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Neal
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Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:15 am |
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Heres a couple of pics of 2 of my 17" tyres, as I took them off the car when i got back from Scotland:
i think they might be illegal, what do you reckon?
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Chris H
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Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:44 am |
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Dan
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Joined: 28 Jan 2005
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Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:44 am |
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hehe, thats what one of my fronts was like when i got back as well |
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Neal
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Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:52 am |
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Still legal?
OK...well, legal or not, they are dodgy as feck IMO! |
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huwwatkins
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Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:52 am |
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Just tell the police they're slicks....better road holding  |
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Chris H
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Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:55 am |
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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. |
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schakal
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Thu Sep 01, 2005 5:16 am |
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dont want to comment about the legality but they look seiously dangerous
slicks |
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Roger Red Hat
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Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:26 am |
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lol. ill get a pic of the ones on my old clio.
good stuff! |
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roddy21t
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Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:02 pm |
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Thought it was 1.6mm  |
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Sic Puppy
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Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:20 pm |
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| 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 |
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Chris H
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Thu Sep 01, 2005 11:59 pm |
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1.6 yep, dunno why I said 1.3, I even have a keyring saying 1.6! lol |
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