[kisspaul]

I've took winter wheels off today....so its bound to snow now ;-) Put the blades back on and noticed lots of peeling laquer :-( amazing looking wheels but totally crappy finish......I will have to keep the pressure washer away hmmm

 

[MeganoOdles]

my OZ wheels survived two winters but its taken neglect and some battering from the elements, looking forward to powder coating them soon

 

[robbo51]

Mine are coming off and the Neptune 18's back on this weekend

 

[Alanok]

I'm also debating whether to take the 16" winters off and the 19's back on. Going to be a shock to the spine.

 

[wemorgan]

I took mine off about a month ago. Then the snow came! But they're back off again now. It only takes 30min or so to switch over, so I can always go back if I need to.

 

[crowmar kirkliss]

Mine are coming off and the Neptune 18's back on this weekend

Neptune what nows?

I want to take mine off too

 

[Pottsy]

Just done mine too.

It will snow.

 

[robbo51]

Forecasts dont predict very cold weather for the next month either
All we need is someone in Aviation to confirm this...COUGH

 

[Pottsy]

The forecasts we get are slightly reliable for 12 hours, vaguely reliable for 24 hours, and that's as good as it gets.

Long term forecasts (3 days) can sometimes highlight probable major trends, but not always.

Greater than 3 days are just people guessing, and normally trying to find fame or money in doing so.

There you go!

I work on the basis that it takes me 45 minutes to do a wheel change, so if it looks like snow coming I can always change them back.

 

[robbo51]

Me too..Just get out the Trolley Jack and put them back on again
Trends do indicate a mild end to the winter pattern we've become used to in the last 2 or 3 years

 

[Pottsy]

Half way through.

Not very pro chocks!

 

[robbo51]

I love your new car.....
My B in Law has 20's on his XKR....He needless to say doesnt have winters on

 

[kisspaul]

Having got used to the 16" wheels and tyres, I was pleased to get the intended feel of the car with the 18" back on....... crashy , noisy and back breaking but handles a heap better with brand new rubber on the front

 

[crowmar kirkliss]

Having got used to the 16" wheels and tyres, I was pleased to get the intended feel of the car with the 18" back on....... crashy , noisy and back breaking but handles a heap better with brand new rubber on the front

this is what i am dreading

 

[Coldwarkid]

18 degrees today, decided to take the winters off. Hopefully it will get rid of the vibrations I've had in the car lately.

 

[wemorgan]

Vibrations - sounds like you may have lost a weight off one of the wheels.

 

[Coldwarkid]

Well when I bought the car it always pulled to the left and the steering wheel didn't sit straight. Took it back and they corrected the pull and nearly sort the wheel. the techie told me he had done it by driving done a straight road and altering the track rod ends.

Anyway a few weeks after I started to feel and hear vibrations at high speed mainly from the left hand side, got it checked by the dealers and they put it down to the actually winter tyres.

Summer tyres back on the vibrations have gone but the noise is still there, I'm thinking it might be wheel bearing.

 

[Syx]

Looks like kisspaul was right - it's snowing right now :-?

 

[davesmithson]

Was snowing on the M62 @ Castleford @2 degrees 1Hr ago now its come over to Hull.More like sleet here at the moment.