^^ You could but I'd imagine you'd be paying to take tyres off wheels, and back on, twice a year. If you were to do that, you'd be as well just having a set of winter tyres, and using the one set of rims all year round
^^ You could but I'd imagine you'd be paying to take tyres off wheels, and back on, twice a year. If you were to do that, you'd be as well just having a set of winter tyres, and using the one set of rims all year round
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Exactly right :(Originally Posted by Mon the fish
Right... tyres arrived the other week and picked up the rims on Monday after work. Was happy to find that the steel rims are actually black rather than silver; I had actually considered getting them powder coated but that would've been as much as the rims themselves and as these are winter tyres and rims I'm not too bothered.
When I collected the rims I was told that the car will offer an audible alarm when started and then a warning light; HF Kircaldy have experienced this very phenomena recently with a similar scenario - will confirm in a month or two!
LOVE Nokian Winter Tyres. They are the best winter tyres I've ever had :)
Another solution would be to switch off the TPMS during the winter via the ODB connector.
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The answer to the million dollar (well, a couple of hundred quid anyway) question...
Steel rims with Nokain WR D3's fitted last night - had no idea just how much easier this would be having invested £30 in a trolley jack! Took it out for a short drive last night and nothing happened so I did wonder whether the TPMS was actually working properly! However, on the way in to work this morning the car 'bonged' once after a few miles and then alerted me that the TPMS was not working. Amber warning light flashed for a moment or two then stay lit.
I can live with that over winter! Noticed the difference immediately on the damp, muddy rural roads in Fife at 5deg.C this morning.
I fitted my steelies last weekend, the package complete with tpms on pirelli snowcontrols from mini.
As well as a discount, they very generously gave me about 40% more air in the tyres than I needed. Having verified the reading in the car using 2 separate handheld guages, and the airline at the garage I deflated them to 32, but forgot to reset the tmps again, which then shat itself a couple of miles down the road - DOH!
tangledfeet, does the car bong every time it's being driven?
How much did you pay for the Mini winter tyre and steel rim package..?
Car does remind me each time I start it; bongs once, states the TPMS 'error' and the amber light - I can live with that.
I commented to a colleague just yesterday that the tyre pressure on the Mini is much higher than in previous cars!
Last edited by tangledfeet; 12th November 2014 at 05:53 PM.
The package was £524 before discount, which suited me fine. I asked about just the wheels and tpms, as I fancied nokians, IIRC it was going to be around £424, so it made sense to get the package just now, and if I don't like the tyres they can be swapped next year.
Now that you're running like this, I imagine a lot more will do the same, doesn't sound too bad to live with, I was expecting a more frequent beeping as you drive.
How come you got the so cheap Mike!!?? Did you go for 15" steelers? I was quoted £1400 for 16"! My winter shoes are at the garage getting assembled today, hopefully him indoors will put them on the MINI this week.
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