HighwayStar2009

I've been taking my tires & wheels to the local Honda dealer to have em mounted/balanced.

Other day, left the rear wheel with worn out tire & new tire for r&r.

Total price: $84.25     I asked "If I bought the tire from ya'll and had it replaced would there be any price difference?

Answer, no.  Only 3 yrs ago is was about $38.00

Works for me when I add an item to my watch list. Then get an offer from the seller! Thanks!

On my ‘09, thinking of installing a 190/55-17 rear tire. Anyone running a bigger tire than the 180? Thanks, Robert

One trick a friend showed me is to get some of the extra large zip ties at H.F. and run a few around the tire then between the bead(s) and rim and cinch down tight. Getting the two beads down in the drop center of the rim makes it easier to get the tire off / on. He claimed he could remove a tire using just the zip ties - maybe 5 or 6, but I haven't tried that so far. Since I'm also a cheapskate I use a dental tool to pull back the latch on the zip tie so I can re-use them.

There's a good video of that technique on youtube. Looks very simple, might try that oneday.

And I thought adding mirror extenders to my '09 was a mod.