves). You may get asked what other quotes you've had; many garages will try to beat genuine quotes.
For type of tyres, see discussion in thread 'Unknown (to me!) tyre manufacturers'.
In the German ADAC (like RAC/AA) tests last year, in 175/65 14 size, the Pirelli P3000 Energy and the Continental EcoContact3 tyres did very well.
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Try www.etyres.co.uk . They'll come to home or work and fit the tyres. Just type in the size and you'll get a range of tyres to choose from and the price includes fitting, balance, valve, disposal of old tyre and VAT.
They're not the absolute cheapest supplier, but your tyres are not *very* expensive - the dearest tyre they show in your size is £49.90 (and that's everything included)
Even if you don't use them, their prices give you a uesful reference on the total price you should expect to pay.
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My favourite in Nottingham is ETS (Eden Tyre Sales)
There are a few branches about, and one in Derbyshire. They are always cheapest for mine (for same tyre)
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