The Dark Knight Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 All fitted today and ready to rock! 4x Continental TS850 on 16" alloys. Series of photographs below, starting with the manky wheels as bought off eBay. I've also included a close up of the ST stickers I bought off eBay for £6. You will also see a comparison photograph between the standard tyres and the winter tyres. Personally, I think the wheels look very good, especially as they are just for winter usage but let me know what you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlos1987 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Looks alright to me. I'd be happy to have them on all year round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 Cheers. Just edited the post to include the manky wheels photo. The upload failed first time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlos1987 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Did you refurb them yourself? They look brand new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 I used a guy I know who does them. Charged me £35 per wheel. So £100 for the wheels and £140 for the refurb is still cheap at £240 for what are now new wheels! The damage was only cosmetic, no cracks or anything. It took him 4 hours to sand down one of the wheels, they were so manky! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlos1987 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 4 hours on one wheel. Wow. That is a really good price though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share Posted November 8, 2014 Can anyone advise on this issue please? The manual states that the tyre pressures on the standard ST tyres are 36psi front, 26 rear. My winter tyres are 195/45/R16. These appear in the manual as the standard size on the Zetec-S and quote 33psi front, 26 rear. Will I need to increase those pressures any? I ask because the ST should be slightly heavier than the ecoboost 1.0 because of the bigger engine. (Might be wrong on the weight issue though, just assuming) Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNath Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Parkers list the ST as 1,163KG and a 1.0l Zetec-S as 1,091KG. 72KG is a passenger weighing just over 11 stone so nothing major when you think about it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Knight Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share Posted November 8, 2014 Cheers. I will go with the recommended pressures for the tyre size then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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