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How can I schedule an appointment at my local Tire Center?
What services does the Costco Tire Center provide?
How are Costco. com tire orders delivered and installed?
What is Costco's tire replacement location policy?
How can I find tires on Costco.com?
Can I cancel my tire order?
Can I exchange my tire order?
Will the Costco Tire Center install any size tire?
Scheduling an appointment at your local Tire Center is easy! Simply visit Costcotireappointments.com and follow these steps:
”If you ever need help scheduling an appointment, feel free to get in touch with the Tire Center at your local Costco.
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The Costco Tire Center offers several installation and maintenance services to get our members on the road, including rotation, balance, nitrogen inflation, nitrogen conversion, and flat repair.
Your local Costco Tire Center team will be glad to discuss any of these services in-depth. Find your local Tire Center here.
Please note that:
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Your Costco.com tire order will arrive at your selected warehouse in approximately 5-10 business days from the time of your order. You will be notified by phone or email when your tires arrive at the warehouse and you will have 14 days for installation.
For Alaska and Hawaii orders, the estimated delivery timeframe will be approximately 10-20 business days from the time of your order.
An Installation charge of $18.99 per tire is included in the quoted price.
This includes: Mounting, Lifetime Balancing, Lifetime Rotation, Lifetime Flat Repair, Lifetime Air Pressure Checks, New Rubber Valve Stem, & Costco Wholesale's Road Hazard Warranty.
For additional details please head to our Tire Site and select your warehouse location to view the tire warranty and Tire Center FAQs.
Please note:
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We have a policy to always install the least worn tires to the rear axles on the vehicle.
For example, if only one tire needs to be installed, it will be installed on the rear of the vehicle. If two new tires are installed, they will also be installed on the rear of the vehicle.
This is based on major tire manufacturers' fitment guidelines, which specifically caution against installing replacement tires on the front axle, due to safety reasons. If you have further questions, please visit our Tire Site.
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You can find the exact tires for your vehicle as set by the tire manufacturers right here. Your safety is our top priority. As part of that commitment, our Tire Centers will only install tires that are suggested by the manufacturer for your make and model of car. We've designed the tire search on Costco.com to only display results that match up with your vehicle.
Once you select the warehouse you'd like to install your tires, simply enter the specific year, make and model of your vehicle in our tire search, and you should have some great options at your fingertips.
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We are unable to cancel tire orders that have already been shipped and are in transit to your local Costco Wholesale Tire Center.
If you don't want to keep the tires, there are two return options:
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We don’t have the ability to process exchanges for tire orders placed on Costco.com. If you’re not completely satisfied with your order, stop by the Costco Wholesale Tire Center when the tires arrive for a refund. If you'd like the refund processed by Costco.
com, Contact Us and you'll receive the credit back to your original method of payment within three to four business days.
If you return or cancel your tire order and you need a different set of tires, you’re welcome to place another order on Costco.com.
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Costco only installs authorized tire fitments, for safety reasons. This is why we advise that, before purchasing, our customers make sure the tire(s) they select meet the following vehicle manufacturers' Original Equipment (OE) specifications.
If you'd like to find your vehicle's tires or need more information, visit our Tire Site.
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As mentioned previously, if you buy your tires at Costco and you pay the additional $18.99 installation fee, you are also getting free tire rotations. This does not mean that you will be able to rotate tires for free at Costco for the rest of your life, but rather for the remaining life of the tires.
Costco says that you should rotate your tires as per your manufacturer’s recommendations, or every 5,000 – 8,000 miles at the very minimum.
This is also the only way for you to get free lifetime Costco tire rotations.
Tire balancing and tire rotations are likely the two most important maintenance necessities you need to do if you want to get the most out of your tires. That is why most experts will tell you that you need to do both continuously. Thankfully, Costco will do it for you over and over again if you pay the $18.99 per tire installation fee.
How Do You Use Costco Tire Air For Free?If you pay the $18.99 per tire installation fee, you can air up your tires at Costco as much as you want. Moreover, Costco uses nitrogen instead of compressed air which is intended to retain pressure much better. This means that you will not have to air up your tires as often as you otherwise would if you were to only use compressed air.
How Can I Get Free Rubber & Valve Stems At Costco?The Costco Lifetime Tire Maintenance package gives you a set of free rubber & valve stems if you pay the $18.
99 per tire installation fee. It’s worth mentioning that this does not include any TPMS systems as these will have to be bought separately. This package can only be used once per a set of new tires which means that you can’t get more than four/five stems at a time.
The only way for you to dispose of your old tires through Costco is to buy a new set of tires through Costco and opt for the $18.99 per tire Costco tire installation package. However, sometimes it makes more sense to take your tires to a dedicated recycling facility as you can get some money back this way. Moreover, if your tires are not too old, you can even try and sell them as used tires.
No, they will not. Costco will not install tires that were not purchased through Costco for a variety of reasons. For starters, Costco can’t guarantee that the tires are in adequate shape or if they are even legitimate tires from a reputable dealer.
Moreover, Costco will never agree to alter your recommended tire fitment for safety reasons and because that would automatically violate their Road Hazard Warranty.
The only way for you to reap all the tire installation benefits at Costco is to be a Costco member and buy the tires directly from them. Other tire centers such as Discount Tire will happily install tires bought elsewhere, but Costco will not.
Some Costco facilities will mount non-Costco sourced tires, but they will charge you at least $10-$15 per tire. Costco is really serious about authorized fitments which means that they aren’t willing to take risks by installing non-proven tire sizes on any car, no matter the price you pay. This makes perfect sense as you also shouldn’t alter your tire sizes on your own accord.
If you are not a Costco member, but you are thinking about becoming one, you should do your due diligence and consider all the other tire facilities as well.
First of all, we ought to mention Walmart, which is one of the largest US-based multination companies that deal with tires and pretty much everything else. Walmart leads the way when it comes to pricing, low maintenance service costs, and free nationwide shipping.
Discount Tire is one of the nations leading tire retailers with possibly the widest selection of tires in the country. They do not deal with discounted tires as the name might suggest, but rather aim to be the best tire shop out there in all price groups. Discount Tire is known for its special tire financing options, quick shipping times, and its incredible stock.
Tire Rack is a company that deals with tires exclusively which means that they might as well be the place to go if you need new tires and you want your questions answered. Tire Rack employees are incredibly well-informed which means that you don’t need to worry about anything as they will happily assist you with everything you need. With more than 20-30 different tire brands at your disposal, Tire Rack is at the very top of the tire game.
Chain | Installation Price | Installation Package & |
BJ’s | $80 for 4 wheels ($20/tire) TPMS kit fees may vary. | – New valve stems |
Costco | $76 for 4 wheels ($18.99/tire) TPMS kits: $3/wheel | – New valve stems |
Discount Tire | $84 for 4 wheels ($21/tire) TPMS kits included. | – New valve stems |
NTB | $68 for 4 wheels ($17/tire) TPMS kits: $8/wheel | – Lifetime rotation and balancing Optional: |
Pep Boys | $118.40 for 4 wheels ($29.60/tire) TPMS kits and tire disposal included. | – New valve stems Optional: |
Sam’s Club | $80 for 4 wheels ($20/tire) TPMS kit: $5/wheel | – TPMS reset |
Walmart | $60 for 4 wheels ($15/tire; $25 for non-Walmart tires) TPMS kits included. | – New valve stems Optional: |
If you are already a Costco member, and if you do all your tire maintenance services at Costco, it is indeed worth it. If you take a closer look at the table above, you can see that Costco isn’t even in the top 3 when it comes to pricing, but the devil is in the details and if you combine all the possible benefits you can get through Costco, it ends up being one of the best places out there.
A Costco tire installation costs $18.99 per tire ($76 for all four tires). This is not the best outright price you can get, but if take full advantage of everything Costco offers you with the installation package, then it makes sense to go through Costco. Either way, you should always consider your alternatives as you never really know what you can actually get for your money before you ask a few questions.
If you want to know more about tire installation, where can you do it, how you can do it, and why you should do it, be sure to click here for some of our articles associated with this topic.
I have a 2011 Ford Focus and although the car itself is good quality, I have now ruined two tires in three months just by running over a screw.
Ford doesn't offer any road risk on their tires, so I'm pretty annoyed with Ford.
Both Costco and Discount Tires advise me to either replace all 4 tires or at least replace 2 tires.
They also tell me that tire changes must be of the same speed rating. nine0003
Discount will sell me ONE Yokohama Avid (touring with I think) but they advise against it. The Ford service representative does not offer any advice. nine0003
I'm very tempted to get one Yokohama because of the danger on the road and I'm trying to determine what effect one of the three different tires actually has.
Thank you.
Jerry Asher
2011-05-18 20:11:51 +0000
The answer is NO.
You should never change one tire because each tire has its own performance characteristics. You may not notice this during your daily driving, but any unusual action such as turning to avoid an accident, turning or braking in a rain storm, etc. You may suddenly find that the car is doing something completely unexpected. Also, contact your insurance company - they may decide that because the car has been "improperly maintained", your insurance coverage will not be good in the event of an accident with the wrong tires. nine0003
Personally, I wouldn't drive with different tires front and rear. Even similar tires will behave differently.
A simple screw piercer should be repairable unless you continue to ride flat.
A sourcechris
2011-06-02 17:49:19 +0000
It's not recommended to just replace one, but unless you're pushing 9/10 of your car's power, you'll probably never notice a difference.
When I worked in construction, nobody did a complete set or even a replacement set of axles. When your tires break as fast as all loose nails lost on construction sites, it's silly to replace them all every time. At a minimum, you get mismatched tread wear, and more typically, you get tires from a different brand, since the make/model/size the customer is buying will never be available even after a couple of months. Sigh.
2011-05-22 19:54:24 +0000
The real answer is yes and no. It is perfectly safe to drive four completely separate tires as long as the tires on the same axle are the same size. It would probably be nice to get tires with the same tread so that they wear evenly.
As far as the performance that Chris was talking about, there is an additional property between the tires. So if one of them had no grip, you would have 50% performance, but if one of them was snowy and the other was summer, you would be great in no snow conditions.
nine0003
In my opinion, get the right tires for each axle to save yourself looking like an idiot.
A sourceEric Fossum
2011-05-19 14:20:25 +0000
If you've just run over a screw, you should be able to fix a tire. I've done this before and they basically glue a rubber plug into the hole.
As others have said, it's usually not a good idea to have tire mismatches. Rules will vary depending on where you are, but some countries (notably France) do not allow mismatched tires on the same axle. The UK allows them, but they must all be the same size and speed. Obviously I don't know what the rules are in the US or if they vary from state to state. Axle mismatch is less of an issue (my car has different tire sizes between the front and rear axles as standard), but it's best to avoid it if you can. Most tire dealers here will insist on installing new tires on the rear axle if only two are being replaced.
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Nick C
2018-01-26 04:24:09 +0000
The problem is greatly exacerbated on vehicles that are AWD (not 4WD transfer case) that use viscous couplings.
Moving the worn tires to the rear and buying two nice new fronts will overstate the viscosity of the clutch, and can cause a VERY expensive part to fail. Ask any late model Ford Explorer owner about this particular heartache...
This is a specific exception, and not exactly a direct answer to the OP's question. However, this is and an example where replacing all four tires with exactly the same model (or at least diameter) is reasonable considering wear.
Also, I see no reason why quality tires of the same final diameter cannot be replaced, whether for an axle, a sidewall, or a car. Granted, a snow-and-ice Nokia or a General express hypermiler isn't the same as a Michelin Pilot Zero summer gumball - but I'm sure any all-season tire of the same diameter and size is safe enough on a discreet street SUV, van or sedan.
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Steve Racer
2018-01-26 00:50:15 +0000
Can't comment on MooseLucifer's post (not enough reputation). Here are my two cents:
Tires on the same axle should always be the same size, ideally all 4 are the same.
The difference in tire wear across the entire axle has little effect on performance, because the same tires with different tread depths will have slightly different diameters, although the difference is quite small (twice the starting tread depth if it is bald). nine0003
Tires of different axle sizes are not recommended. Large ROTATE tires are slower than small tires at equivalent speeds, which means that when driving in a straight line, your differential will constantly rotate, causing it to wear out faster. The discrepancy will also negatively affect the "position" of your car.
That's why you don't need a donut on the drive axle. The donuts are much smaller than stock tires (also not rated for around 50 mph). It is wise to use donuts wherever necessary to get the car home and / or to the store, nothing more. Tires are inferior to standard tires in every respect. nine0003
Tires of different sizes between the front and rear axles are acceptable, but will have little effect on ride quality. As a rule, larger and/or larger diameter tires have a better damping effect. Bumpy surfaces will cause the front and rear axles to behave slightly differently, which will become more problematic at increasing speeds.
This is my 2...5 cents. I'm only here because Wal-Mart managed to install the wrong tire, and you know what? Yes, different sizes! Drive carefully and smart! nine0003 A source
Zach Rightmyer
2020-03-28 18:19:27 +0000
If all tires are the same diameter, it will be very difficult to tell the difference.
Of course, in bad weather it may not be very good. They say to put two good quality new tires on the rear axle to avoid spinning in extreme conditions.
2016-06-14 09:31:49 +0000
DT ik....NO... And always turn tires and never put donut tires on the front if it's front or rear wheel drive.
A sourceTimothy Crowder
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Psychopathologist
12/18/2007, 11:39 am
In February I will go to the Alps (France) by car.
What do you think, is it worth changing tires for winter, or not?
vrach
12/18/2007, 11:47
In February I will go to the Alps (France) by car. What do you think, is it worth changing tires for winter, or not?
I don't remember exactly, but I think it's legal there in the Alps. Check. :hb15:
If it's worth it, I think it's worth it. :hb15:
333
12/18/2007, 12:20
it's not so easy to buy winter tires in Britain :-) Maybe you should rent a car in France or in Switzerland somewhere in the foothills?
Alexey_R
12/18/2007, 12:58
It is necessary to change. However, the gray zone is if you have all-weather tires. However, all-season tires are not winter tires.
We have already written about chains - they should be.
However, even the "universal" tires like Dunlop sport something I had
it was scary in Bavaria last year.
The problem is uphill - downhill, the scribe drives a car. If you did not chain would not communicate here. However, for example, after the adventures of driving uphill to friends in a hotel with chains, I once took a taxi - that person had winter (maybe studded) tires - a man dragged me bustro up the hill with excitement and not the slightest hint that the tires had grip somewhere gone.
Therefore, if you need life, you need winter (studded?) tires in the Alps.
In general, I did not experiment more in the winter. Roughly speaking, if there is a risk that the temperature will be below -10C in the mountains, there is nothing much to do without winter tires. Up to -10C, the usual all-weather local will keep with a slight slip. nine0003
The problem here is where to store this rubber. We need a garage or an attic, because here winter tires are needed 10 days a year, well, maybe another week in the Alps. Those. I need tires on separate wheels for easy removal (this is not Russia, I have not seen seasonal rubber storage services).
Those. Roughly speaking, you need 800-1000 pounds and storage space (for example ... well, by the way, I have an attic ....) .. I went to google options.
You can buy scratched wheels on eBay for, say, a quarter of a piece, tires 400 ....
Hmm, you need to buy a new ladder to the attic.
Psychopathologist
12/18/2007, 2:15 pm
The problem here is where to store this rubber. We need a garage or an attic, because here winter tires are needed 10 days a year, well, maybe another week in the Alps. Those. I need tires on separate wheels for easy removal (this is not Russia, I have not seen seasonal rubber storage services). Those. Roughly speaking, you need 800-1000 pounds and storage space (for example ... well, by the way, I have an attic ....) .. I went to google options. nine0130 You can buy scratched wheels on eBay for, say, a quarter of a piece, tires 400 ....
Hmm, you need to buy a new ladder to the attic.
What the hell are wheels? I will only buy £200 rubber from http://www.mytyres.co.uk with free shipping. And in a local garage for 25 pounds I will change shoes. But which ones to choose? How do you say "studded tires" in English? And by the way, how much do you need to take 4 or 5 (you also need to change the spare tire if you do it right?). Keep, yes crap, I agree. In the garage I’ll somehow add something so that they don’t interfere until next winter. nine0003
danka
18.12.2007, 14:24
Winter Tires so I think we bought at Costco, the prices were googled, they are the cheapest and they will change you there for free
Alexey_R
104.2 9002 30 200 something cheap is suspicious. On a moped?
What's the diameter? I have 16 in the average tires are 400.
If you go to the Alps, you just need winter tires and chains (you still need to get to the Alps). You can't mess with spikes on freeways (there will be a pipets).
nine0003
Well, if you don’t ache with changing shoes (25 for changing shoes and balancing something cheaply). It’s just that when they change shoes (like now all tires are tubeless) they recommend changing the nipples and balancing should be done again for any (read 25 - no way, 50 is more real). Those. the stolnik to change the wheels back and forth (add the steward and buy wheels), then you can change it yourself when it’s hard (like when it snows in England - you’ll get sick of driving and smoking when the rest will spoil their seats).
Psychopathologist
18.12.2007, 14:32
Winter Tires so in my opinion, we bought at Costco, the prices were googled, they are the cheapest and they will change you there for free
Thank you, there (at Costco) goods are only for members? Or do they sell tires to everyone?
Psychopathologist
12/18/2007, 2:42 pm
200 something cheap suspicious.
On a moped?
What diameter? I have 16 in the middle tires go 400.
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I have 195/65 R15 - and the prices are from the site that I quoted above ... I also usually change tires for 400 because I buy it in the garage itself ... and now I think - we probably just got used to overpaying, so it seems so cheap online. And this may be their red price is ....
Come-on!
18.12.2007, 16:17
I will only buy £200 rubber from http://www.mytyres.co.uk with free shipping.
Order from eTyres and you will get free mobile fitting in the office parking lot (with a total price very close to the usually cheapest blacktyres)
Vitaliano
year, it is better to rent a machine locally
danka
18.12.2007, 18:18
Generally for members, but you don't know anyone. In the same place, you can either have or pay extra 14 pounds and an extra extra on a credit card of an additional cardholder.
75/wheel
