Did anyway try these or heard of them, 7mm so they should fit?? Apparently these go for under $300 a set
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Just copy pasting the best summary/overview from earlier up in the chain, pardon the pun.
I have a bit of an update - I took my R Line up to Buller last weekend.
To elaborate on the Weissenfels and Thule/Konig - both are very expensive, are not available for hire, and are still not accepted at Hotham. These fit because they only sit on the outside of the wheels. But they don’t satisfy Hotham requirements because they’re not “diamond” chains.
Option 1: QUATTRO | Weissenfels (Weissenfels Clack&Go Quattro). Option 2: Thule K-Summit XL K55 & K56 - Thule Australia (Thule/Konig K-55 Summit XL).
There’s a 3rd option discussed in this topic: Norwegian Autosocks HP 697. However, I’ve discovered that Autosocks are not legal in Victoria, because they’re not counted as “chains” (though they’re OK in NSW). (When I say legal, I mean whether having these satisfies the requirement to have chains)
The rules at Buller are that all overnight vehicles must carry chains.
I called ahead to one of the hire places in Mansfield (Ski Chute 4) and they looked up the R Line tyres, which showed the following chains as applicable:
Thule XG-12 Pro Snow Chains for SUV, 4x4, Van
This is a 12mm chain.
The front R Line tyres are described by Volkswagen as having only 9mm clearance. And Volkswagen say we need to fit chains for the Tiguan to the front tyres.
So I thought these chains probably wouldn’t fit on the front tyres. My backup plan was to convince the attendant to test these chains on the rear wheels. However he first tested them on the front, and was happy that they fit the front wheels OK. I was surprised but happy with that.
I was staying overnight for a couple of days when there was no snowfall in the forecast, so I was happy to go ahead with these, knowing I wouldn’t have to use them. The best news is that these are diamond chains.
I defer to others in this forum if they think despite the fact that these chains seem to fit easily enough, that they’d damage the car?
But at the very least, this seems to be an easy solution for situations when you need to carry chains but don’t expect to need to use them.
MY18.5 Tiguan 162TSI - R-Line/DAP/Sunroof in Indium Grey
Did anyway try these or heard of them, 7mm so they should fit?? Apparently these go for under $300 a set
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Super interested in the same thing here - Falls Creek is my usual and I’ve got the 162 R Line - Not interested in changing my wheels, and given I live close enough to falls I only go up when weather is looking ok so I really just want something I can carry that fits in an emergency and to avoid a fine! I’d drop on the Konigs/Thule K55 but given the price and they still aren’t accepted at Hotham, it’s hard to justify! If these would do the job and fitting to the rear is an option I’d jump on them..
Ok, I got told that 7mm is not strong enough for the weight of Tiguan, apparently it’s only meant to be used on smaller lighter cars or lightweight exotics in Europe, I think that’s why they got 255/40/20 size, anyway I ended up getting 12mm to put on rear if needed.
I got Pewag 12mm, advice was from guy thats sells Pewag in Mel, I got directed to him from Pewag office in NSW, we test fitted them on rear wheels, no problems, my local VW dealership told me to put them at rear wheels as well. I did read about 7mm on Pewag site and it’s got mainly all the small cars listed there.
Think I found the same guy - really knew his stuff so they’re on the way soon! Thanks again
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