New Tyres on my 981 Boxster S

[cervezaman]

Apologies if this has been covered a million times before..!

I bought my Boxster S new just over 4 years ago and it's just approaching 10,000 miles (!). I've got a fairly big road trip planned for this summer so want to get some new tyres on it in advance. It's currently on Pirelli P Zeros N0 (265/35/R20 and 235/35/R20).

I have to get Porsche approved as I still have the car under warranty and intend to keep it that way. Can I move on to N1 rated tyres? I've been fairly happy with the Pirelli's but just wondered if anyone else could recommend something different? What about Super Sports?


Cheers, Jon

[cervezaman]

Green1man said:

If you are changing all 4 then you can change to,PZERO N1, if just changing the rear you should stick to N0.

Thanks, will be all four. So, Porsche are happy as long as it is P0 or P1? You don't have to stick with the type of tyre that came with the car for the warranty?

Cheers, Jon

[cervezaman]

Porsche911R said:

N0 or N1 :-)

you can fit tyres tested for a 911 to your Boxster as long as they have a N mark, that's how daft it all is.

Haha, thanks :-)

Ok, thanks all, I'll have a look around. Now the next question is do I trust some muppet from the cheapest "on your driveway" place to change my tyres without a) damaging the wheel or b) damaging my ceramic brakes...

[cervezaman]

Thanks for the input everyone. I emailed black circles about my concerns re. the alloys and ceramics. Got a fairly generic response:-

"Our approved garages are independently inspected by Blackcircles.com to ensure the prevention of damage to vehicle and a work job sheet is filled out by the garage and customer pre and post fiting to ensure there is no damage to the vehicle.

If for any reason damage was to occur this would be noted on the fitting job sheet and Blackcircles.com would ensure this issue was fixed and resolved"

I can just imagine conversations about a chipped ceramic disc 'being fine and not a safety concern', etc, etc.

Think I'll see if the OPC can match (or get near) the blackcircles price first....!