Questions about wheels and tires

[talohunter]

I drive a 96 civic vti.


Now for the questions.

1. What mags would look good in my car? I'm leaning towards rota grid sports bronze. http://www.rotawheels.com/grid.php

2. What's a good tire to buy? Size is 195/55/15

3. What's a good place to buy mags/tires. Can I buy it directly from rota? Their factory is near our place. i heard Evangelista is a good place to buy also. But are the shops there honest? I don't know much about this stuff and am very gullible. They could pass off used/surplus ones as bnew and I would not know.

4. How should I take care of the mags as to not to look like the picture above. When I got the car the mags were already like that. I think its because the car was from the province and it was washed by tubig poso and was parked 200m from the beach.

5. How many times can a tire be vulcanized before it is already compromised? I may be just unlucky but since the start of the semester, I have been victimized by nails 3 times already.

6. How much for the mags and tires? Ballpark figures would do.

Thanks!

[niky]

If the vulcanizing was done well, it should last the lifetime of the tire (meaning the next 50,000 kms or so).

Plated or Chrome-plated mags like the stock VTi mags really degrade. It can be salty air, acid rain or even dog pee... but they will degrade. Painted mags (gun-metal, bronze, "hyper" silver) will last longer under the same conditions.

You can buy straight from ROTA, but at a fixed price. They don't tend to undercut their dealers.

195/55R15 will be fine. You could try Bridgestone MY01 as a good "cheap" sports tire... but there are tons of others out there.

Mag design? Up to you... kanya kanyang tastes.

[talohunter]

Do the shops in evangelista accept credit card? How much for a set mags and tires? A set means 5 pcs right? Learning from what I read around here, tires that have a stiffer sidewall are better considering the amount of potholes in Philippine roads. If choosing among toyo proxes t1r, yokohama s drive, potenza g3 and goodyear ventura, what would be the best choice for our roads? Thanks

[Galactus]

Rota doesn't accept trade-ins, although they can buy your mags (*90 per kilo). They accept credit cards, but impose a 5% surcharge, which is illegal btw.

Normally, a set consists of only 4 pieces, so if you upgrade tire size, better to pay for an extra rim and tire.

IMO, better to buy from tire/mags retailers along Banawe, as they can give you a better price for your mags. Ben's OK is a reputable tire shop along Banawe, and they don't charge extra for mounting/dismounting (unlike those in West Ave).

At any rate, whatever you do and wherever you go, avoid Miller West and West Racing!!!

[talohunter]

I'm from merville paranaque so going to banawe isn't practical. I'd rather go to evangelista. I doubt if I'd get a good trade in value for the mags/tires given its conditions. The tires are also 11 yrs old.

[simplicity]

bro you can have your stock vti mags(with tires) traded from 3k-5k. depende sa tread ng goma mo.
linisin mo muna para mas madaling i-haggle ang trade-in price.
tapos i-deduct na lang yung traded amount sa price ng
mags & tire na kukunin mo.

ganito ginawa ko nung nagpalit ako ng mags at goma. sa evangelista din.

gudlak pre!

[talohunter]

Laspag na kasi surface nung mags(refer to the pic in my first post) and the tires are still the original ones that came with it 11 years ago. Abot parin ng 3k trade in value nun? Pede ba card sa evangelista?

Since I'll be changing to a different tire size, does it mean that recommended tire pressure would be different or still be 30psi at the front 29psi in the rear?

[ssaloon]

select stores (like freddie's) will offer credit card payments, pero like already mentioned, with a surcharge.

buti running condition pa yung tires * 11 years. di pa ba kalbo yan? ilan km na ba tinakbo ng kotse?

[talohunter]

Bad trip naman yan surcharge na yan. Now I need to know the price so I can bring the proper amount of cash. If its illegal to post prices here you can pm me. Thanks

We got the car a year ago with 29+++km. Now its at 42+++. Tread is still ok but I brought it to servitek because of "kabig" to the right. They told me di raw pantay kain so I need to replace it. And I read that tires have an age limit too. So since I'm planning to replace all 5 tires, isabay ko na yung mags dba?

[jkaizer]

meron may number ng Ben's OK sa Banawe? Thanks po. Nasabugan kasi ako tires kanina. Sorry sa pag-ride sa thread starter.

[1D4LV]

Do the shops in evangelista accept credit card? How much for a set mags and tires? A set means 5 pcs right? Learning from what I read around here, tires that have a stiffer sidewall are better considering the amount of potholes in Philippine roads. If choosing among toyo proxes t1r, yokohama s drive, potenza g3 and goodyear ventura, what would be the best choice for our roads? Thanks

one shop in evangelista accepts credit card and trade-ins without surcharge.
i forgot the name of the shop but going to pasay road, the shop is at the right.

yung shop eh may mga stainless mufflers din na nakadisplay sa harap.
visited them once, fought the urge to get new rims for my car.

ballpark figures... hmmmm. the cheapest can go at around 20k for a set, for 15 inchers. can go as high as around 40k. yung tires, around 2800-3000 each.

ganito yung nangyari sa akin.

i am on stock 14 inch lancer rims with new tires. the guy i talked to there, offered a trade-in value of 8k for my wheels. may nakita ako dun na Volk Ray na rims (mukhang imitation) and magdadagdag na lang daw ako ng 15k. new tires, balancing and nitrogen inflation included.

dami silang choices dun, including rotas, concept one, etc.

hope this helps.

[ruelsdcz]

saan shop po sa banawe na may tindang nankang tire? nankang na kci ung 2 ko at ayaw kong palitan ung 2 ng ibang brand.

ty guys.

[simplicity]

uy pre long time no see. sana nakapunta ka nung GEB.
anyway, lahat naman ng tire stores sa banawe or evang sells Nankangs.
huwag ka lang mahihiyang tumawad. hehehe...

[ruelsdcz]

O.T....hehehe...sayang pare hindi ako makakapunta ako ang MAID, YAYA, COOK at DRIVER sa mga kids nasa big apple si missis.

magkano estimate mo sa 205/45/r16? para alam ko kung magkano sagad na tawad ko.

ty pare

[simplicity]

naku wala akong idea sa prices ng ganyang size eh.
yung goma ko na binili ke Freddie's 195/55/15 Achilles ang tatak. P2500 ang isa.
kapag napasyal ulit ako one of these days ipag-tatanong ko.

OT, kmusta na idling mo? ako ganun pa rin eh. kups pa rin ang idling.
kapag sobrang napundi na ako, yung solusyon mo na ang gagawin ko.

[ruelsdcz]

may nakuha na ako 3100 kasama balancing.

O.T...tomm luwas ako banawe if you want kita tayo doon and DIY mo na lang madali lang naman ung sa idling. para hindi ka na mapundi kci alam ko walang nabibiling ilaw sa ulo.hehehe

eto num ko 09293594794...RUEL

[d'owl]

What shop in banawe sells original rota wheels? thanks!

[budboradjong]

Ano sa tingin nyo Legit ba na Dealer ng Westlake Tire ito >>> Westlake Tires - Bodega Sale

Base sa mga comments ang address lang na binibigay nila ay Quezon City sa lahat nang nag tatanong ng business address nila. Can we consider na hindi sila legit since ayaw nila ibigay ang business name and address nila, kasi we consumer dont have ways to check kung listed sila as dealer sa Official Westlake website.

[jmpet626]

Current user ako ng Nangkang SP5 nasa 5.5k each. Yung Westlake na equivalent nasa 3.2k lang... Nakaka tempt i try tong west lake.. Kahit sa rear muna.

[goodvibes8888]

try ka delium sir