Re: [DML] Tire matching

[Martin Gutkowski <webmaster@xxxx>]

Hi Adam,

Over here in the UK I did a bit of research about the tyres that would 
fit my car. The best choice (surprisingly in terms of price also) was 
the Pirelli P600/P6000 combo. The P6000 superceeds the P600, but you can 
only get the fronts in P6000 and the rears in P600. There's no white 
lettering on either tyre and although the tread pattern is different, 
the text on the sidewall is identical (except one says P600 and one says 
P6000 - duh :-)

I didn't like the look of my car when the tyres got dusty so I invested 
the grand sum of £3.50 in a bottle of Halfords "Wet Look Tyre Dressing". 
This stuff comes in a spray bottle (one with the lever you pump) and you 
just spray onto the tyres. I would say it's the best £3.50 I've spent on 
improving the look of my DeLorean! It lasts for weeks and stops dirt 
getting stuck on the tyre. It also makes that funny ribbed bit appear 
really well - you can see it in this picture:

http://www.delorean.co.uk/pictures/tyre.jpg - yes I've washed the wheels 
since!

Since getting my Pirellis on the DeLorean, I needed to change the tyres 
on my Citroen Xantia. I went for P6000s again because I was impressed 
with how quiet and sticky they are, and how good they are in the wet. 
The Xantia has computer controlled active roll correction which 
encourages sprited cornering - the P6000s leave the previous Michelins 
for dead.

The only text on the sidewall (apart from the "small print") is "P6000" 
and the Pirelli logo. They are V rated and the P600s are W.

Martin
#1458

adam_one_million wrote:

> What do you mean by tyre dressing? Do these tyres have white 
> lettering on them at all, maybe on one side only? Is that what you 
> meant by dressing them, painting over the lettering?
>
> Anyway, the P6000s are supposed to handle well on wet roads.. can you 
> vouch for this? Also just to clarify, we are speaking about 
> the "P6000 Sport Veloce" tyre, correct?
>
> Thanks, 
> Adam vin 16683 with front tyres bald on the outside halves... 
> matching set of Yoko Intermediates by the way.