white lettered tire extra cost

[pm26]

As if $ 125 extra for white open letter sidewall tires (vs same black wall tire) was not enough on the '06 models, GM has upped this fee to $ 180 on the '07 trucks. I bet that no tire store would sell a single white letter tire set to a customer if the price difference was $ 180 for a set. That's simply outrageous. Somebody is making a lot of money here. I bet the net cost difference to GM is $ 20 at most. Most dealers order this option and you are going to pay for it.

 

I looked up the OEM Bridgestone Duellers P265/70/R17s on the tirerack.com site and the difference between the blackwall and open white lettered version is a whopping $ 6 per tire!!!!!!!! (Or $ 45 from your GM dealer. )

 

How about this GM: A $ 100 upgrade to Michelin LTX M/S LT tires and keep the lousy Bridgestones or Generals!. And they can have black sidewalls.

[svensk]

My LTX M/S tires have both. If I want white wall I just flip them around.

[asepgrad98]

i am outraged that a corporation would actually try to make a profit.

i will make my next truck myself out of salvaged parts from the former Yugoslavian army

[pm26]

i am outraged that a corporation would actually try to make a profit.

i will make my next truck myself out of salvaged parts from the former Yugoslavian army

 

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tirerack.com is a company too and by charging $ 6 extra for white lettered tires they make some profit , no doubt. So do thousands of tire stores in the country. The issue here is not about making reasonable profit, but rather shameless profiteering at the customer's expense. First, installing marginal or poor quality OEM tires on new trucks, then charging unreasonable amount of money for white letter upgrade, which oddly enough seems to be an option ordered on practically every new truck by dealers.

 

With an attitude like yours, I can see how they get away with it too. Next time you buy a new GM truck, send a check for extra $ 100 to GM and a thank you note for that wonderful set of white lettered Generals they put on your $ 35k truck.

[lowrider]

Hmmm

 

I just went to the GMC Site, and found the following for a 1500 GMT 900.

 

TIRE ALL

Tires, , P245/70R17 all-season, blackwall (QPR) $0.00

Tires, , P245/70R17 all-season, White outlined-letter, includes all-season blackwall spare (QPO) $125.00

 

No Change

 

 

I do STRONGLY Agree on the crappy OEMs however. My General Americraps were, well CRAP

 

 

Lou

[pm26]

Hmmm

 

I just went to the GMC Site, and found the following for a 1500 GMT 900.

 

TIRE ALL

Tires, , P245/70R17 all-season, blackwall (QPR) $0.00

Tires, , P245/70R17 all-season, White outlined-letter, includes all-season blackwall spare (QPO) $125.00

 

No Change

 

 

I do STRONGLY Agree on the crappy OEMs however.  My General Americraps were, well CRAP

 

 

Lou

 

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I saw $ 180 add on for the white letter tires on a new generation '07 Z71 with P265/70/R17 tires. Right on the sticker. Maybe the fee for the 245 tires is still $ 125. What a bargain, isn't it?

[lowrider]

Again - From GMC Site:

 

TIRE ALL

Tires, , P265/70R17 on-/off-road, blackwall, includes an all-season blackwall spare (QJP) $55.00

Tires, , LT245/70R17 all-terrain, blackwall, 6-ply load range C, includes all-terrain spare (QXR) $200.00

Tires, , P265/70R17 all-season, White outlined-letter, includes a blackwall spare tire (QVM) $125.00

Tires, , P265/70R17 all-season, blackwall (QVL) $0.00

TIRE SPARE

 

Don't know what you was

 

Lou

[Mark_in_Tulsa]

Hmmm

 

I just went to the GMC Site, and found the following for a 1500 GMT 900.

 

TIRE ALL

Tires, , P245/70R17 all-season, blackwall (QPR) $0.00

Tires, , P245/70R17 all-season, White outlined-letter, includes all-season blackwall spare (QPO) $125.00

 

No Change

 

 

I do STRONGLY Agree on the crappy OEMs however.  My General Americraps were, well CRAP

 

 

Lou

 

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Wait.

You pay an extra 100+ for white walls, and then they won't even make the spare a white wall?

[lowrider]

Wait.

You pay an extra 100+ for white walls, and then they won't even make the spare a white wall?

 

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Yep, and the spare wheel is also a black steel wheel, so you're spare tire/wheel is regulated to spare duty only, even though the spare tire is full service. Who knows what they were thinking

 

Lou

[pm26]

Again - From GMC Site:

 

TIRE ALL

Tires, , P265/70R17 on-/off-road, blackwall, includes an all-season blackwall spare (QJP) $55.00

Tires, , LT245/70R17 all-terrain, blackwall, 6-ply load range C, includes all-terrain spare (QXR) $200.00

Tires, , P265/70R17 all-season, White outlined-letter, includes a blackwall spare tire (QVM) $125.00

Tires, , P265/70R17 all-season, blackwall (QVL) $0.00

TIRE SPARE

 

Don't know what you was

 

Lou

 

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No, I was not smoking anything, and I saw $ 180 clearly on the sticker. I went to GM website, pulled up a few window stickers on local dealer inventories, and now I understand what I saw:

 

P265/70R17 OOR WOL tires: $ 180

 

This means a double upgrade, but I do not know what the OOR tires are, but by itself this is a $ 55 option, so $ 55 for OOR tires plus $ 125 for WOL tires = $ 180. The mystery is solved.

 

Sorry for the confusion. You can all breathe easily now. It is still ONLY $ 125 for WOL tires. You are only paying a 500% markup over what your local tire store would charge you.

[lowrider]

No, I was not smoking anything, and I saw $ 180 clearly on the sticker.  I went to GM website, pulled up a few window stickers on local dealer inventories, and now I understand what I saw:

 

P265/70R17 OOR WOL tires:  $ 180

 

This means a double upgrade, but I do not know what the OOR tires are, but by itself this is a $ 55 option, so $ 55 for OOR tires plus $ 125 for WOL tires = $ 180.  The mystery is solved.

 

Sorry for the confusion.  You can all breathe easily now.  It is still ONLY $ 125 for WOL tires.    You are only paying a 500% markup over what your local tire store would charge you.

 

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OOR = On/Off Road, I think So Yes, if that's the case, we are talking black to white letters, and Street only to On/Off Road Tires.

 

Look at my post above, you'll see (Tires, , P265/70R17 on-/off-road, blackwall, includes an all-season blackwall spare (QJP) $55.00.)

 

Lou

[pm26]

No, I was not smoking anything, and I saw $ 180 clearly on the sticker.  I went to GM website, pulled up a few window stickers on local dealer inventories, and now I understand what I saw:

 

P265/70R17 OOR WOL tires:  $ 180

 

This means a double upgrade, but I do not know what the OOR tires are, but by itself this is a $ 55 option, so $ 55 for OOR tires plus $ 125 for WOL tires = $ 180.  The mystery is solved.

 

Sorry for the confusion.  You can all breathe easily now.  It is still ONLY $ 125 for WOL tires.    You are only paying a 500% markup over what your local tire store would charge you.

 

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OOR = On/Off Road, I think So Yes, if that's the case, we are talking black to white letters, and Street only to On/Off Road Tires.

 

Look at my post above, you'll see (Tires, , P265/70R17 on-/off-road, blackwall, includes an all-season blackwall spare (QJP) $55.00.)

 

Lou

 

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An update:

 

I just looked at my '06 crew cab Z71 sticker, and guess what it says:

 

P265/70R17 OOR WOL Tires $ 125

 

So, "only" $ 125 for a double upgrade, which now costs $ 180 for the '07 new body style models.

 

So I was right the first time and this proves that GM pulled a fast one.

[ZZ327]

BAH

 

looks like ill be getting blackwalls. If I want whitewalls Ill buy that 5 dollar tire letter paint marker from wal mart or summit racing.