Remoulds - opinions

[lee131]

Same as any new tyre tbh. No one's willing to take achance. I've just put 4 new hankook's on. Did very well in a german tyre test, dirt cheap (£50 a corner in 205/45 16) but because they're unknown people seem to think I'm mad!

hankook are huge! dads mates been a distributor in the towns biggest tyre retailer selling them for ages, still im not convinced,

toyo FTW

 

[ForceIndia]

hankook are huge! dads mates been a distributor in the towns biggest tyre retailer selling them for ages, still im not convinced,

toyo FTW

Will not be having Toyo's again. T1r's are good in the dry. Crap in the wet, and wear quickly. Px4's are woeful. Here's the mentioned test, good showing from toyo:dead:
http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2009-Auto-Zeitung-Summer-Tyre-Test.htm
The rankings
1. Pirelli P Zero
2. Continental Sport Contact 3
3. Dunlop SP Sport Maxx TT
4. Hankook Ventus V12 Evo
5. Bridgestone Potenza RE 050 A
6. Michelin Pilot Sport 2
7. Uniroyal Rainsport 2
8. Nokian ZG2
9. Goodyear Eagle F1 A
10. Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta
11. BF Goodrich G-Force Profiler
12. Firestone firehawk S790
13. Fulda Carat Excelero
14. Kumho Ecsta
15. Bravuris Barum
16. Toyo T1R

 

[SBV116]

^ lol, i have 4 x toyo's on the cup, and honestly, it tries to get me out in the wet regulary!!!

Fred, regarding the original question, wouldnt really bother me!

We take all our old tyres to kingpin (have to pay to dispose of them) They inspect them all, good ones with 2mm or so tread are sent abroad to be re - used.

Damaged carcasses (sp) are chopped up and made into rubber mats / bits etc.

The good carcasses with no tread are remoulded.

My dad runs them on his van, partly because he is a cheapskate, 195/50/15's are about £12 trade.

It only does about 60MPH though, lol! no problems yet!

People don't realise it, but the market is flooded with false tyres, that are usually cheap copies / remoulds made to look like something else!

Getting big business! There is a bloke not far from here who sells tyres so cheap, he sells them for less than we can buy them! They must be nicked / copies.

 

[Gaz_]

Maybe he used to sell Rolex watches and branched out?!

Looks the sort

 

[Rob Clark]

fred what was the outcome of this btw ? be interested in response.

 

[Fred@BTM]

i'm testing them at the moment, it'll take a while as i have 3 sets on 3 different cars and want to abuse them to see how they go

 

[Tunst]

id have no problem using remoulds tbh..

 

[Rob]

What's your opinions so far fred? Obviously you can't say difnitively, but first impressions? Pleasantly suprised?

 

[Mike_182]

All that sits in my mind is the number of incidents of a truck tyre delaminating, blowing out and the subsequent chaos as a tyre tread launches through some poor woman's windscreen. Not to mention the damage it would cause to the vehicle!

Michelin have an ass big enough to take to court if their tyres delaminate or explode randomly, Mr. Yamyam or Mr. Brummay doesn't.

 

[Brett]

I've got TR1's on the front. When they go i'll be getting PE2's or F1's.

 

[Stava]

Dunlop do a lot of remould for the RAF for ages, when we get them back in after they have been on a jet there is no difference compared to the brand new ones that are worn to limits.

I would give them a go, looking forward to the results Fred.

 

[R20 CWH]

interested in seeing what the difference would be cost wise, new v remould

 

[caister]

I maybe be interested depending on how the test goes.

 

[Jamesl172]

I'm very interested - fed up of paying £100+ per corner for exaltos........

 

[Addz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2S1CLP2gEE&feature=related
4 mins in shows how its done, i assume there all done in the same way?

 

[Dave..]

Dude, I never knew jam roly polys were made like that!

 

[MarcoB]

From my own experience I can say that they go out of shape and tend to blow out more. That video shows you why they go out of shape, you see he cut a hole through the wires and then put a patch over it. When the wires go loose the patch flexes and the tyre doesnt stay in shape. Stay away!