baldie tyres

[lozz]

what sort of polish should be used?

any wax polish helps preserve them,
ive been using polish called Merr Hybrid wax on mine, but its abit expensive imho,

[FarmerPug]

I see it:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MER-HYBRID-WA ... 569wt_1144
its expensive but i suppose it wouldn't be bad if it only needed to be used every 6 months.

I parked the car tonight and there is a new problem, with the old wheels i just ploughed on over and up onto kerbs not really caring, but with these it requires much more delicate control

[lozz]

its not abad price that fp.

ithink ipaid about 15 quid when igot some,

the Merr is good stuff it goes along way,

iput a cap ful of it in a bucket of warm water, and then throw it over the car, once its dry and wipe over with microfibre cloths,

it saves alot of work

[FarmerPug]

It does the rest of the car then?

One problem I've noticed with the new wheels, the car was sitting parked all day in the rain and the disks already had surface rust on them, although it disappears when the car is drove up the road, it could have been happening before but it wasn't possible to see the disks before.

[lozz]

you can use the Merr on all of the car mate,
apart from the plastic trim,

its good on glass too

you only need to polish your car twice a year with the merr its good stuff

[sirwiggum]

Got new tyre myself, £50 quid for a 15" x 65

Was a Goodyear on it but it looks like they've replaced it with some cheapo brand, Goodfortune or something.

[DaiRees]

Got new tyre myself, £50 quid for a 15" x 65

Was a Goodyear on it but it looks like they've replaced it with some cheapo brand, Goodfortune or something.

Need to go and get a couple on mine. The last couple of times my local guy has only charged me £55 a corner for my choice of Pirellis or Goodyears.... Will report back later.

[sirwiggum]

Was a different tyre place. Seemed dead on actually.

Usually when I go to a tyre place I get the whole "<suck through teeth>ithhhhhhhhhhhhh its a oddball size those" or "you'd be best replacing all 4".

[scotty73]

Got new tyre myself, £50 quid for a 15" x 65

Was a Goodyear on it but it looks like they've replaced it with some cheapo brand, Goodfortune or something.

Need to go and get a couple on mine. The last couple of times my local guy has only charged me £55 a corner for my choice of Pirellis or Goodyears.... Will report back later.

Near side rear by any chance? AGAIN!... you must handbrake around those roundabouts.... Cant see mine lasting long mind.

[sirwiggum]

Mine was front nearside and the rear nearside will need replaced soon.

Plenty of meat on the offsides.

Noticed it when it was raining I was hoofin it round the shortcut behind the waterfront hall, 90 degree bends and it was trying to understeer.

[DaiRees]

Near side rear by any chance? AGAIN!... you must handbrake around those roundabouts.... Cant see mine lasting long mind.

Yup, but I always try to do axle pairs...