Styling Winter Ready!

[Morty Mort]

15" winter tires fitted, along with brand new and shiny rear mudflaps... The ass got even fatter with the flaps. Haha. Hopefully whis will prevent the rear end to get so damn dirty from the wet and salty dirtsoup of roadsnow (slush).

Front flaps will be fittet when spring comes, along with summert tires (and Blades). Have to do some damage repair at the sills first, as stone chips etc. have done a nice paint removal job around the area behind the front wheels. Should have fittet front flaps for many years ago.

Have to find the centre caps, but have no idea where they are at the moment. The Blade centre caps don't fit.

 

[StiloBoy]

The joys of UK life, we just drive around on (all weather, Summer) tyres all year round! Sorts the men from the boys when we get 1/2 of snow lol.

My winter preperations revolve around giving the car several good waxes while the weather is still decent to ward off salt on the paint, this year i've even taken to waxing the wheels lol.

 

[Morty Mort]

The joys of UK life, we just drive around on (all weather, Summer) tyres all year round! Sorts the men from the boys when we get 1/2 of snow lol.

Summer tires really doesn't work on snow at all. Haha.

My winter preperations revolve around giving the car several good waxes while the weather is still decent to ward off salt on the paint, this year i've even taken to waxing the wheels lol.

Haha, My winter preps include change of tires, new oil, silicone treatment to the rubber seals (to prevent doors from icing tight) and a battery charge. When enough saltslush has painted the car gunmetal grey, it seems to protect the whole car and paintwork. So I just wait until the end of April for a real deep cleansing. Takes me a whole day though.

 

[StiloBoy]

Ah you'd be surprised how well snow tyres perform in the winter lol... for some folk! For a lot of folk you just see then sitting wheelspinning or heading for a ditch lol.

 

[Andy Monty]

Summer tires really doesn't work on snow at all. Haha.



Haha, My winter preps include change of tires, new oil, silicone treatment to the rubber seals (to prevent doors from icing tight) and a battery charge. When enough saltslush has painted the car gunmetal grey, it seems to protect the whole car and paintwork. So I just wait until the end of April for a real deep cleansing. Takes me a whole day though.

Found that out last year in the Moors thankfully i had chains in the boot..

wont make the same mistake again i have just fitted some vredestein Snowtrac 3's to my Grande punto they have far more grip than the standard "summer" bridgestones in the cold and wet but i assume thats due to them been a softer compound ((yet to try them on snow and ice)) then again most summer tyres loose a large % of traction below 7^C

 

[Big Black Stilo]

my winter prep usually involves a good clean polish and wax then leave it until spring! so far only done the peugeot, bravo needs doing properly

 

[StiloBoy]

At low speed in snow and slush its easy to get traction if you use gearing and clutch properly.... you get into problems if some douche has been spinning up his wheels and polishing all the snow to smooth ice!

 

[Big Black Stilo]

which is usually the case as most people can not drive in snow

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

:yeahthat:

 

[Morty Mort]

At low speed in snow and slush its easy to get traction if you use gearing and clutch properly.... you get into problems if some douche has been spinning up his wheels and polishing all the snow to smooth ice!

Which happens before, after and in every roundabout and regular traffic light areas.

Winter tires have softer compound and many small traction pores to grip in snow. Some have studs aswell, but they are noisier.

 

[ROWENA]

And give off sparks :devil:

 

[Andy Monty]

Winter tires have softer compound and many small traction pores to grip in snow. Some have studs aswell, but they are noisier.

Was reading in Fast ford the other month (someone at work had it) and from what i have read its legal to use studs in Norway but you pay an extra "tax" in cities if you have them fitted don't you?



could just see people switching to using studs in the UK the councils would do their nut they cant maintain the roads here at the best of times then again we dont suffer from long periods of snow and ice (thats tempted mother nature) :bang:

 

[Morty Mort]

Was reading in Fast ford the other month (someone at work had it) and from what i have read its legal to use studs in Norway but you pay an extra "tax" in cities if you have them fitted don't you?

Tyre quality or choise is defined by law. Main rule is you are to have correct tire and grip for the conditions you meet. Studs are illegal for a certain time of year, but if conditions are extreme you are allowed.

Studs are legal on most places, but in the biggest cities you have to pay either full tax for a given winter period or day tax if you travel through. It is mainly there to prevent a polluted city atmosphere which studs make.

Studs really make a difference on ice, and glossy asphalt. When water lies nicely on top of the ice you really shouldn't be driving studless - which I have.

could just see people switching to using studs in the UK the councils would do their nut they cant maintain the roads here at the best of times then again we dont suffer from long periods of snow and ice (thats tempted mother nature) :bang:

Studs vs. studless defines the driver. A rookie or stressed person should have studs. They brake late and take off hard. Red light areas are prone to be slippery. A good driver knows this, and changes speed, gears and brakes within time. No need for studs.

A huge problem is the trucks and trailer coming in from east (Poland etc.) with summer slicks trying to overcome Norwegian winter mountains. Ends in disaster every autumn and winter.

 

[Leithie]

Does anyone actually change to winter tyres in the uk?

I've just move house to a more rural (read very rural) area, apparently it's a school run and they are very good at gritting the road, however forearmed is and all that.

Having had my first winter "bing - danger of ice last Monday" it's been on my mind.

I've 5 miles to the main road, which is an A road and then 25 after that to Edinburgh.

I'm wondering if I should invest in some winter tyres. Any advice?

I take it any tyre place will change them over and i take the summer/all season tyres away to store to put on in the warmer weather?

 

[Morty Mort]

Does anyone actually change to winter tyres in the uk?

I've just move house to a more rural (read very rural) area, apparently it's a school run and they are very good at gritting the road, however forearmed is and all that.

Having had my first winter "bing - danger of ice last Monday" it's been on my mind.

I've 5 miles to the main road, which is an A road and then 25 after that to Edinburgh.

I'm wondering if I should invest in some winter tyres. Any advice?

I take it any tyre place will change them over and i take the summer/all season tyres away to store to put on in the warmer weather?

I'd advice you to get winter tires - they work on dry asphalt aswell, but are softer so you don't go racing with them. They are rated M+S for Mud and Snow. Some decent 195/65R15 are propably cheap, and getting a nasty quad set of steel wheels are suitable almost for free from the breakers.

Rubber harden over time, so used tires from 2003 and previous should be avoided. Look for a timestamp on the tires. Find a 4-figer number: two states the week, and two states the year of production.

 

[StiloBoy]

I don't think anyone in the UK botheres with winter tyres! We really don't get enough extreme weather to justify it, its pretty much just housing estates that don't get gritted properly so the problem is getting onto the main road not when you actually get on the main road itself.

If your driving any of the main roads into Edinburgh you'll have no need for winter tyres! I life in a rural part of Fife and even I don't need winter tyres. (Famous last words lol).

 

[Leithie]

I don't think anyone in the UK botheres with winter tyres! We really don't get enough extreme weather to justify it, its pretty much just housing estates that don't get gritted properly so the problem is getting onto the main road not when you actually get on the main road itself.

If your driving any of the main roads into Edinburgh you'll have no need for winter tyres! I life in a rural part of Fife and even I don't need winter tyres. (Famous last words lol).

Thanks

My concern is the 5 miles to the main road from my house, dodgy b road that is just wide enough for 2 cars. I'm surrounded by farm land and the Pentland hills.