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How many new tyres do I need?

  • 21-01-2013 8:24pm
    #1
    ebowdia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 176 ✭✭


    See they attached pics - do I need 0,2 or 4 do you think? I reckon 2, but wouldn't mind another opinion.......


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  • #2
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Cracky. Price for 4


  • #3
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    dgt wrote: »
    Cracky. Price for 4

    I'd have said four too. Even the ones that have a bit of tread look like they are blistering/wearing fairly thin


  • #4
    Please Kill Me
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,340 ✭✭✭Please Kill Me


    I would have thought just replace the front two? The rear two look like they have a bit of meat on them still.


  • #5
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Please Kill Me wrote: »
    I would have thought just replace the front two? The rear two look like they have a bit of meat on them still.

    Cracking. No point cheaping out and risking a blowout


  • #6
    frank gooding
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 259 ✭✭frank gooding


    The back 2 are grand for a while front defo.


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  • #7
    Chippy01
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 628 ✭✭✭Chippy01


    Check the date stamp on the tyres. If they're 5 years old or older, replace them.


  • #8
    monkeypants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,386 ✭✭✭monkeypants


    dgt wrote: »
    Cracking. No point cheaping out and risking a blowout
    What's the most common cause of that cracking? Looks like it's affecting the rear pair more than the front pair.


  • #9
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    The front 2 are obviously bald. The back 2 are ok thread wise but the rubber is perished, the cracking between the threads and around the sidewall is evidence of this so either the tyres are old or the car has very small mileage as those Bridgestones wouldn't be prone to perishing early.

    Having said that, I likely wouldn't change them yet if they were my own, assuming there is no other issues not visible in the pics.


  • #10
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    monkeypants wrote: »
    What's the most common cause of that cracking? Looks like it's affecting the rear pair more than the front pair.

    Old age and under inflation


  • #11
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    monkeypants wrote: »
    What's the most common cause of that cracking? Looks like it's affecting the rear pair more than the front pair.


    Its just the rubber perishing over time caused by UV damage and changes in temperature. Using tyre shine regularly on tyres helps prevent this from happening.


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  • #12
    gobblegobble
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4 ✭gobblegobble


    Anyone got any good links for buying tyres online??


  • #13
    abbeyrock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 50 ✭✭abbeyrock


    Cracking is usually caused by under inflation, bring your car to a garage and they usually switch front to back etc when you are getting new tyres, place down near sundrive that does nearly new tyres, dont wait though especially in the icy weather


  • #14
    fasttalkerchat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,652 ✭✭✭fasttalkerchat


    You don't legally need new ones from what I can see although given road conditions I wouldn't take the chance of stretching an extra few months out of the front 2.

    Check that the cracking isn't getting worse, but I would imagine its an old problem.

    Use these markings as an indicator of legal limits:
    http://roadsafety.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/tread-wear.jpg
    And check for wear on the inner circumference.


  • #15
    monkeypants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,386 ✭✭✭monkeypants


    gobblegobble wrote: »
    Anyone got any good links for buying tyres online??
    Haven't bought from them myself, but I've seen them recommended.

    www.eiretyres.com/


  • #16
    fabsoul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,066 ✭✭✭fabsoul


    gobblegobble wrote: »
    Anyone got any good links for buying tyres online??

    http://www.camskill.co.uk/


  • #17
    monkeypants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,386 ✭✭✭monkeypants


    fabsoul wrote: »
    http://www.camskill.co.uk/
    That's the one that I couldn't remember. Will have to bookmark.

    Just to add that I found Atlas to be quite reasonable the last time I needed a tyre.


  • #18
    ebowdia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 176 ✭✭ebowdia


    Great stuff - thanks for your help guys - great advice.

    Think I'll play it safe so and go for 4 new tyres - especially with the current cold spell......


  • #19
    creedp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,046 ✭✭✭creedp


    ebowdia wrote: »
    Great stuff - thanks for your help guys - great advice.

    Think I'll play it safe so and go for 4 new tyres - especially with the current cold spell......

    This is why having a set of winters is useful as the summers can be stretched further. My summers are not down to the the wear indicators but I wouldnt have them on in wet/frosty/snow covered roads. So I put on winters for bad weather and will put the summers back on in April and get a couple of thousand kms more from threm before replacing. Further advantage is I have thenwinters for the current nasty snap.


  • #20
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,857 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    gobblegobble wrote: »
    Anyone got any good links for buying tyres online??
    word of warning

    postage is a bitch and they're going to get stopped by customs


  • #21
    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,213 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    word of warning

    postage is a bitch and they're going to get stopped by customs

    The price for postage is quite reasonable, and I've never had a shipment stopped by customs. From within the EU so shouldn't be an issue.

    Saying that, you do have to factor in the cost of shipping, as well as the cost of getting the new ones fitted and old ones disposed of.

    I've checked twice in the last few weeks for different cars, and it was cheaper to buy tyres in my local tyre place. This was for goodyear eagle f1's in one case, and michellin's in another.


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