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General => Cosmetic and bodywork matters => Topic started by: georgenewman1 on 23 February 2010, 15:56
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rite guys ive got stretched tyres on me mk2 16v on 8.5 borbert rims and have been told that this is illegal, true or false??? cheers G
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i dont think anyone knows for 100% at my work vosa came in for an inspection once on mots, i asked both the guys and neither knew, just said "as long as the tyre is on the rim and inflated i cant see why not" and they said to make sure you let your insurance co no, so not very helpful, iv been running some on mine for 3 months now no trouble yet
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rite guys ive got stretched tyres on me mk2 16v on 8.5 borbert rims and have been told that this is illegal, true or false??? cheers G
Who told you they were illegal?
How much stretch are you running?
Do your tyres/ wheels stick out beyond the arches?
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I believe its legal as long as the tread is covered by the wheel arch, not 100% though :smiley:
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I believe its legal as long as the tread is covered by the wheel arch, not 100% though :smiley:
I heard this also but not 100% either. I'd phone your local MOT station/Police station to double check because, believe it or not, they are there to advise you on such matters.
If they don't know make sure you record who you talk to that way if there are repercussions you can fall back on that :wink:
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Had this debate many a time!
Personally sticking to near zero stretch because the police are sh*t hot on young drivers!
Kells runs 195/45/16 on his mk3 and says its not illegal though?
And 195 on an 8J rim is pretty extreme!
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And 195 on an 8J rim is pretty extreme!
:grin: :grin:
try 195 on a 9j rim then!
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I recently got stopped by an unmarked traffic car because he considered my car as 'too low' so he advised that I raised it up.
Whilst he was talking to me, he checked the tyre width (195/45) and asked me the wheel width (7") to make sure that the tyres weren't stretched.
So I think they may be cutting down on stretched tyres this year.
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I recently got stopped by an unmarked traffic car because he considered my car as 'too low' so he advised that I raised it up.
Whilst he was talking to me, he checked the tyre width (195/45) and asked me the wheel width (7") to make sure that the tyres weren't stretched.
So I think they may be cutting down on stretched tyres this year.
Did they say your tyres were OK?
I like how yours are TBH, "proper" stretch is just gay.
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been through 2 mots with mine and also had a police stop, no dramas, the cops were more amazed about how i got a porker rim on a dub, the comment was made that the rims looked even better as the rubber is set back showing the outer rim.. hahah his words not mine :grin:
over on ed38 some run silly stretch, im not a fan of that
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I've had 195's on an 8in rim, no stress. MOT fine. etc
155/55/r14 on P slots ftw :wink:
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have checked with local police station and VOSA today and stretched tyres are not illegal aslong as they are safely on the rim IE stretched so much that a tight corner will rip them off the wheel!!
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my mk2 has just passed its mot this year running 195-40s on 8inch rims and believe me the tester was very very paticular so im guessing its not a problem.
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it could be like the law with parts, aslong as it doesn't protrude from the body it's legal..
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Whey! Question answered :)
May have to hit some stretch now :D
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Whey! Question answered :)
May have to hit some stretch now :D
I'm already on it :lipsrsealed:
Poke - Stretch - Camber
:cool:
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it could be like the law with parts, aslong as it doesn't protrude from the body it's legal..
its actually the widest part of the car, not the body (arch). So you can argue the mirrors are the widest part :grin:
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as long as the top of the sidewall is in line or under the arch then it is legal provided the tire doesnt scrub at all