Do I need to have tyres fitted to Karoq rims using “internal” weights, or old school external weights be used.  By internal I mean inside the rim, and these are standard SE 17” Ratikons.  They have the old internal weights from manufacture still on, plus the Ratikons on my car have internal weights.  Not sure if my local garage, that does tyres, would do these fancy weights.

Not sure what you mean by "internal" but here is one answer. When I have watched tyres being balanced the machine not only shows the 'o'clock' position but also where 'side to side' the weight should be placed. Modern wheels being so wide makes this necessary. 

 

tom

Was struggling to find a description, here’s what I merrily call internal.  These are the same rim, at about 90deg to each other.

 

 

This is the only position the alloys will accept these days, as the outside of the rim will not accept them and anyway would look awful if used there like they did with clip on weights to steel rims.

They just stick on and anyone with a balancing machine will use these now.

Any existing weights are removed when tyres are replaced before balancing anew.

Edited 8 September, 20205 yr by kenfowler3966

Alloy wheel balance weights,

rather than rim balance weights as on steel rims, and balance beads in the tyres.

Cheers, it’s a bit new to me as my last cars always used rim weights.  Dragged kicking and screaming into the 21stC!  

Inside black rims, they would even use weights that are painted black instead of the natural bare lead look.