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Winter Boots
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Re: Winter Boots
I just stay at home when it snows much cheaper and safer
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Re: Winter Boots
Don't worry, it's not normalcj_eds wrote:+1a11y wrote:I ran the same pressures as recommended for summer in mine last winter. Still too mild here to change over although I'll possibly do so this week: it was the last weekend in November last year that we got our first serious dumping of snow (1'+) so I don't want to be caught out.
I never expected Central Scotland to be too warm for winter boots. Everytime I've considered doing the swap the next day has been about 14 or 15degs's!
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I've just had the decision made for me, friggin pothole has just burst one of my rears and taken a chunk out the alloy. Winters about to go on right now but with the temperatures at the level they are just now I'm not particularly looking forward to driving the car on them.
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Sorry to hear that
The temps must be about to fall, the unseasonal weather can't continue for long.
The temps must be about to fall, the unseasonal weather can't continue for long.
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Winter Boots
I'm going to swap onto winters (on the X5) next week
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Re: Winter Boots
Having typed that, I then woke up to freezing fog on Sunday morning, had to go out quite early, and slid all over the place on my summer slicks. Put my new winter tyres (Kumho KW27s as recommended by a11y) on as soon as I got home. They'll benefit from a couple of hundred miles of breaking in before the proper cold stuff comes anyway.jonno wrote:Mine aren't on yet, but I also heard cold weather's coming for early December, so probably going on next weekend.
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Fitted ..............
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Picked mine up from Blue on Saturday... gonna put them on next weekend
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Ah good choice for the money! I found the Kuhmo's good enough last winter, just be prepared for the DSC light to be flashign a bit more when it's warmerjonno wrote:Having typed that, I then woke up to freezing fog on Sunday morning, had to go out quite early, and slid all over the place on my summer slicks. Put my new winter tyres (Kumho KW27s as recommended by a11y) on as soon as I got home. They'll benefit from a couple of hundred miles of breaking in before the proper cold stuff comes anyway.jonno wrote:Mine aren't on yet, but I also heard cold weather's coming for early December, so probably going on next weekend.
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Thanks a11y. Can I just check, do you run your winters on the same pressures as your summer tyres (2.3 bar front, 2.6 bar rear), or do you have all 4 the same given that they're not staggered sizes?
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Re: Winter Boots
I really need to save up for these as my current rfts are sending me sideways with too much ease in this weather already (admittedly somewhat on purpose! )
Really cant afford them tho as this month is Kelz's birthday, House move and Christmas!
Really cant afford them tho as this month is Kelz's birthday, House move and Christmas!
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I can't honestly remember where I got the pressures from, and couldn't say for sure if I had the same front and rear. I'll need to find out for myself again before I fit them.jonno wrote:Thanks a11y. Can I just check, do you run your winters on the same pressures as your summer tyres (2.3 bar front, 2.6 bar rear), or do you have all 4 the same given that they're not staggered sizes?
Guessing there might be some info in the manual for the folk that have the pram wheels (16's) fitted as standard. At least I hope there is...
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LOL, always seems to be very hit and miss with tyre pressures.... I'm about to fit the 17's with wintracks to my car and have no idea what pressures to use.
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Yeah, I know, it's usually guesswork with me too. To be honest, I've no idea how much difference a few tenths of a bar makes in real terms. Inside my driver's door, it suggests pressures of 2.3F and 2.6R for 225/50/16 M+S tyres (which I think means Mud and Snow, ie winters). But I'm guessing they're referring to RFTs that they so sweetly assume we're all using. Anyone know whether similarly-sized RFTs and non-RFTs should be the same pressures?
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