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    HOW CAN YOU GET A HOLD OF THESE TIRES?????? FOR A MK1

    can someone tell me where to get a set of 15 inch 40profile tires?????? its doing my head in harddd



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    you sure they're 15s and not 16's
    a common mod in europe is to use narrower tyres than the recommendation to give tyres that rubber band look telltale is the stretched side wall

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    nah im asking for 15''s

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    how come you want 15/40? 45s will be a lot cheaper

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    Your best bet is to get a toyo agent to source some TR-1's in 195/45/15. Then again they aren't that different to 195/50/15 and I sourced Toyo TPG for $110/corner.

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    will let you know what i find in the next week or two

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    Yokohama do a 185/50-15, this is a similar side wall height to a 195/45-15 but a bit narrower. Good for the stretch look.

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    If ya want to go really nuts Bridgestone and Continental do a 175/55-15. I'm putting some on the front of my splitty. (it's pretty low).

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    Now these are nuts!!


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    The load rating on the 165/45/15s doesn't meet regulations on a Mk1 here. I was going to import some to put on my old 15x7s (now on Ben's little minter!!) and called up to check and was given a big thumbs down, which was strange. I called back and talked to someone else and got the same answer

    The continental versions are near impossible to find anywhere but Germany or Holland. I found a few in this size available in the US but they were all cheapo jobs.

    I'm sure you could fit them and no plod would have a clue but my car still has to pass the pits

    They look great, though Stretch on a 7" is quite a lot, however and the ride quality would be terrible!!

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