2011 Winter Tyres - What are you opting for?

SpawnAgain

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Jul 19, 2011
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Also you need to make sure that the 15'sw will clear the brakes.

Fish

After picking up the car today :clap: I'm not too sure 15" wheels will clear the front brakes? The back ones are fine, but the front ones are huge! (288mm) I believe.

So my question is? Has anybody fitted 15" steel wheels to an Ibiza Sportrider 1.6 TDI with that size disc?

Thanks in advance

J
 
Aug 16, 2007
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Wolverhampton
After picking up the car today :clap: I'm not too sure 15" wheels will clear the front brakes? The back ones are fine, but the front ones are huge! (288mm) I believe.

So my question is? Has anybody fitted 15" steel wheels to an Ibiza Sportrider 1.6 TDI with that size disc?

Thanks in advance

J

You may find the answer quicker in the Ibiza Section :whistle:
 

rllmuk

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Apr 23, 2005
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How'd you manage to spec a Cupra R with 312mm brakes? ;)

I expect you have 345mm brakes, in which case some 17s will fit but it depends on the wheel.
 

DanH

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Jun 24, 2010
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My two fronts are on the legal limit so may as well just put some winters on now I think... Problem is stock everywhere. Anyone recommend any circa £140? Been offered some Hankook W300 £130+VAT fitted

Dan
 

P0LKR

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Nov 13, 2005
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Newton Mortgage, Glasgow
I just got a set of Bridgestone Weather Control A001 tyres fitted. £100 fitted each.

They look MEAN. Cant wait to try them out in some snow although I realise they are not quite as good as proper winter tyres. They get excellent reviews though.
 

Nick G

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Just picked up a set of A4 16" wheels that are going to have new Winter 205/55/16's but not sure if I should go for Cooper Snow master, Avon Ice Touring or the Goodyear Ultragrip things???

I guess any are pretty much as good as the other!
 
If there's no big price difference, I'd go for the Goodyear Ultragrip 8 - it's been getting very good reviews and the model before it was also well reviewed over the last few years. I found my ContiWinterContact TS830s were fantastic in the worst of last year's weather, so there's another option if they are available to you.

I'm currently umming and arring over whether to buy in a pair of them now as I'm on about 6-6.5mm on the fronts I think... so might need to replace them when it's mid-season (and thus prices/availability go silly). Then again, the missus would probably scream if I added any more to the mountain of black rubber in our garage! Hmm... :confused:
 

neil_f225

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Mar 14, 2005
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I just got a set of Bridgestone Weather Control A001 tyres fitted. £100 fitted each.

They look MEAN. Cant wait to try them out in some snow although I realise they are not quite as good as proper winter tyres. They get excellent reviews though.

Are they 17"? Where did you get them from?
 

stuartsjg

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Oct 22, 2008
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Aberdeen
Have booked in for a pair of Hankook W300's for the front at my local dealer (specialist cars Aberdeen).

Was getting prices between £150 and £200 at local tyre shops and quick-fit type places for cooper to bridgestone

Was getting car booked into get the ABS module repaired and they would do the Hankooks for £130ea fully fitted Inc vat which I think is good enough.

There supposedly ok as summer tyres but not so good as all weather or summer tyres, which is probs fair enough.


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neil_f225

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just got some Hankook Icebear tyres fitted. Grip is far better in the wet even though it isnt that cold just now....temp 12C! Hope there is snow soon!!
 

pdh 14a

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Jan 21, 2008
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Swansea
Just a word of warning,my wife phoned her insurance to say she planned to fit winter tyres to her car,and was told that her policy would be void if she did as it was classed as a modification :rolleyes:
With Lloyds tsb insurance!
 

bubbles1

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Dec 28, 2008
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Llandudno
Just a word of warning,my wife phoned her insurance to say she planned to fit winter tyres to her car,and was told that her policy would be void if she did as it was classed as a modification :rolleyes:
With Lloyds tsb insurance!

This problem should of been cleaned up by now but some insurance company's still live in the dark ages unfortunately:confused:
In most parts of europe it's the law to use these tyres in the winter but over here (the land of no common sense) you could run Toyo 888's in snow and that would be ok.
 
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