Need to replace 3 tyres - thoughts

[charlie]

Last time I had tyres was on my previous gti told the fitter wheels are perfect and when you fit them I want them back perfect he did a good job so all I think you have to do is point it out to them and all should be ok hopefully

I agree charlie, but it somewhat undermines that statement when the wheels are kerbed and not perfect.  I will however point out that, despite the existing marks, I still expect care to be taken and no additional damage to be inflicted through the fitting process.

You only have to look at a Glendale and it marks 

i can imagine monzas aren't much better 

[Red Tornado]

Yes, makes sense. I was previously told by a Bridgestone tech to switch tyres front to back diagonally, to even out tyre wear (rather than swap on the same side).

Thats ok if non directional

Yes, was just going to make that point.  ContiSportContact 5p's are asymmetrical so can't do that.  Can be swapped to front but must be on same side.

Asymmetric tyres can be swapped front to back diagonally as an asymmetric tyre has a clearly defined inside and outside edge (check your tyre's sidewall) whereas a directional tyre (think the original Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 with the 'arrowhead' tread pattern) can only safely rotate in one direction ie the direction the tread points (usually depicted by an arrow on the tyre sidewall), for optimum water dispersal, so needs to stay on the same side if swapped, otherwise the tread would be pointing in the wrong direction as it were.

So your Conti SC5s could be swapped front to back and to the opposite side (the outside part of the tyre will still be on the outside) if it helped even out tyre wear

[Booth11]

Yes, makes sense. I was previously told by a Bridgestone tech to switch tyres front to back diagonally, to even out tyre wear (rather than swap on the same side).

Thats ok if non directional

Yes, was just going to make that point.  ContiSportContact 5p's are asymmetrical so can't do that.  Can be swapped to front but must be on same side.

Asymmetric tyres can be swapped front to back diagonally as an asymmetric tyre has a clearly defined inside and outside edge (check your tyre's sidewall) whereas a directional tyre (think the original Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 with the 'arrowhead' tread pattern) can only safely rotate in one direction ie the direction the tread points (usually depicted by an arrow on the tyre sidewall), for optimum water dispersal, so needs to stay on the same side if swapped, otherwise the tread would be pointing in the wrong direction as it were.

So your Conti SC5s could be swapped front to back and to the opposite side (the outside part of the tyre will still be on the outside) if it helped even out tyre wear

Cheers for the info    yes, I was confusing directional and asymmetric.  It is only directional tyres that cannot be cross rotated.