Tyres

[F8 CMR]

walked out my office today to find a 3 inch screw half way out my tyre tried to save it but it started to loose pressure on way home just neer the sidewall so carnt be repaired
im think im jsut staying with the goodyear eagle f1 assy unless anyoen has a better recomendation?
cheapest place i can find is from camskill website is this the best place to get / the cheapest?
cheers

 

[pwskingle]

sorry to here this, another good 1 is blackcircle, i seem to use both, hope this helps

 

[tommy_a]

i use to use Conti Sport Contact 2's on my previous cars and have had trouble with them at all. but had no experience with them on a Leon. ive also recently been using Toyo R888's, and they are f@#king awesome !! bit dodgy in the wet, but amazing in the dry !!

and i too have found Blackcircles to be good aswell !!

 

[F8 CMR]

anyone tried yokohama parada spec 2 tyres?

 

[Street]

anyone tried yokohama parada spec 2 tyres?

I had a set on my old Focus.. They looked cool, were very good in the dry. But in the wet they had no grip what so ever, sliding round roundabout and corners etc!

I'd say go for Ultrac Sessantas.. I've got a set on my FR now and they're great in wet and dry, also a bit cheaper than the assys!

 

[ross27]

Be carefull with the R888's in winter. Toyo released a report a while back that the tyres should not be used or stored in under 0 Degrees Celcius temperatures, as it can split the rubber and cause the tyres to fail.



I used to use Toyo Proxies T1-R on my old Civic. Now ive just had two Eagle F1's fitted, to my fronts, and bloody hell they are good. My leon had Budget "Event" tyres since i bought it, will be glad when the rears are worn out, death traps in the wet!!!


Edit, found it;

This advisory applies only to the following products:
All Proxes® R1R™
All Proxes R888™
All Proxes RA1™

This advisory addresses the proper storage of these tires in colder climates. As seen in the picture below, tires stored and operated at sub-freezing temperatures, i.e., at or below 32°F (0°C), will lose rubber compound flexibility and may experience cracking when operated under such conditions.

WARNING!
The rubber compounds used in these tires have unique properties that, when compared to other tires, can cause them to lose some of their flexibility when stored and operated at sub-freezing temperatures. This loss in flexibility can lead to potential cracking and other damage to the tire.

TO MINIMIZE THE CHANCES OF THIS HAPPENING, CONSUMERS AND INSTALLERS ARE ADVISED TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS DURING SUB-FREEZING CONDITIONS:
1. Do not operate the car with these tires, as the tires may suddenly fail.
2. Always store these tires indoors at temperatures above 32°F (0°C).
3. Before mounting or dismounting, store these tires for at least 24 hours in a temperature controlled environment of 68°F (20°C) or warmer.
4. Remove these tires from the vehicle and deflate to half the normal air pressure during prolonged periods of non use or storage.
5. Do not move a car that is in storage with these tires, as the tires may crack.

 

[Rampage]

Side Wall punctures can actually be repaired.
There's a place in Manchester that can do it, probably others too.
They put a big patch on the inside of the tyre, about 1cm thick, it's then vulcanised to the tyre with a machine.

I can't remember the name of the place though!

 

[Viking]

Legally, no repairs to the sidewall are possible.

 

[Tfsi_Mike]

i use to use Conti Sport Contact 2's on my previous cars and have had trouble with them at all. but had no experience with them on a Leon. ive also recently been using Toyo R888's, and they are f@#king awesome !! bit dodgy in the wet, but amazing in the dry !!

and i too have found Blackcircles to be good aswell !!

Would like to try 888's, How dodgy in the wet? May wait untill the summer. Hopefully have a 2nd set of wheels by then anyway

 

[Rampage]

Legally, no repairs to the sidewall are possible.

...says people who work for tyre companys!

Do you have any proof that it is illegal to repair them?

This company do it: http://www.eastnorthantsonline.co.uk/pp/business/bronze.asp?id=16133

 

[Viking]

Do you have any proof that it's legal, other than just throwing up a company and saying they do it?

 

[chrisboyle999]

The “repairable area” of a tyre is designated as that where a repair can be carried out to British Standards (currently BS AU 159f).

Because a tyre curves away from the middle of where the tyre rolls on the road, only the centre area is repairable. Sidewalls are not repairable.

The repairable area is defined as a percentage of the tyre’s “nominal” section width and thus varies by the size of the tyre. The repairable area is based on the centre line, eg. 82mm means 41mm on either side of the centre line of the tyre.

 

[tommy_a]

Would like to try 888's, How dodgy in the wet? May wait untill the summer. Hopefully have a 2nd set of wheels by then anyway

you need to be a bit more aware when using R888's in the wet, but they do handle quite well !! ive been using a set of R888's since last october and have not had a problem last winter, or this winter so far !! but ive been using them on a 106 and 306, so not sure how they would perform on a Leon.

 

[Rampage]

Do you have any proof that it's legal, other than just throwing up a company and saying they do it?

I know of 3 companies that do such repairs.

The “repairable area” of a tyre is designated as that where a repair can be carried out to British Standards (currently BS AU 159f).

Because a tyre curves away from the middle of where the tyre rolls on the road, only the centre area is repairable. Sidewalls are not repairable.

The repairable area is defined as a percentage of the tyre’s “nominal” section width and thus varies by the size of the tyre. The repairable area is based on the centre line, eg. 82mm means 41mm on either side of the centre line of the tyre.

Have you been listening to someone at Kwik-Fit? Do you work at Kwik-Fit?

It even says on the Kwit-Fit website about major repairs to tyres.
It's just a common misconception that people think they can't!

 

[chrisboyle999]

"A major repair is where a damaged tyre can be repaired using a reinforced internal patch and a Hot Vulcanisation process. More common on Commercial, agricultural and earthmover tyres."

 

[Rampage]

That's the one!

 

[chrisboyle999]

yours a massey ferguson?

 

[Rampage]

Nope, a Cupra, it's been fine since repairing, no steering vibration, hasn't lost air.

The reason it's more common in agricultural use is because the like of Kwik-Fit are saying that it cannot be repaired on a car. Which is rubbish!

If tyre manufacturers had their way, all puncture repairs would be illegal!