petercyeh

I got a flat yesterday and the entire tire ripped off. its obvious it was an alignment problem. i was hoping to replace the tire and to do the alignment with one stop. is this not recomended, or am i just being **** about having the alignment done at an audi dealership. keep in mind that the audi alignment is a raping, while the tire place will probably cost 50 bucks.
thanks in advance.

nexlvl, Dean@Evil U.

As long as the equipment is comparable, there should be no issue getting it done at tire place

lawong

However, AoA will not cover alignments when you get new tires mounted and balanced.

Talk to your service advisor about this. You will probably have to get your tires mounted and balanced yourself (not at Audi) then get your car aligned at the dealership.

Shaun

BTW, you are entitled to 1 free alignment per year at your friendly neighborhood Audi dealership.

petercyeh

I had my one year alignment done in august.

petercyeh

whats a good price for low profiles that fit on a 19in rim??? i forgot the tires that I got when i had them dropped onto 19s, but i know i can't get the same tire, only something comparable. thanks. btw I am in socal (rowland hts, walnut, west covina).

ILMA_Revo_Stage_2+

so your saying if I get aftermarket wheels mounted at a non-Audi dealer AoA won't cover alignments?

lawong

1) AoA generally won't approve of alignments done with aftermarket wheels. Your dealership experience may vary with this. My service advisor said he cannot do an alignment with aftermarket wheels.

2) AoA won't approve of alignments done at the same time a mounting and balancing is done. (You can't get an alignment just because you got new tires.)

The way around #2, is to get your tires mounted and balanced at another shop, and then bring them to your audi dealer and ask them to do an alignment. Its probably cheaper that way too since the hourly rate for mounting and balancing would most likely be ludicrous.

alipor

a lot of miles on the tires you should replace 2 tires from what I have read..

petercyeh

just got off the phone with tire depot.
i need 255-35 zr19 and they'll set me back 340. thats a damn it and a half. not to mention the 150 for the alignment at audi.