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    #302
    Deedsie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,272 ✭✭✭Deedsie





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    #303
    fryup
    Registered Users Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    quick question --->

    Matador or Kuhmo ?



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    #304
    PsychoPete
    Registered Users Posts: 8,856 ✭✭✭PsychoPete


    Speaking of exhausts, anyone recommend someone/some place outside of Dublin that does exhaust and manifold fabrication?



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    #305
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,454 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118571910#Comment_118571910

    Kumho



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    #306
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,454 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118571974#Comment_118571974

    Souhans in Trim



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    #307
    CianRyan
    Registered Users Posts: 14,721 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Celtic Kustoms seem to do really nice work too, I know Souhans have gone very expensive.

    https://instagram.com/celtic_kustoms?utm_medium=copy_link



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    #308
    PsychoPete
    Registered Users Posts: 8,856 ✭✭✭PsychoPete


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118572467#Comment_118572467

    Celtic Kustoms work looks excellent, will definitely try them



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    #309
    Sexual Chocolate
    Registered Users Posts: 2,060 ✭✭✭Sexual Chocolate


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118571910#Comment_118571910

    Kuhmo ps71s



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    #310
    passatman86
    Registered Users Posts: 1,840 ✭✭✭passatman86


    Will need tyres soon

    My last 2 sets where kumho

    Do these look ok - or cheap for a reason

    Screenshot_20220203_220010_com.android.chrome.jpg




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    #311
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,454 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Nothing wrong with them at all. They’re factory fit on some Seat models.



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    #312
    CianRyan
    Registered Users Posts: 14,721 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Good tyre, good price.

    Was quoted €70 for similar in 165/70/14 today... Didn't bite.



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    #313
    fryup
    Registered Users Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    what website is that passatman?



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    #314
    passatman86
    Registered Users Posts: 1,840 ✭✭✭passatman86


    https://www.tyreleader.ie/car-tyres/kumho/ecowing-es31/205-55-r16-91v-831874

    @fryup

    On my android phone searching with google, if i type my tyre size and brand it lists a load of options

    So google search kumho 205/55/16 and you should see a few prices listed from different websites....

    Screenshot_20220203_231207_com.android.chrome.jpg
    Screenshot_20220203_231220_com.android.chrome.jpg

    There is some well priced sites



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    #315
    Toyotafanboi
    Registered Users Posts: 12,917 ✭✭✭✭Toyotafanboi


    Surely to God you'd get a 205/55/16 Kumho in any bricks and mortar shop for €50-55 ish?


    They are a fair tyre, as above the new model Ecowing are an OE tyre for VAG group. Seeing them on lots of new Polo's and Polo based products. Must take note of the exact model for arguement sake.



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    #316
    passatman86
    Registered Users Posts: 1,840 ✭✭✭passatman86


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118579240#Comment_118579240

    My 2 local tyre fitters have steadily gone up in price over the last 3 years.. My first kumhos were €78 a tyre fitted/balanced... Now the same 2 fitters are asking €92 fitted/balanced for kumhos.

    Ive decided to look online this time round and the results/prices above are interesting. Even if i buy them online and get the local fitter to put them on id save roughly €70 or there abouts. So is it worth the hassle to save a few €... I'll think about it



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    #317
    Manic Moran
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,379 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manic Moran


    Four years after aquisition, the 2015 550 is paid off today. The warranty expires next week, so I've got the shop going over it to see what they can charge someone else. There's a class action suit going on the engines of those cars consuming excessive quantities of oil, which I have noticed, but paying for an extra quart or two every year isn't exactly going to break my bank. Still, if they'll replace the engine for me...

    That puts the ages of the cars in my garage as 17, 9 and 7. The 17-year-old I'm afraid to drive except for short runs in good weather, it needs significant work, the other's a 2-seater not suited for the family. I think the next car (Another 4-door, the wife hates estates) I'll get a lease instead of a purchase. Never done it before, but with the reserve cars sitting in the garage, I can afford a dalliance. Something for next year, though, I think. I've a few more pressing problems to throw my money on in the meantime, but my kids aren't getting any smaller, and believe it or not, a family of height (I'm 2m tall, my kids look like following suit) doesn't fit well in a five-series.



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    #318
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,454 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118579240#Comment_118579240

    How much do ye charge for them?

    I havent bought that size in a while, but I’d imagine did €50 you’re talking Triangles

    I’d have thought they’d be 80 anyway, if you could even get someone to sell them to you over the house special.



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    #319
    fryup
    Registered Users Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    are Triangles still on the market?



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    #320
    passatman86
    Registered Users Posts: 1,840 ✭✭✭passatman86


    @Manic Moran any pics of the 550



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    #321
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,454 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118579690#Comment_118579690

    I don’t know to be honest!


    looking on tyreleader, they’re not that cheap these days.



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    #322
    Deedsie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,272 ✭✭✭Deedsie


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118558087#Comment_118558087

    After reading this I can help but notice the volume from motorbikes. It certainly does seem excessive. How listening to that sound can be enjoyable way to travel is beyond me



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    #323
    CianRyan
    Registered Users Posts: 14,721 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Horses for courses, I'd say they probably like different music to you too. Shocker.



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    #324
    Deedsie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,272 ✭✭✭Deedsie


    Cant remember forcing my taste of music on anyone else.



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    #325
    CianRyan
    Registered Users Posts: 14,721 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    No but you want to force your taste on vehicle noise to the whole country.



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    #326
    Deedsie
    Registered Users Posts: 5,272 ✭✭✭Deedsie


    No, i want the legal limit to be enforced and respected by all motorists. And a small bit of consideration for other people by motorists when driving through residential areas. Imagine that.



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    #327
    Manic Moran
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,379 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manic Moran


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118580366#Comment_118580366

    Apparently not. I could have sworn I had put up pics on the "show a picture of your vehicle" thread, but can't find them by search or date browse. I'll hunt around, and post on the Thread 6.

    I did, however, come across this photo I took near my house.

    DubPol.jpg

    I've also found lots of photos of cars I've rented when I travel. Is there a "Here's what I rented today" thread? It's a great way of trying out new vehicles...



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    #328
    CianRyan
    Registered Users Posts: 14,721 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Do you have any credible source to suggest that there is a large enough amount of cars on the road that do not comply with current sound limits that warrant extra resources be implemented to target this suggested issue?

    Or are you just generally annoyed at the odd loud car?


    Do you want to impound cars which may have had an exhaust fail on the way home from work or only those whomever you perceive to be "performative"?


    Will this be an on-site seizure or will a period be given to rectify this issue?


    I'd honestly like to engage in this discussion to hash out the semantics.



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    #329
    Manic Moran
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,379 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manic Moran


    And this is why I always bring a car in just before warranty expiration. Coolant leak on the turbos, also an oil leak from the gasket.

    image.png




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    #330
    CianRyan
    Registered Users Posts: 14,721 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Yikes, aluminium t piece looks to be growing limbs.

    Just as well BMW are paying for it.



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    #331
    Sexual Chocolate
    Registered Users Posts: 2,060 ✭✭✭Sexual Chocolate


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118579259#Comment_118579259

    What's that for 205/55/r16 ?



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