Sportline tyres
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Topic: Sportline tyres
Posted By: Jr71
Subject: Sportline tyres
Date Posted: 11 Dec 10 at 20:25
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I want to put some tyres on my sportline, I've got STD conti 235 50 18, what do you all suggest?
Cheers Jay |
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Posted By: rallye dale
Date Posted: 11 Dec 10 at 20:29
Using a tyre fitter is usually best  ------------- My Van..http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/topic26281&KW=_post196345.html#196345 My Car..http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=288209 T30 LWB 2.5 130 REMAPPED 56 PLATE |
Posted By: Jr71
Date Posted: 11 Dec 10 at 20:34
Nah I like struggling 
I meant as in make and size or would u all stick with what's on? |
Posted By: Tony M
Date Posted: 11 Dec 10 at 20:38
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Toyo Proxes T1-R. Appx £140 each. 235/50/18 ------------- Poo IS funny. |
Posted By: rallye dale
Date Posted: 11 Dec 10 at 20:39
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I've had Falken and Kuhmo's on my 19's and both have been fine, each to their own tbh ------------- My Van..http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/topic26281&KW=_post196345.html#196345 My Car..http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=288209 T30 LWB 2.5 130 REMAPPED 56 PLATE |
Posted By: Jr71
Date Posted: 11 Dec 10 at 20:46
| That's not bad I was quoted £242 per corner by national tyres for conti's. |
Posted By: rallye dale
Date Posted: 11 Dec 10 at 20:47
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Try these, mytyres, blackcircles and etyres ------------- My Van..http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/topic26281&KW=_post196345.html#196345 My Car..http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=288209 T30 LWB 2.5 130 REMAPPED 56 PLATE |
Posted By: Kev The Gas
Date Posted: 11 Dec 10 at 20:48
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Currently running Kumho's , I cant fault them, in the worst of the snow I put my steels back on tho. Kev. ------------- T5.1 T32 LWB Kombi 140 ps. Sold T5.1 Caravelle Executive 2.0BiTDI 180PS DSG Sold T5.1 Kombi LWB 180 BiTDI DSG T6 California Beach 150 DSG |
Posted By: swiss
Date Posted: 11 Dec 10 at 20:49
Shop online Then it should be 10 per corner for fitting ------------- Vansales.com http://www.vansales.com http://www.swissvantek.com T5 Accessories http://www.brokerweb.com Trade/ CCL only finance website 01656 674620 |
Jr71 wrote:Posted By: roadmark69
Date Posted: 11 Dec 10 at 22:56
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I am running Khumo's on my sportline alloys as well and a very fair price at £110 a corner fitted. (18mths ago).I found them to be smoother and quieter than the standard 16" steelies.
I have Khumo's on the car as well and I think they are good tyres. ------------- Mark Coates - Purveyor of mats for T3, T4 and T5 - mailto:megavanmats69@ntlworld.com - E-mail - 07917542685 http://www.megavanmats.com/ - http://www.megavanmats.com/ |
Posted By: Jr71
Date Posted: 11 Dec 10 at 23:08
| My conti's are 11 months old and have done 17000 miles, will these tyres do that? |
Posted By: simon bartlett
Date Posted: 12 Dec 10 at 06:42
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I have found the khumo's to be good but they used to be a cheap budget tyre and the price of them seems to have gone up alot since they have got popular. I wonder if the same thing will happen to clear, fullrun and autogrip as these all seem to be very cheap at the moment for what they are. Has anyone used them? I am tempted to try them at the prices. ------------- Caravelle 174 SE ( Towing a twin axle Burstner caravan 2000kg (Sorry)) |
Posted By: kendall
Date Posted: 12 Dec 10 at 08:22
| i had full run 19's on my M3. they were silly cheap compared to others. tbh not dreadful, but defo not great eather!! tred pattern was good, and they seemed to be lasting as good as any other budget. the worst bit about them was tyre squeel and dreadful wet weather performance. that didnt worry me so much as i made it a rule to myself not to go speeding around in the wet as its too easy to have a slide or fail to stop in the worst case. |
Posted By: simon bartlett
Date Posted: 12 Dec 10 at 09:40
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I guess grip is more important in an M3 ------------- Caravelle 174 SE ( Towing a twin axle Burstner caravan 2000kg (Sorry)) |
Posted By: blackvanman
Date Posted: 12 Dec 10 at 15:59
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i put kumho's on my 18inch bi-dakars and they have not lasted well! i will be putting conti's on next. i have winter steels on at the moment. whats the load rating on ur conti's Jay?
------------- '09' 174 kombi, swb, pearl black |
Posted By: Jr71
Date Posted: 12 Dec 10 at 16:17
| They are 101H |
Posted By: blackvanman
Date Posted: 12 Dec 10 at 18:58
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ok, kumho's are 101Y, i am getting uneven tyre wear on mine, i need to get tracking checked, but it was not a problem on original tyres that were on for 8000 miles.
------------- '09' 174 kombi, swb, pearl black |
Posted By: Jr71
Date Posted: 12 Dec 10 at 19:31
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National Tyres Bangor rung me today, conti's have gone from £242 to £176 fitted Inc vat.
They are original tyres 235 50 R18 101H 4x4 tyres. |
Posted By: blackvanman
Date Posted: 12 Dec 10 at 20:01
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what is model of conti? conti ..... or is there not one. i.e my winter conti's are 'vanco winter'
------------- '09' 174 kombi, swb, pearl black |
Posted By: simon bartlett
Date Posted: 12 Dec 10 at 20:04
Being a tight arse I will probably get some of these. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-CAR-TYRES-235-50-18-CLEAR-HP166-101W-X-L-2355018-/270659970536?pt=UK_Cars_Tyres_RL&hash=item3f049765e8#ht_3058wt_988 - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-CAR-TYRES-235-50-18-CLEAR-HP166-101W-X-L-2355018-/270659970536?pt=UK_Cars_Tyres_RL&hash=item3f049765e8#ht_3058wt_988 ------------- Caravelle 174 SE ( Towing a twin axle Burstner caravan 2000kg (Sorry)) |
Posted By: blackvanman
Date Posted: 12 Dec 10 at 20:07
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ah, i think they are continental contacts, blackcircles.com are selling them £185.00 delivered and not fitted so national tyres price is pretty good
------------- '09' 174 kombi, swb, pearl black |
Posted By: Jr71
Date Posted: 12 Dec 10 at 21:11
| Don't know to be honest, I will have a look at a tyre tomoz. |
Posted By: Tony M
Date Posted: 12 Dec 10 at 21:13
I think they are Contact 4x4 ------------- Poo IS funny. |
Posted By: simon bartlett
Date Posted: 13 Dec 10 at 17:51
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I have today ordered 2 Accelera tyres 235 50 18 101 for my "new" alloys and they come in at £75 each fitted !! ------------- Caravelle 174 SE ( Towing a twin axle Burstner caravan 2000kg (Sorry)) |
Posted By: kawolsky
Date Posted: 13 Dec 10 at 17:57
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Posted By: Tony M
Date Posted: 13 Dec 10 at 19:25
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M & S Marks & Sparks. ------------- Poo IS funny. |
Posted By: Jr71
Date Posted: 13 Dec 10 at 19:27
So that's where my tyres have gone 
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Posted By: blackvanman
Date Posted: 13 Dec 10 at 21:09
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have you got 4 0f them Kawolsky?! they must be fairly effective in mud and snow then? ------------- '09' 174 kombi, swb, pearl black |
Posted By: kawolsky
Date Posted: 13 Dec 10 at 21:14
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Posted By: triple
Date Posted: 13 Dec 10 at 21:30
At the moment i,m using my winter stealies with michelin agilis fitted but i also use accelera 245/45/18 tyres on my alloys in the summer and they perform much better than the o/e tyres, they,ve also got a nice wide shoulder to stop kerb damage to the rim. ------------- Tornado red celtic mapped lwb 174 AXE. 2014 bmw s1000r. ktm 350 freeride 1975 yamaha rd350b |
Posted By: kawolsky
Date Posted: 13 Dec 10 at 21:33
| This winter wheels and tyres thing..apart from people living in Scandanavia or the Scottish highlands,,,,. Is it another form of OCD? |
Posted By: kendall
Date Posted: 13 Dec 10 at 21:41
| i'm not sure whats with winter wheels. i dont think we'll ever have a weather bad enough to make me revert back to steelies, unless i was running slicks of course!! |
Posted By: MP
Date Posted: 13 Dec 10 at 21:56
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The winter tyre obsession, for my part it is a bit OCD! But seriously, I have noticed a huge difference in grip in the lanes around where I live. Although we didn't get that much snow recently, they don't clear or grit my lane and as it is quite steep, I would not have got up it on the original Dunlops; Indeed, I couldn't in my girlfriend's car or a works BMW 530d. If the M&S tyres keep me out of a ditch in the frost/ice/snow then they're worth the expenditure. If you don't want to revert to steels, you can pick up 16" alloys for quite sensible money, sometimes for less than what I paid to powdercoat my 2nd hand steels.  ------------- Past vans - 1989 Ex-Swedish 16" Syncro & 2010 T5 GP 102 |
Posted By: Big-AL
Date Posted: 13 Dec 10 at 22:02
Errr ?? Just a few miles up the A303 from you , and we needed them to get to work recently , and sounds like will need again over xmas
  ------------- "Big-AL doesn't do spelling, but if he did, he would rpobalbe be the best in the world" 2007 Kombi 130 Sportline Alan Ranger www.rangersgarage.co.uk 01980 655555 |
Posted By: Tony M
Date Posted: 13 Dec 10 at 22:04
Waste of time and money. Just like rotating tyres, Redex, automatics, cruise control, headlamp washers, christmas decorations on the outside of your house, a degree in surf science or media studies, a holiday in Newquay, The Notting Hill Carnival (what the fuck is that all about?) Gok Wan, small dogs that yap, a rack of ribs (you can't eat them without looking like Hannibal Lechter), carp fishing, Run To The Sun, backpacking - if it's that good, why the fuck did you come back? ------------- Poo IS funny. |
Posted By: kawolsky
Date Posted: 13 Dec 10 at 22:10
I'm almost pissing myself laughing!
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Posted By: Tony M
Date Posted: 13 Dec 10 at 22:17
Been eating Rowntrees Randoms ------------- Poo IS funny. |
Posted By: energysolutions
Date Posted: 13 Dec 10 at 22:22
Tony - straight talking at its best
 Have to admit, I do agree with all your points..... ------------- !!Never Eat Yellow Snow!! |
Posted By: kawolsky
Date Posted: 13 Dec 10 at 22:28
| Cruise control is great... i have a small dog that yaps imported from St Austell, Cornwall, clinically insane! |
Posted By: kawolsky
Date Posted: 13 Dec 10 at 22:33
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Posted By: Tony M
Date Posted: 13 Dec 10 at 22:37
Did Damian Hurst make your dog? ------------- Poo IS funny. |
Posted By: Tony M
Date Posted: 13 Dec 10 at 22:38
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Actually did somebody shave Eeyore? ------------- Poo IS funny. |
Posted By: kawolsky
Date Posted: 13 Dec 10 at 22:41
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Damian Hurst...Is that who did that hideous thing? my dog's a JackShihT
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Posted By: simon bartlett
Date Posted: 13 Dec 10 at 22:41
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What the hell !!! ------------- Caravelle 174 SE ( Towing a twin axle Burstner caravan 2000kg (Sorry)) |
Posted By: Tony M
Date Posted: 13 Dec 10 at 22:45
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Anyway - about these Sportline tyres....... Round black ones are best. ------------- Poo IS funny. |
Posted By: triple
Date Posted: 13 Dec 10 at 22:46
Thats gonna give me nightmares now  seriously tho i hate all that salt and shit on my expensive oz's and i think the narrower profile of the standard tyres are better in snowy conditions.------------- Tornado red celtic mapped lwb 174 AXE. 2014 bmw s1000r. ktm 350 freeride 1975 yamaha rd350b |
Posted By: Splitskin
Date Posted: 13 Dec 10 at 23:50
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I am sticking the steelies back on. I'm convinced that the van drives way better with them and probaly is more economical with fuel and the cost of tyres. The van looks the great with the dakars but tyres are too expensive. Might look for 16" alloys at some stage. And yes the big wheels are brutal in the snow and ice. Couldnt get up hill to work this morning in my van but all work vans cruised past me. ------------- T5 130 with a camper conversion by 'Fast Al' |
Posted By: kendall
Date Posted: 14 Dec 10 at 07:32
| omg, that picture really freaked me out. i thought it was real when i first looked at it!!!! |
Posted By: a11y
Date Posted: 14 Dec 10 at 08:57
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Well I didn't expect to see a picture like that in a tyre thread, WTF...! Winter tyres - well worth it for me. Managed to tow the wife's car when she got stuck on a side road. Certainly less understeer in wet/cold (close to freezing) non-snowy conditions too. PLus if you buy a van for the long-term like me then it doesn't cost you ANY extra: you can only wear out one set of tyres at once, so the summer tyres/wheels will last a longer period of time. Right tools for the job etc.  |