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Originally Posted by Perfectlap
I went to a chain and they charged $50 per wheel mounting and balancing.
I thought that was a little pricey for a daily driver shop.
My Indy recently picked up a Corghi touchless machine. He said they were way expensive and few have them.
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Perfect Lap makes a good point. There are various tire changing machines out there. I am visiting a friend today that just installed a Italian made machine in his garage for an outrageous price. This machine allegedly never touches the metal. I will find the name of it and report back tomorrow. Claims the machine is OK for Ferrari, Porsche, etc. Most shops have older model machines that mess up the rim and were designed for steel more than alloy wheels. Some machines have plastic runners that are supposed to not scratch the metal but you just read how they sometimes pick up metal flakes leading to the problem we are discussing.
AKL 
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