MOT coming up and think i will need a couple of these, what price do they come in at?
Bridgestone Potenza's 185/55/15
cheaper to get new proxies al round than buy 2 of those
Hi If you like the Bridgestones - look to pay approx £70 - £80 per corner, fitting, valve and balanced.
Mark is right the Toyo are less expensive, depends on what tyres you like thou.
Cheers
Darren J
MyTyres do the Potenzas for £56 per corner delivered but not fitted.
EventTyres do a van to you for £70 per corner fitted at the track.
Given those two figures you can proably do it for £60-£65.
Mr T do it for £80 fitted.
(prices are based on rear tyre size pre '03 and are current as of last week)
I only know what the stock ones are like so I have no idea what to do here, one thing for sure though is I will be wanting the same 4 tyres all round.
I have a couple I've just taken off the front of mine with around 4mm that I was going to Ebay. I'll look into postage if interested as i don't want much for them s:wink: :wink: s:wink:
Yeh do that mate and I will let you know, it is going in for the MOT the end of this month.
What is the legal limit on tread depth??
Taa
Quote from: "daz8365"What is the legal limit on tread depth??
1.6mm if I recall correctly
2mm i think, that was on the walls at the vauxhall dealers anyway..
so how long under normal driving would i get out of 4mm before they need replaced.......rough estimate?
5mm is fine and 2mm is when you should get new ones so you are fine atm.
Quote from: "daz8365"so how long under normal driving would i get out of 4mm before they need replaced.......rough estimate?
if you drive sensibly then you could in theory get 1000 - 2000miles out of that, but i would like to point out as well that i killed off 1.5mm on the way up to Anglesey, its all down to how you drive the car, its like saying how longs a piece of string
1.6mm is correct Aaron
They usually start with about 8mm - although this does vary by brand / size etc..
Based on that, you have about 6mm of usuable tread (assuming you replace at 2mm, rather than wait till the bare minimum of 1.6mm).
So if they have 4mm, you are only 66% worn - and even if you only get 12k out of a set, that is 4000 miles remaining.
FWIW, my 1 old biddy owned 02 car is on its original fronts after 25k, they have 4 mm remaining - or in other words, 1mm of tread is lasting over 5k miles. However, I don't expect this wear rate to continue much longer s:D :D s:D
Quote from: "Chris_h"They usually start with about 8mm - although this does vary by brand / size etc..
Based on that, you have about 6mm of usuable tread (assuming you replace at 2mm, rather than wait till the bare minimum of 1.6mm).
So if they have 4mm, you are only 66% worn - and even if you only get 12k out of a set, that is 4000 miles remaining.
FWIW, my 1 old biddy owned 02 car is on its original fronts after 25k, they have 4 mm remaining - or in other words, 1mm of tread is lasting over 5k miles. However, I don't expect this wear rate to continue much longer s:D :D s:D
I have had them removed after 23K but do a lot of motorway driving. The backs were around 2.5mm-3mm and the fronts 4-5mm. I will check the depths tomorrow as I'm at work at the mo.
I just phoned my local tyre place for a price and they quoted £56.73 per tyre, she was talking about different codes i.e RE040 and RE050, does this make any sense?
I will need to check the tyre wall when i get home
RE040 is the stock tyre.
RE050 is a "cheaper" version. Its not unidirectional and slanted so in theory doesn't have as good wet weather performance - according to the Bridgestone site.
Quote from: "roger"RE040 is the stock tyre.
RE050 is a "cheaper" version. Its not unidirectional and slanted so in theory doesn't have as good wet weather performance - according to the Bridgestone site.
Less performance in the wet than stock! s:shock: :shock: s:shock:
Good grief!
Simon
Quote from: "SimonC_Here"Less performance in the wet than stock! s:shock: :shock: s:shock:
Indeed.. you might as well just fit greased skis and be done with it s;) ;) s;)
I'm assuming it will be the RE040 that I have on my car at the moment then as i'm sure it is the stock ones.
Quote from: "daz8365"I'm assuming it will be the RE040 that I have on my car at the moment then as i'm sure it is the stock ones.
If its stock Bridgestone, then, yes.
Are Toyo's & Proxies the same thing????
How much do these come in at? if someone can tell me more about these such as the exact size for the roadster 2000 model I can ring about locally and get prices.
Sorry for sounding stupid.
yes they are
you can get T-1R in the same sizes as your oem bridgestones
toyo is the maker proxes is the model
t1r is the current variation of them
so you want toyo proxes t1-r
fronts are 185/55/15 rear are 205/50/15
i just got a pair of rears from mytyres.net for about £94
and the fronts were about £83
fitting is roughly £10/wheel
so your looking at just over £200 all in
If only 2 of my tyres need replacing is this ok to do this as long as they are the same make all the way round the car?
Quote from: "daz8365"If only 2 of my tyres need replacing is this ok to do this as long as they are the same make all the way round the car?
backs and fronts need to be replaced as a pair and preferably of the same make, i've just had my rears done today with the front still on about 5mm
yep should be fine as long as you have same make of tyres all way round, i have finally after 11 months got rid of the rubbishy nankangs it came with and put matching proxes on and the front end of the car feels completely different, tyre walls not flexing, steerign feels much sharper and much more precise, feedback through proxes compared with nankangs, unbelievable!!
Went into Kwik Fit last night to see what they would say and to get a quote, my 2 back tyres are already illegal and the front have 0.4 left in them.
Looks like I will need to get 4 new tyres so got a quote for the Bridgestone from them £370.00........some people would just go ahead and pay that without trying to get them cheaper elsewhere. The guy said they do a price match if I can find it cheaper elsewhere, what would I need to do, print off a website with the cheaper price or just phone Kwik Fit and tell them where I can get them cheaper so they will match then?
So now I need 4 new tyres what should I look at in the same price bracket as the Bridgestone, they are already going to cost me in excess of £210 so I don't want to pay much more than this, this is a lot of money and that is before my MOT is even done.
4 new T1Rs will cost you around £160
Quote from: "markiii"4 new T1Rs will cost you around £160
Indeed. m http://www.mytyres.co.uk (http://www.mytyres.co.uk) m
185x55R15 - £40.70 each
205x50R15 - £46.60 each
Grand total of £174.60.
Search past threads, there was one recently with recommendations of online tyre suppliers, including one who will come to your house/work and fit them for you, all for far cheaper than KwikFit.
Right spoon feed me here please s:lol: :lol: s:lol: s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
The local place that was selling the Bridgestone for the same price as My Tyres, If I phone them for a price what do I ask for.
Full Name of Tyre And Sizes Please.............???
Thanks
Toyo Proxies T1R in teh sizes aaron listed above
Just phoned and the price they want is:
£52.72 & 54.48 so looks like mytyres are cheaper and will order them from there.
Are these the favoured tyres then lads for all year round normal driving?
Just phoned Kwik Fit to see if they would do a price match, they said they can't get the Toyo Proxies but would give me Khumo's for the same price.
What is better, Khumo or Toyo's????
I think maybe they can get Toyo's but they are too expensive to price match
your making this way to complex, go to etyres and have them come to you and fit them.
Kwik Fit are crap anyway
id say toyo's
Mark I don't need them fitted, my brother is a mechanic and will get them fitted for free when I get the MOT done, I'm just trying to get the cheapest deal on the best tyres and Kwik Fit are right at the end of my street
in that case even easier w www.mytyres.co.uk (http://www.mytyres.co.uk) w
Yes does look like they are the cheapest BUT the reason I went back to KWIK FIT is because if I could get them there it would have been easier as I could have just picked them up.........
mytyres deliver, they deliver for free, they can deliver to your house, your work or your brothers garage, delivery estimate on my email was about a week, i think they came in about 3 days!!
Ordered Toyos from mytyres for daughter's Puma (cheapest I could find) on Monday, and despite the site saying there could be a 7 day delay, they arrived today at Silverstone Performance.
Nightmare.....4 new tyres in April this year, washing the car in Sunday and noticed a nail in the back tyre, it hasn't made the tyre go down yet but will need to try and get it repaired if I can.
If I need a new tyre please tell me i don't need to replace all 4 again, only just done that recently.....Ahhhhhh !
Personally I would not replace all 4, why pay out when you don't have to?? I would just do the two on the back, I would not be happy running one new tyre and one old one...you may get lucky with a repair though.
Fingers crossed Liz because I can't justify 2 new tyres at this time of the year.
Just replaced all my tyres in one hit with T1 R's cost me £232 fitted, yes you can get then cheaper on the interent but when I looked into the fitting costs it was far easier ordering them from local trye depot as I didnt have to drag them around for fitting. In my area it seems most plces charge £10 plus vat to fit so the cost savings are basically knocked on the head by purchaing on the internet unless you have a good cheap place to get them fitted. Dont skimp on tyres!!!!
normanh
I went to Budget after work yesterday and got the bad news that I need a new tyre. I'm running about with the nail in it as not buying a new tyre until it goes down s:lol: :lol: s:lol:
Quote from: "daz8365"I went to Budget after work yesterday and got the bad news that I need a new tyre. :
Are you sure? As long as the tyre wall is OK a repair SHOULD be possible. Maybe not ideal, but possible.
QuoteI'm running about with the nail in it as not buying a new tyre until it goes down :lol
Might be a bit late then, and don't go over 30mph! Or even 20mph!
And please, if you are not buying 2 tyres (you did say the others are fairly new, so tread depth will be similar - I hope) you MUST get the same make / model, or you are asking for trouble.
Otherwise we will be getting the "lost it on a roundabout" post from you. s:cry: :cry: s:cry:
The nail is right on the edge mate so he said he can't fix it, may take into Kwik Fit for a second opinion.
The guy at budget was trying to get me another tyre but I told him it needs to be a Toyo, defo not mixing my tyres Roger, not after everything I have read on here.
I reckon the nail has been in it for a while as I have been checking the air pressure and it has been going down a few psi each week, should be ok if I just keep maintaining the pressure.
<<NAG MODE ON>> You ought to think about what you are doing with driving around with a nail in it like that, what if you had a blow out at speed??...don't only think of yourself, its other motorists around you as well. <<NAG MODE OFF>>
Quote from: "daz8365"The nail is right on the edge mate so he said he can't fix it, may take into Kwik Fit for a second opinion.
The guy at budget was trying to get me another tyre but I told him it needs to be a Toyo, defo not mixing my tyres Roger, not after everything I have read on here.
I reckon the nail has been in it for a while as I have been checking the air pressure and it has been going down a few psi each week, should be ok if I just keep maintaining the pressure.
s:D :D s:D s:D :D s:D
That will be me told then!
Liz no need to slap me that hard.... s:oops: :oops: s:oops:
Quote from: "daz8365"That will be me told then!
Liz no need to slap me that hard.... s:oops: :oops: s:oops:
That wasn't hard s:wink: :wink: s:wink: Maybe I am a bit more sensitive about Road accidents - I work where I have to call out ambulances and in the worse cases undertakers to attend them to collect what remains, it can happen all too easily. Its up to you and sorry if I appeared harse.
There are a few tyre centres around who can repair a nail type puncture even if it is not in the centre area of the tread. Its more expensive, as it has to be heat cured, but it is effective.
Chavs did one of the tyres on my hatchback Friday night with a nail right on the edge of the tread. Disaster, tyre is only 3 weeks old and cost £140 each. Took the tyre to a specialist who removed it and gave it a full inspection before declaring it repairable.
Have a search around, but I wouldn't drive on it, could be a bigger disaster!
I'm ordering a new tyre today....your fault Liz, I have been thinking bout what you said since....lol
So just before i order on line, i'm looking for the following aint i?
Toyo Proxi - 205x50R15
Thanks
Quote from: "daz8365"So just before i order on line, i'm looking for the following aint i?
Toyo Proxi - 205x50R15
For a pre 03 OEM rear, yes.
<edit> and presumably a T1R, unless you had T1S on before </edit>
Its a 2000 model bud
Good man, you know it makes sense s:D :D s:D
Went on the mytyres website, what is the difference between:
PROXES T1-R 205/50 R15 89V RF Rim-protection & PROXES CF 1 205/50 R15 86H Rim-protection
One is cheaper than the other?
The CF 1 arnt as good a tyre, it is a tyre for the masses!
..............and it won't match the one on the other side of the axle!
Good point batman....lol
I never thought about that! s:oops: :oops: s:oops:
1 tyre ordered, £46.00 in total.