I just got 4 Dunlop S02's mounted on my stock 16 wheels.

I have never been able to get a shop to mount the tires without them damaging the clear coat on the wheels. This time I stepped it up and paid more money to take my wheels to a high end store, figuring if people get their $5000 HRE's mounted here, they should have no problem mounting my wheels and not scratching them.

WRONG, they left a pencil erase chip on each wheel, where you can clearly see the gloss coat gone. Can these wheel mounting machines mount a tire without them chipping the wheel. Or am I just dealing with incompetent people, or just having bad luck with the shops I choose?

Maybe they thought my stock wheels are not as good as HRE's and just did not care?

 

I mount everything from steel wheels to HREs all day long and don't have a problem. It's the people not the machine....

 

Its too late now, but i noticed you are in florida? Where, hopefully for next time.

Can those chips on the gloss coat be repaired?

 

Jacksonville.....but I have friends in stores that are located in Orlando. A little bit of a drive but .....that's up to you.

 

Thats too far of a drive, any recommended installers down in miami or ft lauderdale that you know of?

 

Moving to tire/wheel forum.

 

Good roads tires. they deal with mostely high end car's and i have taken all my cars there from my S2000 and M3 to my fathers SL 500 and 911tt s Cabrio. i hav never had a problem with them. there is a location in ft lauderdale off commerical Blvd. there is also one in miami somewhere but i don't know where. call information.

 

goodroads does nice work

but down in miami..

id say go to "wheeloutlets" corner of US1 and SW144th(i think thats right)

its in a shopping center looks like something owned by latinos but its not

go in ask for robert, say a friend of yours riley said to come in

hell do it up perfect.. or if he cant/doesnt have time hell direct you to a place that will. roberts an awesome guy

800-843-0302


should still be their #

 

Thanks riley,

Next time I will check them out.