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what size wheels for winter tyres
Hi there
What size wheels should I be buying for our HSE as winter wheels?
The car runs on 19inch alloys currently, but am I better off buying some 17 or 18 inch wheels as winter wheels ie which size will give me most choice for winter tyres and are winter tyres substantially cheaper for any of the wheel sizes?
We are going to Austria in the car week after next so need to decide soon..........
16th Dec 2010 4:03 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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2nd sets if wheels like hens teeth, as are winters.
Prob cheapest would be a set of 17" wheels, fair few sets on eBay, and tyres tend to be cheaper. Also have seem that narrower 17"ers (235 wide) are better than 18s & 19s (255). That's the route I'd go down but a case of beggars can't be choosers.
PS don't forget FFRR and 18s & 19s (06MY - 09MY) and RRS 17s & 18s (same as D3s) and 19s. If in doubt ask!!
I went for 17" LR rims (almost brand new off eBay), with Vreds. Been brilliant so far in the very modest accumulations we've had.
Run 19" normally.____
Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey
16th Dec 2010 5:23 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Prob the cheapest option,
PS Just looked in fleabay and only one set if 17s in my search!!
PPS b r all on fleabay, an alternative would be fit winters to your present 19"s and shop around in the spring/summer or another set for your existing tyres. Gotta be more around then than now!
is from the same guy that I bought mine from. Didn't pay anything like that much though....
The wheels I got from him were near-perfect.____
Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey
16th Dec 2010 6:55 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Can't believe the prices!! For that I bought 2 sets of 4 x 17"ers with new Contis year before last but this is deffo a time of famine. 17"ers, for the discerning D3er.
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16th Dec 2010 6:59 pm
bluerunningdog
Member Since: 01 Feb 2010
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I have a set of 4 x 17" wheels exactly the same as the picture above. They are in very good condition with no kerbing. Would sell for £120.............
Nobody said it was going to be easy.
16th Dec 2010 7:11 pm
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