Tire Place recommendation OC - Newport/Irvine Area

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Sep 26, 2011 | 12:46 PM
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My tires are almost bald and I need a good tire place that you can trust with aftermarket wheels. My last place was all the way at LA and they were even nice enough to paint the aluminum weights on the wheel (used for balancing) black to blend in with my black anodized setup.

Ready get set go!
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Sep 26, 2011 | 01:06 PM
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Quote: My tires are almost bald and I need a good tire place that you can trust with aftermarket wheels. My last place was all the way at LA and they were even nice enough to paint the aluminum weights on the wheel (used for balancing) black to blend in with my black anodized setup.

Ready get set go!
A few:

Grand Prix in Newport off 17th street
HMS off Beach in Wesminster

These are the two most recent places I went with the GTR, Benz, and Porsche... They all have Hunter or Corgi machines with solid techs.
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Sep 26, 2011 | 01:42 PM
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grassy-*** Vic! (gracias)
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Sep 27, 2011 | 09:53 PM
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Grand Prix Tire in Newport Beach. Ask for Dennis. Tell him an old Newport Auto Center service advisor sent you. And don't be a dick.
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Sep 27, 2011 | 10:33 PM
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+2 for HMS.
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Sep 27, 2011 | 10:34 PM
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Coast Motorsports in Laguna Beach on PCH. they beat any tire prices, great place thats where I've been going lately.
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Sep 28, 2011 | 12:25 AM
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Grand Prix in Newport. Ask for Berge.
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