Alignment has always been a rear wheel drive thing.

The front wheel drive cars I have owned don't seem to lose it. Ever.

 

It makes sense now. I never bothered changing wheels/tires in my Subaru so when I head $280 I was a little bit upset. Hopefully I will be able sell stock wheels.

 

There's absolutely no reason to have an alignment done when changing tires/rims under normal circumstances. I thought you meant having the wheels balanced.

 

That's what I thought at first until I read that they bought the entire package from Tirerack (or DTD, can't remember). both do the full mounting and balancing for you so all that's left is mounting them on the car and programming the TPMS.

~SB

 

So it should cost no more $150 without alignment. Before I traded my Subaru in for a Fit, I constantly had to align wheels when rotating tires.

 

I mean no disrespect when I say this... but you're a sucker. Who told you that? You get an alignment after suspension work, when your tires wear unevenly or when the car tracks to the side. The work should cost $50-60 at most. Don't have the dealer do it. Take it to a dedicated tire shop. Discount Tire, Custom Wheels, Truck & Car Rims | Discount Tire might be your best bet, its the only place I go to.

 

None taken. I will have to go Mavis Discount Tire. I asked my wife again and she said the dealer said (installation, rotating and TMPS programming for $280). They said nothing about the alignment. That makes a complete ripoff then.

p.s. I am quite handy built bicycles, computers, minor plumbing, painting etc. but cars are a different story.

 

Please consider this path.

Alloy wheels require different lug nuts. The seating surface is is a flat 60 chamfer vs a section of a donut/toroid.

When you receive the wheels remove the old wheels and put on the new wheels making sure the correct lug nuts are tightened to the value in the owners manual. Save one set of the old lug nut for use with the spare tire. If you have to buy a socket and breaker bar to work with the new lug nuts, do that and keep them in the car.

Drive to the service area of the dealer with the car, new tires already installed. The only work you are asking them to do is reprogram the tpms sensors. They don't have to touch a wrench. They do have to drive the car around.

Offer them $80 as all you are looking for is the convenience on not having to look at the low tire pressure light sending bad information.

 

I think you meant aftermarket wheels. The Sport has alloy wheels with the ball seat lug nuts (what you were calling "donut").

 

Thank you.

 

Go it. The dealer is "cheap" and they charge a minimum of $105 per hour even if it takes 20 minutes.

Btw, I got Rial Murago wheels.

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/Wheel...All&sort=Brand

 

Nice split spoke wheels. Should work well on a Fit!

 

Rotation? If they're taking the wheels off the car to install new tires or installing the old tires on new rims they shouldn't also be charging for rotation. There's no extra time involved.

 

I think that's how they write up a wheel swap. Same labor as a rotation, and swap probably isn't listed in the labor rate system.

 

Guys,

I called Tarrytown Honda. They said $105 for programming TPMS and $52 for mounting the wheels.

 

And what did tire shops quote you?

 

Unreachable because there is no electricity.

 

Maybe wait a few weeks... Are you in a rush to change the wheels out?

 

I do not want to have my stock wheels stolen since I did not put wheel locks.

 

If he is just mounting new wheels, why does he need an alignment?