Tyre Options

[woofy]

They are stick on weights, there is nothing to edge crimp on the old Zenith 18" Hopefully they resolve it. I thought it might have just been the stiffer side walls compared to the factory Michelins which were nice tyres, but there is a definitely rolling/thumping feeling once you hit 100km/hr that isn't there at the lower speeds.

[woofy]

They rechecked the balancing the the front left had thrown a weight, they blame the brake dust on VAG cars but to be honest I wash ours pretty regularly and although its black inside the rim, it rubs off pretty easily. THe car is better but we can feel some minor things at 100km/hr but now not always consistently so I think it might just be the F1 A1s are a bit rougher than our previous Michelins, highly likely the PS3s would have been a bit gentler but with the deal my parents will have to live with them, it was double to get the PS3s as they are pretty much the only tyre without a deal going for them. If i lived near Tempe I would have got them for sure, but we get ripped off in other states.

[brad]

Drop a couple of PSI out of them.

LOLing at brake dust excuse. They are supposed to clean the rim with buffing fluid (hydrocarbon solvent stuff) before gluing on the weights.

At the last tyre place I worked, all alloy wheels were washed as part of the tyre change. It stopped our machine and fitters getting covered in crap and it made it look like new tyres had been fitted. We also used to dress the tyres with spray'n'wipe. It was one of the many things that differentiated us from the other tyre places and made the customer feel special.

[woofy]

Yeah I dropped the pressure initially when I first noticed the difference in case that was it. I think its just the stiffer sidewalls for lower speed driving they are fine.

[Tuan]

What does spray and wipe do for the tyre .. interested .. lol

[woofy]

Keeps your car looking clean for when guests come over...

[brad]

What does spray and wipe do for the tyre .. interested .. lol

Gets the dirt and bead lube off and gives it a nice semi-gloss finish. Lasts a few days. Cheaper than tyre dressing. It added a bit more professionalism to what we were doing.

Try it. If you don't like it, it just washes off.

[Tuan]

Fantastic !