Winter tyres - What wheels are you using

[mwad gti]

Hi

I am toying with going for winter tyres but I am reluctant to use the Monza alloys/

What wheels do you use for winter ?

[p3eps]

I got a set of 18" Skoda vRS wheels off eBay for about £75 each if I remember correctly.
Took them to my local powdercoater and had them re-finished in a nice anthracite colour.
My WinterContacts just live on them - and are on the car 5 months of the year!

Cheap, effective, and don't look too bad either 

[mwad gti]

I got a set of 18" Skoda vRS wheels off eBay for about £75 each if I remember correctly.
Took them to my local powdercoater and had them re-finished in a nice anthracite colour.
My WinterContacts just live on them - and are on the car 5 months of the year!

Cheap, effective, and don't look too bad either 

Sounds good.  Got any pics?

[Ess_Three]

I got a set of 18" Skoda vRS wheels off eBay for about £75 each if I remember correctly.
Took them to my local powdercoater and had them re-finished in a nice anthracite colour.
My WinterContacts just live on them - and are on the car 5 months of the year!

Cheap, effective, and don't look too bad either 

Having seen them on p3eps's car...I can confirm, they do indeed look good.

I got a set of VW Racing TD Pro Race 1.2s and took them to the same local powder coater as p3eps, and got them done the same anthracite colour. This years winters have Michelin Pilot Alpins on.



They went on last month, and like p3eps, will be on for 5 months or so.

[andywell]

I got a set of 17" RS4 lookylikey wheels from fleabay. The tyres are Nokian WR A3.

[mike.]

17" Monzas, got them off Gumtree for £120, Monza 2s waxed and tucked up for the winter.
Shod with Dunlop 4Ds
The grip in these low temperatures is outstanding..

[Spartacus]

18 inch Dezent Alloys with 225 x 40 Wintrac Vredesteins. All brand new from etyres for aound £900.

Spent a month on ebay looking at scuffed alloys, replicas etc - decided on new alloys with a slightly different look for the winter months and also ones that will be easy to clean.

Dezent Alloys are very light as well, much lighter than the 18 inch BBS alloys I have.

Went on 2 weeks ago and have been brilliant so far. Grip is amazing.

[dubber36]

17" Audi S-lines (RS4 type) on my Passat, just been refurbed and powder coated.

[Edi35]

I have also been thinking about it but haven't been able to justify the expense as I also live in east Anglia (Suffolk) and we only get snow for about a week and there are no real hills to speak of, so not bothered so far as I have not experienced any issues with normal tyres. Last year my GTI was quite happy when driving at -9c on one cold night. I just drive very slowly went its snowy and icy or not at all if I can help it.

Question for those that have winters, I assume you have to inform your insurance company that you have changed the spec of your wheels and tyres?

[dubber36]

Question for those that have winters, I assume you have to inform your insurance company that you have changed the spec of your wheels and tyres?

Nope. Mine are OE wheels of the same size as the originals. Tyres are still the original size as well, so what's to inform them about?