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27-03-2011, 06:19 PM
Nick Graves

I presumed AD08 was a typo & you meant A022s!

Tyre distributors will tell you any old sh it. I lost count of the number of times S2000 tyres were apparently "discontinued" whilst it was still in production...

TBF, the AD08 is almost a fashion accessory - everyone seems to love them (cf. DC2 forum!) & they keep selling out.
08-04-2011, 09:19 PM
Geraint

Just ordered a set of AD08s in the '95 16/17 sizes from Julian @ Rarerims. They were in stock at Yokohama & seem to be readily available :)
14-04-2011, 02:23 PM
Boomin33

Just about to buy some AD08's for my 2003... what sort of cost should I be looking at these days?

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14-04-2011, 10:44 PM
Senninha

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Originally Posted by Boomin33

Just about to buy some AD08's for my 2003... what sort of cost should I be looking at these days?

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Around £640 fitted though you may well get a better deal where you're going ...
15-04-2011, 07:53 AM
NSXGB

Do they sell the exact 02+ sizes in the AD08's yet? Unfortunately my GSD's have 8mm of tread still, must drive it more...
15-04-2011, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by NSXGB

Do they sell the exact 02+ sizes in the AD08's yet? Unfortunately my GSD's have 8mm of tread still, must drive it more...

Shame we don't live closer and you could sell me a couple :) One of mine isn't round (front) so needs replacing!
15-04-2011, 02:31 PM
Boomin33

I called RareRims... With the disasters in Japan... prices have gone up quite a bit. £752.18 with VAT... figure I can get VAT back so £624 + fitment.

guy was saying his margins are quite small and that it's 100% to do with circumstances, stock etc.

any suggestion on tyres that aren't made in Japan??? or maybe this will be my donation to the Japanese economy in their time of catastrophe.
15-04-2011, 02:43 PM
NSXGB

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Originally Posted by Boomin33

I called RareRims... With the disasters in Japan... prices have gone up quite a bit. £752.18 with VAT... figure I can get VAT back so £624 + fitment.

guy was saying his margins are quite small and that it's 100% to do with circumstances, stock etc.

any suggestion on tyres that aren't made in Japan??? or maybe this will be my donation to the Japanese economy in their time of catastrophe.

I'm no expert but the exchange rate is slightly more in our favour than before the catastrophe, aside of supply / demand, why would the prices go up? Smells of people taking advantage to me....? Surely it would help the Japanese economy more, if this were the case, not to cash in on other peoples mis-fortune and sell more at the cheaper price than have people looking for cheaper alternatives from other countries...?

Have you tried Camskill or Micheldever, they usually come tops on price...
15-04-2011, 03:31 PM
Boomin33

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Originally Posted by NSXGB

Smells of people taking advantage to me....?

Have you tried Camskill or Micheldever, they usually come tops on price...

you aren't half wrong here... camskill qouted me £143.19 (inc VAT) on the fronts... checking on the backs now.

Thanks!
17-04-2011, 09:32 AM
Boomin33

OK.... New Dilemma!!

I just took my old OEM alloys out of the garage and noticed that the fronts are something like 6mm+ of tread. I either just take them off and pretty much bin when I switch to AD08's... or.... rather than that just match some rubber to them.

I never noticed anything wrong with the rubber I had on there. never let me down in wet or dry etc.

They are Dunlop SP Sport 8070's... what would be a good match in the rear for those? or not!?

TIA

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