Hey all,
I have a red 2.5L Golf that came with stock steelies. I was planning on using them over the winter and buying new tires after that, but I'm not sure if I have the patience to wait until next summer. I also do not have storage space available to keep a set of off season wheels, so I would probably (attempt to) sell the steelies anyway when I purchased new tires.
So, I'm entertaining the idea of purchasing some alloy wheels and tires soon. This is my daily driver, so I am planning on getting 17" wheels to retain the comfortable ride quality. Given that I will be using the wheels year round, and the car is street parked, I think budget alloys would be ideal.
My current top choice for wheels are the Moda MD11's. $108 each at Tire Rack
I live in Seattle, so we do not receive a ton of snow, but the weather can get below 40 degrees at times and is almost always wet from October to June. Thus, I think high performance all-season tires would be the best choice.
There seems to be a lot of viable tires choices. I am leaning towards Continental ExtremeContact DWS's. $132 each at Tire Rack
Does anyone have any experience with either of these products?
Also, if I order these through Tire Rack, which come balanced, can I just bolt them on or do I need to do something special to install them? Tire Rack's site mentions something about a TPMS reset. Is the TPMS a physical sensor located on the tires?
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
I have a red 2.5L Golf that came with stock steelies. I was planning on using them over the winter and buying new tires after that, but I'm not sure if I have the patience to wait until next summer. I also do not have storage space available to keep a set of off season wheels, so I would probably (attempt to) sell the steelies anyway when I purchased new tires.
So, I'm entertaining the idea of purchasing some alloy wheels and tires soon. This is my daily driver, so I am planning on getting 17" wheels to retain the comfortable ride quality. Given that I will be using the wheels year round, and the car is street parked, I think budget alloys would be ideal.
My current top choice for wheels are the Moda MD11's. $108 each at Tire Rack
I live in Seattle, so we do not receive a ton of snow, but the weather can get below 40 degrees at times and is almost always wet from October to June. Thus, I think high performance all-season tires would be the best choice.
There seems to be a lot of viable tires choices. I am leaning towards Continental ExtremeContact DWS's. $132 each at Tire Rack
Does anyone have any experience with either of these products?
Also, if I order these through Tire Rack, which come balanced, can I just bolt them on or do I need to do something special to install them? Tire Rack's site mentions something about a TPMS reset. Is the TPMS a physical sensor located on the tires?
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
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