Winter tyres to Summer tyres
Winter tyres to Summer tyres
What are you guys thinking - when will you be swapping your winter tyres back over to summer tyres?
Mornings are still nippy, but overall temperatures are up. I’m thinking I have a week or two left before I switch.
Mornings are still nippy, but overall temperatures are up. I’m thinking I have a week or two left before I switch.
Current:
- Audi B8 RS4 - Panther Black
- VW High Up! TSI - Red with Black Roof
Previous:
- BMW R56 Mini JCW - Black with Red Roof
- Peugeot 306 1.6 GLX - British Racing Green
- Ford Fiesta 1.1 Popular Plus - Sky Blue
- Audi B8 RS4 - Panther Black
- VW High Up! TSI - Red with Black Roof
Previous:
- BMW R56 Mini JCW - Black with Red Roof
- Peugeot 306 1.6 GLX - British Racing Green
- Ford Fiesta 1.1 Popular Plus - Sky Blue
Re: Winter tyres to Summer tyres
I plan to switch this week.
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Re: Winter tyres to Summer tyres
Probably just before Easter as I expect to be out and about during the daytime from then on.
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Did mine at the weekend
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1985 Ur quattro in Alpine White
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2004 RS6 Mugello Blue Avant | Milltek Non-Res | Bilstein PSS9 Coilovers | Hotchkis ARB | Black Optics Kit | RS6+ Coloured Alloys (Sold but never forgotten)
2015 RS4 in Riviera Blue
2016 RS6 in Utopia Blue
2002 S3 in Imola Yellow
1985 Ur quattro in Alpine White
Previous
2004 RS6 Mugello Blue Avant | Milltek Non-Res | Bilstein PSS9 Coilovers | Hotchkis ARB | Black Optics Kit | RS6+ Coloured Alloys (Sold but never forgotten)
2015 RS4 in Riviera Blue
2016 RS6 in Utopia Blue
2002 S3 in Imola Yellow
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Re: Winter tyres to Summer tyres
I will get mind done any day now. Incidentally, for you folks who run a second set of wheels with winters do you just swap the wheels over yourselves or do you take it to a garage to do it? I was going to just do it myself but I don't have anything to ensure the correct torque on the bolts.
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18 plate Lamborghini Huracan Performante (5.2l of V10 naturally aspirated craziness)
67 plate RS6 Performance (fully loaded)
66 plate Range Rover Autobiography (for wafting around)
16 plate Mini Cooper S convertible (lots of fun but rather skittish when thrashed)
Favourite car ever owned:
1971 Citroen DS21 - The Goddess (pure art on wheels)
18 plate Lamborghini Huracan Performante (5.2l of V10 naturally aspirated craziness)
67 plate RS6 Performance (fully loaded)
66 plate Range Rover Autobiography (for wafting around)
16 plate Mini Cooper S convertible (lots of fun but rather skittish when thrashed)
Favourite car ever owned:
1971 Citroen DS21 - The Goddess (pure art on wheels)
Re: Winter tyres to Summer tyres
Have previously had my local tyre centre do it but just bought a torque wrench and will do myself from now on now that I have a 2nd set of wheels
Current
1985 Ur quattro in Alpine White
Previous
2004 RS6 Mugello Blue Avant | Milltek Non-Res | Bilstein PSS9 Coilovers | Hotchkis ARB | Black Optics Kit | RS6+ Coloured Alloys (Sold but never forgotten)
2015 RS4 in Riviera Blue
2016 RS6 in Utopia Blue
2002 S3 in Imola Yellow
1985 Ur quattro in Alpine White
Previous
2004 RS6 Mugello Blue Avant | Milltek Non-Res | Bilstein PSS9 Coilovers | Hotchkis ARB | Black Optics Kit | RS6+ Coloured Alloys (Sold but never forgotten)
2015 RS4 in Riviera Blue
2016 RS6 in Utopia Blue
2002 S3 in Imola Yellow
Re: Winter tyres to Summer tyres
Swapping mine tomorrow morning with the trolley jack, refurbished alloys and new Michelins to go on, just putting some Autoglym on them as we speak!
B5 B6 B7 B9
Re: Winter tyres to Summer tyres
Neither, I use a mobile tyre fitter who I trust (he's a petrolhead who runs a track car for fun). I store the unused set in my garage.zappy-chops wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 10:33 amfor you folks who run a second set of wheels with winters do you just swap the wheels over yourselves or do you take it to a garage to do it?
He checks all the wheels and tyres thoroughly at the same time. And marks them up front/rear/left/right for swapping around to even wear.
I generally try to coordinate this with replacing tyres, so I buy the replacements at leisure (online) for the set that are off the car and get him to fit them at the swap-on.
This year my summer tyres are fine, though I had one wheel buckled by a pothole, so that's been fixed over the winter.
So it's just a quick swap, which he'll fit in between other jobs.
I used to have two cars with two full sets of 5 wheels to swap, but my second car was replaced a while back and I didn't get a winter set for it.
It also only has a "skinny" spare. So as planned, once the initial factory tyres wore down, I fitted Michelin Cross-Climate+ all-season tyres.
But that's not appropriate footwear for an S8, especially for fun in the snow.
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HPsauce, would you be willing to refer your mobile tyre fitter assuming location is in the South East?
Thanks.
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Re: Winter tyres to Summer tyres
Sadly he's given up that business.
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Okay, thanks for the prompt response.
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2018 Porsche Macan GTS
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2009 AM Vantage V8
2008 Audi R8 V8
2007 Audi TT
1985 BMW 325
2019 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio
2014 Audi R8 V10 Plus
2018 Porsche Macan GTS
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2007 Audi RS4
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2009 AM Vantage V8
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Re: Winter tyres to Summer tyres
Neither, I use a mobile tyre fitter who I trust (he's a petrolhead who runs a track car for fun).
I store the unused set in my garage.
He checks all the wheels and tyres thoroughly at the same time.
And marks them up front/rear/left/right for swapping around to even wear.
I generally try to coordinate this with replacing tyres, so I buy the replacements at leisure (online) for the set that are off the car and get him to fit them at the swap-on.
This year my summer tyres are fine, though I had one wheel buckled by a pothole, so that's been fixed over the winter.
So it's just a quick swap, which he'll fit in between other jobs.
I used to have two cars with two full sets of 5 wheels to swap,
but my second car was replaced a while back and I didn't get a winter set for it.
It also only has a "skinny" spare. So as planned, once the initial factory tyres wore down, I fitted Michelin Cross-Climate+ all-season tyres.
But that's not appropriate footwear for an S8, especially for fun in the snow.
I store the unused set in my garage.
He checks all the wheels and tyres thoroughly at the same time.
And marks them up front/rear/left/right for swapping around to even wear.
I generally try to coordinate this with replacing tyres, so I buy the replacements at leisure (online) for the set that are off the car and get him to fit them at the swap-on.
This year my summer tyres are fine, though I had one wheel buckled by a pothole, so that's been fixed over the winter.
So it's just a quick swap, which he'll fit in between other jobs.
I used to have two cars with two full sets of 5 wheels to swap,
but my second car was replaced a while back and I didn't get a winter set for it.
It also only has a "skinny" spare. So as planned, once the initial factory tyres wore down, I fitted Michelin Cross-Climate+ all-season tyres.
But that's not appropriate footwear for an S8, especially for fun in the snow.
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