I had 2 tyres fitted by a local garage on Thursday and when I got home and started cleaning the sealing gunk off, noticed the following damage. Basically, could this have been caused by the fitter? Both wheels are just as bad!!!

 

honestly fella that looks like kerb damage,the rim setters that keep the rim in place are smooth so couldnt cause this damage.
If you left the car with them that could explain as they could have caught something on the way in/out of workshop or worst case they went for ablast and did it.

 

I waited with it mate. I know I haven`t kerbed them....that pic is even the drivers side

 

I work for an alloy refurbishment company and see things like this all the time and thats definatly kerb damage, a tyre fitting machine couldnt make marks like that.

Andy

 

But I`d know if I`d done that, surely And how would I kerb the drivers wheel. I park in works car park and on my drive

 

you'd be suprised,that damage is very light kerbing and with theses cars being quite loud[stainless exhaust i bet to] you could just kiss 1 with out knowing or thinking you'd caused any damage mate.

 

Looks like kerb damage to me (Usually happens when the Mrs has borrowed the car!)

If you had a pair of tyres fitted then the wheels could have swapped sides in the process so passenger side wheel now on drivers side?

 

whilst it does look more like kerb damage due to the "indents" into the rim, i have seen tyre companies cause rim damage either by failing to clamp the rim in the machine causing it to slip and rotate or if they fail to adjust the main arm correctly and run it too close

alyn

 

im sorry to say bud but its definately kerb damage , a tyre machine would leave a score mark around the rim 5mm from the lip ,the scuffs in the damage are at a 90 degree angle to the rim lip sugesting a downward scrape which is impossible for a tyre machine to do no matter how **** it is .

i have nylon feet on all my machines which never damage alloys even my old machine with a metal foot wouldnt leave marks like that .

i have kerbed a wheel before without noticing if that is any consolation

mags

 

Fair enough, as long as I know. Like I said, to my knowledge I haven`t kerbed them but it sounds feasible, what`s been said. Thanks everyone.

BTW, yeah.....it is some consolation lol!

 

Take -em to a decent wheel refurb place, ours will repair damage like that and blow it in for £25 a wheel.

 

 

Jesus, that`s a very good price. My local place quoted me £50 a wheel on my FTO!!! I need to get them done soon, a bit of laquer is peeling too

 

Definitely curbing as you can see see the diagonal scraping lines of forward momentum against the curb.