littlebrownbike Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Would have preferred Eagle F1's again but I was in a rush and the RE040 were the only suitable tyres the garage had for my car. Can we get a general opinion on these tyres? After 160 miles I can say they grip well in the dry, rather well in fact, they are more comfortable than the F1's they replace but they appear louder over rough surfaces. Apparently they aren't great in the wet or the cold, which is worrying as winter is coming fast. However I drive sensible in such conditions so shouldn't really be a problem. The real test for me is will they get me up and down my hilly estate in the snow, and will they work well on a dry & warm lap of the nurburgring?? Final note, what are these tyres like for wear? I got 18,400 miles out of my Eagle F1's so would ideally like to see the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 What is their compound code?..... They should say RE040 (something) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebrownbike Posted September 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Will have a look tomorrow, how do the compounds differ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Will have a look tomorrow, how do the compounds differ? Specific to certain cars.... CZ= Lexus, JZ= Honda.... and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebrownbike Posted September 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Just had a look now, can't say it said anything, perhaps its just generic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Just had a look now, can't say it said anything, perhaps its just generic? Hopefully so in that size then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebrownbike Posted September 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 I hope so too...I'm sure it wouldn't cause unduly harm even if it was designed for a Lexus, but still nice to know. I will have a proper look in the morning, neighbours mustthink im weird looking at car tyres with a torch at this time of night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebrownbike Posted September 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Ok on the sidewall in big letters it says RE040 and shows a star...in smaller letters it says RE040Z. Whats the news? Edit: Tyres speed rating are Y, so the Z isn't referring to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Ok on the sidewall in big letters it says RE040 and shows a star...in smaller letters it says RE040Z. Whats the news? Edit: Tyres speed rating are Y, so the Z isn't referring to that. Seems like a generic RE040 then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebrownbike Posted September 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 How sure are you? I have googled compound codes re040 but got little results, although I did find some variants having no compound code so I guess "Z" must mean something. May give bridgestone technical a ring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIH Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 The star simply means it's a brand that BMW would recommend if you were driving one of their cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebrownbike Posted September 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Also load index is 88Y...so many people on mondeo forums insist you need 92Y XL but fail to back this up. Its not in the manual or stamped on the car anywhere, and having 88Y all round still provides an excess of 265kg over the vehicles gross weight. Also, bridgestones tyre selector returns 88W for my Mondeo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIH Posted September 8, 2009 Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Will be in the owners manual for sure if you want Ford's answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebrownbike Posted September 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2009 Actually its not in the manual, and its not just me that can't find the answer, a search on google & mondeo forums reveals that there is no official information regarding to the mk3 mondeo and tyre load indexs. However I jsut rang bridgestone technical, very friendly people, he advised me that the Z meant BMW 3 series but wouild be ok on my Mondeo, and that according to his data 88W is fine for the Mondeo ST220. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 I actually really liked the 040. IF you can live with a noisy hard ride and don't mind taking it easy in the wet they offer excellent feedback. http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/Bridg...ngterm-Test.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebrownbike Posted September 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 Yes I have read that thank you, and I have also tested them out. Sadly though they are more noisy than my F1's which was a dissapointment, but definately less hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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