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Metro tyres??

  • 17-08-2011 8:12am
    #1
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,626 ✭✭✭✭


    Doing a favour for a friend.
    He has an old metro and has failed to find tyres for it.
    I told him I would ask here to see if someone could point him in the right direction

    size is
    160/65/R315

    Cheers


Comments

  • #2
    hi5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,107 ✭✭✭hi5


    whats the rim size10,12,13? it should be the last number.


  • #3
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,626 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    hi5 wrote: »
    whats the rim size10,12,13? it should be the last number.

    That is the problem
    it is not a standard size. as far as I know.
    he said it was an in between size sort of,
    The 315 I would say is mm which equals 12.4016"


  • #4
    hi5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,107 ✭✭✭hi5


    UK maybe?

    http://www.roadtyres.com/160-65-315-S.asp


  • #5
    si_guru
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,347 ✭✭✭si_guru


    vectra wrote: »
    That is the problem
    it is not a standard size. as far as I know.
    he said it was an in between size sort of,
    The 315 I would say is mm which equals 12.4016"

    Correct - metric tyres.. I think only Rover and BMW tried it.


  • #6
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,626 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    hi5 wrote: »
    UK maybe?

    http://www.roadtyres.com/160-65-315-S.asp

    On that site, ( I did look at it this morning)
    it says
    DEMO ONLY,NO SALES


    I don't understand,


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  • #7
    mountain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,704 ✭✭✭mountain


    http://www.northhantstyres.com/

    carry a good range of sizes for older cars


  • #8
    macplaxton
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 2,957 Mod ✭✭✭✭macplaxton


    Unless you're an originality nut, ditch those metric tyres. They can be had, but cost a bomb.

    Much cheaper to find imperial rims and get cheaper tyres for it.


  • #9
    hi5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,107 ✭✭✭hi5


    The rims are an odd size aswell, 95mm bolt pattern.


  • #10
    macplaxton
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 2,957 Mod ✭✭✭✭macplaxton


    hi5 wrote: »
    The rims are an odd size aswell, 95mm bolt pattern.

    True, but they're not really 95mm, they are more 95.25mm because they are old money 3 3/4" PCD.:p

    Metro rims came in Imperial also, hence the suggestion.


  • #11
    _Conrad_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,191 ✭✭✭_Conrad_


    si_guru wrote: »
    Correct - metric tyres.. I think only Rover and BMW tried it.

    ford in their wisdom decided that it'd be a great idea on some mk2 granadas also. Anyway, for the tyres it's probably going to be an order from UK job, or put non metric wheels and tyres on it


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  • #12
    carchaeologist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,318 ✭✭✭✭carchaeologist


    Maybe it would be worth picking up a set of alloys for it that have more ordinary size tires? Metric tyres can turn out to be expensive and difficult to source.


  • #13
    vectra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,626 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    Thanks for the replies lads but I am sure this guy would change the wheels as a last resort. he wants to keep it original as it is only a collector thing with him.
    i think i saw some for sale in Slovakia the other day.. Gonna look back there now.


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