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Old May 13, 2017 | 04:35 PM
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So I've ordered new wheels from House of Wheels, for my new to me C7.
Looking for a good installer- Eastern LI . Looking to hear any positive experiences from the OCD guys on this forem. Thanks in advance.
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So I've ordered new wheels from House of Wheels, for my new to me C7.
Looking for a good installer- Eastern LI . Looking to hear any positive experiences from the OCD guys on this forem. Thanks in advance.
Barnwell Goodyear did mine on two occasions and if you're interested they also Road Force balance. They are in Ronkonkoma on Lakeland.
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Thanks Dave, I know where Barnwell is , have used them for semi truck tires a few years back.
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Old May 13, 2017 | 10:01 PM
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I used Barnwell for some miata tires that other shops couldn't balance. Their road force balance did it and it was cheaper too.
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That's two for Barnwell, did you remove your wheels and bring them there ? Or bring the car.
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I brought the car. I did not have an appointment so I had to wait a while. But they did a good job.


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That's two for Barnwell, did you remove your wheels and bring them there ? Or bring the car.
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That's two for Barnwell, did you remove your wheels and bring them there ? Or bring the car.
I also brought mine really for no reason other than I dropped them off and picked them up later in afternoon.
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Well I ended up having it done at a tire shop in Bellport that I pass all the time. Stoped in , talked to the guys there and felt comfortable with them. I did stay and watch. It went smooth
No problems, I was suprised that the lead guy knew what to do with the pucks I had in my hand when I got out of the car.
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Well I ended up having it done at a tire shop in Bellport that I pass all the time. Stoped in , talked to the guys there and felt comfortable with them. I did stay and watch. It went smooth
No problems, I was suprised that the lead guy knew what to do with the pucks I had in my hand when I got out of the car.
What tire shop? There are some seedy shops over there.
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Rayda Tires, I guess seedy could be used to describe some of them. It's all in knowing how to deal with these guys. It was convenient to use, and reasonable price $160 for the whole deal. I did supervise the whole thing. I use these places all the time for flats on work vans and the like. Fast and Cheep.
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I've used Rayda tires many time before. But only for beater or Riverhead enduro cars. They were better years ago when they had different management. I think there was some fighting within the family that owns it. Also there was an older guy that used to run the front who was very good. I haven't been as happy the last two times I've been there.
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