Steels and winter tyres

1. jonnyb2b Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Milton Keynes aka Milk & Beans Posts: 320 Citroen Saxo VTS

   #1 2nd November 2011, 20:52

   Finally got them fitted, has taken an age to get the steels lookin ok and getting them fitted over the brembos! pics in my progress thread on page 2 at the bottom of post!!
   
   cheers for looking guys, gd words i hope, know there is the steel wheel haters out there but they just for the winter so serve a purpose!!
   
   Jon
2. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

   #2 2nd November 2011, 21:18

   Is it not a little early for winter tyres on your car mate? was always told at work to use them as little as possible as they wear quick and will be f**ked by heat cycles with there been no snow or ice on the roads until jan/feb. I could be wrong though i am just going from what a old school Canadian mechanic told me.
3. jonnyb2b Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Milton Keynes aka Milk & Beans Posts: 320 Citroen Saxo VTS

   #3 2nd November 2011, 21:22

   most ppl advise fitting them oct-march. we had a fairly warm oct but over next few weeks should see the temp get lower with frost end the month and anythin less then about 7'c is where the tyres are alot better and in the wet conditions so should be all good!!
   
   Jon
4. Cammyammy L-plater Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 39

   #4 2nd November 2011, 21:56

   I ordered my winter tyres a good few weeks ago and they've still not arrived due to demand!
   
   Last year we got the worst of our weather at the end of november and ideally you want to wear in the tyres a wee bit before the snow/ice comes as it improves their performance. You wont get any grip putting fresh rubber on snow.
   
   May I ask what tyres you got? I got a set Falken-Ohtsu HS-439 for £200 fitted, though they've not arrived yet.
5. jonnyb2b Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Milton Keynes aka Milk & Beans Posts: 320 Citroen Saxo VTS

   #5 2nd November 2011, 22:29

   I wasn't gonna bother but through work stapletons had kleber so budgets for £193, knowin budgets wld go quicky I jst brought them!! Anythin to try an help the old girl in the shity weather!!
   
   Jon