Bring on the snow!!

[bartebk]

Just had my winter tyres fitted to my winter wheels which I will be fitting tomorrow for winter!
Wasn't looking forward to exalto's again in the snow or damaging my rims

 

[Alan]

Cool matey...are those 15" pro race 1.2's?

 

[bartebk]

15" yes
pro race Nah mate,think they are tsw saturns but ain't sure bought them off fleebay for £30 cleaned/rubbed them down abit and sprayed them black.Did have centre caps with them kinda looked like flying saucers,left them off coz they look sh1t with them.They did look abit rough when I got them

 

[bartebk]

Relise how good exalto's are after taking a spin with these on

 

[Englebert]

Look skinny, you can pull of some nice 4 wheel drifts!

 

[bartebk]

Too right,185/65-15 Federal HIMALAYA WS1 winter tyres,should have went for 185/60's though as there slightly rubbing on full lock,nothing serious might stop once they wear down abit

 

[Englebert]

Himalaya lol. I love marketing men.

 

[DH_GTI]

lol good idea look good for winter wheels

 

[bartebk]

Himalaya lol. I love marketing men.

someones has to!
I know what you mean though,as if

 

[bartebk]

Only paid about £117 delivered for them,which doesn't seem to bad,if I can put up with p1ss pulling from my mates on the name of them

 

[bartebk]

wouldn't mind some centre caps just to finish them off,not putting my good ones on though

 

[paul]

the black window section looks cool, different

 

[mikey_172]

all you need now is the snow which we prob wont have lol

 

[adamRS]

all you need now is the snow which we prob wont have lol

You joking! It snows near his parents house in June!!!:rasp: Costa del Stanley!

 

[bartebk]

^^^^He's right even the sheep wear coats up there!
Wouldn't care it was a nice day when I met you here last :rasp:
Hope your keeping them wheels clean
any pics mate?

 

[Karlos182]

Great idea that - fitting winter tyres. Shame I've not seen snow here for about 10 years (good old south coast ), otherwise I think I'd give that a go too.
By the way, your car looks identical to mine - I've even got a white Ring sticker in the same place! I don't have the black strips on the doors though - not sure I like those personally.

 

[Leeshez]

Good luck and enjoy

 

[adamRS]

^^^^He's right even the sheep wear coats up there!
Wouldn't care it was a nice day when I met you here last :rasp:
Hope your keeping them wheels clean
any pics mate?

Aye 'twas a lovely day, surfed all the way home!

Your wheels make the car look loads better.

 

[bartebk]

^^^Looking good mate,good to see you're looking after them,you know the score not long before the snow!
'By the way, your car looks identical to mine - I've even got a white Ring sticker in the same place! I don't have the black strips on the doors though - not sure I like those personally.'
Obviously you have good taste,just need to get those pillar covers to finish it off!:rasp:

 

[gilmour182]

After the snow ....was looking around on here and found this.
Very smart plan. I found out how bad exaltos are in the snow / ice last week.
Front of the car slid off down the road camber into the ditch while puling away, had full Righthand lock on and taking it as easy as i could without stalling. road was like a wet icerink.

If your thinking of taking a chance with your clio in the snow on 205 exaltos. don't.

 

[harribo66]

nice one mate, i needed winter tires for the last 2 weeks, but thought id brave it out! haha

 

[regi james]

just don't forget to tell your insurance company you've fitted winter tyres as its classed as a modification. i s**t you not

 

[rich-6]

After the snow ....was looking around on here and found this.
Very smart plan. I found out how bad exaltos are in the snow / ice last week.
Front of the car slid off down the road camber into the ditch while puling away, had full Righthand lock on and taking it as easy as i could without stalling. road was like a wet icerink.

If your thinking of taking a chance with your clio in the snow on 205 exaltos. don't.

I have to agree with you on that, Exaltos are shite in teh snow, I had to abandon my car last year!

This year i put 4 fresh kumho ecsta KU31s on my spare rims just for winter, difference is night and day cant believe how well they do in the snow TBH