What do you use on the door seals? Gummi Plfege?
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I need to check the size. Still havent found a nice set of 18" Alloys for it. 5x114 wheels are like hens teeth in Northern Ireland or all for drif cars with crazy ET and 9J-12J width
Current try are 225/50/17 having a look online and its not a popular size. circa £100/Khumo .. Ill probably swap out for 225/45/17 as then £80/khumo so a 20% difference in price
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Ended up with a pair of kumho ps72 for the rears.
Old tyres are Goodyear eagle assymetrics they been on the car since I bought the car 12 years ago still got tons of tread but starting to get cracking.
Rear tyres on a fwd seems to last forever for me
Old tyres are Goodyear eagle assymetrics they been on the car since I bought the car 12 years ago still got tons of tread but starting to get cracking.
Rear tyres on a fwd seems to last forever for me
15% off Continental tyres at black circles atm with code FLASH15.
Black circles is cheaper for continental.
still expensive compared to costco.
True, but not everyone is a member of Costco, can be, or knows someone who is.
I'm not sure there are any? Most MPS I've seen with star marks are 4S? I may be wrong.
There are according to the Michelin website. Have managed to order some from Camskill which popped up this morning
It's like being married again and being told I'm wrong.There are according to the Michelin website. Have managed to order some from Camskill which popped up this morning
I know the feeling…
For anyone who’s looking at getting some Michelins, I managed to get 2 x 225/40/19 and 2 x 255/35/19 from Camskill for £620, and Michelin are doing £80 cashback at the moment. So £540 plus fitting at a local place.. a bit better than the £1k BMW quoted me (it was already there for a service, hence the quote!).
This might be a silly question, but if any tyre fitters are on here...can you change a tyre with the wheel off the car, if it has TPMS sensors fitted? They don't need to be refitted and recoded to the car do, they?
Reason I ask is, I found a bulge in a rear sidewall of the girlfriends car earlier. I've booked in a replacement (pair) at a local tyre place which is probably a mile away at most, with a short stretch of 50mph DC. But I'm not sure it worth the risk driving it as the bulge is pretty big...
Im thinking I'll err on the side of caution and try to fit the wheels in the back of my car and take them down.
What a pain in the arse. We own a car that has a full size spare for 5 years with no issues. Less than 6 months with a new car which only came with a can of goo, and this happens :/ Double pain is that I can't find the same tyre (Toyo, but I'm not sure which one), so I've elected to replace both with Cross Climates. We'd planned of moving to these eventually anyway, but I was hoping to not have to do it so soon.
Reason I ask is, I found a bulge in a rear sidewall of the girlfriends car earlier. I've booked in a replacement (pair) at a local tyre place which is probably a mile away at most, with a short stretch of 50mph DC. But I'm not sure it worth the risk driving it as the bulge is pretty big...
Im thinking I'll err on the side of caution and try to fit the wheels in the back of my car and take them down.
What a pain in the arse. We own a car that has a full size spare for 5 years with no issues. Less than 6 months with a new car which only came with a can of goo, and this happens :/ Double pain is that I can't find the same tyre (Toyo, but I'm not sure which one), so I've elected to replace both with Cross Climates. We'd planned of moving to these eventually anyway, but I was hoping to not have to do it so soon.
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Black circles are absolute rubbish now. Was always the go to place for me for around a decade and they were the true pioneers of online tyre purchasing but they have gotten too big now and so have their prices.
I have bought my last two sets from F1Autocentre as they were cheapest outside of Costco. Both the CSC7 for my car and GYA6 for my daughters. Just keep a look out for the discounts.