Bu99er! Got a cracked rim!!! Gum for now but will need a new one, suspect that was from when Wales tried to eat it!!!
Used them back in the day when I lived down that way, and back then were always highly rated.£368 for two fitted all in at Elite Rainham.
In this recent test, Conti Sport Contact 6 is the winner, PS4S second place.
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2019-Sport-Auto-20-Inch-UHP-Tyre-Test.htm
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Super helpful thanks Adam. I’ve got the Continental Premium Contact 6 on my Mini Cooper, and so far have been very happy with those, so maybe I’ll stick with that. Will have a proper read of the survey when I’m not pretending to do some work in the office!
As I'm working at home I was able to read it in relative peace.
Question for you all: how important is it to fit manufacturer approved tyres? Clearly, tyre compounds improve all the time and tyres recommended xx years ago are now relatively crarp. Do insurance companies really get twitchy if a car is running the 'wrong' tyres?
I was advised to inform my insurance company when I took off the dreaded run-flats on a BMW and put on normal better tyres. They just wanted to be sure they were same size and correct speed rating etc and that I had purchased a full-size spare (or had some other means of repair as they also had a recovery service as part of the insurance).
When I sold my Vantage to an Aston dealer it had nearly new Michelins on rather than the awful Bridgestone 'AO' Aston Approved RE080s - the dealer acknowledged the Michelins were vastly superior but said they would have to replace them with Bridgestones to meet with the conditions of the Aston Timeless Approved Used Scheme blah blah
I don't think insurers consider fitting a different brand of tyre to be a modification.There's another bit of world-class nonsense (albeit off-topic) - Aston won't sell a car with any mods compared to how it left the factory. Power upgrade? Remove it. De-cat? Re-cat it. AMi iii upgrade? Surely not! etc.
Anyhow, thanks for the tip on the insurance - I'll let them know and they'll doubtless charge me a £20 admin fee.
I don't think insurers consider fitting a different brand of tyre to be a modification.
Blimey. No wonder the insurance industry has such a bad reputation. Better make sure you only ever top up the engine with the manufacturer-approved brand of oil. ;-)They certainly shouldn't, not in a sane world, but I read one comment on PH that after a crash the insurance company complained that the car had non-original fitment tyres, later sorted out when the tyre manufacturer confirmed that they are happy with those tyres being used on that car. Seemed bloody odd to me, hence why I raised it. I'd assume that as long as size, load and speed rating are all good then it should be perfectly ok.
A crack can be rewelded at a specialist... I also gave up on Pzeros and went to PS4s.Bu99er! Got a cracked rim!!! Gum for now but will need a new one, suspect that was from when Wales tried to eat it!!!
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On the subject of tyres...
My FD Larini wheels are identical size to Gransport. If I’m right, it appears GS standard tyres are 35 profile front, 30 profile rear.
Meanwhile, for my wheels, which I’ve never yet shod, Larini recommend same size tyres as GS, except higher profile, of 40 front, 35 rear.
I suppose the higher profiles will give a slightly less bone crushing ride? Other than that, any thoughts on which profile size I should get?