Euro - replacement for OEM 16" Dunlop 2050E's ?

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Originally Posted by aaronng

Anyone can suggest a place to shop for Dunlops in Sydney? Tempe Tyres or Bob Jane T-Mart?

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Most tyre dealers can get you Dunlops. I happened to get mine from Bob-Jane. You do need to shop around as the prices vary heaps.

For those of you with 18" rims - the SP SPORT 3000A will be available in that size very soon.


****Update - these are good in the wet too!!! My Falkens would trigger traction control with 100% throttle in 2nd gear. With these - just grip - traction control stays off. You can still spin in 1st gear if heavy on throttle - but I would expect that with any tyre in the wet.

Bumpy!

Just see what newer members think cos I need to replace my tyres soon.

So far I looking at:

1. Yokohama C-drive/A539
2. Dunlop Sport 3000A

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Originally Posted by Slugoid

Bumpy!

Just see what newer members think cos I need to replace my tyres soon.

So far I looking at:

1. Yokohama C-drive/A539
2. Dunlop Sport 3000A

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Hi Slugoid:
these two models are the ones I am interested in too... They are not Ultrahigh Performance tyres but good all rounders for Euro OEM replacement.

Both have asymmetrical pattern (inside/outside) and can do cross rotation, so probably can squeeze more milage out of them if rotated correctly..

Yoko C-Drive is Jap made and reasonable new to the market compare to Aussie made high quality Dunlop S 3000A. Falcon XR series has 3000A as OEM.


For 16", Honda dealer (Austral) Quoted me $225 each for Dunlop S3000A.
K-mart Sunnybank $195 each

For Yoko C-drive, $225 each at Bob-Jane Mt.Ommaney.. (In Brisbane)

I can get C-drives for $205 each, but I heard the sidewalls are softer than the A538's. Since price difference is so little, I think I'll try the Yoko's first and next time I'll try the dunlops. The stock dunlops i've got atm didn't leave me with a great impression so I think I'll try something new this time.

Hi guys,

Newbie here. Love the forum. Apologies if this question has been asked before ;

With the OEM tyres from The MY05 Euro, are the the Dunlop 2050M 205/55/R16 good,bad or average. How many km's should it last ? I have heard from some dealers that they start peeling after 10,000k! I thought the trye should last an average of 50-70,000kms.

Hi kenbo, welcome to the forums! The Dunlop 2050M, being a tyre made for OEM is meant to work under acceptable conditions. If you like to corner hard or spin your tyres in the dry or wet, I find that the 2050M is prone to pitting or losing chunks of its rubber. I'm at 14000km now and I haven't seen any peeling yet. I don't take my car to the track nor participate in drags (both legal and illegal), so I expect a lot more wear from my tyres. At the rate I am going, I am confident to exceed 50,000km. All it depends on is if the tyre starts to lose chunks of rubber before I even reach that mileage.

I find that in the dry, the 2050M is adequate, while in the wet, it is quite prone to losing grip. In 1st gear 1/2 throttle, I get wheel spin at 4000rpm, and taking a corner at 30km/h means losing front end grip, both in the wet. As above, I too am looking forward to switching to the 3000A or Yoko's C. or A.drives. The prices I got for 205/55 R16 are $189 for 3000A and $205 for the C.drive.

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Originally Posted by aaronng

At the rate I am going, I am confident to exceed 50,000km.

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If you get 50k out of those Dunlops you have done really well.

I only had my Dunlops on for 3000-4000kms (changed to 17"). In that time they were showing obvious wear. IMO if you get 30-35k out of the stockies you have done well.

My new tyres Dunlop 3000As appear to be wearing better than the 2050M - but I still don't expect more than 30k out of them. By the way if you are changing the stock 16" - see if you can go any wider on the stock rim without drastically impacting rolling diametre (eg 215). I haven't done the calculations but thought I would raise this anyway.

I think it depends on the driving style. As I am an advocate of driving like a granny (and I have mudflaps to match too :D ), I think I can get 50,000km out of it. On the Astra with Dunlop 2020e, I'm already at 49,800km on the original tyres! The only downside is that chunks of rubber are being torn off and the sidewall has suffered tearing in the rubber layer. There is about 1.5mm of thread left, still above the tyre wear indicator, but because the rubber has hardened, I get very very little grip! Going to get them changed to C.drives next month.

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Originally Posted by yfin

By the way if you are changing the stock 16" - see if you can go any wider on the stock rim without drastically impacting rolling diametre (eg 215). I haven't done the calculations but thought I would raise this anyway.

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I recalled seeing a good website somewhere for doing these calcs and have just found it again at http://www.chris-longhurst.com/carbi...yre_bible.html

In summary 205/55/16 = rolling radius of 315.95 and 215/55/16 = 321.45, or a 1.74% difference.

I got 53k out of my OEM tyres. I managed to buy a set of brand new OEM wheels & tyres for $500
I have just put the new set on last week end. I have kept 2 of the origional wheels & tyres as spares & had 2 stripped down to the rims. I would say that there is at least 10k more left in the ones that i kept mounted. I got fed up with the dealer ringing me at service time & telling me that I needed new tyres because they were a little rounded on the edges.

Does anyone know how the Euro's VSA copes with a larger rolling diameter? Also, if you are going for wider tyres, it is good to get your suspension realigned.

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Originally Posted by Eurotony

I got 53k out of my OEM tyres. I managed to buy a set of brand new OEM wheels & tyres for $500
I have just put the new set on last week end. I have kept 2 of the origional wheels & tyres as spares & had 2 stripped down to the rims. I would say that there is at least 10k more left in the ones that i kept mounted. I got fed up with the dealer ringing me at service time & telling me that I needed new tyres because they were a little rounded on the edges.

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If your dealer was saying you needed new tyres - you probably did. The tread needs to be roadworthy across the tyre - bald edges is not ok.