How do you stop tire mounting damage?

[David Wildrick]

Flavor,
Sounds like you have a "guy" for this. Thanks for the input.
I searched under tire damage, wheel damage, Discount Tire, tire mounting, etc., but I found very little.

[JAAY]

Agreed. It is one of the 3 things I go to the dealer for.

1.Key programming
2.Inspection
3.Tire mounting - if the F it up they can pay to fix it.

[BYprodriver]

Good place to start is go to TireRack.com & look at their approved installers close to you & read feedback, then call & discuss damage before going to store.

[David Wildrick]

Originally Posted by BYprodriver

Good place to start is go to TireRack.com & look at their approved installers close to you & read feedback, then call & discuss damage before going to store.

When I replaced the rear tires, I bought them from TireRack.com and picked NTB as one of the approved installers that was closest to where I live. Guess I didn't see negative feedback. I previously had them install tires from TireRack on both of my 356 C coupes with no issues.
As big as these companies are, I stupidly assumed they might have worked on a Boxster before.

[Flavor 987S]

Originally Posted by David Wildrick

Flavor,
Sounds like you have a "guy" for this. Thanks for the input.
I searched under tire damage, wheel damage, Discount Tire, tire mounting, etc., but I found very little.

David, sorry I was not more helpful. The only thing worse than a leaky RMS is our search function! LOL!

My "guy" for tire work has always been the dealership. Yes it is expensive, but the work product is excellent. Road force balanced. OEM Porsche stick-on weights. Balanced to the gram.....not the fraction of an ounce.....more accurate. No drips, no runs, no errors.

This usually costs about $250. But we are talking about +$2,000 in a set of tires (on the 993 Turbo), and wheels that are worth over $4,000 (SpeedLine Daytona). So it is all relative. The rear tires on the 911 are massive!

Another thing to consider with some yahoo at Discount Tire, or the like, is dinging the shiney red paint on our BIG reds. That would suck, too.

Lastly, the tires on the Boxster last about 20,000 miles (double for the fronts) and the Turbo about 10,000. Not aweful. Price of admission.