Vredistine Tyres

[TonyVA]

Awesome, just got a set and love them. Summer only, did not put them on until May, in November it will get the all season set back.

[mgweir21]

why is your tire pressure in them?

[mtX5]

Originally Posted by mgweir21

can someone reply on the psi for the Vredistine Tires that own them....

Thanks

it doesn't matter what tires you use.. the bmw x5 recommended psi is 32 all around.

[abster641]

BMW has a sticker on the inside of the driver door jamb that tells you what pressure you should use depending on the size of the tire you have on the car. Follow the guidelines and you should not have a problem regardless of tire manufacturer.

[bgsquad]

I question here: when you say bad in winter about a tire, do you mean on ice/snow or also on wet pavement??

I am considering the Vredestein sessanta, and i really care about wet handling and braking, I don't care about ice and snow... are they good on the wet pavement and hydroplaning resistant???

Many thanks!

[KKim]

I have 1000miles on these tyres now and I am happy with them with regards braking and handling in wet and dry so far. The only problem I had was that I damaged the wall of the right front tyre while cornering hit a pot hole. I had to replace the tyre with only 150miles but that can happen with any low profile tyre . They are great value at €200 per tyre.

[X5Flyboy]

Originally Posted by KKim

Thanks for the advice. Done the searches.It would seem the down side on these tyres are that they may wear quickly and that they are summer tyres. I have just 30k miles on the diamaris lots of thread on the outsides but the middle is worn below legal limit, although i was running them at 36psi. If I got 30k on the Vreds I would be happy. Anybody done that kind of mileage?

you may want to lower to 32psi, if you are getting center wear - had close to 35k on my Diamaris with dead even wear at 32psi - they still had tread, but I replaced them as they were becoming too slick on wet pavement

see my note in the "strong tyre..." thread on the Vredesteins - unfortunately a "softer" compound which excells in braking, will usually wear quicker

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by rastaFarai

Also - i heard the vredesteins were actually made by continental.

Nope. vredestein is dutch company...went bankrupt in April and now owned by some Indian company.