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 scib4
Senior User  Location: East Kilbride Registered: 28 Jul 2007 Posts: 770 Status: Offline |
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Anyone else run them?Thinking about getting a set for the wife's Fabia VRS for her standard 16" alloys, 205/45/16 Can't seem to find many. Camskills are sold out until October 2010  The only other place is MyTyres who sell Kumho KW23 for ________________________________________ Mike08 BMW 320d M-Sport touring (Superchipped Spec) 11 VW Transporter Kombi T5.1GP LWB (Bi-Turbo spec) Yeti DJ (Jump spec) Specialized SX Trail (DH spec) Specialized Pitch (XC spec) |
 Posted 6th Jan 2010 at 02:35
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phillipm
Seasoned Pro  Location: Rotherham Registered: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 20,607 Status: Offline |
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Depends what you want, but Fedima F4R snow/gravel/rally tyres are only about 60 quid each in that size...________________________________________ - Bespoke rollcages/additions/adjustments. Half cages right up to complete custom spaceframes - MSA/FIA spec, CDS, ROPT, T45, etc - PM meEmail me! Custom-made polybushes available - need an odd size or fitment? - anything from batch work to one-off pieces. |
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Posted 6th Jan 2010 at 02:39
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welshpug!
Capt Pedantic  Location: Bigend, Wales. Registered: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 25,839 Status: Offline |
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try mytyres, a friend of mine said they're a German company so may do some.I know someone on the 205 forum that rates the Michelin Alpin tyres he has on his 306. ________________________________________ need a part number? get on here - http://public.servicebox.peugeot.comBring on the Trumpets. |
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Posted 6th Jan 2010 at 02:40
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scib4
Senior User Location: East Kilbride Registered: 28 Jul 2007 Posts: 770 Status: Offline |
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Phil, think they might be a bit aggressive for what i am wanting as planning on running them for the full winter, 3 months or so.Welshpug, i have tried MyTyres as above. ________________________________________ Mike08 BMW 320d M-Sport touring (Superchipped Spec) 11 VW Transporter Kombi T5.1GP LWB (Bi-Turbo spec) Yeti DJ (Jump spec) Specialized SX Trail (DH spec) Specialized Pitch (XC spec) |
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Posted 6th Jan 2010 at 03:00
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dragoon
Seasoned Pro  Location: Ghent - Belgium Registered: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 1,071 Status: Offline |
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I'm going for vredestein wintrac's next winter, awesome tyres.The goodyear ultragrip's are pretty good aswell (on my dad's mazda6 they are at least) ________________________________________ Team WheelwhoreTeam Limited Edition Astor 306 Francorchamps RIP Virtual Blue 208 GTi quote: I  this place. So many illiterate deluded fool's acting 'ard . . . and so many literate intelligent people to rip them apart and knock them back down again . . . ahh  |
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Posted 6th Jan 2010 at 03:01
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motorman
Junior User  Location: Moray Registered: 25 Apr 2003 Posts: 91 Status: Offline |
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Hi Mike,I highly recommend toyo snowprox, running them on all my cars this year. No problems so far, good on all conditions & durable enough for the whole winter |
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Posted 6th Jan 2010 at 03:49
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adam b
Seasoned Pro  Location: The Nam Registered: 24 Jan 2006 Posts: 12,828 Status: Offline |
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Did a lot of research into this as I was going to get some until the rallye HG blew. Vredestien seem to be the way to go.________________________________________ Nothing to see here |
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Posted 6th Jan 2010 at 13:14
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scib4
Senior User Location: East Kilbride Registered: 28 Jul 2007 Posts: 770 Status: Offline |
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Just ordered 4 Kumho KW23, will let you know how i get on.Cheers guys. ________________________________________ Mike08 BMW 320d M-Sport touring (Superchipped Spec) 11 VW Transporter Kombi T5.1GP LWB (Bi-Turbo spec) Yeti DJ (Jump spec) Specialized SX Trail (DH spec) Specialized Pitch (XC spec) |
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Posted 6th Jan 2010 at 15:28
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scib4
Senior User Location: East Kilbride Registered: 28 Jul 2007 Posts: 770 Status: Offline |
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    Well they definitely work, the under side of the car was scraping in the snow but they just keep going.....very impressed! ________________________________________ Mike08 BMW 320d M-Sport touring (Superchipped Spec) 11 VW Transporter Kombi T5.1GP LWB (Bi-Turbo spec) Yeti DJ (Jump spec) Specialized SX Trail (DH spec) Specialized Pitch (XC spec) |
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Posted 15th Jan 2010 at 02:51
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m306
Seasoned Pro  Location: south coast Registered: 16 May 2011 Posts: 1,074 Status: Offline |
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using some common sense ive decided to revive this thread rather than start another one on the same subject  as the winters have got considerably worse over the last few years, is anyone else now used/using winter tyres? i think they will be a necessity to keep my '6 going round the country roads near me so have my Dunlop winter sports ready. just wondering what everyones opinion of winter tyres is now? ________________________________________ supercharged China gti6 - Thu 16th Sep 1999 - sold2010 megane rs250 |
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Posted 20th Oct 2011 at 20:16
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BrianM
Regular  Location: Kirkcaldy Registered: 01 May 2009 Posts: 487 Status: Offline |
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dragoon wrote: I'm going for vredestein wintrac's next winter, awesome tyres. I think it's these that I have on the steelies I was given along with the sale of my Rallye, they certainly look the part! The steelies themseves look a tad rusty though!! ________________________________________ '13 208 Gti Bianca White, '99 Bianca 306 Rallye, '92 309 Goodwood GTi 5dr, '92 Miami Blue 309 GTi 3dr. |
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Posted 20th Oct 2011 at 22:34
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owain
Seasoned Pro  Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
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I've got them on a spare set of wheels I got for my Astra, Just put them on when it gets below 7 degrees on average.Clearly if you're on a sheet of ice in seven feet of snow they're not going to make much difference, but they are noticeably more grippy in the cold and we've all seen enough people slide about in the snow to see how much damage even a small slip can do. £400 I think mine cost (16" ) and they'll last three or four winters minimum. That's less than the excess would be on a single bump, so worth every penny in my opinion  ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 20th Oct 2011 at 22:54
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dragoon
Seasoned Pro Location: Ghent - Belgium Registered: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 1,071 Status: Offline |
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BrianM wrote: dragoon wrote: I'm going for vredestein wintrac's next winter, awesome tyres. I think it's these that I have on the steelies I was given along with the sale of my Rallye, they certainly look the part! The steelies themseves look a tad rusty though!! I had 2 older ones, but too worn to use anymore. So got myself 2 uniroyal wintertyres (forgot the type) to accompany the 2 bridgestone blizzac's I bought last year. (why different brands? prices at the time) in 195/55/15 Also got wintertyres for the other car (mazda6), namely goodyear ultragrips (205/55/16) Can't fault any of them (still have to see how the uniroyals will be) And they make a BIG difference in snowy/freezing conditions. If you don't want to buy wintertyres, consider all season tyres (with the vredestein quatrac being the best avaib ) or even the uniroyal rainsport, superb in wet will probably provide more grip than most summertyres due to being a rather soft compound. ________________________________________ Team WheelwhoreTeam Limited Edition Astor 306 Francorchamps RIP Virtual Blue 208 GTi quote: I this place. So many illiterate deluded fool's acting 'ard . . . and so many literate intelligent people to rip them apart and knock them back down again . . . ahh |
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Posted 20th Oct 2011 at 23:14
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lewisdmz
Senior User Location: plymouth Registered: 25 Jul 2009 Posts: 504 Status: Offline |
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Was thinking about going to the scrappy and finding some of the skinniest steelies I could, realised they won't fit over gti brakes. |
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Posted 21st Oct 2011 at 13:13
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allesclar
Seasoned Pro  Location: Sheffield Registered: 17 May 2009 Posts: 4,254 Status: Offline |
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its more like the idiots stuck infront of you that makes me think that its pointless to have winter tires unless everyone else does  ________________________________________ Team allesclar ® |
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Posted 22nd Oct 2011 at 18:28
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
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allesclar wrote: its more like the idiots stuck infront of you that makes me think that its pointless to have winter tires unless everyone else does Not when they've all crashed into each other and you can just sit in the car keeping warm. ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 22nd Oct 2011 at 18:39
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m306
Seasoned Pro Location: south coast Registered: 16 May 2011 Posts: 1,074 Status: Offline |
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owain wrote: allesclar wrote: its more like the idiots stuck infront of you that makes me think that its pointless to have winter tires unless everyone else does Not when they've all crashed into each other and you can just sit in the car keeping warm. it seems they are becoming more common in this country now with the harder winters we've been having. i cant wait to see what difference they make... thats assuming they do make a difference, if not then expect alot of crying and maybe some crash pics for your entertainment ________________________________________ supercharged China gti6 - Thu 16th Sep 1999 - sold2010 megane rs250 |
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Posted 22nd Oct 2011 at 22:44
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
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They really do make a difference, it's just basic physics. Rubber has a very narrow band of temperature in which it remains soft, and below about 5 degrees normal rubber is just like plastic with no give or friction whatsoever. Winter tyres are made of a different rubber which is still pliable in cold temperatures but would be so soft at 30 degrees that they wouldn't last one summer. Because of the narrow temperature band tyres are *always* a compromise - having two different sets that are both suitable for purpose is the way to go ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 23rd Oct 2011 at 11:08
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m306
Seasoned Pro Location: south coast Registered: 16 May 2011 Posts: 1,074 Status: Offline |
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owain wrote: They really do make a difference, it's just basic physics. Rubber has a very narrow band of temperature in which it remains soft, and below about 5 degrees normal rubber is just like plastic with no give or friction whatsoever. Winter tyres are made of a different rubber which is still pliable in cold temperatures but would be so soft at 30 degrees that they wouldn't last one summer. Because of the narrow temperature band tyres are *always* a compromise - having two different sets that are both suitable for purpose is the way to go so whats the ideal time to change over to the winter set? my guess would be when the temperature averages around 7 degrees all day? don't want to put them on too soon and ruin them though. and thanks for the feedback everyone  oh and ive started reading 'track cars for dummies' again and i have to bow down to you Owain, i have a good basic mechanical knowledge but wouldn't have the balls to tackle half the jobs you have. seems i have a long way to go before i get to the level of many of the guys on here ________________________________________ supercharged China gti6 - Thu 16th Sep 1999 - sold2010 megane rs250 |
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Posted 23rd Oct 2011 at 12:44
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monkeyman
Seasoned Pro  Location: Sunny St Albans Registered: 01 Oct 2008 Posts: 1,955 Status: Offline |
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Going from here it looks like Nov-April is avg 7o or lower http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/regmapavge.html#sengland ________________________________________ Spanner Monkeys Monkey SpannerForum Search Clicky |
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Posted 23rd Oct 2011 at 12:57
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m306
Seasoned Pro Location: south coast Registered: 16 May 2011 Posts: 1,074 Status: Offline |
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monkeyman wrote: Going from here it looks like Nov-April is avg 7o or lower http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/averages/regmapavge.html#sengland wow thanks Markus, i would never of thought to look for information like that but it is helpful for deciding on when to make the change ________________________________________ supercharged China gti6 - Thu 16th Sep 1999 - sold2010 megane rs250 |
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Posted 23rd Oct 2011 at 14:33
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owain
Seasoned Pro Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
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Yup, seven degrees average which tends to be November time. Mine should be going on soon, but instead it seems I'm still hanging washing outside and needing the sprinkler to keep the grass green. Ridiculous.________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 23rd Oct 2011 at 17:07
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m306
Seasoned Pro Location: south coast Registered: 16 May 2011 Posts: 1,074 Status: Offline |
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owain wrote: Yup, seven degrees average which tends to be November time. Mine should be going on soon, but instead it seems I'm still hanging washing outside and needing the sprinkler to keep the grass green. Ridiculous. Yeah it is surprisingly nice for this time of year. I'm hoping it will stay nice for a few more weeks so I can enjoy my new setup when I get my '6 back from Miles before the winter set goes on ________________________________________ supercharged China gti6 - Thu 16th Sep 1999 - sold2010 megane rs250 |
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Posted 23rd Oct 2011 at 17:41
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coskev
Seasoned Pro  Location: Oswestry Registered: 01 Nov 2009 Posts: 3,132 Status: Offline |
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Just put Continental winter tyres on my Rallye Part worn bargains off the bay ________________________________________ Red GTB1756 powered Fabia VRS daily driver,LBSC Gti6 eater........Mac1 ZR R1 kit car build in progress. |
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Posted 4th Nov 2011 at 21:21
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anth
Seasoned Pro  Location: Colchester Registered: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 3,651 Status: Offline |
Post #25
What pressure should they be run at I have 195 50 15 |
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Posted 5th Nov 2011 at 15:46
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