MK6 Wheel / Rim / Tyre Thread

[jacs]

Some will & some won't. Best you phone & ask. $20 per tyre at the most rip-off place you can find, $15 at most others (fit, balance, tubeless valve & disposal fee).

I wouldnt be too fussed on fitting price, your biggest challenge is getting a decent wheel alignment. Most tyre places arent too happy fitting tyres and doing wheel alignments on tyres not bought from them.............its understandable !!!!!
A poor wheel alignment means premature tyre wear, negating any saving you made buying over the net.

[brad]

You'd have to be a pretty stupid aligner to knock back work.

Anyone in Sydney, try Spinning Wheel Tyres or Heasemans but there are dozens more good operators out there

[walbjj]

I wouldnt be too fussed on fitting price, your biggest challenge is getting a decent wheel alignment. Most tyre places arent too happy fitting tyres and doing wheel alignments on tyres not bought from them.............its understandable !!!!!
A poor wheel alignment means premature tyre wear, negating any saving you made buying over the net.

I agree on getting a good wheel align. But disagree on tyre shops knocking back jobs because u didn't buy the there. Plenty of people turn up to get alignments done. If u think about it, if I bought a new car I would have to get an alignment done sooner or later. By your logic, tyre shops would knock me back cos I didn't buy my tyres there. How could I? The car is new.

[cktsi]

I have kerbed all my alloys on my mk6 Golf.. But i am doing something about it.

I am running a live project right now to fix it. It is posted in the repairs section.

Thought it might be handy for mk6 owners out there wanting to do a fix on your own.

How to Fix VW Alloy Wheels (Golf Mk6)

Btw i am not a handyman by trade, but i the results i got are reasonable on my first wheel

[Orrgazmo1986]

Hi boys and girls I have recently bought a new set of wheels for my golf r, just wondering if I can use the same tyres that are on my 19 black tallegeda 235/35/19 on these. If not any advice on what tyres to get. I don't do track. I just want a set of good tyres with good traction. I have been told I can stretch my current tyres on to the new wheels. Is it safe to do so?

Thanx

[Orrgazmo1986]

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[brad]

rim range for that tyre size is 8-9.5 so your GTG.

Michelin PSS when you need to change

[VeeDub23]

Anyone have any experience with Ovation tyres? They were recommended to a friend of mine...

[walbjj]

Anyone have any experience with Ovation tyres? They were recommended to a friend of mine...

never heard of them. i looked them up and all i can say is why bother. stick with the known brands, yokohama, bridgestone, dunlop, michelin, etc.

[Pullstarter]

rim range for that tyre size is 8-9.5 so your GTG.

Michelin PSS when you need to change

x2 for PSS, brilliant tyre.