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Neal
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:15 am

Heres a couple of pics of 2 of my 17" tyres, as I took them off the car when i got back from Scotland:

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i think they might be illegal, what do you reckon?

Rolling Eyes
Chris H
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:44 am

they are still legal.
Dan
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:44 am

hehe, thats what one of my fronts was like when i got back as well
Neal
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:52 am

Still legal?

OK...well, legal or not, they are dodgy as feck IMO!
huwwatkins
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:52 am

Just tell the police they're slicks....better road holding Laughing
Chris H
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:55 am

you only need 1.3mm of tread across 1 third of the tyre to be legal.

They are at the wear indicatpors, so classed as legal.

But yes they are dodgy as buggery.
schakal
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 5:16 am

dont want to comment about the legality but they look seiously dangerous

slicks Laughing
Roger Red Hat
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:26 am

lol. ill get a pic of the ones on my old clio.

good stuff!
roddy21t
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:02 pm

Thought it was 1.6mm Confused
Sic Puppy
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:20 pm

Quote:
The legal minimum tread depth for car and similar tyres in the United Kingdom and the European Community is 1.6mm throughout a continuous band comprising the central three quarters of the breadth of tread and round the entire other circumference of the tyre.


Yep
Chris H
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:59 pm

1.6 yep, dunno why I said 1.3, I even have a keyring saying 1.6! lol
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