7 Dias Tire Co
13 reviews
San Gabriel, CA
"I used to go to Discount Tires and I went to Sam's Club for my tires, but then I found this place from Craigslist. I called them for a…" read more »
14 Reviews for 7 Dias Tire Co
I could have smoked half-a-pack of cigarettes during the time it took for them to greet, inspect, jack up, and replace my near flat tire (TWO embedded nails---my Frankin' luck). You may be thinking, "Damn son, them be one slow @$$ motherFrankers." I should let you know, I am a fast smoker---a cig per minute, less if I'm in a hurry or stressed out---like a chimney or a lab chimp...or a chimpney, so ten cigs equates to about ten minutes. Quite honestly, it only took that long (or short in this case), no exaggeration. And you probably thought my smoking was fast. Be amazed by their quickness to greet you and service you; by the Korean owners who address their Latino workers in Spanish ("Ay Paco, venga aqui!"), which sounds better than their English; by the fact that they are legit---no overselling, no underestimating, no intimidating; by their reasonable price, $79; but not by my Superman lungs.
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Ok, several ppl have told me to stop sharing Ktown secrets, but I feel that sharing is caring, so here's another one. I just hope this doesn't bite me in the ass. ;)
7 Dias is where every Korean dad will send you to cuz they're so no frills awesome. They have these really cheap generic tires that do the job quite nicely (according to family and friends), but if you're like me and wanna stick with your usual tires, they also have those, too. Last time, they didn't have any of mine in stock, so they ordered one for me, and it came in a day. PLUS... they're cheaper than anywhere else I've gotten my tires for.
Wait, the best part... They won't try to convince you that you need to replace your whole set. They'll inspect your tires and tell you which ones need to be replaced. That's awesome. Especially for a girl like me who doesn't know anything about cars and tires and things...
ps. I've never been there for more than 10-15 minutes. Whoa!!!
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I was here before a few years ago with my dad when he was getting some tires installed for his car, and figured this was a hole in the wall Korean place where they overcharge the Korean community for not speaking much else than Korean... I was glad to see that they didn't...
When I did go to pay, the guy asked "credit card?" in that way Korean businesses like to do, that tells you that you might get a discount if you pay in cash, but I didn't explore this since I didn't have much cash on me.
Interesting sign not to tip the workers... unfortunate because they work so fast! Great business to get a tire fixed.
I've yet to order tires through them myself, looks like their inventory is used tires and wheels out front. Maybe they have the new ones around somewhere?
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I went in to change a tire and left within 20 minutes, maybe less. I was amazed at how fast they were done. I will go back here if I need new tires.
On a separate note, I wonder why all Korean people always ask if you're korean if you even slightly look Asian?
QUICK!
PRICED TO SELL!
GREAT SELECTION OF TIRES!
edit*** i looked at my receipt and it said 220, not 100.
Got a pair of Bridgestones for $220. Same tires at a Tire Depot would have cost me over $300 including all those extra charges they make u pay.
I LOVE 7 DIAS!
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All these Yelpers can't be wrong, and they're not. 7 Dias Tire Co is awesome. My wife has been having a problem with a leaky tire in the back and worn treads on the front tires. She was resigned to going to "Just Tires" or "Discount Tire" and getting the cheapest set of new tires they had available for her car (4 x $75 = $300 w/o tax + extras the tire guys always throw in). It's a good thing I checked out Yelp beforehand.
7 Dias Tire was open Sunday morning at 8am. They found a nail in the back leaky tire and said they could plug that up for $10. The other back tire was fine. The two front tires did have to replaced, for $45 each plus $20 total for mounting and balancing. We were out of there in 20 minutes for $130 including tax. Driving out of there, the car had the old "driving off the dealership lot" smooth feeling that we hadn't felt with her car since... well, since we drove it off the dealership lot years ago.
Also, the car used to have a squeaky brakes problem for the first 10 minutes or so after starting up. We had it checked prior with the authorized dealer mechanic and they said nothing was physically wrong with the brakes, so we just endured the squeaks. For whatever reason, since our service at 7 Dias, the brake squeaks have disappeared. I guess the brakes were indeed fine all along. It was just lousy tire mounting and balancing by those other tire places.
Thanks, and long live 7 Dias Tire Co! You've got new customers for life.
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As some other reviewers have said, I saw this place on Jim Matson (http://www.jimmatson.com/) website. If you go under services there a list of services they don't do but they list places they recommend to take care of it. Judging by the awesome reviews for Jim Matson I figured I'd take a shot.
I called to see how much a new tire would be since mine had a nail in it. They said $75 for a new Goodyear tire which I thought was a great price anyways (usually they're closer to $100). When I got there they took off the tire to figure out what was wrong. They dunked it into a big tub of water to find the hole. After they found it and marked it, they took the tire off the rim to remove the nail. I figured they were just doing this to they could recycle it. After he'd been working on it for about 5 minutes I realize they are not replacing it but they are just going to fix it.
The guy running the place turns to me and smiles. "$10." I couldn't believe they didn't try to sell me a new tire for $75 instead charging me a fraction of that since it didn't really need replacing! I was so happy walking out of there and not feeling one bit like they were taking advantage of me.
They even accepted credit cards for such a small amount which is also awesome. If you live near here, I would definitely recommend for all your tire needs!
NOTE: I'm not Korean or Hispanic and they treated me like anybody else. I'm a white kid from Pennsylvania so the opportunity was there. :-)
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This place is fantastic!! This business was recommended to me by Joseph at Olympic Auto Body (also a pleasure to deal with). Had to get all 4 tires replaced on my SUV. All 4 was pretty much bald. Anyways, I did a lot of research to price compare the tires I wanted. 7 Dias beat them all! They were 15% less than tirerack.com and 50% less than what the dealer would have charged. Their pricing also included mounting and balancing.
Other than pricing, service was very friendly. The owner greeted me when I pulled in. With a big wide grin, told me very proudly, "I gave you VERY good Price! Right?" I was in and out of there in 30 minutes. Great. Not at all intimidating for girlie girls like me who might be inclined to ask her guy friends to accompany her to get her tires changed for fear of getting ripped off.
Well Priced, Honest, Super efficient + Friendly Service. What more could you ask for?
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WOW! I must say this place is the shit. I took my car here after lunch today to get all 4 tires replaced. They were done in 40 minutes. Excellent service, friendly service. Great prices too!
I highly recommend this place. Like the previous posts say, it might help if you speak Korean or Spanish. But it is not a necessity.
I'm Korean, but I did not the get the whole "youre not Korean, so I'm gonna spit at you then jab a rusty knife through your gall-bladder and then consider ripping you off" vibe from this place.
Plus I saw a cute defenseless white indie-emo-45 degree angled haircut-huge sunglases kinda girl there happily getting her tires fixed. She must read Yelp.. or have a korean boyfriend... or a mexican boyfriend...or live in the hood.... or..... blah.
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The magic number is 10
It took me 10 minutes to get here from work.
It took them 10 minutes to do all the work.
It cost $10.
A nail got jammed in my tire and by the next morning, all the air was gone. I switched out to the spare tire and couldn't really go anywhere with it. Luckily I yelped tired and this place was really close to my work. It is right next to the Shell station.
Immediately as I pulled in, the employees directed me to where I needed to go. I told them there was a nail in my tire and then they worked their magic.
I did this all in my lunch hour and had more than enough time to get a bite to eat and get back to work on time. I recommended this place to anyone, and I'll most likely go here for new tires.
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Zoom zoom zoom zoom!
Say that 4 times fast, and that's the sound of all the lugs coming off your tires! I came here because I discovered a nail in my wheel while washing my car. When I rolled up, I didn't even have to tell them what was wrong! They spotted it right away and within 10 minutes it was patched up and ready to go. Geez, these guys are quick! It's like a personal pit crew! And it was CHEAP. Now that's what I'm talking about!
Tips: Helps if you speak Korean or Spanish.
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I was recommended to this place by Jim Matson ( http://www.yelp.com/bi... ). That in and of itself would normally be enough to give this place 5 stars. Even so, I went there on a Saturday, and as recommended by Jim, asked for Kevin. He's apparently one of the few guys there who speaks really good English. One of my tires had gone flat, and AAA put on my spare a few days ago. I went in here today and I swear I was in and out in 30 minutes. They took the spare off and put in into my trunk. Checked to see what the problem was with the old tire was (apparently I ran into the curb one too many times-- I'm really bad at the whole parallel parking thing), and then gave me a new tire. They didn't tell me I had to replace all 4 tires. They said I didn't have to, the one just had a weird wear pattern on it, and it would just be the one tire. It was $60 plus like $5 labor plus taxes. Even if I had replaced all 4 tires it would've been less than $300.
Knowing Korean or Spanish helps, but they know their business well enough you don't really have to do much talking.
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cheap tires, quick service.
honest business ethics to boost too.
i've returned to this store a few times and they've always been helpful by staying within my budget and stopping me from buying tires when i don't need to (what? i like replacing them in pairs).
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i wont say much. its the best place to go if you just want to replace a popped tire. its super cheap and you are in and out.
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