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Offline Weston

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Re: When to put winter wheels on?
« Reply #45 on: November 05, 2011, 12:51:09 pm »
Quote from: E30Dom on November 05, 2011, 11:01:18 am
Cheers, cleaned up alright, sourced two more matching tyres and they're on :)

I wasn't sure what they'd look like on but they're good. What colour are you going for?
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Re: When to put winter wheels on?
« Reply #46 on: November 07, 2011, 11:08:48 pm »
Just got my winter rims back from powder coating. Plan on getting them fitted next week...

Several reviews say even cheap winter rubber will out perform any summer rubber in the snow.
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Re: When to put winter wheels on?
« Reply #47 on: November 22, 2011, 10:49:14 am »
Really surprised not to have mine on yet - this time last year I was knee deep in snow! I've read reports suggesting we're in for a milder winter this year too.
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Re: When to put winter wheels on?
« Reply #48 on: November 22, 2011, 11:03:02 am »
Still not put mine on yet...
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Re: When to put winter wheels on?
« Reply #49 on: November 22, 2011, 12:35:15 pm »
I will be mega peeved if temps don't stay below 7*C. Don't care about snow as much as the fact that now I've bought winter tyres, it's not bothered snowing! Sod's law!
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Re: When to put winter wheels on?
« Reply #50 on: November 22, 2011, 01:08:13 pm »
gonna put mine on on sat, although temps at mo dont really warrant it
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Re: When to put winter wheels on?
« Reply #51 on: November 22, 2011, 04:02:03 pm »
Quote from: stealthwolf on November 22, 2011, 12:35:15 pm
I will be mega peeved if temps don't stay below 7*C. Don't care about snow as much as the fact that now I've bought winter tyres, it's not bothered snowing! Sod's law!

This...Mine are yet to go on.
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Re: When to put winter wheels on?
« Reply #52 on: November 22, 2011, 04:27:44 pm »
Put my winter boots on the GTi on Monday - found a screw/puncture in the 'summer tyres' so thought I'd swap them all.

Its started getting a little colder in the morning, but its still unseasonably warm, think we are due to get some frost over the next week
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Re: When to put winter wheels on?
« Reply #53 on: January 08, 2012, 10:07:48 pm »
Glad I got the satisfaction of running winter tyres last year, because so far this year it's felt totally pointless :confused:
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Re: When to put winter wheels on?
« Reply #54 on: January 08, 2012, 10:16:44 pm »
Ne’er cast a clout till May be out :evilgrin:
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Re: When to put winter wheels on?
« Reply #55 on: January 10, 2012, 10:38:49 am »
Thinking about taking the winters off, winter thus far has been unreal compared to the last couple.
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Re: When to put winter wheels on?
« Reply #56 on: January 10, 2012, 01:39:08 pm »
I got half a days worth of 'real' use out of them so far.  I'm not sure whether to be happy or not about this weather.... I was looking forward to smugly driving past 4x4 owners stuck on hills so its certainly been dissapointing.
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Re: When to put winter wheels on?
« Reply #57 on: January 12, 2012, 10:10:17 pm »

Mine gone in the classifieds, guarantee if they sell the snow / ice will come lol
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Re: When to put winter wheels on?
« Reply #58 on: January 13, 2012, 10:15:03 am »
Quote from: Tfsi_Mike on January 12, 2012, 10:10:17 pm

Mine gone in the classifieds, guarantee if they sell the snow / ice will come lol

What you selling Mike?

I got an Altea for the mrs so thinking of giving her my M&S steelies.
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