Bought set of used alloys which have brand new Chinese tyres

londonTiger

I bought a set of alloys off eBayand they have winda wp16 alloys on. DDon'tbother looking it up, iit's total !!!!. I'm gguessing it's a unnamed "value" tyre sold by various tyre fitters.

It has 8mm thread on it, I put it on the rear axle of my humble 1.6 golf which is a fwd car. The front axle have 5mm Michelin.

Is it safe to have these winda tyres or unsafe? IIt's sold here in UK so I'm sure it meets the rigorous UK safety standards

phill99

You've answered your own question.

motorguy

Oops.

Having looked them up they do seem naff.

Replacing them will make what might have been a bargain v expensive though....

londonTiger

I've basically paid £60 quid more than what I would pay for bare alloys and I'd be happy enough with just the michelin at that price. I'll see how it performs in the wet and colder weather. If it's Crap I'll change them.

arcon5

Of course they will be safe! Most non performance cars on the road wouldn't know any different anyway, other than noise that is.

enfield_freddy

do they not have rain in china?

motorguy

arcon5 wrote: »

Of course they will be safe! Most non performance cars on the road wouldn't know any different anyway, other than noise that is.

You would be surprised. Stopping distance in the wet could be quite significantly lengthened.

Also the point at which the car loses grip when cornering for example will be much lower, again particularly in the wet.

Tyres like these arent called ditch finders for nothing. :eek:

AdrianC

motorguy wrote: »

Oops.

Having looked them up they do seem naff.

<cough> Now what was that about "meets the rigorous safety standards"?

Replacing them will make what might have been a bargain v expensive though....

If ever I'm buying wheels, I'll pay what the wheels are worth - and no more. If the tyres are usable, that's an unexpected bonus.

Norman_Castle

Instead of guessing I looked it up.
http://www.asdatyres.co.uk/winda/wp16
Poor economy but decent wet grip. Just use it. I'm sure you'll survive.

I bought a set of alloys off eBayand they have winda wp16 alloys on. DDon'tbother looking it up, iit's total !!!!. I'm gguessing it's a unnamed "value" tyre sold by various tyre fitters.

It has 8mm thread on it, I put it on the rear axle of my humble 1.6 golf which is a fwd car.

Golf's are front wheel drive? :eek:

Joe_Horner

Bear in mind that a lot of tyre reviews online are written by people with the "it's Chinese, a ditchfinder, it's crap" attitude and they'll score them badly no matter how well they actually perform.

Honestly I don't think you'll find a really bad tyre out there nowadays - by which I mean one that a normal driver, staying well away from the limits, on public roads, is ever going to find a problem with apart from maybe wear rates and noise.

Certainly, all the supposed ditchfinders I've tried over the past several years have had more than enough grip (wet and dry) for anything approaching sensible driving.

AdrianC

Lucky you.

http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2012-Autobild-50-Tyre-Braking-Test.htm

Dry braking - Best, 35m. Worst, 42m.
Wet braking - Best, 44m. Worst, 72m.