Tyre choice + winter tyres required?

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Re: Tyre choice + winter tyres required?

Post by Vodkaking77 » Thu Oct 15, 2015 8:40 am

I am going to buy my first set of winter tyres for 20" rotors... Any recommendations for which ones are good. Running PS2's at the moment

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Re: Tyre choice + winter tyres required?

Post by Brooner » Thu Oct 15, 2015 9:06 am

for the Summer Michelin Pilot Super Sport the best Tyre for the car currently i have the contis for the winter and they are fine my winter tyre of choice would have been the wintrac extreme from Verdistine
i change from summer to winters in November and back to summers the end of April going by my set on my B7 but they were Wintracs they lasted 5 winters and i sold the car with them on would have got another winter out of them
and the grip is night and day its like running in the snow with your trainers on the putting boots on it that different the level of grip and confidence with the winter tyres on

i just get my trye chenged on the same 20" rim so running the 265 30 20" winters as i hve no room at the moment for another set of alloys
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Re: Tyre choice + winter tyres required?

Post by Vodkaking77 » Thu Oct 15, 2015 9:09 am

As I have Rotiforms on my car with PS2's, am thinking of running the Rotors for the winter BUT
I want to refurb them first so was thinking of getting a Satin Bronze finish on them. What is everyone's thoughts? Anyone seen Rotors in this colour??

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Re: Tyre choice + winter tyres required?

Post by Brooner » Thu Oct 15, 2015 9:46 am

have a look at the B8 Picture thread there's some bronze type alloys on there
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Re: Tyre choice + winter tyres required?

Post by RIV » Thu Oct 15, 2015 1:20 pm

As I have Rotiforms on my car with PS2's, am thinking of running the Rotors for the winter BUT
I want to refurb them first so was thinking of getting a Satin Bronze finish on them. What is everyone's thoughts? Anyone seen Rotors in this colour??
I think it would look quite cool against the black

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Re: Tyre choice + winter tyres required?

Post by Tweaky » Thu Oct 15, 2015 1:31 pm

I have the pirelli's on my car at the moment and thin they are rubbish, nowhere near as much cornering grip as my old M3 had on Michelin sports, especially in the wet! I will be replacing with super sports as soon as they are coming close to being worn out and i am sure I will see a marked improvement in cornering grip.
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Re: Tyre choice + winter tyres required?

Post by Vodkaking77 » Thu Oct 15, 2015 7:55 pm

Been looking for winter tyres all day... 265/30/R20 94Y

All I get is Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3!!

Any recommendations for that size pleasr

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Re: Tyre choice + winter tyres required?

Post by Snotsicle » Thu Oct 15, 2015 8:11 pm

Conti WinterContact TS830P are the most common ones - I believe that they are an RS model-specific tyre in that size.
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Re: Tyre choice + winter tyres required?

Post by Vodkaking77 » Thu Oct 15, 2015 8:12 pm

Thank u

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