QPV - Alloy Wheel colour code?

Devonboy

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I think Devonboy was doing his best to belittle me, and his retort may also have been construed as an attempt at humour... however, he has failed yet again ;):D

The chock BTW is because the parking brake seems to get a bit 'stuck' when driving off, particularly when it's rained overnight... horror stories have circulated around here of the rear braking mechanism ripping itself apart, resulting in costly work and big bills... so I hit 'park off' and stick a chock underneath it (although arguably it 'should' hold itself, without a chock - belts and braces and all that).

Car dropped off this afternoon, fingers crossed!

Belittle never, humour always
 

rs48635

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mine holds okay wihtout a chock. The handbrake never worked at all until MOT last year.
 

makeshiftUK

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Slight curveball here... wheel repairers called up just a second ago saying that one of my rear tyres has suffered damage to the sidewall, a 'chunk' is missing, and there's a nail in it as well!! I asked if it was holding air in... and they believe so, but would only put it back on as an advisory. They naturally wanted to quote me a replacement tyre.. at 187 + VAT (Make and model to follow in an email).

Am I daft even considering putting a damaged tyre onto a newly refurbished wheel - and more importantly, the safety considerations of such an action?

Also, if I am going to replace a tyre - wiser to do it in pairs, surely i.e. both rears?

Lastly... what tyre to buy? throws hand grenade and runs away from SM
 
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safrane

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Get the tyre now... why run the risk!

A tyre fitting could scratch your nice new wheel or it could blow out causing far more damage... You may also be committing an offence, as too the garage, under 'cause-use-permit' laws.
 

Wattie

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Get the tyre now - and get a Pzero to match the other three or change both fronts to something else....be a shame for kwik fit or whomever to f*&k up your new alloys later....
Not many on here are fans of Pzero’s........
 

rs48635

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Is it your daily driver?
Yes: source the matching tyre and have delivered to refurb shop.
No: bring it home and sort it 'yourself'. I have changed the pair in such circumstances, keeping the other one for my next puncture. Have used the opportunity to try new brand on the front, knowing that rears need changing more often.
 

Ebenezer

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Never had a problem with Pzeros, but am moving to Michelins to see if I can spot the difference. Front done, waiting for the rears to go.
Eb
 

Gazcw

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Never had a problem with Pzeros, but am moving to Michelins to see if I can spot the difference. Front done, waiting for the rears to go.
Eb
My only problem was the rear end would always jump about on our roads. Maybe the Michelin side wall is slightly softer but the difference was noticeable straight away.
 

makeshiftUK

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I opted to try the Michelins for the rears in the end... I've asked they keep the 'good' Pirelli P Zero in case I have a puncture in the future, we'll see what happens!
 

rs48635

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FYI
I noticed recently a looser rear end when dollying up the M1 in lane one. The car was sliding in and out of the truck grooves. It does feel quite alarming like something mechanical, but luckily this ain't my first rodeo cowboy. Car drove normally on the B roads and several laps of deserted roundabouts confirm the intrinsic grips of the rubber.
Inspection at home revealed rears are down to approaching the wear limit. My car always does this, which might be normal or the P zero behaving badly.
In short - will try bibendum next.
 

makeshiftUK

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Car picked up today... I'm 'ecstatic' with the results.

As a reminder, before:

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After:

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Hands down much better than I thought they'd be... I was nervous that the colour would be dark, similar to what I had before... so that's a big thumbs up from me for Grigio Mercury.

Now at the expense of triggering another flame war... I actually really like the Michelins, that isn't to say there was anything 'wrong' with my Pirellis. My Physics teacher would say that this wasn't a fair test... but when I really put my foot down and tried to kick out the back (using a similar level of throttle that I know would induce the same effect with the P Zeros), the backend didn't slide out and felt much more 'planted'. Again, the P Zeros had less tread on than these brand new Michelins, and neither was it damp nor wet outside today... but I felt more confident to push the envelope without fearing it would bite me in the proverbial backside. Again, an unfair test because I still have P Zeros on the front... but based on my experiences so far, the fronts will be changed to Michelins also. Hope that helps others 'on the fence'.

BTW - for anyone looking in future, this is who I used (Redhill, Surrey): https://www.premierwheelrepairs.com
 
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