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Right, time to get me tyres changed today. Going to go for Falken 452's (probably!) and get 225/50/R17 - 235/50/R17 or maybe 245/45/R17 -255/45/R17

You may want to think about keeping your standard wheels for winter use, so upgrading the rear rubber wouldn't be a waste of money in the long term Mmm sounds like a fair point, I don't mind spending the money but I don't want to waste money either. Getting new tyres for the 17"s and keeping them for winter use is something I hadn't considered, might well be a good option.

Welcome aboard Doug, there's loads of great info and advice to pick up here

Nice one andlid, thanks for the advice. If I'm going to buy the new wheels soon then I will go gentle and live with the issue I currently have. I don't want to spend £500 on new tyres for the 17" wheels then go and buy the 5Zigen's and have to buy tyres for them as well, that'll eat in to me sweet fund far too much! I had considered the Bridgestone RE050 A's, Falken 452's and the Michellin Pilot Sport 3's, but I was a bit concerned about how soft the sidewall was on the PS 3's. Hadn't thought about the Goodyear F1's though, so I shall check them out as well. Sounds like the tyres I have on my 17's at the rear certainly aren't right. So if if it is going to be a while before I do get the new 19" wheels I will consider replacing the current rears with 235/50/17, which is cool

Well I'm saving me pennies up for the new wheels and balancing the cost against a few other things. Any advice on tyres for both my current 17" wheels and potential 19" wheels (hopefully a set of 5Zigen ZR+520's) would be great. Bock

Very nice Vince, welcome to the forum.

Welcome aboard Mark, have fun in it

Ah, Sorry for any confusion mate. I currently run the 17" / 7 Spoke alloys with standard brakes on a 2003 JDM import. However I am considering getting some 19" 5Zigen's and I was considering changing the standard brakes I currently have to Brembro's, (Rotors, Pads etc) at the same time as changing the wheels. I was just thinking out loud (typing out loud!) to myself in the chat section. I don't know whether it's worth changing to the Brembo's, it was just a thought really.

andlid / Sarnie, I currently have the stock 17" seven spoke JDM alloys, does that make any difference to the kind of tyres I should be running?

Thanks Chris, you've confirmed what I thought was the case, much appreciated.

Hi-jacking this thread, apologies Mark! This might explain why I've been having so many issues with my tyres. The following Firestone tyres were on the Zed when I bought her and they've been causing me all sorts of issues: front - 225/45 ZR17 91W rear - 245/40 R17 91Y Someone please confirm for me that this is not a good set up for the tyres else it must be my driving style The TC has been kicking in all over the place and it makes the car unpredictable to drive. I'm looking at getting some 5Zigen 19" wheels like Pimm soon and will probably get Falkens all round. Hopefully that'll prevent this particular problem from occuring. Bock

That looks like a beauty Now get that roof down and enjoy it

Welcome aboard Tony Loads of good info and advice to be had here and some cracking cars available in the For Sale section.

Ok, few pics as promised, from both myself and the better half. I'll try not to repeat some of the great pics that have already been posted. Also, apologies for anyone who was following me at any point and wondered why I wasn't putting my foot down. I spent a lot of time with the traction control kicking in bogging me down due to the crappy tyres I have at the mo Who's making all that racket? Mmmm shiney-shiney...... More shiney! Pimm, I really do like your wheels mate Stunning countryside, just perfect for driving through.

I had my heart in my mouth if I'm honest and was dreading one of you guys hitting them or running off the road trying to avoid them. As we continued up the road I gradually slowed as I realised you guys had dropped back. I really thought we might have had a serious accident there and I'm so glad everyone had the skill, judgement and good luck to avoid anything serious happening.

Thanks Colin (and June ), Dave, Martin, ChrisS and everyone else involved in organising, setting up and managing this event. You made it so easy to take part that all we pretty much needed to do was have fun. Many, many thanks

Great stuff, congratulations Neil

Jeez yes! I was up the front and saw them screaming down that track out the corner of my eye but had no time to warn any of you guys. I have to admit I looked in the wing mirror expecting the worst. How you missed them / they missed you is still beyond me. Having had a similar experience the day before with an uncontrolled dog running in to the road in front of me I can imagine how you felt. Hoping to post some of my pics up later on. I'd also like to thank Colin, Dave, Martin, Chris and others who made this whole weekend so enjoyable, great organisation, fantastic company, astonishing roads and the best weather Thanks guys

Welcome aboard Conor Have a look through the FAQs section, it'll give you loads of info about different specs, known issues etc. That's a tidy looking Zed, maybe you should have a look at the For Sale section here as well. There are some nice cars in there at the moment and they will have been well looked after. Enjoy your search

I think I paid about £55-£60 for the two front and a rear blade.

+1 Bought my first set of PIAA blades recently and I have been very impressed with them, worth the money in my view

Welcome aboard Paul

great stuff, get some pics up I think the next Bristol based meet will probably be in June as a lot of folks seemed to have loas going on in May. Keep your eyes on the South West bit in the Meets section, you'll soon find out when something is scheduled.

Hi Mike, welcome aboard, that is a smashing looking Zed. Us 'Chilli's' are few and far between so you're in exclusive company

Welcome aboard Stu, congrats on getting hold of a fantastic car that'll keep you smiling for ages