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onefortheroad
15-03-2009, 07:03 PM
honda oz has supplied Michelin 18" Primacey tyres on my 09 Euro, don't get a flat tyre though cause u won't get a replacement outside Europe! Anyone else waiting on honda to fix this tyre problem?:confused:
Type R Positive
15-03-2009, 07:33 PM
No. LOL!
Sludge
15-03-2009, 07:44 PM
And no spare!
denot
15-03-2009, 08:23 PM
er... whats the problem here? just change to diff tyre brands should fix the prob... i think :confused:
onefortheroad
15-03-2009, 09:27 PM
honda should change all 4, they put them on!
avantgarde84
15-03-2009, 10:02 PM
Well I dont think there is any car company in the world that will replace a tyre for you if you happen to run over a nail and get it flat. Replace as in give you a similar tyre. If you are concerned about this issue I would suppose that you should be talking to Michelin for them to start stocking the Primacy tyres in Oz. Honda has been generous to provide this 'special' imported tyres for our lux models and I dont think it's their fault that Michelin doesnt stock this model of tyre in Oz. Maybe sometime later it will be available.
denot
15-03-2009, 10:33 PM
hmmm i never change my tyres with the same brand/model as the one comes OEM with the car anyway. so didnt bothered me at all...
onefortheroad
15-03-2009, 10:59 PM
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Well I dont think there is any car company in the world that will replace a tyre for you if you happen to run over a nail and get it flat. Replace as in give you a similar tyre. If you are concerned about this issue I would suppose that you should be talking to Michelin for them to start stocking the Primacy tyres in Oz. Honda has been generous to provide this 'special' imported tyres for our lux models and I dont think it's their fault that Michelin doesnt stock this model of tyre in Oz. Maybe sometime later it will be available.
Honda is still looking at this because they know it has nothing to do with Michelin Aust. I heard from a dealership in Sydney that we may be getting Bridgestones as a replacement.Should be Pirelli PZero Nero's to match the Michelins?;)
denot
16-03-2009, 12:13 AM
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Honda is still looking at this because they know it has nothing to do with Michelin Aust. I heard from a dealership in Sydney that we may be getting Bridgestones as a replacement.Should be Pirelli PZero Nero's to match the Michelins?;)

I dont think u can ask honda on what tyres to be put on the new car... If its on the specs then they should follow but its never in the specs, so they can even fit nankangs or maxxis and still sell the car @ same price

I still cant see the point of this thread :confused:
yourfather
16-03-2009, 12:21 AM
just another whinger who thinks that buying a mid 40k car automatically makes him a VIP

So what man, i'd prefer the car having Yokohamas on it.
onefortheroad
16-03-2009, 06:31 PM
just another whinger who thinks that buying a mid 40k car automatically makes him a VIP

So what man, i'd prefer the car having Yokohamas on it.

just for you brainstrust, u can't fit yoko's either.:thumbsup:
denot
16-03-2009, 07:11 PM
just for you brainstrust, u can't fit yoko's either.:thumbsup:

why cant? theres 235/45/18 98V on Yokohama... :confused:
yourfather
16-03-2009, 08:05 PM
just for you brainstrust, u can't fit yoko's either.:thumbsup:

yawn...

10 mm in width .5cm each side will not make a tyre 'unable to be fitted' you'll get a 1.3% difference in diameter.

sorry if you got offended by the 40k luxury car line, but it is true, you all seem to want them to bend over and take it in the ass every time a sparrow farts in brazil.
euro_tr4sh
16-03-2009, 08:27 PM
this thread.... winnar
onefortheroad
16-03-2009, 11:38 PM
yawn...

10 mm in width .5cm each side will not make a tyre 'unable to be fitted' you'll get a 1.3% difference in diameter.

sorry if you got offended by the 40k luxury car line, but it is true, you all seem to want them to bend over and take it in the ass every time a sparrow farts in brazil.

ok, 245/40/18 would fit!just, point being made here is that nobody at Honda thought about our market when they opted 2 fit these tyres here. Not a rich yuppy by the way, holden dosen't seem 2 have a problem matching rims and tyres? what spec yoko in oz has 235/45/18?Japan must not have them because we wouldn't be having this 2 and fro if they did?:thumbsup:
denot
16-03-2009, 11:46 PM
why go 245/40/18? the standards come with 235/45/18. I used this spec on my XD7 (18x7.5) and eventhough its Kumho, there's other brand with this tyre spec available in Oz as well (TALEB tyres has confirm this)
tron07
17-03-2009, 07:49 AM
you are recomended to change your tires in pairs..... and put the better tire at the rear
Crapdaz
17-03-2009, 07:53 AM
As Tron said, change in pairs.
tron07
17-03-2009, 08:30 AM
thats what most people think


http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=85011&highlight=rear
Crapdaz
17-03-2009, 08:35 AM
thats what most people think


http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=85011&highlight=rear

yeh my bad... understand it now.....
tron07
17-03-2009, 08:49 AM
hahaha... rep me :p
Crapdaz
17-03-2009, 10:11 AM
have for the post in the link.
aaronng
17-03-2009, 11:06 AM
Just get Bridgestone RE050A. They come in 235/45 R18.
onefortheroad
17-03-2009, 03:34 PM
Just get Bridgestone RE050A. They come in 235/45 R18.

Very good tyre, would have been my choice as std tyre in oz.get them anywhere you like.Can anyone answer me why put the Michelins on the car when Bridgstone Japan had this tyre anyway?was the cars suspension setup tuned for the Michilins?I think anyone who owns this car would hate ( as i do ) to have to change them.:)
SiReal
17-03-2009, 03:42 PM
This would be a question for Honda Australia to answer. It would most likely relate to Australian standards, and more often than not, cost.
onefortheroad
17-03-2009, 07:36 PM
This would be a question for Honda Australia to answer. It would most likely relate to Australian standards, and more often than not, cost.

interesting that, tried Honda oz by e-mail and was directed back to the Sydney dealer i bought the car from?brick wall coming up!
SiReal
17-03-2009, 08:24 PM
Well we all know the dealers by their cars from Honda Australia (at least thats the BMW model), and Honda Australia are the ones that set the configurations/specifications from the parent company in Japan.

So I believe you've just been taken for a ride.

Either way, there really is no point in chasing a pointless question. You have a set of tyres, if they aren't right, go and buy a new set in a different brand. Why make a simple situation complicated right? :)
denot
17-03-2009, 08:39 PM
^^^ exactly... I'm still wondering what's the point of this thread... :confused:
Crapdaz
18-03-2009, 07:46 AM
OP prob brought it up because they don't offer the stock tyres in Oz.
Sludge
18-03-2009, 03:22 PM
This thread got me thinking that maybe I might go to a 245 when the current rubber needs replacing (if I am still alive) to improve the protection of my rims. So I went in to the calculator and was surprised to find out that a 245 is 1.2% bigger in Diameter than a 235.

Excuse my naivety, but why is this so. I though an 18' 45 profile was an 18' 45 profile.
Crapdaz
18-03-2009, 05:44 PM
This thread got me thinking that maybe I might go to a 245 when the current rubber needs replacing (if I am still alive) to improve the protection of my rims. So I went in to the calculator and was surprised to find out that a 245 is 1.2% bigger in Diameter than a 235.

Excuse my naivety, but why is this so. I though an 18' 45 profile was an 18' 45 profile.
I think it's cause of the amount of rubber used on the width of the tyre.
The less rubber the less likely the tyre would flex, more precise and quicker. My 2c.