New tyres...

Post Mon Oct 28, 2013 12:04 pm

Just had a pair of these fitted to the front of the touring...

DIY wheel refurb in satin black with laches rimz init.

Post Tue Oct 29, 2013 8:29 am

I've put a few wet miles on these
khumo's now.
Grip is good and they run quietly at speed.At £71 each via Blackcircles,I'm well pleased!

Post Tue Oct 29, 2013 8:44 am

KU31? I run those on mine. Had them on the S50 as well and for price I couldn't fault them.... Have they really gone up to £71 though?! I paid £57 a corner fitted and balanced 18months ago.

Post Tue Oct 29, 2013 11:39 am

Looking good mate. Any tips on the DIY wheel refurb?

Post Tue Oct 29, 2013 2:03 pm

Widge wrote: Any tips on the DIY wheel refurb?

Lot's of time and wet and dry paper used wet!
I about wore my fingertips out rubbing the things down,trying to get into all the tiny gaps is soul destroying work.I did the four wheels about two years ago,one pair as bare rims(very much easier to paint BTW)and one pair with part worn tyres on and this second pair were used on the front with a pair of silver style 10 wheels on the back for a few months until the black wheels tyres were worn to 'rear axle only' level...at this point I discovered that I had several part-worn 14'' bottle-tops in the wheel pile,so they went on until worn out.So I have just re-discovered exactly how much better the thing rides and handles on 15'' wheels and decent quality rubber!

Correct size 205/55 x 15 tyres are getting more difficult to source now,it seems,at least at my price level.