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I removed my OEM wheels in order to take them to a tire shop and have my super sports swapped out for some sport cup 2 tires I bought, and after removing all 4 wheels, I noticed damage to the inside lip of both rear wheels. I suspect the cause of this is improper tire installation from some tire shop that a previous owner of the car had used, but my question is: What on earth would cause this during tire installation/removal?! And from an installation standpoint, is there anything I can ask a potential tire installer to ensure this kind of thing doesn't happen again? IE ask them if they have any certain equipment like a touchless tire machine etc.
Looks like car wash damage to me. Not sure how anyone could do that with a tire machine. Hand wash FTW. ;-)
Ahhhhhh yeah! I never thought of that! That makes sense. Who on earth would take a 911 through a car wash?! The paint was in pretty good shape when I bought the car used so it probably didn't go through many times. Paint correction restored it to like-new.
Don Rosen Porsche, now Conshohocken Porsche, used to give free car wash coupons for the shop down the street. The shop was one of those classic places where the car was pulled through on tracks. Yep, they did.
also possible if someone puts the rims on rough concrete, inside face down, and slides them around. I've seen it. But that level of damage you have would take some effort. Probably car wash railing it.
I removed my OEM wheels in order to take them to a tire shop and have my super sports swapped out for some sport cup 2 tires I bought, and after removing all 4 wheels, I noticed damage to the inside lip of both rear wheels. I suspect the cause of this is improper tire installation from some tire shop that a previous owner of the car had used, but my question is: What on earth would cause this during tire installation/removal?! And from an installation standpoint, is there anything I can ask a potential tire installer to ensure this kind of thing doesn't happen again? IE ask them if they have any certain equipment like a touchless tire machine etc.
I found the exact same damage on one of my rear wheels. I initially thought the same as you - tire installation damage. But then realized that no installation machine would cause that - and even if it did - why to only one rear wheel?
I came to the conclusion that others have mentioned - automated car wash damage. My car had three previous owners. The first two took great care of the car. The last owner...(?)
I've been calling around today to find a tire shop with a touchless tire installation machine and am dismayed by the fact that no tire shop I've spoken to seems to even understand what that term means lol. Both places I called got defensive when I politely asked them if they use a touchless-style tire mounting machine and proceeded to tell me there is "no such thing and you have to touch the wheel/tire to mount it". While that is very obviously true, "touchless tire mounting machine" is an industry term that I'd expect a tire installer to know. I'm not calling the corner gas-stations either.... I've called two of the more reputable tire shops in town. Oh well. Will just have to use a reputable shop, cross my fingers, and inspect the wheels closely.
I've been calling around today to find a tire shop with a touchless tire installation machine and am dismayed by the fact that no tire shop I've spoken to seems to even understand what that term means lol. Both places I called got defensive when I politely asked them if they use a touchless-style tire mounting machine and proceeded to tell me there is "no such thing and you have to touch the wheel/tire to mount it". While that is very obviously true, "touchless tire mounting machine" is an industry term that I'd expect a tire installer to know. I'm not calling the corner gas-stations either.... I've called two of the more reputable tire shops in town. Oh well. Will just have to use a reputable shop, cross my fingers, and inspect the wheels closely.
I don't have any specific experience in the Atlanta area with tire / wheel work. But here's a thread that references Butler Tire - located in your area I think...
I don't have any specific experience in the Atlanta area with tire / wheel work. But here's a thread that references Butler Tire - located in your area I think...
I appreciate your reply. But yeah, they are one of the two places I called. The guy I spoke with was really condescending and arrogant. Called another one of their locations and got the same attitude. They have a fantastic reputation in town and on google, no denying that, and I've seen the owner chime in and offer to rectify situations on various online forums when people have posted about bad experiences, but I won't go there now.
First to admit that I'm new and haven't had any experience with having tires mounted on a 997. Would Costco Tire be an option? From my past experience with my other vehicles they seem to do a really good job. Any thoughts?
Let me know how they do on the 911. They took care of my Cayenne a few weeks ago and I was very happy with the service.
I took the wheels off the car myself and just brought them the wheels and the tires off the car. So won't be able to comment on the car-specific thing, but I'll know if they damaged the wheels at all.
06-03-2020, 09:52 AM
Tire mounting error?
