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Offline sundaydriver

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Tread Depth on new tyres
« on: 24 May 2011, 19:08 »
Just bought some new alloys and Continental tyres (235/35/19), when i went to put the tyres on i noticed there didnt look much tread for a new tyre on them so out came the tyre depth gauge .

6mm on all of them, i thought new tyres should have 8mm!! Have i been conned??. :sick:

Ive checked the tyres that came off my car and the fronts have 5mm and the rears have 7mm and they have covered 9k.
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Offline Steve_PD

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Re: Tread Depth on new tyres
« Reply #1 on: 24 May 2011, 19:38 »
its normally 8 mm on new tyres
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Tread Depth on new tyres
« Reply #2 on: 24 May 2011, 21:17 »
6mm seems low for new tyres
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Offline Simon_1.8T

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Re: Tread Depth on new tyres
« Reply #3 on: 31 May 2011, 16:53 »
If they were new, they'd have the coloured lines on the thread?
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