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Offline AnilS

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Looking to get ready for winter!
« on: July 16, 2011, 07:23:52 pm »
Guys, quick question. What is the smallest diameter rims I'd get away with to clear the calipers, so I can set the car up for winter?

Car is on 18s ATM :happy2:
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Re: Looking to get ready for winter!
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2011, 07:31:37 pm »
16" over standard gti calipers...  :smiley:
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Re: Looking to get ready for winter!
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2011, 09:00:33 pm »
OK, will look for a ropey set of 16s and tyre up appropiately :happy2:
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Re: Looking to get ready for winter!
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2011, 01:08:19 am »
its july stop talking about winter its depressing lol
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Re: Looking to get ready for winter!
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2011, 02:00:59 am »
Did i miss the summer??  :confused:.............. :sad1:
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Re: Looking to get ready for winter!
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2011, 06:33:48 am »

My budgeting would mean it wont be long before Im pricing up 17s and winter tyres too  :sad1: lol. 

Think I'll be back in the Uk by winter this year but I preach winter tyres, its now law here to have them on.

If the weather is snowy or icy and you are stopped between Nov - Mar without suitable tyres (mud & snow or the ice symbol)
it's 40€ if you get stuck and cause an obstruction €80+

Some how made it through winter with R888s  :ashamed: (oh, yeah by borrowing my bosses V8 Range Rover lol)
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Re: Looking to get ready for winter!
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2011, 10:09:03 am »
LOL :laugh: Sorry for the depression :ashamed:

Nows the time to buy, whilst prices are sensible and there is stock. I bought a set of 16s with Conti Winter (5mm part worns) tyres for my BMW last year in August and all in, cost less than £200 :happy2:



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Re: Looking to get ready for winter!
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2011, 11:24:20 am »
I agree with ANILS on this, we left it a bit late last year for the other halfs 1 series and struggled to get some winter tyres, and when we did find some they were very expensive, made a massive difference though :happy2:
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Re: Looking to get ready for winter!
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2011, 11:38:14 am »
Quote from: gazbutS3 on July 17, 2011, 11:24:20 am
I agree with ANILS on this, we left it a bit late last year for the other halfs 1 series and struggled to get some winter tyres, and when we did find some they were very expensive, made a massive difference though :happy2:

When you say 1 series it randomly made me think of the Doc next door asleep in his car (while swapping wheels, it was a 1 series?)  :grin: :grin:

Back on topic, JPC did a rewiew on some pretty impressive snow tyres with video.
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Re: Looking to get ready for winter!
« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2011, 11:46:12 am »
Quote from: Tfsi_Mike on July 17, 2011, 11:38:14 am
Quote from: gazbutS3 on July 17, 2011, 11:24:20 am
I agree with ANILS on this, we left it a bit late last year for the other halfs 1 series and struggled to get some winter tyres, and when we did find some they were very expensive, made a massive difference though :happy2:

When you say 1 series it randomly made me think of the Doc next door asleep in his car (while swapping wheels, it was a 1 series?)  :grin: :grin:

Back on topic, JPC did a rewiew on some pretty impressive snow tyres with video.

ha ha forgot about that, he does it regularly actually, and it was a CTR :laugh:
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Re: Looking to get ready for winter!
« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2011, 12:45:29 pm »
Quote from: Little_Dave on July 17, 2011, 02:00:59 am
Did i miss the summer??  :confused:.............. :sad1:

looking out of the window i'm beginning to think we did  :scared:
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Re: Looking to get ready for winter!
« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2011, 04:14:50 pm »
I don't think all 16" wheels will clear the caliper.
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Re: Looking to get ready for winter!
« Reply #12 on: July 17, 2011, 04:20:49 pm »
Quote from: Frenzy on July 17, 2011, 12:45:29 pm
Quote from: Little_Dave on July 17, 2011, 02:00:59 am
Did i miss the summer??  :confused:.............. :sad1:

looking out of the window i'm beginning to think we did  :scared:

Yeah its been tippin it down almost 2 days solid now.... like the wet season  :sick: :mad:
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Re: Looking to get ready for winter!
« Reply #13 on: July 17, 2011, 04:39:47 pm »
+1. Washed the car 7am this morning and if you told me it was October, I'd have believed you!

This time last year I would have to wash the car at 5am because the shampoo wash would dry too quickly if I started after 6am!
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Re: Looking to get ready for winter!
« Reply #14 on: July 17, 2011, 05:00:16 pm »
Quote from: Snoopy on July 17, 2011, 04:14:50 pm
I don't think all 16" wheels will clear the caliper.

Can ths confirmed? Otherwise looking at 17s.
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