I've got rx8 wheels being repaired/painted gunmetal(ish) right now and am curious how they look on yours, where did the pics go?!
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I've got rx8 wheels being repaired/painted gunmetal(ish) right now and am curious how they look on yours, where did the pics go?!
Hi, recently I became happy owner of i30n performance. I plan on buying alloy rims + tires for the winter. I like the look of dezent TA dark 7.50 x18 5x114.3 ET 50, and for what I read Pirelli Winter 240 Sottozero Serie III 225/40 R18 92V are good tires. My question is, will it fit together on my car? Thanks for help
Pirelli winter tires are one of the worse tieres if you actually drive at snow and ice like we do in nordics. They are at the same level with the chinese tires.
Winter weather in Poland can be tricky. Last year there where only few days with actual snow on road, but many times it was combination of rain and snow, >0 Celsius temperatures on a day and below 0 in night so it was freezing overnight. Might as well happen that this winter there will be a lot more of snow. Who knows with today’s weather anomalies. I’m definitely looking for high safety rank tires, even if it means that I’ll have to replace them a bit earlier than some others
Guy, especially those of you who live in countries that make winter tyres compulsory, how do you judge a quality/performance of a winter tyre? What things do you judge them on?
My experience of different brands is little because here in the middle of the UK, we had only 2 days of 3cm snow last year if I remember correctly. As a result, a set lasts forever. I have my winter Hankooks on even throughout our sunny lockdown period , because they look good and makes bored housewives ask me about them.
This website is interesting in helping me to understand the different types out there.https://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/
but your daily experience should be the better judge than controlled tests usually in some facility owned by a tyre manufacturer.
My experience of different brands is little because here in the middle of the UK, we had only 2 days of 3cm snow last year if I remember correctly. As a result, a set lasts forever. I have my winter Hankooks on even throughout our sunny lockdown period , because they look good and makes bored housewives ask me about them.
This website is interesting in helping me to understand the different types out there.https://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/
but your daily experience should be the better judge than controlled tests usually in some facility owned by a tyre manufacturer.
In your case I‘d take a set of allweather tires. They come with the „snowflake on mountain“ symbol and count as real winter tires. Your weather sounds like this will be the best choice in 99% of time in the winter. For example a Michelin Crossclimate can do the job properly. When temperatures are above 0°C allweathers outdo the „real“ winter tire either in dry or wet conditions.
I‘m thinking about this opportunity for the next winter set even I have to come along with several days of 10-20cm snow each winter session.
Somewhere on the tyrereviews channel there‘s a interesting comparison between summer/winter/allweather tires.
I‘m thinking about this opportunity for the next winter set even I have to come along with several days of 10-20cm snow each winter session.
Somewhere on the tyrereviews channel there‘s a interesting comparison between summer/winter/allweather tires.
Guy, especially those of you who live in countries that make winter tyres compulsory, how do you judge a quality/performance of a winter tyre? What things do you judge them on?
My experience of different brands is little because here in the middle of the UK, we had only 2 days of 3cm snow last year if I remember correctly. As a result, a set lasts forever. I have my winter Hankooks on even throughout our sunny lockdown period , because they look good and makes bored housewives ask me about them.
This website is interesting in helping me to understand the different types out there.https://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/
but your daily experience should be the better judge than controlled tests usually in some facility owned by a tyre manufacturer.
As I'm not doing the regular runs up north so much now, I switched to All Seasons for my "winter" set-up on the i30. Went with Falken AS210 - very pleased with them for both winter seasons they've seen so far. (They're going back on tomorrow).
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I finally committed and ordered some MSW79 Black Polished wheels from Tegiwa Imports in Stoke as they were about £40 cheaper overall compared to other sites, so 4 of the 7.5jx18 came to just under £500 delivered.
I've also just ordered some Continental winter tyres from mytyres.co.uk as they seemed to be the only place to get the new 870 P in 225/40 R18. Autoexpress tested the 870 (non P) out and they seemed a great all rounder but particularly in wet handling/grip which is what I was looking for in the UK: Autoexpress Continental 870. They came to £116 delivered, each, without fitting, and my local tyre place have quoted £10 to put the tyres on the wheels and balance.
I also bought some VDO TPMS sensors for these wheels from Autodoc: VDO TPMS. Before i placed the order I cross-referenced the model number on the VDO website which seems to match so fingers-crossed they'll work from the box. If not, I'll get my local tyre place to have a scan.
Total cost came to £1135
I've also just ordered some Continental winter tyres from mytyres.co.uk as they seemed to be the only place to get the new 870 P in 225/40 R18. Autoexpress tested the 870 (non P) out and they seemed a great all rounder but particularly in wet handling/grip which is what I was looking for in the UK: Autoexpress Continental 870. They came to £116 delivered, each, without fitting, and my local tyre place have quoted £10 to put the tyres on the wheels and balance.
I also bought some VDO TPMS sensors for these wheels from Autodoc: VDO TPMS. Before i placed the order I cross-referenced the model number on the VDO website which seems to match so fingers-crossed they'll work from the box. If not, I'll get my local tyre place to have a scan.
Total cost came to £1135
I am doing a similar thing but have refurbished some RX8 wheels. Need your knowledge about the TPMS, are these the same model number as OEM Is that what you mean? Seem a good price if they will work as Hyundai genuine are £340 circa.
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Yes, those TPMS are the same model as OEM but without the Kia/Hyundai branding. I'm still waiting on tyres though, so have not been able to test them yet!
Finally got around to having my tyres fitted so popped the winter wheels on the car to test the TPMS.
After a few nervous miles where it was doing a bit of thinking all 4 readings appeared on the dash!
The sensors didn't need activating or pairing with the car, all I did was fit them and drive (and explain to my wife why I was putting winter tyres on in August).
Hope this helps anyone else in the same situation!
After a few nervous miles where it was doing a bit of thinking all 4 readings appeared on the dash!
The sensors didn't need activating or pairing with the car, all I did was fit them and drive (and explain to my wife why I was putting winter tyres on in August).
Hope this helps anyone else in the same situation!