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Buying tyres online

Posted:
Wed Nov 12, 2014 1:09 pm
by Nooobness
Hey guys!
My set of XXR527's arrived this morning in the mail (18x8.75+35), and im planning to get some new tyres for it

I have a MY05 3.0r sedan
Does anyone know where to get good/cheap tyres from?
I found this site called International Tyre Trader
http://www.tyretrader.com.au/ which is really cheap, but Im a bit skeptical of it
Has anyone had experience with them before?
Thanks!
Jon

Re: Buying tyres online

Posted:
Thu Nov 13, 2014 11:13 pm
by Nooobness
anyone? LOL
where's a good place to get tyres in east side melb?
Re: Buying tyres online

Posted:
Fri Nov 14, 2014 8:38 am
by shav
Its just a matter of shopping around. It will be rare that any tire place will do you wrong. You just got to ask what their best price is and if they are willing to price beat it if you found another price. Also depends on the brand tire your going for.
Re: Buying tyres online

Posted:
Fri Nov 14, 2014 11:12 am
by KiDo_Tuning
I buy my tyres through
www.tirerack.com and keep the price under $1000 so no customs duties etc
Re: Buying tyres online

Posted:
Fri Nov 14, 2014 12:16 pm
by SHIZNT
www.thewheeldeal.com.auJarrod is really good on price and is located in Bayswater
Re: Buying tyres online

Posted:
Fri Nov 14, 2014 1:58 pm
by Manaz
Be very wary of "cheaper" sellers and old tyres (tyres have their week of manufacture stamped on them, anything more than 12 months old and I personally wouldn't buy them.
Re: Buying tyres online

Posted:
Fri Nov 14, 2014 10:55 pm
by Nooobness
Re: Buying tyres online

Posted:
Sun Nov 16, 2014 8:23 pm
by Azza
Got a set of Continental's through international tyre trader a few months ago, I was a bit sketchy on them as well when I ordered but had a phone call the next day to confirm the shipping address and the Tyres arrived in Brisbane the day after that. Overall was a impressed with their service and saved about 750ish on going to local tyre store.
Re: Buying tyres online

Posted:
Sun Nov 16, 2014 9:28 pm
by Nooobness
Azza wrote:Got a set of Continental's through international tyre trader a few months ago, I was a bit sketchy on them as well when I ordered but had a phone call the next day to confirm the shipping address and the Tyres arrived in Brisbane the day after that. Overall was a impressed with their service and saved about 750ish on going to local tyre store.
thanks for that azza
Do you know if the stock is fairly new? Did you ask the manufacturing date before they sent them to you?
Cheers
Jon
Re: Buying tyres online

Posted:
Sun Nov 16, 2014 9:58 pm
by Brunsy3.0
What guard work you gonna need to squeeze them in? What suspension you runnin also? I bee looking for new rims and am interested on what fits and what doesnt
Re: Buying tyres online

Posted:
Sun Nov 16, 2014 10:27 pm
by KiDo_Tuning
West coast USA from memory
Their stocks turn over fast, yet to hear of anyone getting anything less than 2 months old.
Re: Buying tyres online

Posted:
Mon Nov 17, 2014 5:17 am
by HardwareBoB
KiDo_Tuning wrote:West coast USA from memory
Their stocks turn over fast, yet to hear of anyone getting anything less than 2 months old.
I bought tyres/rims from tirerack, and it was pretty straightforward. If tire rack have old stock tyres, they put them in as a separate product and sell them cheaper. Tire rack is *massive*.
Re: Buying tyres online

Posted:
Mon Nov 17, 2014 6:14 am
by Manaz
Be aware that Tire Rack have stopped selling some products to overseas customers, as a result of "meddling" by the tyre manufacturers. You may have difficulty getting tyres from them shipped to Australia which are available through official channels locally.
Also be aware that tyre model names/designations can be allocated to tyres with completely different designs in different markets.
Re: Buying tyres online

Posted:
Sat Nov 22, 2014 7:49 pm
by KiDo_Tuning
Manaz wrote:Be aware that Tire Rack have stopped selling some products to overseas customers, as a result of "meddling" by the tyre manufacturers. You may have difficulty getting tyres from them shipped to Australia which are available through official channels locally.
Also be aware that tyre model names/designations can be allocated to tyres with completely different designs in different markets.
Thats why I use a freight forwarding service

Continental US delivery is dirt cheap, freight forwarder sends to me
Re: Buying tyres online

Posted:
Sun Nov 23, 2014 10:30 pm
by Nooobness
The dude quoted me $290 delivery for a set of 4 Pirelli P-Zero Rossos. So total will be around $750USD
What do u guys reckon?
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp ... mpare1=yes