yikes

hello

just bought 4 tires from tire rack for the wifes 2007 c280. im not sure if i should bring it to the dealer to have it balanced?

i thought i read somewhere...possibly here that there is something special about the way mb does their wheel balacing.

or...

are they all done the same way and i can just go anywhere to do this?

mb dealer wants excess of $200 to do all four tires mounted and balanced...thats pretty expensive

thanks

Sathinas

Discount Tire if you have one nearby. They are all using a new and improved version of road force balancer spec machines nowadays.

yikes

thanks for the reply

unfortunately there isnt any discount tire store near me. im located in the NYC area

Luke@tirerack

http://www.tirerack.com/installer/index.jsp

yikes

thanks for the reply luke...i actually was going to take it to a place on this list.

so am i to believe there is nothing special about the way mb dealership does their wheel balancing?

will

bmimily

There is only one way of balancing wheels1 They are far too expensive.

yikes

huh? are you referring to the dealer being expensive? if yes i agree

Sathinas

So... umm... Why are you linking a website address to a locksmith in Dallas, again?

If the link is supposed to be your signature, then please add it as your signature in the Control Panel. People click on just about any link nowadays, more-so if it's not in a signature.

yikes

why would i need truck tires on a c-280?

because it was an advertisement which has subsequently been removed

Luke@tirerack

there are actually 2 ways to balance a tire (dynamic and static) but, both are very easy to do and $200 is way too much

m_berman

Not really.
Most MB Dealers have a Hunter GPS 9700 wheel balancer which performs dynamaic road force wheel balancing. Among other things it balances the wheel in two planes. Check it out at:

http://www.gsp9700.com/

My Dealer charges $150 wheel alignment and $50 for the road force wheel balancing. After viewing the video and experiencing the results, it is the only way to perform wheel balancing to the degree that the car is capable of being driven.

Luke@tirerack

yes, really we have the same equipment, as do hundreds of other shops, and charge $15.00 per tire. I can give a list of shops that do the exact same installation procedure for well under $200.00