Tire Removal and Installation
Thread Starter
Banned
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 5,464
Likes: 31
From: Oregon
Tire Removal and Installation
Hey SoCal guys,
I'm looking to have a set of tires removed from MYO2 Wheels and installed and balanced, on a set of Fikse FM10's.
Can anyone recommend a good and reliable shop in or around the Long Beach, CA area, that can perform this function and not run the risk of effing up my wheels?
I have used Wheel Enhancement before and was very satisfied with their work, but they're out in Culver City...
Thanks in advance for recommendations to a good, reliable shop that might be a little closer to the LB area.
I'm looking to have a set of tires removed from MYO2 Wheels and installed and balanced, on a set of Fikse FM10's.
Can anyone recommend a good and reliable shop in or around the Long Beach, CA area, that can perform this function and not run the risk of effing up my wheels?
I have used Wheel Enhancement before and was very satisfied with their work, but they're out in Culver City...
Thanks in advance for recommendations to a good, reliable shop that might be a little closer to the LB area.
Addict
Lifetime Rennlist
Member
Lifetime Rennlist
Member
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 2,068
Likes: 82
From: CA>Oklahoma!
I would drive some to have work done on wheels of this quality. I've had rims dinged up before by local tire shops, and it is an experience I don't want to repeat.
Call Eli at www.wheeldynamics.com in South El Monte, (626) 443-9100. They have the Corghi Artiglio Master tire mounting machine, an engineering marvel that truly does not touch the face or edge of the rim, as well as the Hunter Road Force wheel balancer, and they know how to use these machines. They will treat you and your Porsche with respect.
Eli has refinished wheels for me, and mounted two sets of tires. All the work has been perfect (I'm a picky SOB...)
While you're there, stop by Manuel's El Tepeyac at 812 N Evergreen Ave, East Los Angeles, and have a Hollenbeck burrito to make it a perfect day.
Call Eli at www.wheeldynamics.com in South El Monte, (626) 443-9100. They have the Corghi Artiglio Master tire mounting machine, an engineering marvel that truly does not touch the face or edge of the rim, as well as the Hunter Road Force wheel balancer, and they know how to use these machines. They will treat you and your Porsche with respect.
Eli has refinished wheels for me, and mounted two sets of tires. All the work has been perfect (I'm a picky SOB...)
While you're there, stop by Manuel's El Tepeyac at 812 N Evergreen Ave, East Los Angeles, and have a Hollenbeck burrito to make it a perfect day.
RL Community Team
Rennlist Member
Rennlist Member
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 10,597
Likes: 2,049
From: Dallas, TX
Any shop with modern tire mounting equipment can do the. Just go to a local shop or dealer and look at their machine if it is a newer one with the nylon parts that come in contact with the rims you are good to go on not damaging the contact radius of the rim to tire interface. Some shops use their least skilled workers to mount tires. You can always supervise and ask questions if the guy mounting tires needs some guidance.
Thread Starter
Banned
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 5,464
Likes: 31
From: Oregon
Any shop with modern tire mounting equipment can do the. Just go to a local shop or dealer and look at their machine if it is a newer one with the nylon parts that come in contact with the rims you are good to go on not damaging the contact radius of the rim to tire interface. Some shops use their least skilled workers to mount tires. You can always supervise and ask questions if the guy mounting tires needs some guidance.
It's not a matter of doing the job it's a matter of doing the job without jacking either set of wheels up with nicks dings and scratches.
For liability purposes most shops will not let you supervise.
Thread Starter
Banned
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 5,464
Likes: 31
From: Oregon
I would drive some to have work done on wheels of this quality. I've had rims dinged up before by local tire shops, and it is an experience I don't want to repeat.
Call Eli at www.wheeldynamics.com in South El Monte, (626) 443-9100. They have the Corghi Artiglio Master tire mounting machine, an engineering marvel that truly does not touch the face or edge of the rim, as well as the Hunter Road Force wheel balancer, and they know how to use these machines. They will treat you and your Porsche with respect.
Eli has refinished wheels for me, and mounted two sets of tires. All the work has been perfect (I'm a picky SOB...)
While you're there, stop by Manuel's El Tepeyac at 812 N Evergreen Ave, East Los Angeles, and have a Hollenbeck burrito to make it a perfect day.
Call Eli at www.wheeldynamics.com in South El Monte, (626) 443-9100. They have the Corghi Artiglio Master tire mounting machine, an engineering marvel that truly does not touch the face or edge of the rim, as well as the Hunter Road Force wheel balancer, and they know how to use these machines. They will treat you and your Porsche with respect.
Eli has refinished wheels for me, and mounted two sets of tires. All the work has been perfect (I'm a picky SOB...)
While you're there, stop by Manuel's El Tepeyac at 812 N Evergreen Ave, East Los Angeles, and have a Hollenbeck burrito to make it a perfect day.
Here's the message I emailed to WD, since I never rec'd a response.
...I called Wheel Dynamics last Thursday and asked for Eli, but was told he was busy so, I talked to one of the girls about when was the slow day so I could bring in a set of MY02 wheels to have the tires removed and then mounted & balanced on a set of Fikse FM10 wheels, while I waited...
I told the girl, I was referred by Bobby T., of Pelican Parts and that he told me to ask for Eli...
The net result was I never heard back from Wheel Dynamics...
Could someone please advise?
Thank you,
Paul
Last edited by nine9six; Aug 20, 2017 at 10:50 PM.
Trending Topics
Banned
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 1,201
Likes: 31
From: Toronto, Ontario
i
I hear ya out loud up here in da north nine8six But have to say Two things Buoy:
1) I LUV Tthe Hunter Road Force wheel balancer EH !
2) Giv 'em Heck
3) You Guys get all the Good stuff down there :>)
Good Luck with the New Wheels
TJ : > )
I hear ya out loud up here in da north nine8six But have to say Two things Buoy:
1) I LUV Tthe Hunter Road Force wheel balancer EH !
2) Giv 'em Heck
3) You Guys get all the Good stuff down there :>)
Good Luck with the New Wheels
TJ : > )
Rennlist Stories
The Best Porsche Posts for Porsche Enthusiasts
9 Features and Characteristics That Only Porsche People Understand
Verdad Gallardo
I've Written 500 Rennlist Articles: Here's How Porsche Has Changed Along the Way
Joe Kucinski
10 Most Unnecessary Porsches Ever Built (And Why We Love Them)
Verdad Gallardo
Porsche 911 GT3 S/C vs 718 Spyder RS: 10 Categories, One Winner
Joe Kucinski
This Builder Is Turning Heads With Its Slantnose 911 Creation
Verdad Gallardo
Porsche 911 GT3 Artisan Edition Pays Homage to Japanese Culture
Verdad Gallardo
Porsche Reveals Coupe Variant of the Electric Cayenne With a Fresh Look
Verdad Gallardo
10 Porsche Colors That Have More Personality Than Most People
Verdad Gallardo
Guntherwerks' Final Speedster Creation Is the Ultimate Porsche Restomod
Verdad Gallardo
Three Wheelin'
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 1,985
Likes: 82
Call your desired shop, ask them if they have a center-post tire changer. If not, skip.
These machines can be hard to find (they are quite expensive, over 20k new: Corghi Artiglio is one such version). They secure the wheel via the center bore and with a seasoned user no tool touches the wheel's rim. The newest machines I think are actually fully automated and the user just loads and unloads the wheel/tire.
Sometimes the nearest place with one is a large corporation (Mavis, etc.), but presumably a specialist wheel/tire shop would also. A local dealer, if they have a large enough service department, may have one as well.
Dealers these days do wide, large wheels with low-pro tires all day long. A center-post machine would be a no brainer for any shop that does a lot of tire mounting.
If your dealer is small, they may not have one. But an MB, BMW, Audi, VW, GM, Ford, Toyota, Honda, etc. dealer may. As for if the user knows what they're doing, I can't say!
Depending on how long these tires have been mounted, and how much lubricant was used to mount them, it is of course possible that tire could tear or get otherwise damaged.
Sorry I can't recommend a place local to you.
These machines can be hard to find (they are quite expensive, over 20k new: Corghi Artiglio is one such version). They secure the wheel via the center bore and with a seasoned user no tool touches the wheel's rim. The newest machines I think are actually fully automated and the user just loads and unloads the wheel/tire.
Sometimes the nearest place with one is a large corporation (Mavis, etc.), but presumably a specialist wheel/tire shop would also. A local dealer, if they have a large enough service department, may have one as well.
Dealers these days do wide, large wheels with low-pro tires all day long. A center-post machine would be a no brainer for any shop that does a lot of tire mounting.
If your dealer is small, they may not have one. But an MB, BMW, Audi, VW, GM, Ford, Toyota, Honda, etc. dealer may. As for if the user knows what they're doing, I can't say!
Depending on how long these tires have been mounted, and how much lubricant was used to mount them, it is of course possible that tire could tear or get otherwise damaged.
Sorry I can't recommend a place local to you.
Former Vendor
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 1,777
Likes: 24
Thanks Bobby!
Here's the message I emailed to WD, since I never rec'd a response.
...I called Wheel Dynamics last Thursday and asked for Eli, but was told he was busy so, I talked to one of the girls about when was the slow day so I could bring in a set of MY02 wheels to have the tires removed and then mounted & balanced on a set of Fikse FM10 wheels, while I waited...
I told the girl, I was referred by Bobby T., of Pelican Parts and that he told me to ask for Eli...
The net result was I never heard back from Wheel Dynamics...
Could someone please advise?
Thank you,
Paul
Here's the message I emailed to WD, since I never rec'd a response.
...I called Wheel Dynamics last Thursday and asked for Eli, but was told he was busy so, I talked to one of the girls about when was the slow day so I could bring in a set of MY02 wheels to have the tires removed and then mounted & balanced on a set of Fikse FM10 wheels, while I waited...
I told the girl, I was referred by Bobby T., of Pelican Parts and that he told me to ask for Eli...
The net result was I never heard back from Wheel Dynamics...
Could someone please advise?
Thank you,
Paul
Let me know, or PM your number so I can call you back.
We use the Corghi with the center post but with the adapter that goes into each lug area for the best fit without clamps.....
Thanks,
Rennlist Member
Joined: May 2001
Posts: 9,662
Likes: 557
From: Solana Beach, CA
Dave Martin
Wheel Enhancement
(310) 836-8908
This place is awesome. I have had several dealing with them, all positive. They under promise and over deliver, a bit of a cliche, but applicable here.
As Bobby writes, "While you're there, stop by Manuel's El Tepeyac at 812 N Evergreen Ave, East Los Angeles, and have a Hollenbeck burrito to make it a perfect day." I also recommend the Torta de Guacamole burrito, or the Okie Burrito. Manuel is in heaven now...what a character, back in the day...that would be in the 60's. He used to have a bottle of Scotch under the counter for his regulars...El Tepeyac gets lots of mention in Joseph Wambaugh's cop stories about the goings on in the East Los Hollenbeck division of LAPD.
Thread Starter
Banned
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 5,464
Likes: 31
From: Oregon
They moved, very close to LAX, just a quick hop up the 405, call:
Dave Martin
Wheel Enhancement
(310) 836-8908
This place is awesome. I have had several dealing with them, all positive. They under promise and over deliver, a bit of a cliche, but applicable here.
As Bobby writes, "While you're there, stop by Manuel's El Tepeyac at 812 N Evergreen Ave, East Los Angeles, and have a Hollenbeck burrito to make it a perfect day." I also recommend the Torta de Guacamole burrito, or the Okie Burrito. Manuel is in heaven now...what a character, back in the day...that would be in the 60's. He used to have a bottle of Scotch under the counter for his regulars...El Tepeyac gets lots of mention in Joseph Wambaugh's cop stories about the goings on in the East Los Hollenbeck division of LAPD.
Dave Martin
Wheel Enhancement
(310) 836-8908
This place is awesome. I have had several dealing with them, all positive. They under promise and over deliver, a bit of a cliche, but applicable here.
As Bobby writes, "While you're there, stop by Manuel's El Tepeyac at 812 N Evergreen Ave, East Los Angeles, and have a Hollenbeck burrito to make it a perfect day." I also recommend the Torta de Guacamole burrito, or the Okie Burrito. Manuel is in heaven now...what a character, back in the day...that would be in the 60's. He used to have a bottle of Scotch under the counter for his regulars...El Tepeyac gets lots of mention in Joseph Wambaugh's cop stories about the goings on in the East Los Hollenbeck division of LAPD.
I wound up going to Wheel Enhancement and was extremely satisfied; plus as you mentioned, they are closer now!
I called them up they said come on down and took care of me while I waited, with both sets of wheels handled with kid gloves.
How do you spell fantastic customer service? Wheel Enhancement.
P.S. I did finally receive a call from wheel dynamics, 5 days later and after the job was finished by Wheel Enhancement.
Here is the net results.