Replacement tyres

[siteguru]

I'm not sure if Matty means replacing the tyres or rotating the wheels (swapping front to back and vice-versa).

 

[ReintjeWA]

When I bought my car with 8550 on the clock I was advised that the rear tires were very close to being under the requirements. Id like to get them swapped but due to my disability I cannot do it myself . Will have to ask the dealer

It’s worth going to a tyre shop for these things, most dealerships either take your car there themselves, or they have one or two mechanics who do tyres every now and then, and just don’t have the same experience (of course there are exceptions).

Have a look at reviews and get in touch for some quotes. If you are looking at replacing tyres I would absolutely avoid dealerships because they just push the OE fitment, which is never a competitive choice, and in our case also not the best tyres out there to begin with. Or worse, they just buy the cheapest rubber they can find and charge you a massive margin.

 

[MattyS]

It’s worth going to a tyre shop for these things, most dealerships either take your car there themselves, or they have one or two mechanics who do tyres every now and then, and just don’t have the same experience (of course there are exceptions).

Have a look at reviews and get in touch for some quotes. If you are looking at replacing tyres I would absolutely avoid dealerships because they just push the OE fitment, which is never a competitive choice, and in our case also not the best tyres out there to begin with. Or worse, they just buy the cheapest rubber they can find and charge you a massive margin.

thank you yeah I will keep that in mind. I was under the impression the TPMS sensors as installed from factory aren't able to be reprogrammed so that may be my only option until I change tyres?

 

[MattyS]

I'm not sure if Matty means replacing the tyres or rotating the wheels (swapping front to back and vice-versa).

Sorry I did indeed mean rotation from back to front or similar rather than getting new tyres

 

[ReintjeWA]

thank you yeah I will keep that in mind. I was under the impression the TPMS sensors as installed from factory wasnt able to be reprogrammed so that may be my only option until I change tyres?

Yeah the TPMS situation is a little strange, I believe the sensors are hardcoded to the vehicle, so if you have to replace a sensor you’d have to clone the serial number. This isn’t too difficult with the right equipment but normally you’d just reprogram the car. I’m sure a dealership could install new sensors too but they’ll probably charge a premium knowing they’ve got a bit of a monopoly.

When you change tyres though you shouldn’t need new TPMS sensors as they are held in place by the valve stem, not the tyre. In case of rotation I think the car is more accepting of being told which sensor is where because they are still the original sensors hard coded to the vehicle, you’re just “updating” their location. Most tyre shops would have the machine needed for this.

 

[MattyS]

Yeah the TPMS situation is a little strange, I believe the sensors are hardcoded to the vehicle, so if you have to replace a sensor you’d have to clone the serial number. This isn’t too difficult with the right equipment but normally you’d just reprogram the car. I’m sure a dealership could install new sensors too but they’ll probably charge a premium knowing they’ve got a bit of a monopoly.

When you change tyres though you shouldn’t need new TPMS sensors as they are held in place by the valve stem, not the tyre. In case of rotation I think the car is more accepting of being told which sensor is where because they are still the original sensors hard coded to the vehicle, you’re just “updating” their location. Most tyre shops would have the machine needed for this.

Thank you for explaining that I've only had "dumb" TPMS so this is something to research.

 

[TheHypnoToad]

I'd go for the Primacy tyres myself, they may be a little more expesive, but I found them to be less noisy

 

[tsedge]

I went for All Seasons, Michelin Cross Climate 2s. Very good.

TPMS sensors shouldn't need to be touched, they will just replace the valves. Even if you need a new stem for some reason (e.g. a leak), they should still be able to keep the same TPMS sensors, just reattach them to the new stem. Main thing is to emphasise they need to put the wheels back in the same positions - that's the main cause of mixups - so that the sensors still report on the same tyres.

 

[MattyS]

Over the weekend I had a bit of trouble with the wet weather, the back right wheel was making a thudding noise as it was slipping in the wet (it really wasnt that wet either). I've never experienced anything like that before. I'm assuming that this was because of the tyres. Instead of rotating, I'll be looking at dumping them and get 4 replacements, most likely Vectors...as I cannot trust the tyres I have currently

 

[Flightengineer]

I agree with @siteguru that yellow and red warnings are all a bit of a scare/sales tactic. A tyre is legal or it is not (like being pregnant), so a yellow doesn’t mean much.

I would definitely pay to have the wheels swapped around (the specific term for this is rotating the wheels), or if you are able to you can do it yourself of course. They do not need to remove the tyres when doing this, they just swap the complete wheel. With this specific car though, it appears that the tpms sensors are not automatically assigned their new corner, so a low pressure warning for your front right might actually be on your rear left now. Although a handful of people report the car does update the position, it is far from confirmed that this happens automatically.

If this bothers you, you can reprogram the car/tpms, but honestly it’s not worth the hassle in my opinion. If you were to have a puncture, you’re stopping the car anyway, it’s not like you keep driving on the three good corners.

There are a few threads in here that talk about different tyres options, you should be able to find them using the search function in the top right corner.

Edit;

Thread 'Tyre advice'

Nov 10, 2024

Hello everyone,

We've had a thing this week where one tyre deflates itself from 37 to 30 PSI (1.9 bar) pretty quickly, then stays there.

Can't see any obvious issues so possibilities are: 1) an issue with the valve or 2) a really small hole that closes itself up once the tyre deflates to 30PSI.

If we do have to replace the tyre does anyone have any strong recommendations or warnings?

Bridgestone Turanza 6 £127.99
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons G3 £139.99
Continental PremiumContact 7 £132.99
Michelin e.PRIMACY £154.99

The Michelin rates higher for...

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Thread 'New Tyre Recommendations?'

Dec 7, 2024

I’ll be soon looking at some new tyres for my XPOWER and wanted to ask what would be the best choice?

So far I’ve narrowed it down to:

1). Hankook iON Evo (£160 each)

2). Bridgestone Turanza 6 (£135 each)

3). Michelin Primacy 4+ (£168 each)


Would anyone recommend these or another?

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There are more posts and tyre recommendations in the topics talking about punctures

I would not recommend Michelin Primacy 4+. They good for wet weather (Wet group A) but have high rolling resistance in dry weather (group C).

 

[MattyS]

I decided to go for cross climate 2s in the end. Being fitted tomorrow.