The Polo Tyre thread

[SoVeReIgN]

Cant recommend Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3 enough - A little bit noisey but gee they have some great dry and wet weather grip!

[Veee1.8t]

anyone have info on "regal" tyres? got a quote of 200 per corner, apparently made by dunlops and are pretty good ...1500 with a set of rims.

[SilGti]

Just make sure you do a test fit of these before buying, as I would think they will rub. The correct upsize on 17" rims -- if you can get them -- is 215/35. 215/40 may also be an illegal tyre, based on the ADR which says the speedo should not be out by more than 10%.

The rolling diameter difference is around 3%, and in the favour of longer gearing, which is nice.

RE001's have proved very nice in the wet, and from a few dry quick fangs--- they have more grip than the Conti's, and should last around twice the distance.

PoloGti, you can order S/C2 in at any conti stockist, they tend not to carry them in the shop, but they certainly can get them.

All up, 4x RE001's were $980 fitted and balanced, in 215/40/17. ($245ea)
As much grip in the wet as the contis, and much stiffer sidewall, much sharper steering, and MUCH more feedback from the rear wheels to my butt when i was driving up Mt Dandenong Tuesday night.

There is still a 10mm+ space between the wheel and strut, no rubbing.

[Timbo]

Good to know, as I am a Bridgestone fan...oh, and as naughtie pointed out, I didn't do me maffs...my bad

[rba]

Timely thread. I ruined one SC2 on the weekend - don't know why it went flat, but I drove on it for a short distance before I realised and buggered it. The tyre monitoring system didn't trip - does this thing actually work?

My local tyre dealer made some enquiries, apparently Continental have no 205/45/16s in stock at the moment, "about 60" on order but no firm delivery date, likely at least 2 months. Around $245 each.

He also recommended going to a more common size. I'll likely put on the cheapest compatible tyre - 2nd hand if necessary - and use that one as spare only, until the other 4 wear out (only got 6700k on the car).

[shaneth]

Welcome rba, To vwwatercooled.

The tyre monitoring system didn't trip - does this thing actually work?

I have asked the same thing myself in a thread on here and the resounding answer was yes, although im still to test minw which i will do shortly.

Enjoy your stay mate and look forward to many more posts.

[Timbo]

IME, TPMS works, as long as you calibrate it per the manual to begin with.

[Funkdancer]

Gave my pug the Meguiar treatment on Saturday [wash + tech wax... woohoo she's pretty now!!], and realised that the front left was wearing very, very thin compared to the others. Heaps of thread on the rears, and lots of thread on the front right.

As I may switch to another brand later on I'm thinking to put the spare on the front left for the time being and rotate the worn one back to spare - seeing as this is the one I'm killing the most. As they'll be rotating the tyres anyway, I'll just get the guys to do it at my 30k service this Saturday.

[ACTGTI]

Gave my pug the Meguiar treatment on Saturday [wash + tech wax... woohoo she's pretty now!!], and realised that the front left was wearing very, very thin compared to the others. Heaps of thread on the rears, and lots of thread on the front right.

As I may switch to another brand later on I'm thinking to put the spare on the front left for the time being and rotate the worn one back to spare - seeing as this is the one I'm killing the most. As they'll be rotating the tyres anyway, I'll just get the guys to do it at my 30k service this Saturday.

This is common for front left to wear quicker than the rest if you have lots of roundabouts on your more common driving routes. Canberra is a bit like this and I just can't help myself.....I have to go quickly around them.

[mitch_gti]

My fronts are wearing alot faster than the backs


haha


I must say, over 7 thousand kms of cornering bliss the Dunlop SP sport MAXX have held up very well, nice stiff sidewall, plenty of grip and good wear.

In a few thousand kms ill be replacing them with either RE001 Adrenalin Potenza's or Michelin Pilot Exalto's (as fitted on Clio 182 cup)