[T3] Tired Searching for Tires

Mike Fisher fisherfarms at gmail.com
Sat Feb 4 19:23:55 PST 2012


I'm a tire hoarder/user from all my parts cars.  I block up pans
front/rear 2 mounted tires each end.  I have a good used set of 4
Brazilian with XZX tread pattern.  J.Jonik doesn't say where he lives?

On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
> I believe the new Mini's use our tire size.
> Anywho, here in the NE the Kumho's seem to be the
> Readily available tire in our size and Im actually very happy with mine,
> Much stiffer sidewall than the Kelley's I used to have and they handle much
> better.  Tire rack carries Kumho.
>
> $68 is pretty darn cheap for a tire, my buddy just put new tires on the
> Oddessy and they were over $200 each, even more for his Ford Exploder.
>
> Keith
>
>
> Top Notch Restorations
> topnotch at nycap.rr.com
> http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
> 71 Squareback "Hothe"
> 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
> 65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
> 87 golf "Winterat"
> 93 RX7 "Redstur"
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of J. Jonik
> Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 5:43 PM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: [T3] Tired Searching for Tires
>
> 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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