[TR] Availability of 165R15 Tyres

[Roger Wilson]

I was driving around for a long time without a real spare and recently broke
down and got a Vredenstein 165R15 from Coker. It is a nice tire, but it is
too wide to fit in the spare tire compartment below the boot. I had to let
out most of the air to squeeze it in. So now if I have a flat, instead of a
very "iffy" old spare, I have a new flat spare and a hand pump!

Roger Wilson
Berkeley, CA
'60 TR3A


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From: triumphs-bounces+roger=rw-architect.com at autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces+roger=rw-architect.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
William Brewer
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 7:06 PM
To: triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: [TR] Availability of 165R15 Tyres

      I recently bought  set of Vredensteins 165 X 15 from British  
Wire Wheel in Fresno for about $80 each. Made in Holland. I really  
like them. I bought a set of Dayton Chrome spokes and he mounted and  
balanced them right and shipped them to me UPS. I would recommend  
them wholeheartedly.

      Bill Brewer
      Tehachapi, CA



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Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:09:01 EDT
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Subject: [TR] Availability of 165R15 Tyres
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To the List:
As the local tyre purveyor and installer for most of the British cars  
in our
club/area, I have always had a local source for inexpensive 165R15  
tyres to
fit these cars.    Now those sources have dried up and major  
suppliers like The
Tire Rack have nothing.   Does anyone know of a tyre, either major or
off-brand, of this size, besides those from British Wire Wheel and  
Coker?   No problem
with them, but prices are rather high.   I'm gonna call all the local
suppliers (near Rochester, NY) tomorrow, but wonder if anyone else  
has a source that
he or she would share.   Many thanks!
George Haynes
_______________________________________________
roger at rw-architect.com

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