[T3] Tired Searching for Tires

[Max Welton]

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Max Welton
http://www.maxwelton2k.net/


--- On Sat, 2/4/12, Adriel Rowley <adriel_rowley at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: Adriel Rowley <adriel_rowley at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [T3] Tired Searching for Tires
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Date: Saturday, February 4, 2012, 4:10 PM
> 
> Max, do you have pictures? How is the spacing in front? I
> have a good amount of 165s (thank you Brian, plus a parts
> car), but some day might need to buy... Oh, and stored in a
> dry cool place so as to last. I do check for crazing before
> a drive. That is why I am no longer running Michelins. ;)
> 
> Just because it is Chinese does not mean it will not last.
> That is what the warranty is for. Also, tread design has
> made leaps and bounds since type 3 production stopped, so,
> most likely going to have better traction than an O.E.M.
> tire. Michelin XZXs are over $100 without mounting, and they
> were one of the O.E.M.s. In short, just because it cost a
> certain price does not mean the same all the time: Chinese
> could be better than French.
> 
> 
> Thank you,
> Adriel
> 
> ----------------------------------------
> > Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 14:49:47 -0800
> > From: max_welton_2k at yahoo.com
> > To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> > Subject: Re: [T3] Tired Searching for Tires
> >
> > 195x65x15 are working well for me.
> >
> > Max Welton
> > http://www.maxwelton2k.net/
> >
> >
> > --- On Sat, 2/4/12, J. Jonik <j_jonik at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > From: J. Jonik <j_jonik at yahoo.com>
> > > Subject: [T3] Tired Searching for Tires
> > > To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> > > Date: Saturday, February 4, 2012, 3:42 PM
> > > Has this topic been addressed here
> > > before?  Can that be re-posted if possible?
> > >
> > > I haven't tried to buy tires for my T III for
> ages.
> > > They are all 165 R 15.  When I found one bad
> tire, and
> > > having used up the good ones from parts
> cars,  I went to
> > > local used tire shops for a replacement or
> two.    The
> > > guys there didn't even recognize my measurement
> numbers.
> > > They all said there MUST be a middle
> number...something
> > > about sidewalls.
> > >
> > > Long story short...even the VW dealer couldn't
> help.  They
> > > couldn't even advise another size tire that would
> > > work...i.e. Narrow enough to not rip itself up on
> front
> > > wheel well when turning.   (VW
> dealers can't do older VW
> > > keys either.)
> > >
> > > So, finally, a Firestone dealer (two of my tires
> were
> > > Firestone) said he could order tires with
> numbers  165 80 R
> > > - 15.     $68 plus $18
> balancing and mounting.
> > > Almost $90 for ONE TIRE !  Quite a leap from
> my usual $20
> > > or so for good used ones, for
> decades.   Don't know what
> > > the "80" is about.   And, I think
> these tires are
> > > Chinese.
> > >
> > > One person told me that the only other car that
> used that
> > > size was Triumph...but don't know what years.
> > >
> > > What's to know about this?    What range
> of sizes are
> > > compatible with a T-3 ?   How wide
> is the limit?
> > >  Are such tires now turning into some
> "specialty" item that
> > > needs to be mail-ordered?  Are there any
> known "hoarders"
> > > of 165R 15 tires who ship them?
> > >
> > > This can be a real problem if traveling and
> getting
> > > flats...only to find no tires are available
> nearby.    A
> > > question then is...what to do in a pinch as
> temporary
> > > tires?
> > >
> > > Salvage yards?   No luck. 
> Most old VWs have been long
> > > trashed for metal...and any tires ON the car would
> be rotted
> > > into the ground.   Gotta get lucky
> finding one in the
> > > trunk.
> > >
> > > To those with parts cars out on the lawn...get
> them off the
> > > ground if the tires are still usable.
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