Recommend good Tyres
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hi all!
Can anybody recommend a good tyre for my 325i cabby. What are the decent makes out there . I have heard that toyos t1-r are a good tyre. does anyone else have any reccommendations and decent stockists in the birmingham region?
any help is appreciated!
Can anybody recommend a good tyre for my 325i cabby. What are the decent makes out there . I have heard that toyos t1-r are a good tyre. does anyone else have any reccommendations and decent stockists in the birmingham region?
any help is appreciated!
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Just bought a pair of New Falken 205/55/15's off ebay - £65 plus a tenner to the scrote in my local tyre place to fit & balance them. Seem pretty grippy so far but then I'm not used to new tyres 

e30topless said : Proper BMW's have 4 headlights, last of the run was the E30 and E34/E32 anything after that is just complete shite
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go for toyo if you want decent grip and good value for money, the t1r is a slightly harder compound than the t1s so should last a bit longer, or if you have spare cash go for michelin pilot exalto2 or conti sport contact
These are a good stockist
http://www.blackcircles.com/
http://www.blackcircles.com/

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fuzzy
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me to. more miles covered but equally impressed. far superior to my previous toyo t1-r's imo especially in the wet.d6dph wrote:I have covered about 200 miles on a set of Dunlop SP 9000 Sports, So far I'm very impressed.
Christ knows how long they will last, not that I drive the car much
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My first longish drive was 45 miles to the Lakeside meet, peeing down with rain and it felt really positive.fuzzy wrote:me to. more miles covered but equally impressed. far superior to my previous toyo t1-r's imo especially in the wet.d6dph wrote:I have covered about 200 miles on a set of Dunlop SP 9000 Sports, So far I'm very impressed.
Christ knows how long they will last, not that I drive the car much
I find the road noise levels really good too.

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I had SP9000's on my E36 328i - excellent tyres.d6dph wrote:I have covered about 200 miles on a set of Dunlop SP 9000 Sports, So far I'm very impressed.
Christ knows how long they will last, not that I drive the car much

e30topless said : Proper BMW's have 4 headlights, last of the run was the E30 and E34/E32 anything after that is just complete shite
My e30 came with pirelli's no complaints and will replace them with new pirellis.78dude wrote:Pirelli! Italian supercar tyers you find on Ferrari and Lamborghini
although there was a discussion in evo magazine, goodyears came out well overall, price performance etc.

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I have Toyo T1-R's on my cabby and they are excellent, especially in the wet. Pirelli's, Michelin's and Bridgestone's are too expensive (paying for the name) and aren't any better than anything else.
Italian super cars have the tyres specially produced for the car. The standard off the shelf tyres are no better than anything else. So unless you can fit 335/35-19's on your E30 then Pirelli's are no better than Toyo's.78dude wrote:Pirelli! Italian supercar tyers you find on Ferrari and Lamborghini

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How much do you pay for a full set of these?Greeny wrote:I have Toyo T1-R's on my cabby and they are excellent, especially in the wet. Pirelli's, Michelin's and Bridgestone's are too expensive (paying for the name) and aren't any better than anything else.
Italian super cars have the tyres specially produced for the car. The standard off the shelf tyres are no better than anything else. So unless you can fit 335/35-19's on your E30 then Pirelli's are no better than Toyo's.78dude wrote:Pirelli! Italian supercar tyers you find on Ferrari and Lamborghini

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I've got a set of Toyo proxes 4's (the replacement for the T-1S), cost me £240 fitted for 215/40/17's locally. They're a very grippy tyre even in the wet and are wearing well, I'd have no hesitation buying them again.
Cheers,
Iain T
Cheers,
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i dont hear any road noise with my straight through exhaust and hissing from my dump valved6dph wrote:My first longish drive was 45 miles to the Lakeside meet, peeing down with rain and it felt really positive.fuzzy wrote:me to. more miles covered but equally impressed. far superior to my previous toyo t1-r's imo especially in the wet.d6dph wrote:I have covered about 200 miles on a set of Dunlop SP 9000 Sports, So far I'm very impressed.
Christ knows how long they will last, not that I drive the car much
I find the road noise levels really good too.






