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0049bri

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Tyres white wall
« on: May 11, 2012, 09:34:44 »
Can anyone out there help me? ???
I need a set of 195-75-R14 H WHITE WALL TYRES for my
280SL .
Either for sale in Germany (preferable) or the UK.
White walls seem to be difficult to come by here in Germany.
I'd sure appreciate any guidance towards a supplier.

All the best, from the Brit in Germany. ;)

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Re: Tyres white wall
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2012, 10:25:15 »
Quote from: 0049bri
I need a set of 195-75-R14 H WHITE WALL TYRES for my 280SL. For sale in Germany
Well, two well known tyre dealers in Germany are Moeller in Quickborn  http://www.moeller-reifenservice.de/ or MOR in Holzkirchen  http://www.oldtimer-reifen.com/en/michelin.html
Both can deliver whitewalls for you.
Note, the original dimension radial tyres fitted to our Pagodas were 185-14, those are indeed available from, among other vendors, Michelin and Vredestein
/Hans in Sweden

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« Last Edit: May 11, 2012, 10:31:37 by mbzse »
/Hans S

0049bri

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Re: Tyres white wall
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2012, 15:19:20 »
Thanks Hans in Sweden, I'll check it out.

Hope your weather is as good as ours down here, just had a temperature
in my VW Camper of 34Degrees.

All the Best, Brian the Brit.

Markbhai

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Re: Tyres white wall
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2012, 22:00:44 »
Hi Brian

MBZSE (sounds like a poorly wasp) is correct re the correct tyre size being 185's, that said the only correct whitewalls I have found are the Phoenix ones at about £300 each.

I have found these though in 195/75 which are only £69 each (if you are OK with the 'incorrect" size)

http://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/search?searchMethod=searchTerm&searchScope=site&searchUrl=&sortBy=&category=&searchTerm=1293&x=21&y=14

Hope all goes well.

Mark.

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Re: Tyres white wall
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2012, 00:59:30 »
Hi Brian

I bought my white walls from these guys in the USA - http://www.dbtires.com/tires.html

Very happy with the quality & price. These are the Diamondback range of tyres & white walls. I bought a set of five white walls plus shipping to Australia for AUS$1000

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Re: Tyres white wall
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2012, 12:36:11 »
Hi Brian

I bought my white walls from these guys in the USA - http://www.dbtires.com/tires.html

Very happy with the quality & price. These are the Diamondback range of tyres & white walls. I bought a set of five white walls plus shipping to Australia for AUS$1000

Rgds
Franjo

Franjo--these guys will make whitewalls out of anything!  Which tires did you buy?
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Re: Tyres white wall
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2012, 02:20:41 »
Hi Michael

I got a special set made up in 205/70/14 size with a 1 inch wide whitewall.

These are a Michelin based radial. Very happy with them ! Tyres are three years old now and there has been no staining or discolouring of the white band. Very easy to clean and maintain

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gimp

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Re: Tyres white wall
« Reply #7 on: May 20, 2012, 03:46:31 »
I just bought a set of HANKOOK MILEAGE PLUS II 195/75/14 in W/W
They look and feel good, cost $560 CDN installed, balanced, and I finally got rid of my anoying vibration
I'm happy

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Re: Tyres white wall
« Reply #8 on: June 06, 2012, 18:48:33 »
Here in the States, UniRoyal (division of Michelin) and Cooper Tires offer 195/75/14 WW. Just bought a set of UniRoyal AWP for my 69.
Good luck.

Alan Smithee

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Re: Tyres white wall
« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2012, 19:46:24 »

Is anybody running the Cooper WSW in 195 75/14?  If so, how are they?  Any photos?  I like that the sidewall lettering/markings have more of a nondescript 'vintage' look; the Uniroyal and Hankook are more obviously modern tires.

Any others out there I am unaware of?  I won't pay for the Cokers.

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Re: Tyres white wall
« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2012, 20:01:31 »
Alan,

You can search for Cooper Trendsetter in that size; there were photos at Summit Racing.  There was also a description that it is "an entry-level tire...for a value oriented customer".  Take that into perspective.  You can probably get it at a local Cooper dealer.  About $85 each.

There aren't a lot of WW options available I'm afraid, and I'd probably stick with something that someone has used.  Maybe somebody has these and can offer a review.
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Re: Tyres white wall
« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2012, 20:17:11 »

Yes, I am hoping somebody already has them and can comment.  They are on display at the local Pep Boys, but would really like to see them mounted on a W113. 

High performance tires they are not, but I have to think any modern radial will be better than bias-plys...