Winter Tyres - When to fit?

[RedRobin]

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Eagle F1 Asymmetrics are useless on snow or wet grass (as I discovered not too long ago!), but I have found that they are fine at temperatures below freezing - Not as good as at higher temps but good enough. So I simply don't use my car when there is snow on the ground.

This is England and it's virtually impossible to predict the weather and temperatures according to the month. The British Summer Time change provides a convenient window.

I think that the 7 degree threshold isn't quite as critical as some would have us believe.

[berg]

i say, unless snow is forecast earlier, put them on mid december then if the weather is awful over xmas when some places are closed down you are not left not being able to see family etc due to poor summer tyres.

[rdfcpete]

Going to cheekily throw the thread slightly and ask what PSI I should be looking at running the SV2's, am I looking at running the same as I would run on my standard ContiSport3's or should I be running them at a different PSI?

Cheers.

i say, unless snow is forecast earlier, put them on mid december then if the weather is awful over xmas when some places are closed down you are not left not being able to see family etc due to poor summer tyres.

^ There's logic in this Berg 

Fitting itself isn't an issue as such, I know two or three experienced fitters very well 

[andrewparker]

Anyone taken the plunge yet? It's been remarkably mild in the North-West so far, but checking the forecasts it is predicted to struggle to get above 4ºC from the middle of next week.

[wigit]

mine went on the sh!tty for the city ten days ago as DMR were giving it some tlc so then the weather improved

now i've got a spare set of pirelli alloys mrs will be getting shod soon and the Ed35 will not be getting must use for a few months

[Eccie]

I fitted mine last weekend - it's been getting cold early mornings, that said its warm today, but the roads are a little greasy  and the extra grip is nice.

Car looks funny with little 17 Monza's, got to say it rides better though

[berg]

am leavin mine till about 15th dec, as i say fitted them last year 1st dec and was too early, but want them on before xmas

[RedRobin]

am leavin mine till about 15th dec, as i say fitted them last year 1st dec and was too early, but want them on before xmas

....I don't know how reliable it is but the weather forecast is snow and ice over most of Britain in early December. I hope they're wrong!

[Andy]

early Dec by the looks of the weather

[berg]

early Dec by the looks of the weather

mmm might move to 1st dec then 

[Andy]

In the last few weeks i have been fitting winter tyres on a few cars

[andrewparker]

It is decided - mine will go on on Saturday. The weather forecast sounds pretty gloomy from the middle of next week

[Andy]

It is decided - mine will go on on Saturday. The weather forecast sounds pretty gloomy from the middle of next week

The temp is dropping now on a night time-would advice  with in the next fort night

[PND]

I've got mine on ready.. 

[Kregiel]

below 10 degrees winter tires will beat summer ones for performance!

Paul