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Right team , i am keeping the standard wheels ,all the tyres need replacing , whats the best tyres to get for the standard speedline alloy , or is there only uniroyal left now who makes that tyre size ,i also need prices and best place to get them from thanks matt:)
Penfold aka The Dealer
01-04-2009, 21:11
Uniroyal atm mate & think mytyres are the place to go... even tho i hear the 185/60/13 are cheaper & easier to get hold of.
Bill has a full set on his cup car and said they handled well... toyo's CF1's i think??
yeah the standars uniroyals are 195/55/13, and are pretty expensive now
as Chris sais, 185/60/13`s have been run by alot of people with no probs. R888`s are available in that size aswell ;):D
so you can get the other size in toyo cf1s ?? do you know the price ,i take it you can not get any other high performance tyre for the 13inch wheel :)??
thanks penfold
thats good that you can get r888 in 13inch size wheres the best best to find them ?? thanks kris:)
thats good that you can get r888 in 13inch size wheres the best best to find them ?? thanks kris:)
camskill :agree:
http://www.rtoc.org/boards/showthread.php?t=5651
:)
found the r888 for £60 pound each ,which seems good ,so i will get the 180/60/13 thanks guys i take it they look and fit right on the standard wheel and look right on the car:)
found the r888 for £60 pound each ,which seems good ,so i will get the 180/60/13 thanks guys i take it they look and fit right on the standard wheel and look right on the car:)
yep they look mint on! got them on mine..... ;)
there bad assssss :laugh::laugh::laugh:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f17/blick_001/user356_pic3614_1231439686.jpg
there bad assssss :laugh::laugh::laugh:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f17/blick_001/user356_pic3614_1231439686.jpg
They're babies ;)
They're babies ;)
compared to yours scoff!!!! yes!!! :laugh::laugh:
185/60 profile will look sh1te, imho.
195/55 MXV's (if you can find them) or Uniroyals every time :agree: As I've repeatedly mentioned over the years, I personally don't subscribe to any of the bollox about Uniroyals being a naff tyre/cr8p on track/widow-maker when it's wet.
Sure, they'll never be as good as, say, the 888's in the dry or T1R's in the wet, but they're not the worst tyre out there in either condition, by far.
dunlop sp sport do the 195/55 r13 as well well they did a few months back
uniroyals+spilt drink on tarmac=death
uniroyals+spilt drink on tarmac=death
Depends if you drive like a nob, uniroyals did me fine even in the wet.
Depends if you drive like a nob, uniroyals did me fine even in the wet.
mate!!! you dont have drive like a nob to find out them tyres ent to good in the wet...........
uniroyals+spilt drink on tarmac=death
Load of cr8p
Load of cr8p
maybe i was abit over the top with spilt drink :laugh::laugh: lol!
mate!!! you dont have drive like a nob to find out them tyres ent to good in the wet...........
I am nobodys mate...
Those tyres are decent road tyres, thanks mart ;)
Dam it i wanted to say FAIL... there i said it
I am nobodys mate...
Those tyres are decent road tyres, thanks mart ;)
can imagine.
can imagine.
mwahahahah I love the stern approach... Im a gas man mate, when customers call me mate i hate it, infact im quick to say you aint my mate all to often hahaha.
its like sombody calling me sir, now that grates me
mwahahahah I love the stern approach... Im a gas man mate, when customers call me mate i hate it, infact im quick to say you aint my mate all to often hahaha.
its like sombody calling me sir, now that grates me
;) no worries mate!!!! :laugh::laugh:
scratcher
01-04-2009, 22:45
uniroyals+spilt drink on tarmac=death
Did you not see Steve's Raider on 5th gear? It looked alright in the wet to me ;)
Did you not see Steve's Raider on 5th gear? It looked alright in the wet to me ;)
And didn't have much grip or braking. As they stated on that program, they felt the main thing causing the big gap to the Twingo was the tyres.
Are Yoko AO32r still around? I drove a five with those on and they really gripped in the dry. Didn't try them in the wet.
scratcher
01-04-2009, 23:15
And didn't have much grip or braking. As they stated on that program, they felt the main thing causing the big gap to the Twingo was the tyres.
Oh yeah :crap: I just watched it again....Shame :ashamed:
And didn't have much grip or braking. As they stated on that program, they felt the main thing causing the big gap to the Twingo was the tyres.
Are Yoko AO32r still around? I drove a five with those on and they really gripped in the dry. Didn't try them in the wet.
Point is was that not round a track at high speed? in comparison to road driving, would their not have been a big difference anyway... so for road use they are ok?
dave j gtt
01-04-2009, 23:38
Depends if you drive like a nob, uniroyals did me fine even in the wet.
me too :coffee:
Did you not see Steve's Raider on 5th gear? It looked alright in the wet to me ;)
looked like jason was having abit of trouble with it to me.... they even said at the end if it would of had some newer more up to date rubber it would have come closer to the twingo. in my opinion beat it!!! still looked cool as.... on 5th gear :agree:
cant knock them in the dry!!! just in the wet they seem far from great. just my opinion, obviously every1s different. :coffee:
if it would of had some newer more up to date rubber it would have come closer to the twingo
Like 19 week old Uniroyal tyres as opposed to 19 year old Uniroyal tyres, for example?
Like 19 week old Uniroyal tyres as opposed to 19 year old Uniroyal tyres, for example?
would imagine the old block tread design would have more trouble despersin the water compared to most new tyres...
:agree:
And also add into the equation that the Uniroyals have probably perished over the years, maybe cracks in the tyre wall, maybe a bit more 'harder' than they were when new, natural wear & tear structual degradation, etc.
A fairer contest would've been to put something like T1R's on both cars, then see what the outcome would've been.
Anyway, we've already been there with the Twingo vs Steve's Raider thread(s).
:agree:
And also add into the equation that the Uniroyals have probably perished over the years, maybe cracks in the tyre wall, maybe a bit more 'harder' than they were when new, natural wear & tear structual degradation, etc.
A fairer contest would've been to put something like T1R's on both cars, then see what the outcome would've been.
Anyway, we've already been there with the Twingo vs Steve's Raider thread(s).
its a shame more companys dont do 195/55/r13s!!! :cry: still a fair few 5 boys that run on 13`s me being 1 of them :agree:
Me too, although I may just have sniffed out a set of 195/55 MXV's...
Penfold aka The Dealer
02-04-2009, 21:03
Me too, although I may just have sniffed out a set of 195/55 MXV's...
Where do you get these rare/hard to get hold of parts from....
I wonder if the French guys have the same issue's getting tyres..
Me too, although I may just have sniffed out a set of 195/55 MXV's...
seen some1 mention these in another post!?? what are these ment to be like?? are they semi slick or standard tread pattern mart?
ohh are these the tyres that were around a few yrs back then dissapeared??
come to think of it, think i had one on a spare on another 5 i had a few yrs back....
Penfold aka The Dealer
02-04-2009, 21:10
ohh are these the tyres that were around a few yrs back then dissapeared??
come to think of it, think i had one on a spare on another 5 i had a few yrs back....
There the tyres that came with the car from the Dealership...
there a really old tread pattern really...ok if you want that oe look..
thats about it
:)
anyway still on the standard tyre , i have pirellis on the car at the moment ,can you still get pirellis ??
Chris, they're not that hard to track down, but granted they're not exactly in plentiful supply either.
Blick, MXV's, in my opinion anyway, are THE best 195/55/13" tyre for the gtt. Fantastic tyre in the wet, even better in the dry. They used to be...well, still are, an everyday road tyre, not a slick/semi-slick/888'esque tyre as such.
As much as I personally rate Uniroyals, I'd choose MXV's over them, and anything else, everytime.
anyway still on the standard tyre , i have pirellis on the car at the moment ,can you still get pirellis ??
P6000's? I think they're still available, but they're not the greatest tyre to have in situ mate (just my opinion of course).
P6000's? I think they're still available, but they're not the greatest tyre to have in situ mate (just my opinion of course).
and p7's had quotes for them a few months back,all out there
:cool:
P6000's? I think they're still available, but they're not the greatest tyre to have in situ mate (just my opinion of course).
i like opinions mate ,each to the own mate , ye i think they are p6000, i will have a good search and see whats about , i know mxv are very rare :)
and uniroyals you can get easy
thanks matt
If you can sniff out a set of MXV's, win! New shmoo Uniroyals are a good 2nd bet though...
Big Steve - Raider
02-04-2009, 21:48
WTF?! Just to confuse the issue have a look at THIS (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1x-195-55-13-80H-continetal-Sport-contact-CH51-NEW_W0QQitemZ120398672981QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Car s_Tyres_RL?hash=item120398672981&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318)?!
Never seen those before?! :scratch:
WTF?! Just to confuse the issue have a look at THIS (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1x-195-55-13-80H-continetal-Sport-contact-CH51-NEW_W0QQitemZ120398672981QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Car s_Tyres_RL?hash=item120398672981&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318)?!
Never seen those before?! :scratch:
me neither old skool sport contact , they are come with renaults these days just got them on my clio ,i dont think you could get a full set for the five ?? any 1 had them on the club ???
dunlop sp sport do the 195/55 r13 as well
Has anybody tried these tyres yet ?
Big Steve - Raider
03-04-2009, 11:04
Has anybody tried these tyres yet ?
Can't get them anymore as far as I know? :scratch:
phase i 16 v turbo
03-04-2009, 11:12
Has anybody tried these tyres yet ?
I have a set of these on my J reg and I am happy with them, but as already siad I haven't seen them for sale for a will.
MR TURBO
03-04-2009, 12:25
Can't get them anymore as far as I know? :scratch:
Last time i got some they told me they had to do a special order for them as nobody stocks them on shelf anymore :p
Big Steve - Raider
03-04-2009, 12:27
Last time i got some they told me they had to do a special order for them as nobody stocks them on shelf anymore :p
Oh that's good!
Chop chop then, you'd better find out if you can still special order them then mate! :cooter: :laugh: ;)
MR TURBO
03-04-2009, 12:38
Oh that's good!
Chop chop then, you'd better find out if you can still special order them then mate! :cooter: :laugh: ;)
I'll check it out ;)
The new Bill J
03-04-2009, 12:50
I heard that they stopped making the Dunlop's a couple of years back.
Steve, those Continentals are old skool tyres as well. I used them on my 5 about eight years ago, and they disappeared from the shelves a long while back. The Perilli's that came in our size were the P600's, not 6000's. They were dog 5hite imo.
MXV's were the daddy of the 195/55/13 brigade. The thing is though, that they haven't been made for a fair few years, so even if you can find some, they're no where near as good as they should be.
Big Steve - Raider
03-04-2009, 13:06
We should lobby Michelin to dig those MXV moulds out of the stores & knock a few up?! :)
I'm sure they'd get straight onto it :coffee:
Been there, tried that mate.
The only chance you'll get of sourcing them tyres is if the club was to purchase a thousand of them (or something around that figure), or if a motor manufacturer was to release a new car running 13" rims/195-55 tyres.
Given that most new small cars run 15" wheels as a minimum these days, I can't see either scenario happening unfortunately.
And as per Billy's post, the Conti's & Pirelli's are cr8p.
the new uniroyals i got recently were pretty good, but they were manufactured fairly recently.
Penfold aka The Dealer
06-05-2010, 18:48
Anybody got any contacts as to where i can find standard size tyres... no matter what make...
Otherwise I am looking at this
Toyo R610
4 x 185/55 R13 H = £240.68
Falken Ziex ZE-912
4 x 185/60 R13 H = £173.24
Nexen CP641
4x 185/60 R13 H = £118.88
Anybody got any contacts as to where i can find standard size tyres... no matter what make...
Otherwise I am looking at this
Toyo R610
4 x 185/55 R13 H = £240.68
Falken Ziex ZE-912
4 x 185/60 R13 H = £173.24
Nexen CP641
4x 185/60 R13 H = £118.88
found these on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Semperit-Sport-195-55-13-Tyre-Brand-New-/300423211520#ht_500wt_1182
I'm a bit wary of there being no feedback for the seller though :crap: , if I get a chance, I'll try and make some phone calls tomorrow at work
Penfold aka The Dealer
07-05-2010, 08:31
found these on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Semperit-Sport-195-55-13-Tyre-Brand-New-/300423211520#ht_500wt_1182
I'm a bit wary of there being no feedback for the seller though :crap: , if I get a chance, I'll try and make some phone calls tomorrow at work
Yeh i saw them, also sell continental sport tyres for £39.99, be interesting to see if they are genuine and if they would consider a group buy..
What's wrong with 195/55 Uniroyals?
Penfold aka The Dealer
07-05-2010, 09:37
What's wrong with 195/55 Uniroyals?
Cant find anywhere to sell them...
A tyre place near me said they can still get the uniroyals\pirellis in 195/55, not cheap mind.
r5gordini
16-05-2010, 12:51
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Penfold, etc...
I've just done a search on Google.fr and come up with this as the first option:
http://www.goodwheel.fr/products/Pneus-ete/Marque/Semperit/SEMPERIT-SPORT-LIFE-M811-195-55-R13-80-T-.html
or:
http://www.acdpneus.fr/produits/tourisme-ete/uniroyal/uniroyal-r340-art10906.html
I'll do some more searching. We live very close to the Continent, so it might be practical for us to pop over. I wonder if Norauto, the French equivalent of Halfords sells the right tyres? If so, a quick hop over the channel will do!
We're in the same boat, wanting to keep the original wheels and tyre size.
Andrew
r5gordini
16-05-2010, 12:59
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Nope - Norauto doesn't sell them. They only go down to 14".
Andrew
r5gordini
16-05-2010, 13:05
New poster! (less than 10 posts)
Cheaper Uniroyals:
http://www.dlplanetpneus.com/TOURISME-ETE/2577-UNIROYAL-R340.html
Looks like these sites will ship to the UK, but I don't know what the cost is likely to be.
Andrew
r5gordini
16-05-2010, 13:09
Should have completed my digging before posting again, but...
Goodwheel will charge 47 Euros to post to the UK! Sounds like we will be going with them then...
That's about £250 for a set of the Semperit. Hopefully they'll be ok, but we seem to be so limited in choice now.
Andrew
Penfold aka The Dealer
16-05-2010, 14:38
Andrew,
Semperit tyres can be brought for £29.99 each atm from the uk, I am currently looking into getting discount on many tyres... give me a week and i will get back to you guys.
Chris
r5gordini
16-05-2010, 16:26
Yes, after posting, my wife found the Semperit tyres from MyTyres for £38 - d'oh! I didn't search for all speed ratings so didn't find them. Finding the Uniroyals in France might be a help to someone tho'...
OK - well, please keep us all informed. We won't be needing the tyres for a little while:
http://www.r5gordini.co.uk/photo-gallery/photo-gallery/Members/Renault5GTTurbo/G216_PGT/Restoration_Pt1/
Thanks,
Andrew
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