Tires: Transporting and Strong the Set Not on Your Car

myfirstone · 10-22-2009, 12:42 AM

Here's a dumb question. When you have your summer tires swapped for winter tires (or vice versa), how do you transport the summer tires back home? They're bulky, heavy, and dirty.

I'm surprised that tire shops don't offer tire storage as it would seem to guarantee endless repeat business, but I haven't found any such tire shops in the New York City area.

Thank you.

ptack · 10-22-2009, 07:12 AM

Each one's in a Hefty bag. Drop the rear seats and they fit. I expect to soon have winters and summers on dedicated wheels and I'll just change those myself.

shawshank772 · 10-22-2009, 08:50 AM

I think some dealerships have tire storage. Im lucky that my mother lives directly behind a discount tire location. I just roll them through their parking lot to my mothers house.

VMRWheels · 10-22-2009, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by myfirstone

Here's a dumb question. When you have your summer tires swapped for winter tires (or vice versa), how do you transport the summer tires back home? They're bulky, heavy, and dirty.

I'm surprised that tire shops don't offer tire storage as it would seem to guarantee endless repeat business, but I haven't found any such tire shops in the New York City area.

Thank you.

We don't do tire storage but we definitely do help the customer out by shrink wrapping all 4 wheels/tires so that once it is placed in the car, its nice/tidy/clean...

-Charles@VMRWheels

Guildenstern · 10-24-2009, 03:47 PM

My dealer holds on to my off-season rims/tires. But I'm going to move to DIY so I don't have to go through the cold day/warm day crap in fall and spring anymore.

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myfirstone Enlisted Member 3 Rep 40 Posts Drives: 128i Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	Tires: Transporting and Strong the Set Not on Your Car Here's a dumb question. When you have your summer tires swapped for winter tires (or vice versa), how do you transport the summer tires back home? They're bulky, heavy, and dirty. I'm surprised that tire shops don't offer tire storage as it would seem to guarantee endless repeat business, but I haven't found any such tire shops in the New York City area. Thank you.
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ptack Brigadier General 269 Rep 4,470 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: May 2008 Location: NJ iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 135i [6.50]	Each one's in a Hefty bag. Drop the rear seats and they fit. I expect to soon have winters and summers on dedicated wheels and I'll just change those myself. __________________ 135i, SGM, Coral, Sport Package, Auto, Premium Hifi, USB/ipod, Apex EC-7s, PPK Stage II
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shawshank772 Major 120 Rep 1,159 Posts Drives: 08 135i and 16 M3 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago iTrader: (1)	I think some dealerships have tire storage. Im lucky that my mother lives directly behind a discount tire location. I just roll them through their parking lot to my mothers house.
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Guildenstern or Rosencrantz 11 Rep 455 Posts Drives: 2008 Montego Blue 128i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Cleveland, OH iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 128i Coupe [0.00]	My dealer holds on to my off-season rims/tires. But I'm going to move to DIY so I don't have to go through the cold day/warm day crap in fall and spring anymore.
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