Ive been sh1tting myself for when the time comes to change tyres as obviously both the GTI and GTD have diamond cut alloy faces, and I have this irrational fear that the tyre company is going to damage them. Looking at your final picture it looks like the tyre company did a good job ?
Any worries or issues about removing the old tyres and fitting the new ones ?
If it's not a too personal question, how much did a set run you please ?
Thanks pal. I took the car to a friends garage in Ashton-In-Makerfield, Wigan as I know he looks after my car as if it was his own. The owners are a family full of petrolheads with all kinds of interesting stuff, BMW M5, Audi RS6, Porsche 991 Cab, Bently Arnarge T, Range Rover, Jag E-Type & MKII, 1963 Bentley S3, the list goes on!
Their wheel machine had a plastic bracket which meant it didn't mark the wheel so It was spot on. Furthermore, they let me remove the wheel weight stickies with tar remover before rebalancing so I couldn't ask for a better job.
Regarding the price... I have to admit that I didn't pay a penny for them. I'm doing a Winter Tyre Test for EVO Magazine so Michelin have supplied the tyres and I have to write 12 x reports over the next few months along with some live reporting from some car events. I know, I'm a jammy sod...
I've had a look on Event Tyres and they're charging between £150-170 depending on the speed rating. I have to say they're a brilliant tyre and are performing much better than the Bridgstones even in the dry. The last couple of days has been 4-5 degrees on my commute and the grip (and therefore confidence) they generate is amazing. Well impressed!
JB