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Best place for new car tyres in Brighton?
- Thread starter k2bluesky
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Superphil
Dismember
Rapid Auto Centre, North Street, Portslade, Friends of the Albion, Vicentes home shirt sponsors, ask for Gary Stevens (his real name), 01273 413030, always good prices, and great service, from an independent.
happypig
Staring at the rude boys
Etyres.com
They come to you and fit. I've used them several times and always found them cheap and convenient.
They come to you and fit. I've used them several times and always found them cheap and convenient.
Ditto - I've used them many times.
Setyres and Fields tyres are usually pretty decent on price, avoid kwik fit like the plague!
You say with 2-3mm to spare - new tyres are only 7-8mm with the legal minimum being 1.6. Are you sure you really need them now?
Hillian1
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Why is it when I click on that link it takes me to Gods Domain?
Official Old Man
Uckfield Seagull
I've just used a web site called Tyre Shopper | Cheap Tyres Online with Price Promise Guarantee! they send the tyres to a local branch and you just drive in. Price you see includes all extras like valve etc (Kwik fit add this on). Not saying they are always cheap but worth a look.
gazingdown
Well-known member
- Feb 26, 2011
- 1,062
1.6. is just the legal limit, not the recommended changeover measure. You should be changing as it nears 2mm anyway, especially given winter is coming, new tyres will be far better with regards aquaplaning with 7/8mm of tread.
If it were the beginning of summer, I'd say take them to 2mm but at this time of year it will get the most benefit from changing. They won't wear much over the cold/wet months (most wear will be when hot/dry so may as well get the benefit of new tyres now).
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
- 72,015
These guys seem very cheap, you'll obviously have to pay for fitting but they were the cheapest by a distance when I was looking for decent quality winter tyres
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c0lz
North East Stand.
Black rock tyres Brighton. they also have a mobile van 01273 690955
New and used and normally wont be beaten on price.
New and used and normally wont be beaten on price.
All of the information gathered by the big boys (Michelin, Pirelli, continental Bridgestone etc) recommend changing at 3mm due to the braking efficiency (wet and dry) drastically dropping off below 3mm.
Agree with the rest of your post (with 10+ years in that part of the motor trade
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happypig
Staring at the rude boys
- Jul 7, 2003
- 47,294
The man speaks sense- while it's fair to say the manufacturers have a vested interest in you replacing your tyres more often, there is nonetheless sound evidence to back up their case. Would never drive a car round at work which only had 2mm on the treads. It's an easy thing to ignore, but it's one of those things that you'll never realise how important it is until the worst happens and your life/safety depends on it.