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A decent tyre fitting outfit will have a plastic protectors to fit over the bead breaker of their tyre fitting tool so there should be no damage to the alloy. Check they have before letting them loose.
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I've tried several places - even a well recommended specialist for my last tyre change - and they all do some level of damage. I reckon they do it on purpose.
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There is no excuse for rim damage with decent equipment, it is mostly down to the care taken by the machines operator. I have had a puncture recently in one of my 17 inch 45 profile Focus ST170 tyres and was worried about rim damage as none of the rims have ever been on a tyre machine since the car left the factory.
Anyway I didn't take it to any of the big name tyre firms and instead used a local one branch outfit. Now to look at the place you would think it was very 'rough and ready' but they used the proper equipment with the plastic protectors and there is not a mark on my rim.
To cut a long story short the tyre on my rim was taken off and on three times in total, not particularly from anything they had done wrong just in the circumstances and so they managed to change 'do' my tyre three times without a problem.
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a local one branch outfit.
I'd like to know where that is, please!
The last place I went to (in Warrington) is also a one branch independent but was almost clinically clean - I thought I'd found a really good place.
However they scuffed/gouged the face of one wheel (which they flatly denied) and 'shined' the surface of the edges of both rims, I guess were the tool had run round it.
The guy who seemed to be in charge just shrugged and told me to get them refurbed at their cost, but that's inconvenient for me and I really wouldn't have been happy with anything other than brand new wheels (they were only 18mths old) but that was never going to happen.
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Thanks for all the info, checked the pressure yesterday evening and this morning and seems to be the same. Can anyone suggest a good place to go to tomorrow, I am near Epsom? There is a place in Ewell/Chessington that I think do the tyres for some local dealers including Honda, anyone used them?? Otherwise I'll go to my usual place that sell just tyres. I'll ask the fitter to be extra careful and if he does'nt seem bothered I'll walk away.
What about a mobile fitter?
Cheers.
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>>I'd like to know where that is, please!
Its a place in South Derbyshire, I'll refrain from naming it seeing as I described it as spit and sawdust, but the thing to remember is that mostly it is down to the care taken by the individual doing the job rather than the place that you go to.
J1mbo, whether they will repair your tyre will depend on various factors if it is that close to the edge, but the more high performance the tyre is (low profile and high speed rating) the less likely they are to want to repair it. That said if you go to one of the big chains they will probably try to sell you a new tyre anyway, whether it can be repaired or not. Where as the local independant (back to the spit and sawdust places) may be inclined to just repair the tyre whether it is recommended or not. At the end of the day the choice is yours...
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