MK6 Wheel / Rim / Tyre Thread

[brad]

I feel sorry for you... I have them on my R. They're ok... but not fantastic.

i'd rate RE050A as one of the top 10 tyres available in Australia. Having driven Dunlop SP Sport, I can understand why AZN007 is a happy camper.

2 points on RE050A:
They need heat in them.
They reward smooth driving.

[hooba]

i'd rate RE050A as one of the top 10 tyres available in Australia. Having driven Dunlop SP Sport, I can understand why AZN007 is a happy camper.

2 points on RE050A:
They need heat in them.
They reward smooth driving.

I rate them as well, great in the wet and dry, and very communicative. My only criticism is about their tendency to wear the outer shoulder block prematurely and the replacement cost.

[Corey_R]

I guess I prefer a "top 3" tyre rather than a "top 10" tyre

[dave_r]

I found it surprising that the RS5's a mate had the other day came fitted with the dunlop rubbish on 20's that my R has as well. WTF is going on over there in Germany!

[Corey_R]

BMW and Merc probably have more expensive contracts with Conti than VAG do.... and Germany probably don't like using Goodyear cause that's American! hehe

[MkVIGTI]

Just went for a regular wheel alignment the other day and decided to get a quote on the tyres. Kmart auto quoted me $400 for a RE050 or $409 for the RE050A. For the F1 assymetric they wanted $439! And all this $$ is for the 17" Denvers...

[v0a]

Just went for a regular wheel alignment the other day and decided to get a quote on the tyres. Kmart auto quoted me $400 for a RE050 or $409 for the RE050A. For the F1 assymetric they wanted $439! And all this $$ is for the 17" Denvers...

are you looking for grippy tyres, long lasting or a mix between the two

i went for grippy and got yokohama Ad08's on the fronts (denvers) for around 340-350 a pop

[nat225]

Just went for a regular wheel alignment the other day and decided to get a quote on the tyres. Kmart auto quoted me $400 for a RE050 or $409 for the RE050A. For the F1 assymetric they wanted $439! And all this $$ is for the 17" Denvers...

The RRPs at Bob Jane / Kmart Tyre have not reflected the strong AUD currency at all...
So there are much better deals at Tirerack and local eBay.

eg:
Conti Sports Contact 3, $250 each for 225 45 17
Continental Sports Contact 3 - 225/45 R17 91Y Tyre - BN (eBay item 290511673815 end time 10-Feb-11 19:46:07 AEDST) : Cars, Bikes, Boats

2 X New 225-45-17 CONTINENTAL SPORT CONTACT 3 TYRES!! (eBay item 360341056858 end time 12-Feb-11 11:40:38 AEDST) : Cars, Bikes, Boats

Dunlop Sports Maxx, $700 + shipping for a set of 225 45 17
BRAND NEW 4 X 225-45-17 DUNLOP SPORT MAXX GERMAN MADE! (eBay item 230579147384 end time 07-Feb-11 15:22:24 AEDST) : Cars, Bikes, Boats

And for around <AUD$1,000 a set of top 17" tyres or tires (American spelling) can be imported from tirerack.com

Fitting and balancing should be around $60 at JaxQuickFit

[Corey_R]

The RRPs at Bob Jane / Kmart Tyre have not reflected the strong AUD currency at all...
So there are much better deals at Tirerack and local eBay.

Yeah, but lets leave that topic alone shall we.
Just because the Australian $ is strong, doesn't change the cost of our realestate, or wages, or electricity/gas/water, our council rates, or advertising, or supplies, or food, etc etc etc - all which go towards the cost of a business, in addition to the cost of stock.

[Ideo]

Yeah, but lets leave that topic alone shall we.
Just because the Australian $ is strong, doesn't change the cost of our realestate, or wages, or electricity/gas/water, our council rates, or advertising, or supplies, or food, etc etc etc - all which go towards the cost of a business, in addition to the cost of stock.

And it doesn't change the fact that the importers are generally the ones to blame - not the end group selling them on. For example, I got my Goodyear F1 asyms from Tirerack shipped over here for the same price as the price that the importer would sell them to the tyre place.

In fact, the tyre fitter I dealt with bought his tyres from tire rack despite getting them at near to cost price, because it worked out that much cheaper for him.

For too long the importers/head office has seen Australia as a captive market, where you couldn't shop around as the big groups controlled what stock actually came into the country. That is all changing now with the rise of online shopping.

Oh - and how can it take 8 days for 4 tyres to come from the US, when I was told my tyres weren't in stock and it would be at least 5 weeks before they came from melbourne? Not the fault of the tyre place - once again, they get the blame for something beyond their control.

[brad]

Just went for a regular wheel alignment the other day and decided to get a quote on the tyres. Kmart auto quoted me $400 for a RE050 or $409 for the RE050A. For the F1 assymetric they wanted $439! And all this $$ is for the 17" Denvers...

You would be foolish to buy anything from KTAS that wasn't on special. The GM of KTAS was my boss at Goodyear in the early '80s. He is a grand master at turning a profit & extracting money from peoples wallets. (Hi John! Still into Kung Fu movies?)

[MkVIGTI]

My RE050s still have some tread left. At the current rate it should last me til arnd 35,000kms. How much would the shipping cost if you purchase from Tirerack? And there would be no problems with customs (i.e. import tax)?

[AdamD]

My RE050s still have some tread left. At the current rate it should last me til arnd 35,000kms. How much would the shipping cost if you purchase from Tirerack? And there would be no problems with customs (i.e. import tax)?

I paid roughly $300 for shipping of four 18" tyres from Tirerack. As long as the cost of the tyres (excluding shipping) is under AU$1,000 (and that value is declared as such), it's not subject to duty or GST.

[Footguy]

I shipped 4 x 18 inch Goodyear F1 asymmetrics and the eibach prosystem for my mk6 gti from tire rack.... Came to about $1600 AUD plus around $300 in customs etc.

Somehow got the shipping for $250 for the wheels and suspension kit, which is bloody heavy.

Only thing to note is that the F1 tyres are 2007 vintage. Getting towards the older side....Got them put on last week and they seem fine.

[AdamD]

Only thing to note is that the F1 tyres are 2007 vintage. Getting towards the older side....Got them put on last week and they seem fine.

Still very close to the best of the pack though (see here), and great value from Tirerack. I paid under $1200 all up, including tyres, shipping, mounting and full wheel alignment.