Category: Reifen & Felgen Forum

Hello together, I have registered a flat foot with my Alfa-Oldtimer with horror this morning. Wheel removed and can find no damage to the (quasi new) tires. So the old-school method used: tires pressed under water and looked for bubbles. And these rose up at the valve edge, so not from the valve opening but between the aluminium rim and valve socket (rubber). Now I think about how to get this close again. If the first possibility to the workshop would be f ahren – tire dismantling – valve disassembly – new in – tires again – balancing – finished. Is of course time-consuming… Maybe it also brings something to empty the tire – valve seat a little shaking – re-pump and hope that it does something… do you think that could work? Or breakdown spray…? I have never had such damage and therefore have little idea how the valve is sitting in there. Are old aluminium wheels and there it is of course possible that the seat is no longer so one hundred percent plan is… Best greeting, jo

Hello together, bought a new Seat Leon ST and wants to buy winter bikes now. Only 195/R15 I want R17 rims and found them with 5×112 7.5 R17H ET50. I would like to have 205/50 R17 tyres on them. The SEAT report only lists 225/45 R17 91V for this rim dimension. However, the ABE of the rim manufacturer lists the combination 205/50 R17 with the rim as possible and not subject to registration. with the ABE of the rim manufacturer in the glove compartment and don’t have to worry about any missing insurance cover? Thank you for your help in advance.

Hi Since my mom bought a new car and now I don’t need the winter tires anymore I wanted to ask if someone can tell me if I can build it with me or if the TÜV or so complains So there are 205/55R16 91H In my vehicle license is 205/55R16 91W. So they would have to fit without registration or? Or do I still have to pay attention to the axle load? If so where do I find it? Hope you can help me

Hello everyone! I hope I’m in the right forum this time I bought my car in 2015 with Vredestein Snowtrac5 – winter tyres. However, I’m not sure how old the tyres are. Even though they are 99% from the year 2015 too ÖAMTC and also my Volvo dealer these opinions are. My Volvo dealer even kindly contacted the previous owner, but the previous driver of my car no longer lives, so only his son gave this information. And a the mechanic at the ÖAMTC was sure they were from 2009 until I showed him the 1915. So my question. Could someone be so nice and tell me how old these tires are (below in the picture)? Maybe someone drives the same. MfG qwertzmax

Hello! On my G5 R32 I installed the original Zolder rim with 225/40 R18 Hankook V12 Evo. The car is only 20mm lower with the red H&R springs. I have already driven 2 sets of tyres. Now I have taken out the summer tires again and see on the inside of a tire (unfortunately no longer, where it was installed before) a deep notch. I had never seen this before and even when driving it never noticed anything…. Where is the fault? anything about the car? However, you don’t see any bars (except for a very small “rat track”, which could be from a protruding screw or the like…

The ETRTO standards include long lists as well as calculation formulas. Before I describe these formulas for a long time, I created a file that allows a quick calculation. Since only certain file extensions are allowed in the forum, I have packed them into a ZIP archive. The HTML file in it can be opened with a web browser. Greeting Alpha Lyrae Important supplement: The calculation formulas used in the file correspond to those used in the ETRTO Engineering Design Information. This does not necessarily imply the admissibility of a combination of tyre cross-section and rim contour. Secure values for possible rim contours to a tyre q The ETRTO Standards Manual gives only the cut-off. There are some deviations from the formulas of the EDI.

Hello. I have already searched the Internet and find, who had thought, numerous different answers. The following: We have bought a VW Golf VII Variant 1.4 TSI BlueMoution, BJ 2014, 125 hp (0603/BPK). Of course only with summer tyres. Of an Audi A3 we have BBS rims with winter tyres (KBA46418). In addition, BBS also has an expert report on the issue of ABE. Under certain conditions, which I do not understand, these are also allowed for a golf. The BBS rims are 6Jx16 ET50 with 205/55R16 tyres and a wheel load of 600kg. In the vehicle letter it now says that 6Jx16 with ET48 are allowed. There is nothing in it about the load capacity. A colleague said that you can do something with distance plates and longer screws and do a single acceptance at the TÜV. Would still be cheaper than new rims and tyres. Since I don’t know about this and I didn’t really understand this with the press-in depth, I would like to know if this 2mm press-in depth makes any difference? Whether you really need distance plates and above all (I have found nothing about that) whether the wheel load of 600kg is sufficient. I need a single pickup one way or another. Only with what means does it work? By the way: The VW dealer and BBS themselves only confirmed to me that the rims are not allowed to do so. No one has told me what to do to allow them. Thank you already!

Moin an alle 🙂 Recently I am proud owner of a Mondeo MK3. Now is also the colder season and I would like to raise the winter tires, which are mounted on steel rims. Unfortunately, the really don’t look so great anymore and I have planned to paint them. In addition, I have already looked at some things to paint the steel rims and read through. The steel rims have weights inside as well as outside and before I can do this also a few Questions on.. Should I take off the weights first, what (so I think) is more obvious? These are all clamped weights.. how do I get them off (just like the rim is now)? After that I can clamp them again or do you have to take new weights? I posted a few pictures once.. Greetings Andy

Hello everyone, I got a set of summer tyres for my used Audi A3 when I bought it. You could drive the tyres one more summer, although they are already a bit down. Only a tire has a Macke (probably from parking) Can you have something like this put on or is it too dangerous? The Macke goes about 4mm in the tires. As I said: Summer tire 205 / 55 R16 91V Michelin Pilot PRIMACY Here are pictures: picture 1 picture 2 picture 3 picture 4 Thank you in advance for your Reply. Greetings Jockbert

Hello dear MT community, have bought me a new car. the vehicle has only winter tires and these are already 6 years old. The problem is, the tires already have age cracks. The profile is still good. Now I wanted to know from you experts whether I can still drive with these tires or not. Wouldn’t want to endanger me and other drivers Thank you already for your opinion mfg nopuntonoparty