Reply With QuoteThey do not exist I'm afraid. See this post.Originally Posted by smc67
The only way you're going to get a 162 R-Line up to Hotham is to fit new wheels/tyres that diamond-pattern chains will fit.
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Has anyone in a 162 R-Line found diamond pattern chains that will fit. I was at Hotham at the weekend, thought I saw a Tig R-Line in the distance from the chairlift but too far to be sure...
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They do not exist I'm afraid. See this post.
The only way you're going to get a 162 R-Line up to Hotham is to fit new wheels/tyres that diamond-pattern chains will fit.
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May have been answered already but is the clearance issue present on the rear wheels? I know that on my Golf the clearance feels tighter behind the front wheels but that's FWD.
I know some "motoring enthusiasts" who obviously couldn't fit wheel spacers legally or within warranty but have managed to get an extra couple of mm from slightly thicker brake rotor hubs...
Also, you could always just carry snow chains that fit your wheels (Even if they'd ruin your car). I take my Golf down to Thredbo whenever there is a big dump but i make sure i arrive before the snow falls, mostly to make sure i get first tracks. I don't know about Hotham but there's never been a chain fitting roadblock to leave the village, only to enter it. When you want to leave in the afternoon the roads have inevitably been plowed, salted, gritted and driven a million times anyway. Biggest issue is digging your way out of the carpark when you want to leave.
Last edited by Mk R; 14-08-2017 at 03:00 PM.
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Not sure what the clearance is on the rear wheels. On the AWD Tig, the chains have to be fitted to the front.
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The rear has stacks of room, issue is the front, I have 20" wheels and there is about 10mm clearance to the strut. Vic and nsw have different rules, unfortunately Vic is quite strict. Sure you can carry the chains and gamble that you will never need to fit them, but do t think many would want to risk it.
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if the rear has loads of room and the 162TSI is AWD, can you not fit the chains to the rear wheels and be good to go? (or did i miss the part where they have to be fitted to the front wheels?)
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Got to be front
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My understanding is the haldex system can send up to 100% to the rear wheels when required.
EDIT: From what i've read about Haldex, the front axle will is always connected to the gearbox with varying degrees from 0-100 sent to the rear as required, so the application of torque would be much smoother on the front vs rear. Is that the only reason you need to fit them to the front wheels? I know they work off much more than just wheel slip now so i cant imagine the size difference from chains on the back would be a disaster, especially as they compress partly into the tyre while driving.
Last edited by Mk R; 14-08-2017 at 04:39 PM.
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Depending on the version and how it is set up, it can send up to 100% to the rear and for my 103tdi Yeti the manual states to fit chains to the rear only. However, the VW media spokesman, Paul Pottinger, recently confirmed in the Friday Cars Guide liftout that snow chains must be fitted to the front only in the current gen Tiggy.
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There you go. I guess that alone would be enough to land you in hot water with the Hotham chain police if you dared to do otherwise.
It'd be interesting to hear more technically about why that's the case. I've owned and abused 4WDs my whole life but haldex seems to be a little more mysterious and temperamental than the old 50:50 centre diff or Subaru AWD when it's time to party.
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