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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: No Golf Clubs at all on 13 August 2008, 15:38
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Guys, just about to get 2 fronts replaced, reckon that they may fail my up and coming MOT (booked Saturday at a local independent).
I fancy the Goodyear Eagle Asymmetric 225/40 R18 Y (92), after the recent review and rave comments on here.
I can get them on Blackcircles.com for £117.38 a corner.
Does this seem ok?
.... I remember someone on here for 4 for £320, but then I would need balance, valve, postage etc...even if that deal were still available..so thats out.
My rear tyres are fine just now, thankfully.
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That seemed about the going rate on the internet - however I use a local company based near me who did them for £107 per corner. But I don't think you can go too wrong with that price you've been quoted.
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Guys, just about to get 2 fronts replaced..................
I fancy the Goodyear Eagle Asymmetric 225/40 R18 Y (92), after the recent review and rave comments on here..........My rear tyres are fine just now, thankfully.
....There's a thread somewhere in this forum all about the possible problems when you mix Assymetrics with Directional tyres - Obviously a matched pair per axle.
It's considered best practice both in the tyre industry and among drivers, to put your deeper treaded tyres on the rear axle of a FWD. Consequently, I've got Goodyear GSD3 with 4-5 mm on the front and new Goodyear Assyms on the rear. Randomly over about the first 700 miles, with ESP On, I experienced sudden 'snatching' of a front wheel as the ESP read the start of a possible skid and kicked in. Goodyear Techsupport aren't sure what is happening but we think that it's the difference in constructional flexibility / shoulder rigidity which is causing it. For now at least, the problem has stopped and so I haven't tried swopping to have the new Assyms on the front.
What tyres would you be keeping with the new Assyms?
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eeek...not sure what's on the rear will have a look and report later.
Yes i read that thread, also think TT suggested running in the new tyres on the front for a while then getting them swapped with the rears to avoid the end of life issues.
Thanks for the advice RR. I can't get a better price it seems than above, think i will ask if the tyres currently will fail an mot, if they don't they stay on a while longer! :rolleyes:
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I paid 245 about a 2weeks ago for 2 tyres fitted all inc. So not a bad price!
Must say i am starting to think i need them on the back. Did have a little "snatch" moment on the way home last night (very wet)! fronts gripped... back end slid out... flashing esp light etc etc.. will try it again on the way home today. but I am guessing this will be less of a problem with the GTi
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Listed at £118 each fitted, from www.Tyreshopper.co.uk at the mo.
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Guys, just about to get 2 fronts replaced, reckon that they may fail my up and coming MOT (booked Saturday at a local independent).
I fancy the Goodyear Eagle Asymmetric 225/40 R18 Y (92), after the recent review and rave comments on here.
I can get them on Blackcircles.com for £117.38 a corner.
Does this seem ok?
.... I remember someone on here for 4 for £320, but then I would need balance, valve, postage etc...even if that deal were still available..so thats out.
My rear tyres are fine just now, thankfully.
Huh - didn't you read about the problems which people had with them also.
I just don't get why people are happy to pay for a quality German engineered car, and then fit inferior Yankie Goodyear tyres, which have no OEM approvals or OEM fitments! ETTO, though!
As RR asked, what boots are on the rear?
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Listed at £118 each fitted, from www.Tyreshopper.co.uk at the mo.
Wooo Hooo - theyv'e got some quality brands there! Anyone fancy an enema - sorry Barum, or even a Wanli !!! :evil:
Prices for their premiums seem OK though. :smiley:
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Have you decided on the PS2's then TT?
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Have you decided on the PS2's then TT?
Yup, to match the PS2 already on the rear. £136 all in (for one, obviously) - ATS just pricematched a couple of quotes, so fresh rubber tomorrow for SWMBO. :smiley:
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Have you decided on the PS2's then TT?
Yup, to match the PS2 already on the rear. £136 all in (for one, obviously) - ATS just pricematched a couple of quotes, so fresh rubber tomorrow for SWMBO. :smiley:
Still running the pzero's on the big boys car??
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Have you decided on the PS2's then TT?
Yup, to match the PS2 already on the rear. £136 all in (for one, obviously) - ATS just pricematched a couple of quotes, so fresh rubber tomorrow for SWMBO. :smiley:
Still running the pzero's on the big boys car??
No way! I ditched them after just two months. They really were both shyte and dangerous. I thought I said about them in another thread - but SWMBOs nagging, so I'll have to bu&&er off for a while. It might have been in my PS2 verses F1 Asymmetric thread!
EDIT: might be here: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=88252
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just checked, i actually have a couple of mm over the markers...i am sure they wont fail an mot. so, I can consider all the comments and keep shopping.
Lol, talking of good tyres.. :smiley:...on the rear I have a pair of Kumho ecsta supas! Think they are a budget tyre. :shocked: thats the way they will stay for now I am afraid....I have BEER to buy ffs.
Can't afford all four corners.
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i Paid £320 for four asymetrics and really rate mine
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Don't rule out the vredestein sessantas. £80 a pop and highly rated. Just behind the F1's on the evo trial. I am gettin either 2 or 4 fitted in the next few weeks. Tyre dealer says he will do 4 for £320.
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Ah... 182 it was your good self i was referring to earlier...excellent mate well done, sounds like a great bargain. However, shipping to Glasgow, local fitting, valves, balance and all that palavour may well just make your good deal (even if I were lucky enough to get the same) turns it into my normal one I guess :cry:
Still, one benefit of living north of the haggis and heather line is the high number of fantastic twisty roads to hammer round.....sh1t...its always raining though...better get new tyres... :laugh:
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Lol, talking of good tyres.. :smiley:...on the rear I have a pair of Kumho ecsta supas! Think they are a budget tyre. :shocked: thats the way they will stay for now I am afraid....I have BEER to buy ffs.
Can't afford all four corners.
They are Korean shyte. A few months back, I had a Tiguan for a day, and that had Kumhos on it - I thought sommat was wrong - that really did suffer with understeer. Bear in mind that the Tiguan is the same chassis as the Golf V - basically a 4wd GolfPlus, and they don't understeer (one in the family :embarassed:).
Put the beer back on the shelve and start saving your dosh for a set of four! :wink:
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Don't rule out the vredestein sessantas. £80 a pop and highly rated. Just behind the F1's on the evo trial. I am gettin either 2 or 4 fitted in the next few weeks. Tyre dealer says he will do 4 for £320.
No thanks, they share the same weak carcass construction methods which Pirelli (and also Yokohama) use. Which means they need a hard tread rubber, with continuous linked tread blocks for constructional stability. When the tread wears you'll be fighting with the steering wheel as though it was a crazed aligator, just to keep it in a straight line. And the construction info isn't bollox - it was what the Vredstein chaps told me at last years Inters! :rolleyes:
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I got 2 on the Mk4 (same size) last week for £110 each fitted, my 19's were £148 each :sick:
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If the Kumho's were on the Tiguan, I am guess they were factory fitted? Did VW fit these shyte tyres from stock? I know that the previous owner (but one) replaced the fronts at 15000, I am nearly 30000 now and again its time to replace. The ones I am replacing are probably snyde as well, they are Barum Bravius!
I sometimes feel a little less planted than I should going round corners, thought a, it might be the entry speed or b, the fronts getting low,or just poor tyres all round perhaps? Had a Mini Cooper S before, it cornered like it was on rails!
First things first TT, she needs to get through her MOT on Saturday. Just paid Gordon Brown £210 as well. I have a couple of other mods I am considering first before chucking away 2 tyres with loads of tread, however shyte they may be.
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If the Kumho's were on the Tiguan, I am guess they were factory fitted? Did VW fit these shyte tyres from stock?
Yeah! :sick:
I know they factory "budget" brands of tyres on some of their poverty-spec cars, such as the Fox, and the non-performance Polos - but never on anything large like the Passat or their performance models. I really was shocked to find them on the Tiguan, because being a "tall" car, with a hig centre of gravity, any dynamic forces, such as leaning out when cornering, or pitching forward when braking - are more "exagerated", due to the height of the car. Because of this, it places even greater demands on the tyres, and the Kunhos really were the weakest link on the car. Good job I'm not Anne Robinson! :grin:
I know that the previous owner (but one) replaced the fronts at 15000,
I bet that was just before he sold it! :rolleyes: Sadly, that is a typical tactic when selling a car. :angry:
I am nearly 30000 now and again its time to replace. The ones I am replacing are probably snyde as well, they are Barum Bravius!
NO NO !!! :rolleyes: I really, REALLY, don't get why people put crap budget tyres on a high performance car!
So there was a pair of Kumhos, AND a pair of Barums ??? That means the previous owner must have driven it very hard - because, by simple maths, he/she would have needed to replace the front tyres every 7,500-ish miles! That must say they had done more 1/4 mile sprints than Hurdy <wink>, or trying to out-brake Lewis Hamilton on every roundabout! :shocked:
I sometimes feel a little less planted than I should going round corners, thought a, it might be the entry speed or b, the fronts getting low,or just poor tyres all round perhaps?
Not good. Other peeps on other forums, who use Kumho, report the same similar lack of cornering grip. Some even think they are "cool", purely because they slide so much on corners, and one silly little tw@t is even a "fan" of Kumhos, stating he'll never buy anything else - but then he only has a Golf IV TDI PD115. :rolleyes:
Had a Mini Cooper S before, it cornered like it was on rails!
And the GTI (and not forgetting the R32 :wink:) will also corner like on rails, on the OEM tyres. Do you remember when Jeremy Clarkson first tested the GTI on Top Gear? He actually raved about how good the cornering was, and managed to lift the inside rear wheel clear of the tramac. You need three things to do that - (a) grip, from the tyres, (b) a stiff, strong chassis, and (c) well-designed suspension. Change anyone of those three, and you will reduce the cornering ability. Now, I'm not suggesting you've been wielding a hacksaw to the underside of your GTI, nor getting a bastard file to your springs and dampers :evil: :evil:, so the only "area" which has reduced the cornering ability in yours is the tyres!
At the end of the day, you can ask anyone, from Ross Brawn and Lewis Hamilton, all the way down through Traffic Police and advanced/performance driving instructors, to "enthusiastic" joe public road car drivers - and they will all state that tyres are THE most critical part of a car. You could have RedRobins superb AP brakes, Hurdys crazy 380bhp, some awesome mega suspension - but it will all be wasted with crap tyres. The brakes, no matter how good, only stop the actual wheel from rotating - it is the grip generated between the tyre and road surface which stops the car (or makes it corner, or accelerate). The (one of many) huge complaint I had with the Pirelli P-Zero Rossos on my RS4 was they were completely overwhealmed by the power of my Ceramic brakes, and even under what I would describe as "modest braking", the fronts would lock, and the ABS would start working overtime. With my PS2s, no such problem. I can brake so hard, and get so much grip from my tyres, my specs (which I used to wear - Polos) regularly flied off my head and hit the windscreen! :rolleyes:
First things first TT, she needs to get through her MOT on Saturday. Just paid Gordon Brown £210 as well. I have a couple of other mods I am considering first before chucking away 2 tyres with loads of tread, however shyte they may be.
Gordon must need it for his hols, as I too have just coughed up £210 for the GIT! :evil: BTW, did you use the online tax disc order? It's much better than queing in the PostOffice, along with the aroma of stale urine, and having to look at beardy old women! :evil:
I really would recommend some decent tyres as your first "mod", you'll be able to use much more of the performance you already have! And you won't need to advise your insurance if you fit a set of PS2s! :wink:
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Wow! I'm speechless! will have to read your post a couple of times to take all that in. You've got me worried about how hard my wee car has been driven previously...mind you no surprise it was the first owner who milltekd and ABT'd the car up! as well as bedeckking her in some truely tasteless jewerly in the form of silver handles, silver headlamp trims and internal blue lights FFS....any ETTO eh? :sick:
I think your right, time to ditch the old boots, safety first :) and all that :evil:
Wonder how much costco are for those PS2's....will have a look, cos apparently getting the asymmtrics just now is impossible.....lol at least according to the oil covered, inarticulate scroat i approached in Kwik fit (for a laugh)....and who wanted £165 a corner for the F1's....no wonder Tom Farmer farts fivers!
So...just phoned Black Circles, they confirmed they have stock and can fit locally for £117.38 per corner fully fitted! Jeez it seems that you really can't Sh1t Kwiker than a Kwik Fit sh!tter eh?
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....T_T is right about the importance of tyres. Your only point of contact with the road is an area about the size of one CD case on each tyre.
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Ok Costco have the PS2s for £150.30 fully fitted however they only take cash or cheque, so even if you think they are a superior tyre TT they are out of my league right now.
Just ordered 4, yes 4! you heard it here first! the tight scotsman is actually parting with £471.60 for 4 Goodyear F1 Asymmetrics! Black Circles, just going to call for confirmation of fitting date, hopefully before Saturday...... Thank Gawd for Credit Cards!
Oh and to top it all off, I have managed just 254 miles out of a full tank!
Gotta love the GTI shes a very demanding lover. :evil:
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Have you decided on the PS2's then TT?
Yup, to match the PS2 already on the rear. £136 all in (for one, obviously) - ATS just pricematched a couple of quotes, so fresh rubber tomorrow for SWMBO. :smiley:
If anyone is a member of costco then the PS2's are £115 all in. I bought one the other day for the spare wheel.
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If anyone is a member of costco then the PS2's are £115 all in. I bought one the other day for the spare wheel.
....Full size spare wheel?
T_T - You wanted to know the steel spare I have on board which came with my 17's - # 1K0601027B. Thanks, you provided the excuse I needed to tidy up my boot! :cool:
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Huh? I just called them, the Glasgow fitting centre quoted me £150.30 :(
Still they don't take cards... :cry:
Black Circles called, tomorrow am anytime :) seems a good service so far...I will advise if they deliver as well as they have promised tomorrow :)
*UPDATE*
aha! and so it begins....got a further call, ...at least they called mind you! ...and said that they are having issues getting these to Glasgow in time for tomorrow however it will be Saturday now.....Right ermm... stand by your beds folks....
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Guys
Check this out...if you buy with Black circles you get a price fully fitted..."NOTHING extra to pay!"
However confirmation email states...
"Please allow approximately 30 minutes for the fitting of each tyre. Please note this is an average figure and some tyres may take longer to fit than others
The fully fitted price includes fitting, a new valve, standard balancing and old case disposal
Please ensure you have read our terms and conditions
Please ensure that you have your locking wheel nut key and that the fitting centre is made aware of its location.
Any extra services (i.e tracking, alignment, swapovers) are payable directly to the centre and are not the responsibility of Black Circles
Double check the tyre size and speed rating (e.g. TR) above against your existing tyre size.
To be safe you should check the pressures once a fortnight. To find out what pressure your tyres should be please refer to your Vehicle Manual. Remember that tyre pressures should only be checked when your tyres are cold. A good guideline is to leave them for an hour to cool down before checking.
After your tyres have been fitted it is strongly recommended that the wheel nuts of the tyres changed are checked after approximately 50 miles, to ensure they have settled correctly and have remained at the correct torque setting."
Alarmingly this tracking, alignment and swapovers statement and cost etc are concerning! Lets see how much the Barstewards try to stiff me for!....watch here for a glorious tale of supreme customer service OR to hear the usual tale of woe related to overcharging, misinformation, late delivery, poor installation, scuffing of alloys, denial of responsibility and general sloapey shoulderdness.
Anyone used if so, what was the deal re alignment etc? There was NO mention of course, at least not in the general screens about this, although I would bet it was tucked away in T&C's (which I should have read I know..dont waste your time saying so). Sad that first I hear of it up front is when you get the confirmation email AFTER AFTER AFTER you have parted with your cash!!!!
Bloody hell :cry:
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tracking is always an optional thing.
blackcircles use a network of independent garages, the job just gets past on to them once you place the order.
so blackcircles will not charge you more for anything, they have done their part of the arrangement, anything else is between you and the garage you have chosen to go to.
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Yes indeed however that is NOT explicitly stated up front. Let me report candidly when I have the end bill then at least our forum members will have the facts.
Caveat Temptor etc...YES, I should have checked but was lured by the "no additional charges", i have never realised that alignment was actually optional...i am sure its advised,...another example of the rip off culture perhaps? You can hear the corporate meeting now can't you..." "We just gotta stiff the customer for that little bit more...come on lets get it up them, if they sit down whilst they are waiting, charge them for seat occupancy, watching telly, reading the magazines etc". Let me refer everyone to Ryanair, Easyjet etc and baggage." :evil:
I have NO ISSUES with companies making money, that's why they are there! ffs. However ALL should be transparent whether you are replacing FOUR tyres and paying nearly £500 them OR having a punture fixed :angry:
As I say watch this space for the good, the bad and the ugly of Black Circles....hopefully I can report a gloriously groundbreaking and inspirational story....however my fears are another £50 on top and a whole load of feckin hassle.
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Alighment has always been extra, although most places will check your alignment for free and only charge you if an adjustment is required - which again they give you the option and tell you hwo far out it is etc then its your choice.
Prices do tend to vary quite a bit for general alignments - £15.00 to £50, this is general tracking I am talking about not 4 wheel re-alignment which involces more, especially on the MK5 as it has adjustable rear and most places will charge per axle.
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....My VW dealer has one of those Beisbarth laser rigs and I do all 4 wheels when tyres are changed - Keeps it all tip-top.
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Yes indeed however that is NOT explicitly stated up front. Let me report candidly when I have the end bill then at least our forum members will have the facts.
Caveat Temptor etc...YES, I should have checked but was lured by the "no additional charges", i have never realised that alignment was actually optional...i am sure its advised,...another example of the rip off culture perhaps? You can hear the corporate meeting now can't you..." "We just gotta stiff the customer for that little bit more...come on lets get it up them, if they sit down whilst they are waiting, charge them for seat occupancy, watching telly, reading the magazines etc". Let me refer everyone to Ryanair, Easyjet etc and baggage." :evil:
I have NO ISSUES with companies making money, that's why they are there! ffs. However ALL should be transparent whether you are replacing FOUR tyres and paying nearly £500 them OR having a punture fixed :angry:
As I say watch this space for the good, the bad and the ugly of Black Circles....hopefully I can report a gloriously groundbreaking and inspirational story....however my fears are another £50 on top and a whole load of feckin hassle.
Although you are right in what you are saying my question is has somebody upped your dose of medication this morning as you seem rather excited about this situation i fear for the poor tec who dareth scrapeth your wheeleth :laugh: :laugh:
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£99 each.
http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m4b0s134p12746
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£99 each.
http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m4b0s134p12746
I think I might as well get 2 more at that price!!
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Anyone used if so, what was the deal re alignment etc? There was NO mention of course, at least not in the general screens about this, although I would bet it was tucked away in T&C's (which I should have read I know..dont waste your time saying so). Sad that first I hear of it up front is when you get the confirmation email AFTER AFTER AFTER you have parted with your cash!!!!
Bloody hell :cry:
I would'nt let the fitters do any more work on my car for sure :sick: !
Just ask them to change your tyres and leave the car alone, regardless of what they say :wink:.
Never had mine tracked or aligned unless I was having uneven tyre wear
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Never had mine tracked or aligned unless I was having uneven tyre wear
....Obviously having uneven tyre wear would be a sure sign of either wrong tyre pressures or your wheels needing alignment. However, you'd be surprised how a car like the GTI goes off track/alignment simply due to being driven on typical UK roads. Unless you drive like a granny of course, but then you'd probably hit a few kerbs and so also need alignment.
If you want to look after your car well and help your tyres last longer, have it aligned/tracked professionally on a VAG Beissbarth. If you don't care about such things, it's up to you. :smiley:
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If anyone is a member of costco then the PS2's are £115 all in. I bought one the other day for the spare wheel.
....Full size spare wheel?
Maybe a spare Monza II lying around in his garage, rather than the pram-wheel space-saver? :undecided:
T_T - You wanted to know the steel spare I have on board which came with my 17's - # 1K0601027B. Thanks, you provided the excuse I needed to tidy up my boot! :cool:
Huh - that is the same part no as the 18" space saver! So is yours a 17" or 18" pram wheel? :undecided: :grin:
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....My VW dealer has one of those Beisbarth laser rigs and I do all 4 wheels when tyres are changed - Keeps it all tip-top.
Do they give you the "before" and "after" printouts? Would be interested to see just how much adjustment is needed - if any! :wink:
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Never had mine tracked or aligned unless I was having uneven tyre wear
....Obviously having uneven tyre wear would be a sure sign of either wrong tyre pressures or your wheels needing alignment. However, you'd be surprised how a car like the GTI goes off track/alignment simply due to being driven on typical UK roads. Unless you drive like a granny of course, but then you'd probably hit a few kerbs and so also need alignment.
Not quite true. Suspension and steering geometry will ONLY go out of alignment via two fundamentally separate ways. Either impact damage or the like has physically bent or deformed a suspension component - in that case, the damaged item needs replacing, before any re-alignment is carried out. Or, general "wear and tear" in the suspension bushes and swivels will cause a gradual change in alignment - which can simply be sorted by re-alignment, providing said wear is not great enough to lead to physical play or slop, which would be an MoT failure.
If you want to look after your car well and help your tyres last longer, have it aligned/tracked professionally on a VAG Beissbarth. If you don't care about such things, it's up to you. :smiley:
But if the tyres are wearing spot on evenly, it is a very good sign that the alignment is spot on.
I remember a thread on this forum about a year back, with a picture of the rear tyres, and the poster concerned his alignment was out, because the outer section of the tyre didn't seem to be touching the ground. We told him that it was caused by the rear wheel camber, and that when cornering, the forces would "even out" the wear across the entire tread width.
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T_T - You wanted to know the steel spare I have on board which came with my 17's - # 1K0601027B. Thanks, you provided the excuse I needed to tidy up my boot! :cool:
Huh - that is the same part no as the 18" space saver! So is yours a 17" or 18" pram wheel? :undecided: :grin:
....I've no idea. Perhaps VW don't supply different size pram steelies as spares. You may have to wait a while for me to bother to access it again - Apart from essential tools etc I carry a ground sheet, blanket, sleeping bag and roll-up fouton, spare oil, washer fliud, etc etc in my boot.
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....My VW dealer has one of those Beisbarth laser rigs and I do all 4 wheels when tyres are changed - Keeps it all tip-top.
Do they give you the "before" and "after" printouts? Would be interested to see just how much adjustment is needed - if any! :wink:
....Yes - 'Before' and 'after' printouts. :smiley:
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T_T - You wanted to know the steel spare I have on board which came with my 17's - # 1K0601027B. Thanks, you provided the excuse I needed to tidy up my boot! :cool:
Huh - that is the same part no as the 18" space saver! So is yours a 17" or 18" pram wheel? :undecided: :grin:
....I've no idea.
Well what size is the tyre? It will either be T125/70 R18, T125/70 R17, or T125/70 R16
Perhaps VW don't supply different size pram steelies as spares.
They do. The standard bottom of the range poverty spec Golfs have a 16" space saver. The GTIs with factory fit 18" Monza IIs get an 18" space saver. But I don't know about the GT, or the GTI with the standard 17" alloys? :undecided:
You may have to wait a while for me to bother to access it again - Apart from essential tools etc I carry a ground sheet, blanket, sleeping bag and roll-up fouton, spare oil, washer fliud, etc etc in my boot.
Like to keep that blow up dolly in comfort then? :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
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....My VW dealer has one of those Beisbarth laser rigs and I do all 4 wheels when tyres are changed - Keeps it all tip-top.
Do they give you the "before" and "after" printouts? Would be interested to see just how much adjustment is needed - if any! :wink:
....Yes - 'Before' and 'after' printouts. :smiley:
Can you scan and upload a set? :smiley:
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....My VW dealer has one of those Beisbarth laser rigs and I do all 4 wheels when tyres are changed - Keeps it all tip-top.
Do they give you the "before" and "after" printouts? Would be interested to see just how much adjustment is needed - if any! :wink:
....Yes - 'Before' and 'after' printouts. :smiley:
Can you scan and upload a set? :smiley:
.... :rolleyes: Why did I think you'd be asking for them when I was writing my response!? I don't have a scanner so I'd have to find it, set it up, photograph it, upload it onto my Mac, Photoshop any confidential info, upload it to photobucket, and then post it - Not what I was planning to do this evening sorry.
Later.........
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Wooo Hooo....all fitted....I am well pleased. Acceleration, cornering, braking and steering all feels different! much more confidence in the car now...just for a change I actually want it to rain in Glasgow....but would you adam and eve it, its a dry day for once....no worries though it will be torrential soon...never stays dry for long up here.
On that subject, I noted some water actually in my old tyres! the fitters were equally baffled :shocked: :undecided: Anyway they are off to the landfill now :evil:
No additional charges, can only say that my Black Circles experience was superb! Think I will ask local VW garage how much for 4 wheel alignment next week, i did notice some uneven wear at the front. Either that or get my tracking checked.
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Oh....forgot to mention....she flew through the MOT today as well :D
Seemed a good bunch of guys, and I exercised the half price MOT voucher from the Sunday Times. :D
£26.55 all in, not bad at all.
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Hey all, I was on tyresmoke today, there was a thread from Originally Posted by Cleybrooke slating the asymmetrics. He had an e number on the side wall of his tyres, mine, like his is E13. (Luxembourg). As he studiously reported below the coding is as below. I got my tyres from Black Circles. I can honestly say that so far they are truely awesome, so much better than that Korean crap I was sliding around on.
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Anyways, I was just wondering what numbers each of you guys had on your Eagle f1 asymmetrics?
...thanks to the OP on Tyresmoke,....."OK - done some research here.. It appears that there have been some F1's that came from china and where iffy. These did not have the e in a circle on them. The e defines that they comply with United Nations Regulation No. 30. Each is a different country and the number after it is the specific compliance number for that size tyre. The complete list is below.
1 for Germany, 2 for France, 3 for Italy, 4 for the Netherlands, 5 for Sweden, 6 for Belgium, 7 for Hungary, 8 for the Czech Republic, 9 for Spain, 10 for Serbia, 11 for the United Kingdom, 12 for Austria, 13 for Luxembourg, 14 for Switzerland, 15 (vacant), 16 for Norway, 17 for Finland, 18 for Denmark, 19 for Romania, 20 for Poland, 21 for Portugal, 22 for the Russian Federation, 23 for Greece, 24 for Ireland, 25 for Croatia, 26 for Slovenia, 27 for Slovakia, 28 for Belarus, 29 for Estonia, 30 (vacant), 31 for Bosnia and Herzegovina, 32 for Latvia, 33 (vacant), 34 for Bulgaria, 35 (vacant), 36 for Lithuania, 37 for Turkey, 38 (vacant), 39 for Azerbaijan, 40 for The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 41 (vacant), 42 for the European Community (Approvals are granted by its Member States using their respective ECE symbol), 43 for Japan, 44 (vacant), 45 for Australia, 46 for Ukraine, 47 for South Africa, 48 for New Zealand, 49 for Cyprus, 50 for Malta, 51 for the Republic of Korea, 52 for Malaysia, 53 for Thailand, 54 and 55 (vacant) and 56 for Montenegro. "