Snow chains in Lidl 21st Nov. €29.99

Do-more

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Choose from sizes 70, 80,90 or 100

Includes: 1 pair of gloves, 4 replacement chain elements, 2 full snow chains and practical storage case

Features: High quality squared alloy steel links with galvanised connecting elements, Wheel-friendly tension and side chains with plastic coating, Tested as per Ö-Norm V5117 (Austrian standard), Permitted speed limit 50km/h (30mph), User-friendly clamping chain construction

Optimal Safety On Snow Or Ice

Up To 17" Wheel Rim Diameter

Suitable for valid standard dimensions and wheel rims as per DIN & ETRTO (European standard). Please check packaging for tyre sizes.

Please only use when weather conditions dictate (snowing etc.) for your safety.

€29.99

Not that you'll be needing 'em.

aristotle25

I thought snow chains were illegal in Ireland?

paulmclaughlin

aristotle25 wrote: »

I thought snow chains were illegal in Ireland?

Only on roads without snow.

Mr Benevolent

aristotle25 wrote: »

I thought snow chains were illegal in Ireland?

There's no way Lidl would sell them if they were illegal. Beside, selling snow chains automatically jinxes any chance we had of snow. It's a public service really.

CiniO

Do-more wrote: »

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€29.99

Not that you'll be needing 'em.

Thanks for that a lot.
I've been looking for anything reasonable prices for a while without any results.
Halfords wants 90 quid for snow chains.
Nothing really available online in Ireland, and from UK postage price makes it too expensive.

€29.99 seems very good price.

Of course they are the cheapest snow chains (pretty much no-name) but I need them just in emergency if I got stuck somewhere on some steep hill, so they might be used no more than once or twice through the whole winter. They will do perfectly for it.

90 is the size I need.

pudzey101

What exactly do these do guys? I know there for snow and all that like, but are they good/safe to use?

CJhaughey

pudzey101 wrote: »

What exactly do these do guys? I know there for snow and all that like, but are they good/safe to use?

They allow a tyre to grip a soft surface like snow or mud instead of the tread getting filled and the tyre slipping like a slick.
They are great used properly at low speeds and on snow deep enough to allow the chain to not contact the road surface.
But this being Ireland and the land of the undereducated driver I can see people trying to drive at 100kph with these fitted and finding out the hard way what a flail tank looks like inside a wheel arch.

langdang

CJhaughey wrote: »

But this being Ireland and the land of the undereducated driver I can see people trying to drive at 100kph with these fitted and finding out the hard way what a flail tank looks like inside a wheel arch.

+1 !!
While making that ultra-essential journey to pick up some more excelsior lager from Lidl... let the carnage begin!

CiniO

pudzey101 wrote: »

What exactly do these do guys? I know there for snow and all that like, but are they good/safe to use?

This should expalin a lot.

Generally they are very usefull in mountains and hills, where you have to negociate a hill (up or down) on snow or ice.

In Ireland as there there is barely any deep snow, only use I can think of would be ice.

F.e. condition like here.
If the bus had chains, he could easily drive through.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZzNwKLFNYU

robtri

great... well done lidl...

providing snow chains for every idiot driver in this country.. who will use them incorrectly and destroy what little good roads we have left.... :mad:

CiniO

robtri wrote: »

great... well done lidl...

providing snow chains for every idiot driver in this country.. who will use them incorrectly and destroy what little good roads we have left.... :mad:

I wouldn't be worried too much about the roads.
If someone is going to use them incorrectly, first thing they will destroy will be their own car.

They are really cheap and crap chains, and probably only after few miles driving on tarmac, they will snap and destroy alloys, wings, and probably brake hoses.

UnawareCaesar

Was looking at these, do deliveries and was caught out a few times last year from ice etc. Few roads would be cleared but some were covered in a sheet of ice. Would these be alright at low speeds for this type of driving?

meoklmrk91

Would you have to buy two sets of these or just a set for the driving wheels? What's the consensus on the quality of these?

CiniO

UnawareCaesar wrote: »

Was looking at these, do deliveries and was caught out a few times last year from ice etc. Few roads would be cleared but some were covered in a sheet of ice. Would these be alright at low speeds for this type of driving?

Generally speaking if you can drive through the road covered in ice without them, there is no point in putting them on.
If you are stuck though, and can't make it up the hill or you are afraid you will slide down the hill, they might be very handy.
I just got a set today. see my other thread where I put few pictures of how they look like.

CiniO

meoklmrk91 wrote: »

Would you have to buy two sets of these or just a set for the driving wheels? What's the consensus on the quality of these?

One set is enough. I've never seen anyone using chains on 4 wheels, even in 4x4.

Quality is adequate to the price. If you are going to use them once or twice for few miles each winter, they might last for years.
If you are planning to drive on them everyday, I would definitely go for something better. Good spec chains would cost at least €100.

meoklmrk91

CiniO wrote: »

One set is enough. I've never seen anyone using chains on 4 wheels, even in 4x4.

Quality is adequate to the price. If you are going to use them once or twice for few miles each winter, they might last for years.
If you are planning to drive on them everyday, I would definitely go for something better. Good spec chains would cost at least €100.

Thanks may pick up a set and throw them in the boot for emergencies, 1ltr. Polos, hills, ice and snow do not mix well.