tyre and wheel deals?

baskie · 18-09-2008, 22:56

I'm looking some decent quality on road tyres and steel wheels. The tyres will go on the alloys presently on the car, and the tyres (AT's) presently on the car will go on the steels for use in winter/snow etc.

Anyone know of a good place to pick up such items, and who can deliver to NI?

Ta.

Terranosaurus · 18-09-2008, 23:36

Don't know about deliver y to NI but what size wheels has yours got? Some of the later ones come with 16" wheels and some even 17", the later will make your choice for tyres and wheels very limited, 16" is better but theres more wheels about in 15".

For wheels you're probably best looking locally at small ads, breakers etc, personally I wouldn't be too hung up on finding steels, alloys can quite often be got just as cheaply and unless you're doing really really extreme stuff thy won't get damaged. Likewise it may work out cheaper to leave your current tyres and wheels together and put ew tyres on whatever wheels you find, remeber you'll need to factor in £50 possibly more to get them taken off, remounted and rebalanced.

baskie · 19-09-2008, 08:06

Breakers, why didn't I think of that!

Doh!

Ta.

dinky · 19-09-2008, 19:57

Try to get some patrol steel wheels,then you can fit bigger tyres and have wider track.

18-09-2008, 22:56	#1
baskie Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ni Posts: 250	tyre and wheel deals? I'm looking some decent quality on road tyres and steel wheels. The tyres will go on the alloys presently on the car, and the tyres (AT's) presently on the car will go on the steels for use in winter/snow etc. Anyone know of a good place to pick up such items, and who can deliver to NI? Ta.

18-09-2008, 23:36	#2
Terranosaurus Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: YORKSHIRE Vehicle: 2001 2.7 TDi T2 SWB Posts: 4,077	Don't know about deliver y to NI but what size wheels has yours got? Some of the later ones come with 16" wheels and some even 17", the later will make your choice for tyres and wheels very limited, 16" is better but theres more wheels about in 15". For wheels you're probably best looking locally at small ads, breakers etc, personally I wouldn't be too hung up on finding steels, alloys can quite often be got just as cheaply and unless you're doing really really extreme stuff thy won't get damaged. Likewise it may work out cheaper to leave your current tyres and wheels together and put ew tyres on whatever wheels you find, remeber you'll need to factor in £50 possibly more to get them taken off, remounted and rebalanced.

19-09-2008, 08:06	#3
baskie Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ni Posts: 250	Breakers, why didn't I think of that! Doh! Ta.

19-09-2008, 19:57	#4
dinky Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SOUTH YORKSHIRE Vehicle: t20 lwb Posts: 1,238	Try to get some patrol steel wheels,then you can fit bigger tyres and have wider track.