BRIDGESTONE S001's

taminga16 · Postby **taminga16** » Fri Oct 05, 2012 8:53 pm

Hi,
Per thread title, has anyone had experience with these tyres.
Thanks.
Greg. (NC2 205/45 17")

Charlie Brown · Postby **Charlie Brown** » Sun Oct 07, 2012 8:28 am

Sorry no.
I got a set of Michelin Pilot Super Sports from Tire Rack. Landed and fitted for around $1,050.
Ranks No. 1 in the tyres tested. :wink:

SilvRFoxX · Postby **SilvRFoxX** » Sun Oct 07, 2012 8:37 am

Charlie Brown wrote:Sorry no.
I got a set of Michelin Pilot Super Sports from Tire Rack. Landed and fitted for around $1,050.
Ranks No. 1 in the tyres tested.

What does it then cost to get them fitted, balanced and aligned?

sailaholic · Postby **sailaholic** » Sun Oct 07, 2012 9:18 am

Fitting and balancing is usually 15 to 20 a tire. Alignment is often best done by someone other then a tire store. 80 - 100

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SilvRFoxX · Postby **SilvRFoxX** » Sun Oct 07, 2012 9:24 am

sailaholic wrote:Fitting and balancing is usually 15 to 20 a tire. Alignment is often best done by someone other then a tire store. 80 - 100

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Thanks.. do the tire places get funny because you supply your own tires..?

jorgan92 · Postby **jorgan92** » Sun Oct 07, 2012 9:52 am

SilvRFoxX wrote:
sailaholic wrote:Fitting and balancing is usually 15 to 20 a tire. Alignment is often best done by someone other then a tire store. 80 - 100

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Thanks.. do the tire places get funny because you supply your own tires..?

They shouldn't charging you $15-20 a tire would mean they would probably make more profit that way then they would on a cheap set of tires anyway.

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Sun Oct 07, 2012 10:10 am

Cost me $100 to get 4 tyres removed from my NA6 rims & fitted to my NA8 rims back in '04 - was in Canberra, so reasonably captive market.

Gmi · Postby **Gmi** » Mon Oct 08, 2012 2:07 am

I've used them on my civic ages back. It's a quiet tire compared to re001s and better grip in the wet; dry around the same. But I'm no racing driver.

On another note, I thought they stopped making s001s? Would be good to check when they were made.

16bit · Postby **16bit** » Mon Oct 08, 2012 8:25 am

they only started making them last year. doubt they are going to stop. they were released with the re002's

taminga16 · Postby **taminga16** » Mon Oct 08, 2012 8:41 am

Gmi wrote:I've used them on my civic ages back. It's a quiet tire compared to re001s and better grip in the wet; dry around the same. But I'm no racing driver.

On another note, I thought they stopped making s001s? Would be good to check when they were made.

As 16 bit says they are a new tyre and are a replacement for the 050's, atm the 050 is only available in 205/45 17 in RFT and in time more sizes will disapear from the range.
Greg.