Fitting centres for Black Circles
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I had mine fitted at a garage on Meanwood Road. It was a one man band place.
Yes it was a lot cheaper than the usual tyre fitters using Blackcircles, however it was somewhat lacking in facilities and I had to stand freezing my bits off whilst he changed each wheel using a trolley jack and torque wrench. May be better to leave the car with him and call back later.
Yes it was a lot cheaper than the usual tyre fitters using Blackcircles, however it was somewhat lacking in facilities and I had to stand freezing my bits off whilst he changed each wheel using a trolley jack and torque wrench. May be better to leave the car with him and call back later.
unrepentant said:
Are you sure you are getting a good deal with black circles?
I needed some F1's for my Tuscan 2 wks ago. Black Circles quote £156.89 unfitted (national were £176 fitted). I went to a local place and paid £130.76 fitted.
I had the same issue and it worked out cheaper to goto your local tyre centre.I needed some F1's for my Tuscan 2 wks ago. Black Circles quote £156.89 unfitted (national were £176 fitted). I went to a local place and paid £130.76 fitted.
Also, not every tyre centre will fit your own bought tyres that I found out. most places will match the price.
If you proceed through the "Buy/Quote" bit of the Blackcircles site, pick your tyre and select "Buy" it asks for your postcode and gives you a list of fitters nearby. There's one listed at Hunslet Business Park, which I assume is the one off Hunslet Road behind Saab/Mitsubishi.
I've just used Blackcircles (but not the Hunslet one) to replace a punctured tyre* and found them good value and very good service. They were about 20% cheaper than my last tyre from Kwikfit and about 33% cheaper than the quote I got from BMW main dealer.
* Got a small nail through the tread of a rear tyre, which was annoying. More annoying is that you can't repair Bridgestone runflats, so it meant a new boot. Uber annoying was that the tyre in question was hardly used, having been fitted in February to replace one that got a two-inch bolt through the middle of it. So I now have a new tyre and a very expensive tyre-based plant pot. Or I might make it into a coffee table.
I've just used Blackcircles (but not the Hunslet one) to replace a punctured tyre* and found them good value and very good service. They were about 20% cheaper than my last tyre from Kwikfit and about 33% cheaper than the quote I got from BMW main dealer.
* Got a small nail through the tread of a rear tyre, which was annoying. More annoying is that you can't repair Bridgestone runflats, so it meant a new boot. Uber annoying was that the tyre in question was hardly used, having been fitted in February to replace one that got a two-inch bolt through the middle of it. So I now have a new tyre and a very expensive tyre-based plant pot. Or I might make it into a coffee table.
unrepentant said:
Are you sure you are getting a good deal with black circles?
I needed some F1's for my Tuscan 2 wks ago. Black Circles quote £156.89 unfitted (national were £176 fitted). I went to a local place and paid £130.76 fitted.
Black circles are quoting 127 each fitted for the front F1s, which compares to 105 unfitted from my tyres. I've rung a few local places but they aren't coming anywhere near. I needed some F1's for my Tuscan 2 wks ago. Black Circles quote £156.89 unfitted (national were £176 fitted). I went to a local place and paid £130.76 fitted.
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