Tricky Red
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How is it on oil? I've heard some pretty bad stories. Hopefully, yours is a good one.
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Michelin pilot sport3 will last 20'000 for just over 100 quid each. I run them now,
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Thanks guys - maintaining the load rating or bettering it I guess - there are plenty of tyres with 80 or 84 load index. This ok? Goodyear sound good Tony thanks
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My wife has a Mazda 2 Sport on a 59 plate - the front tyres are down to 3mm so I am going to change them - they are currently Toyo Proxes R31A 195/45 R16 W rated 80 load index.
This is a very unusual size and rating (the W mainly). Would it matter if I changed to a V rated tyre as the range is much better. I could get Conti Sport Contact 5 for example. Does a change such as this impact on insurance etc?
Any help, or recommendations would be appreciated. I always go branded (Michelin, Goodyear or Continental) as I want her to be as safe as possible.
Mat
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Yes. The Zeniths are available in 17" and 18" with the same design.
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Looks nice A neighbours got a Leon Cupra in yellow and every panel is a different colour through sun bleach looks real $hit
Thanks very much. The problem on your neighbour's car is due to UV instability in the colour coat. The lacquer will be fine, but because of the instability underneath it can't be addressed without a respray. The SEAT colour code is OVNI yellow and is a big issue on various forums.
Mine is Sprint yellow and is unaffected.
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Nice i use 303 on the interior trim as well on my race blue VRS
Are those 17 or 18 " wheels ??
They're 17s. Wish that I had 18s sometimes but at least tyres are cheaper!
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Forum automatically resizes for you.....
Thanks Tony, good to know for the future.
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Looks like wet glass..... Well done that man.
I don't recall seeing a yellow vRS before, how rare is this colour.
Pretty rare considering it is a stock colour. With the range of Blue, Silver, Black, Red or Yellow at launch, I think most people opted for a bit more of a resellable colour.
Still, it has grown on me quite a bit.
Need to dress the arches but they look worse for the camera flash.
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Awesome, very bling look there
What do you use to dress the tyres?
Sorry that I forgot to resize all the images.
Tyres are dressed with Autosmart or Meguiars Endurance Gel then buffed off to avoid the wet look and sling.
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Just a small write up of a detail on my own car.
Car is Skoda Octavia vRS which is not quite standard .
Process
Hosed off all dust etc as we have construction site near work so gets extremely dusty
Two bucket was using Dodo Born to be Mild shampoo
Wheels cleaned with Valet Pro Bilberry and various brushes. Sealed with Werkstatt Prime and Poorboys wheel sealant
Decontaminated with Aurtosmart Tardis and clayed using Sonus Green and Swissvax paint rubber
Dual action machine polished using Menzerna 203s, followed by Werkstatt Prime on a glazing pad
Three layers of Werkstatt Acrylic Jett Trigger sealant for bling finish
Autosol on tailpipe and engine dressed with Aerospace 303 protectant
Only finished photos but you get the idea
Still some more work to do.
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Yeah might be an idea to start your own thread mate to save going off topic
You're completely right. Could you delete it for me as I can't seem to delete it myself. Apologies.
A new level of archery.....
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Truly amazing skills