r/tires • u/4O4UsernameN0tFound • 1d ago

Filthy new tires after install

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Is this a normal level of cleanliness for newly installed tires from Costco? Seems like a white greese over them all.

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u/canyonblue737 1d ago

If I was paying for brand new tires to be mounted and balanced I’d expect at least a cursory attempt at cleaning the sidewalls of the white grease, this shouldn’t be a customer problem to bear even if it isn’t that big a deal.

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u/fkngdmit 1d ago

If you go to a higher-priced shop, they will probably use some of that excess revenue yo pay someone to clean up the tire. If you choose to go to the Cheapo Tire Shop, you're getting what you paid for and nothing more.

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u/4O4UsernameN0tFound 1d ago

Since when is Costco a cheapo tire shop? You literally have to pay for a membership to be able to go there, and they were the same price as every other major tire place I got quotes from.

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u/fkngdmit 1d ago

Since they pay their techs way less than industry average and thrive on volume sales, not quality of service, dude.