Archive for April, 2009

How To Change a Car Tyre & My Guide To Buying Cheap Tyres Online

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When you are in the unfortunate situation of getting a punctured tyre and you are in desperate need to get new cheap car tyres.  You shouldn’t have to wait for your breakdown company to come around the corner, as the process of buying cheap tyres online is easy.

Most people think that going online to find deals on car tyres would be a difficult task to do, however, as long as the owner of the vehicle has the correct tools they should be comfortable in going online to buy a car tyre tyre in no time!

Always Be Safe When Changing To Your New Cheap Tyres

If you are lucky enough to find out you have a damaged wheel or a flat tyre before its tool late, you should always find a safe location to pull over and stop you car, remember if you dont want to pay for your repairs you will need to be insured, you can get a variety of insurance deals these days such as year long cover to one day car insurance.  Make sure that you avoid stopping your vehicle on a busy road or a road that winds, make sure you can see oncoming traffic and that they can see you too.  This is to minimise any chance you may have of traffic smash into you, not many dead people can change a tyre!

Before you exit your car (or lorry, lets not be prejudiced!) make sure you have switched on your hazard flashbulbs, put the handbrake up and slam the car into the 1st gear (for automatic cars simply park).  Ensure that you and your fellow drivers are out of the vehicle and if you are a proud owner of a warning sign, erect that to make oncoming traffic even more aware of your predicament.  Once you have done all that, you can get on with changing your car tyre.

Using Your Spare Wheel When Replacing Car Tyres

Most people don’t know this but it is fact.  Spare wheels which are supplied with cars in this day and age, are only able to handle low speeds.  If you have changed your tyre with the replacement tyre supplied by the car manufacturer then DONT go over 50mph!  The best thing for you to do is to drive slowly to the garage to get that wheel replaced or fixed as soon as humanly possible.  One more thing to remember, you should always check with your owners handbook for suitable car tyres for your specific vehicle, don’t be attaching any monster truck tyres to your Mini Cooper!

When Should I Be Buying Cheap Tyres Online?

You should regularly check your cheap car tyres tread and make sure that if the tread is below 2mm or if indeed you have a noticeable puncture (flat tyre) then you should start surfing the web for some great deals on cheap tyres.

Legally your car tyres should have a recommended depth of treat of at least 1.6 millimetre across 3 quarters of the width of the tread around the circumference in full.

However, there will be a major variance in the tyres grip, most notably in wet conditions, well before this.  So it is highly recommended that you should begin to shop around for tyres for sale when the depth of the tread reaches around the 2 to 3 millimetre mark.  To put into perspective, a brand new tyre has a tread depth of roughly 8 millimetres

There is a governing body called VOSA and they are the people who are in control of the countries MOT tests.  According to VOSA, a fifth of all failed MOT’s in 2009 so far have been down to issues with the car tyres and wheels.

Buying Replacement Car Tyres

As discussed you should always replace your tyres as soon as your tyre tread is getting low.  Make no mistake, the best make of tyres are crucial for fuel efficiency and safety of the drive.  But when these tyres begin to show their age and wear out, it is time to replace them.  The issue with that is that these tyres are expensive, regularly costing you hundreds and hundreds of pounds!

This will leave you wanting to buy cheap car tyres but not wishing to skimp out on factors such as the safety of your vehicle.  One of the primary things it is necessary to consider is what car tyres are the ones needing replaced.  In an ideal world (I wish) you should be making sure you are replacing all of your car tyres at the same time, this is never the case with any normal person such as yourself, simply because it will cripple you financially!

Here is one of my many tyre replacement tips.  To make sure you have a stable vehicle in hazardous conditions such as heavy cornering or breaking in an emergency, you should really the newest car tyres on the rear axle of your car/van/lorry etc.

cheap tyre online
cheap tyre online

Cheap Car Tyres Suitable For Your Car

As stated above (and many times throughout this site :) ) you should always make sure you check the vehicles own handbook before you make any purchase of new car tyres.  The reason being because you will find information on aspects such as specification and size of the tyre, this will help you out when you decide to make a purchase.  Using any car tyre that goes against the type specified in your handbook is seriously advised against as this can have a huge negative impact on the handling of your car.

cheap tyres online
cheap tyres online

In addition to that, it is actually illegal (not to mention very dangerous) to mix and use many different types of car tyre on the same axle.  The only real world exception to this rule is for the good old spare tyre or some part worn tyres that was/were found originally in the boot of your car upon purchase.  I wish you all the luck in the world to find some cheap tyres online!

Brian


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