How do you stop tire mounting damage?

[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.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XeXEkITkHM

[Allen K. Littlefield]

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.

CORGHI ARTIGLIO 500 - YouTube

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

[Ghostrider 310]

Almost every shop near me has this

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[Johnny Danger]

Originally Posted by Allen K. Littlefield

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

Corghi, FASEP or Teco ?

[Allen K. Littlefield]

Originally Posted by Johnny Danger

Corghi, FASEP or Teco ?

It is a Corghi. My friend got it for half the price of a new one. Astronomical for a home garage shop. He mounted and dismounted a tire on an alloy rim as a demonstration. Fantastic job!!! The outer facing rim of the wheel never sees any friction at all. This gives me incentive to have my wheels repainted etc. Only problem is it is an hours drive one way to his place but worth it to keep the wheels from being ruined after having spent good money on a repaint job.

I would ask the dealership what type of machine they use to mount tires with and would feel better about having them done there if they had a competent operator using a Corghi machine. I have no idea the quality and operation level of the other two machines you mention. I was told the good Snap On machine runs $25k..!! a lot more than a new Corghi.

AKL

[healthservices]

Do what I did and buy your own tire machine, only problem is the only person to blame is yourself.