Tips for Buying a New Wheel Balancer Online

Buying a product online can be a daunting task, especially if you are looking to purchase from and support an individual business, as opposed to doing your shopping the top selling trusted sites like Amazon or eBay.

When buying online it’s always good policy to converse with someone on the phone to make sure what you view online is legitimate. Make sure that where you buy has a complete operation. A Google search can really help to validate that this business is to be trusted. Do they have a strong online presence? Do they have a store or showroom? Are they just a website that doesn’t warehouse product? Do they stock parts? Does someone answer the phone? Be sure of their history, ask about service after the sale, warranty, and what you can expect going forward.

Buying a wheel balancer online is a great way to potentially save a lot of money (if you make the right choice!), or set you up for disappointment if you don’t do your homework.

Some ways to prepare for a positive buying experience: Ask questions about the product, dig deep to make sure you’ll have what you need. Will you have to buy additional accessories later at an added expense to accomplish your needs? One good example of this is sellers providing the minimum to get started, such as including 3 cone sizes which balance wheels up to 4 3/4” center hole. Wheels with 6 7/8” center hole such as Ford F350 cannot be mounted without a larger cone and spacer which most times are not included.

These are key elements to whether you are truly discovering a good deal or not! If you are servicing a car and reassure your customer that you can balance his wheels but then you realize you cannot mount them on your machine. Get ready to spend $200 to $300 for the large cone set or send the tires out to your competitor for balancing.

Another consideration is, how does it ship? Is it included in the price quoted or is there an extra charge for shipping? Tire machines are heavy, has your sales person worked out the delivery with you?

You can get some good products online and save money by buying direct. Just make sure when you buy direct you get a complete package and you have somewhere to go for technical service and support and parts if needed.

Check out our line of wheel balancers to see if they suit your needs. Call us at 603-234-2612 to learn about our wheel balancer options. We are here to help!