16" Alloy wheel polish - winter wheels
10-06-2011, 11:42 PM
#191
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It won't last though - I'll be putting the winters on post-airfield day.
Any change in driving style required?
10-07-2011, 01:10 AM
#194
There is a little more flex in the handling yes and if you provoke them above 7 degrees, they WILL spin up. Much more surefooted in the wet though.
OCD is probably right, what i've found is that the more you polish them pre winter, the longer they last without any treatment at all - i have no intention of doing much more than a quick rinse once every couple of weeks
OCD is probably right, what i've found is that the more you polish them pre winter, the longer they last without any treatment at all - i have no intention of doing much more than a quick rinse once every couple of weeks
10-07-2011, 01:42 AM
#195
Mine are going on this afternoon.... flippin' freezing cold and wet up 'ere in Wigan. Brrrrrr!
The Bridgestones are going to nigh-nights for a few months
The Bridgestones are going to nigh-nights for a few months
10-07-2011, 01:54 AM
#196
It's the compliant ride that I love as much as anything .... would be seriously tempted to get rid of the 17s and run 16s all year round
10-08-2011, 04:26 AM
#197
That's it now till next year. 17s are stored indoors to be cleaned up ready for next year - something to do on a rainy day.
10-08-2011, 05:16 AM
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Looks spot on like that
I do love the stock 16's on the pre-04's but i'm thinking of upgrading to the 04 17's next year, but i've always been led to believe on here that the 17's help improve the handling on the older models (once you have the geo setup for them), but is this not really the case?
I do love the stock 16's on the pre-04's but i'm thinking of upgrading to the 04 17's next year, but i've always been led to believe on here that the 17's help improve the handling on the older models (once you have the geo setup for them), but is this not really the case?
10-08-2011, 06:59 AM
#199
Couldn't tell you - mine's a 2004/ 54 plate car so it came with 17s .... this is the 2nd time i've used winter tyres and i've not bothered with getting the Geo adjusted for them ....... I just get it checked twice a year and leave have it adjusted if it's out of spec.
10-08-2011, 12:18 PM
#200
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just a quick qusetion about winter tyres:
Would I be wasting my time just getting rears? Only reason I ask is that the fronts on my stock 16s have loads of tread left on the Bridgestones. Rears are shot so will need to be changed before I can swap them for my BBS wheels anyway but will the fronts be any use with the Bridgestones left on?
Would I be wasting my time just getting rears? Only reason I ask is that the fronts on my stock 16s have loads of tread left on the Bridgestones. Rears are shot so will need to be changed before I can swap them for my BBS wheels anyway but will the fronts be any use with the Bridgestones left on?