Winter Tyres - Stuff you need to know for a novice?

[monkeyhanger]

16" might not look bad with a black alloy wheel, if the whole seen wheel (inc tyres) looks black.

[Phil 117]

Right. I've took the plunge and bought them.

I think £500 an alloy might be a bit much (saying that, can't find them online anywhere).

But looking at VW accessories, for a set of 17" alloys (blaze), they are £880 for a set. Then you need tyres... So £1,300 all in

Even though there not the 2013 tyre, for £700 you can't go wrong. Got a Alloy Bag chucked in.

They're probably laughing as alloys are free to them, and Tyres are £100 each probably, but still a good deal on my end I think.

Thanks for the help and advice!

[dubber36]

I think £500 an alloy might be a bit much (saying that, can't find them online anywhere).

I needed to buy a new Vancouver for my Mk6. All the local dealers including TPS were quoting in the region of £500 inc VAT. Luckily Lee (evo) came to the rescue with some serious discount.

[wigit]

the thing with winters you will wonder what all the fuss is then one day you will realise how well they perform and will be a true convert

my daily always runs winters but this year in March i got caught in the M25 chaos in Kent in my mk6 and can see it was the most butt clenching driving experience i have had, in reality it coped as i kept trundling along and never came to a stop

you just have to consider that others do not have them on though

i've got some Hankooks on their way for the wife's car and looking forward to seeing how they perform as on 18s

[2014GTi]

Would either of these be ok for my GTi with Performance Pack brakes?
7x17" 5x112 et54 ?
7.5x18" 5x112 et45 ?

[Daz Auto]

you just have to consider that others do not have them on though

I had to stop going the back road, over the mountains, to work. Too many 'near misses' with other cars traveling too fast for the conditions and their tyres.

Just remember, even though you have winter tyres on - and they work very well on show and even ice - you still can't drive as you would normally. I had a couple of near misses where I was going at normal speeds, which was too fast on winter tyres for the conditions Having said that - they would have been certain crashes on summer tyres.

[dubber36]

I had a bit of a cross country road trip today, most of it on wet, greasy leaf covered roads. It just goes to show that winter tyres are not all about snow and ice. The car was so much more surefooted than it was last week on the similar journey with 4-5mm Conti Sport Contacts.

[wigit]

Not seen the English version for this appear yet but Winter Wheel Collection 2014 for the oem whores, useful for tyres sizes and ratings etc

http://www.volkswagen-zubehoer.de/pdf/preisliste/winterkomplettrad_programm_2014.pdf

[Geomets]

Would either of these be ok for my GTi with Performance Pack brakes?
7x17" 5x112 et54 ?
7.5x18" 5x112 et45 ?

ET 54 is way too much. In order to have enough clearance with the calipers, it should below 49, but that's a guess. You should ask about the exact dimensions of the Brooklyns (as well as the inside diameter) because they are standard fit for the PP here, so they...well, fit!

[2014GTi]

Ooooooo oooooo I am liking the 18" motorsport winter alloys ...