The time has come to change the tyres on my car.
what would people recommed i would preferably want low road noise and hard wearing. maybe something like brigdestone im not sure. are tyres for a gs300 expensive?


thanks
Paul

Got Bridgestone Potenza Pole Position S03 on mine Paul - not cheap, but one of the best tyres you can put on your car, one of the very few AAA rated tyres you'll find

thanks for the quick reply rodders but if you dont mind me asking how much did each tyre cost you?

There is a company in Gold offer discounts Paul - pm me for the details if you can't find them.


They do a good deal - I got Toyo Proxes for £93 a corner - included VAT and delivery - I am quite happy with them - they are certainly quieter than the Potenzas that came as standard on the IS.

About £125 a corner fitted and balanced Paul (from my local place - I use him cos I trust him to balance them properly)

I paid £130 a corner fitted and balanced for the new Dunlop SP sport 01s which Dunlop have introduced with quiteness as a priority. Very early days yet so I can't report on wear but they are certainly quiet enough. I went through <removes name of LOC Gold Discount Company> who gave me a (small) discount as a LOC Gold member.





please keep details of gold discounts in the gold forums?

Be aware that PI100, like myself is based in N.Ireland, and we don't get as cheap tyres as you lot get on the mainland.

Especially when suppliers add delivery

Paul, I've sent you a couple of links for good prices in N.Ireland.

But the advise, no matter where you live should always be, "shop around."

Whoops! Sorry, as I was replying to a Gold member I never gave it a thought. Must be the early stages of senility.

I want to test the new michelin pilot sport Sp-02

I got some perelli p zero-nero's for my is at 120 a corner fitted and balanced.
On balancing should there only be 1 weight or should there be a weight on each edge of the wheel?

Weights should be fitted to correct the balancing. That may mean no weights/on one side/on both sides/multiple weights etc.

I've got Bridgestones on my IS200 and they're useless. The ride is hard and there's a great deal of noise. The previous 2 IS200's that I've owned had Dunlop SP9000's that were much much quieter!

I've got a bridestone on my spare and it looks s*** and feels really hard

Take a look at:

www.dave-good.com/files/Tyre_reviews_031203.xls

It's a sheet I try to keep updated - with tyre reviews and prices. You may find it useful.

Let me know if you find any errors!

HTH,

Div.