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SEAN_CDTI
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   28th Aug 04 at 17:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What tyres do people reckon i should put on my set of 16's????? Need help as i wanna put them on my car.
SEAN_CDTI
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28th Aug 04 at 17:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sorry the tyres that where on them where uniroyal rainsports 195/45/16
Scott McKenzie
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28th Aug 04 at 17:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
iv been told that goodyear eagle f1`s r pos the best on the market jst now, gettin them fitted 2 my gsi alloys on fri when they come bak from bein reconditioned, those tyres rn`t cheap, iv been quoted £70 each, fitted & balanced, 185/55/R14

id get the f1`s in 195/45/R16, iv no idea how much they`d b each tho
Fad
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28th Aug 04 at 17:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yoko AVS sports best tyres i ever had eagle F1's were ok
sassyminx
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28th Aug 04 at 17:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
pirello zero nero sposed to be good

limited tho in 16s for brands aint ya
_Allan_
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28th Aug 04 at 18:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Dunlop SP 9000
Greg_M
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28th Aug 04 at 18:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cant go wrong with toyo T1's or yoko AVS's, resonable cheep for the quality of tyre too
sassyminx
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28th Aug 04 at 18:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
arent toyo proxes good tyres too?
Greg_M
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28th Aug 04 at 18:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes they are. good in the wet from what i hear
Rob H
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28th Aug 04 at 20:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Next time your round and about Brum, Let me know and i'll give you directions to a company called Kingswinford Tyres... that funniyl, ebough is in kingswinford .

Got 2 quote off them for 16"s for mine and he wanted £65 for Eagle F1's, and £68 for Dunlop SP9000's. Thats fitted too .
_Allan_
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Fook that cheap for SP9000's cheapest I seen was £79. Not fitted either. Luckily my shoulder puncture got repaired
Russ
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28th Aug 04 at 21:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Greg12v
yes they are. good in the wet from what i hear
there ok in the wet, the S's wear down faster than cheese on a grater though, hence the release of R's
ed
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I got a full set of 205/30 x 18 Toyo Proxes TS-1 for £200 including delivery, try buying one for that much Who says having a bodykit on your car is gay now when companys litrally give stuff to ya!
SEAN_CDTI
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30th Aug 04 at 12:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Goodyear Eagle F1's

Grip in dry conditions 1.4
Braking in dry condtions 1.5
Grip in wet conditions 1.8
Braking in wet condition 1.9
Grip in snow 5.1
Comfort 2.8
Tyre noise (in car) 2.9
Tyre noise (external) 2.8
Tyre wear 3.1
Kilometers driven 2.913.720

Uniroyal rainsports

Grip in dry conditions 1.8
Braking in dry condtions 1.8
Grip in wet conditions 1.4
Braking in wet condition 1.5
Grip in snow 4.4
Comfort 2.4
Tyre noise (in car) 2.4
Tyre noise (external) 2.6
Tyre wear 3.2
Kilometers driven 1.293.500

Sooty
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30th Aug 04 at 12:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by fadscorsa
yoko AVS sports best tyres i ever had eagle F1's were ok


AVS shocking in the wet good in the dry
Old_Skool
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30th Aug 04 at 13:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Federals


4 by 17" for 200 bucks
Joff
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30th Aug 04 at 13:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yoko 539s are also crap in the wet, got Avon ZV3s (195/45) which are a lot better in the wet but average in the dry.

 
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