"John J. Stimson-III" wrote:
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> I wasn't very happy with the America's Tire in Mountain View. They
> quoted me $70 for mount and balance over the phone, which they said
> was for balancing on the Hunter GSP9700 machine. When I arrived, they
> tried to increase the price and then mounted and balanced the tires
> with the standard low-budget equipment. The GSP9700 machine was
> broken. In their favor, the tech that put the wheels back on did use
> the torque wrench I brought to torque down the lugnuts.
If you had to bring the torque wrench, I would say that's another strike
against them. They can't afford to buy the tools to do the job right? :-(
I've had good results at the following shops:
Firestone, Mt. View (racer friendly...)
Wheel Works, Santa Clara (near 101 & San Thomas)
Fred's Import, Morgan Hill (a little expensive, has expensive mounting machine.
uses nicer than average valve stems, coated weights. They own and use
torque wrenches. Is a Tire Rack "Recommended Installer" so you can drop
ship to them. convenient for me... )
John
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