tire Choice

[Soul Reaver]

I need to change the boots as the Pirellis are worn out already. What would you go for from this list

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[bogie]

Id stick with the OE Bridgestones unless you are doing a lot of trackdays and need some thing more sticky ...or you need winter tyres...anything else is just going to be an experiment

im on my 4th set of them now, and havnt found them lacking in any area enough to want to change for an all round road tyre

[Soul Reaver]

Do you mean the RE050's?


Mark

[subsea99]

ive been shopping around for new re050's cheapest were s**t fit at £746 for full set and that was all in,heard some bad reports on here about them might see if they will supply only and will get my usual fitter to put them on ,other choice is the yokohama's that are on the vanquish s prices for those around 880 mark fully fitted

[subsea99]

ive been shopping around for new re050's cheapest were s**t fit at £746 for full set and that was all in,heard some bad reports on here about them might see if they will supply only and will get my usual fitter to put them on ,other choice is the yokohama's that are on the vanquish s prices for those around 880 mark fully fitted

[blackice1]

subsea99 said:

ive been shopping around for new re050's cheapest were s**t fit at £746 for full set and that was all in,heard some bad reports on here about them might see if they will supply only and will get my usual fitter to put them on ,other choice is the yokohama's that are on the vanquish s prices for those around 880 mark fully fitted

Thats is very cheap , i bet they are not the AM9 RE050 tyre that Aston recommend.
Bridgestone make 2 of RE050 tyre one for regular cars , then one for aston's .(harder sidewall).
Double check that they have AM9 on them.

[bogie]

I paid about £210 each rear and £180 ish fronts from a local indy last time

make sure you get the AM compound that the car is set up for

alternative are Pirelli corsas, but they are really trackday tyres - extra sticky when hot, but liable to put you in a ditch if you get caught out in heavy rain with standing water ...also only last a few thousand miles etc if you drive hard

as usual, everything is a compromise, and in an ideal world we would all have 3 sets of wheels n tyres

Pirelli corsas for those hot summers days and track
RE50s will do for commuting and general road word
Pirelli winter tyres for the 3-4 cold months of the year

[mikey k]

Newbie questions what are the sizes?
Toyo T1R's and Good Aysmmetrics are well proven on other RWD cars
I use Event Mobile as do a couple of Porker owning mates
Good pricing, they will come to you and they take good care of your wheels

[subsea99]

i was assured that they were the am9 re050's im gonna go and check it out tomorrrow and make sure then order them in,needing a new set and im booked for dream rides at thirlestane castle 6th of june while the classic car rally is on would like them before then, so if anyone fancies a passenger ride all money goes to react,a great charity for kids

[subsea99]

just back from that well known tyre place and total price is £630 with discount as should have been £957 for set of 4 and have been assured its the am9 re050 for the db9 gonna be thurs when they arrive so will keep you all posted as at that price might buy a second set if its all good,does anyone have their tyres filled with nitrogen as thats included?

cheers

[bogie]

thats the best price ive seen - £630 a set

never bothered with Nitrogen ...its not exactly as if you have some at home for a top up when you need it, so always seemed like extra hassle

[subsea99]

just less pressure difference with heat , i suppose should keep it more stable will give it a bash worst case you can always top up with air ,just checked invoice it was £661 for tyres my mistake, still a damn good price & got it in writing so they have to give me them for that price regardless if they have made a mistake

cheers

[lafcadio]

Hi Subsea
That is £660 fitted or just supply? And inc VAT? Fairly amazing price. Are you London/SE, be interested to know which S**F*t you rang. I tried them a few months ago and it was a case of 'Aston what'...!

Edited by lafcadio on Tuesday 25th May 10:35

[subsea99]

hi it was £661 fitted including vat and im in scottish borders and it was galashiels branch, they are getting them delivered from other branches they must have stock lying somewhere will post up on thursday once ive been in and checked them out before fitting

cheers

Edited by subsea99 on Tuesday 25th May 12:54

[subsea99]

hi it was £661 fitted including vat and im in scottish borders and it was galashiels branch, they are getting them delivered from other branches they must have stock lying somewhere will post up on thursday once ive been in and checked them out before fitting

cheers

Edited by subsea99 on Tuesday 25th May 14:40

[blackice1]

Have you had these delivered , as i would be very intrested if these are the AM9 compound.

[subsea99]

blackice,the rears have arrived in still waiting for the fronts at the moment, the rears are the am9 tyres so will just have to wait and see what the fronts are,they have done it so cheap as they have a massive discount on these tyres just now around 35%

cheers

[subsea99]

thats the tyres fitted all good and a great bargain,thats me happy

[lafcadio]

Subsea

great tip. Got my four new tyres done today - RE050A, AM9s - fitted at KFit in Chelsea, under the BP garage, for £735 all in. Have driven and feels fine. Saving £800 on dealer price. cheers mate.

for anyone else - they have the deal on these tyres till May 31st so book in fast. also recommend going (if you can) to a place that is used to dealing with AMs. I just thought of the poshest area I could and then looked at the nearest KFit and sure enough the bloke there (Matthew) does a load.

[subsea99]

yeah i had kept an eye on the lad that was doing them and he did a sterling job so well pleased

would be a good idea to even just buy the tyres and store them until you do need them at that price you would probably get them for just over £600 for supply only.

anyone needing them get in now before the offer ends