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Offline az_r5

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tyre size
« on: 24 April 2007, 11:02 »
i have a mk3 gti i have 15 inch standard rims but i think they have too big tyres on them what should they be i have 205/60/15 cheers
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Re: tyre size
« Reply #1 on: 24 April 2007, 11:07 »
Def wrong size!

Sure this will get moved to the correct section by a Mod when they get round to seeing it! :rolleyes:

Not sure but I think the standard size is 195/50.
But as your car is totally mint surely it tells you in the owners manual?
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Re: tyre size
« Reply #2 on: 24 April 2007, 11:52 »
oh yeah i should have a look cheers

sorry i put it in the wrong section
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Re: tyre size
« Reply #3 on: 24 April 2007, 12:08 »
This is the silly section mate and anything goes, so ya might get away with it! :laugh:
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Re: tyre size
« Reply #4 on: 24 April 2007, 15:40 »
the book says either
195/50/15 or
205/50/15
either way i got the wrong size on the car
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Re: tyre size
« Reply #5 on: 24 April 2007, 15:59 »
Aha! Thats why its only done 27000 miles! :laugh:
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Re: tyre size
« Reply #6 on: 25 April 2007, 10:27 »
i dont think it would make that much difference it was my grandads he never used it hence the low milage
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Re: tyre size
« Reply #7 on: 25 April 2007, 10:30 »
Well obviously your Grandad got conned when the tyres were changed.

Any receipts for that work? If ya know where it was done then send the boys round!
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Re: tyre size
« Reply #8 on: 25 April 2007, 11:00 »
my tyres on my standard 15's were 205/50/15
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Re: tyre size
« Reply #9 on: 25 April 2007, 11:13 »
iv just had new front tyres from vw garage and its 205/50/15 for a vw golf GTI, i had to quiery them because im not a wiz on tyre i thoght they shoul b 205/50/16 because the rim when u mesaure it, its 16" lol
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