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Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 263 Thanks: 13 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Winter wheels time? The bloody weather can't make up it's mind what it's doing atm. This morning it was chucking it down with rain and the roads were more like rivers than highways and this evening on the way home the temperature had dropped to 3°C. Seems like the right time to put the winters on the car right? Except according to the forecast the temperature goes up again tomorrow afternoon and is due to hit a balmy 15°C on Friday. Not quite 4 seasons in 1 day but definitely 4 in 1 week [attachment=1:ejqm1m6t]rolleyes.gif[/attachment:ejqm1m6t] I'm tempted to put them on anyway as I mind a lot less bumping over unclassified pot-holed roads in the dark on steelies rather than the alloys. Add to the fact the farmers are coating the roads in mud which in turn gets transferred to the car I may as well have the correct wheels on to finish off the industrial look.
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![]() | I'm painting mine up for the suzuki this week and they will be on for the weekend. Today was the trigger driving on flooded roads with summer tyres.
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Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 263 Thanks: 13 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | I should probably paint mine at some point but the chances of it happening? Pretty much close to zero :laugh: They'd certainly look a lot better if I did though... What paint should be used?
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 3,273 Thanks: 0 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | I will be putting on the winter grips as soon as im home, i just dont like having them on when over 10°.. prob no difference apart from higher wear but im weird like that haha |
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Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 263 Thanks: 13 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | It's actually cheaper for me to wear out the winter tyres than the summers so I'm not as fussed with running them in warmer weather. The summers usually cost £120 a corner as they're 205/45/17 and not that common. Can't remember what exactly the winters are or what they cost but I drop to 15" and I remember thinking at the time how cheap they were. If it wasn't for the god-awful look and extra road noise I'd probably keep them on all the time lol bet £120 is cheap compared to the trucks though :P
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![]() | ![]() I should probably paint mine at some point but the chances of it happening? Pretty much close to zero :laugh: They'd certainly look a lot better if I did though... What paint should be used?
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 3,273 Thanks: 0 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | ![]() It's actually cheaper for me to wear out the winter tyres than the summers so I'm not as fussed with running them in warmer weather. The summers usually cost £120 a corner as they're 205/45/17 and not that common. Can't remember what exactly the winters are or what they cost but I drop to 15" and I remember thinking at the time how cheap they were. If it wasn't for the god-awful look and extra road noise I'd probably keep them on all the time lol bet £120 is cheap compared to the trucks though :P |
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Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 263 Thanks: 13 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | ![]() Not really actually, ive been looking at getting MAN tyres.. heehee general grabber at2's or coopers, they are all terrain tyres so i can maybe do a tad offroading as well, they come in at roughly 100-150 a corner Perhaps Groundskeeper Donnie would get you access if you still want to try them ;p
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 3,273 Thanks: 0 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Well if im still able to do that 'thing' (28 days later) could try it then! ![]() |
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Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Lanarkshire
Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Just put two front winter tyres on my wee Fiat Fiorino van, 175x70x14 Apollo brand (made by Vredestein), £100 fitted...Result.
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Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 263 Thanks: 13 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | ![]() Well if im still able to do that 'thing' (28 days later) could try it then! ![]() Yeah, 28 days later should still be possible as long as they haven't started knocking things down. I'd like to get some pictures of the punto as well so we should try and get that done next time your home ![]() Just put two front winter tyres on my wee Fiat Fiorino van, 175x70x14 Apollo brand (made by Vredestein), £100 fitted...Result. ![]()
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Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 263 Thanks: 13 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | That's my winter wheels down from the folks and ready to go on next week. I've also checked and the new insurance company are one of the sensible ones who don't regard changing to winter tyres as a modification [attachment=1:135wrt18]rolleyes.gif[/attachment:135wrt18] This list might be handy for those of you who do switch tyres/wheels
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Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Near glasgow
Posts: 506 Thanks: 8 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | Mine went on on Friday, parada spec 2's ain't the best in the rain or cold, switched back to my old wheels with hankooks
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Join Date: May 2008 Location: Forres
Posts: 86 Thanks: 7 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | ![]() That's my winter wheels down from the folks and ready to go on next week. I've also checked and the new insurance company are one of the sensible ones who don't regard changing to winter tyres as a modification [ATTACH=CONFIG]3746[/ATTACH] This list might be handy for those of you who do switch tyres/wheels
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Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 263 Thanks: 13 Trader Rating: 0 ![]() | There's a light dusting of snow outside and my summer wheels are going back on the car today [attachment=1:3mbpih94]rolleyes.gif[/attachment:3mbpih94] @marti155, don't suppose you want to swap a 22 yr old panda for a 5-yr old grande punto?
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