Poll - Which do you prefer BBS Splities or Kylamis

Chat about your MKIV (6N) Polo

Which do you prefer?

Splities
7
47%
Kylamis
7
47%
Neither - Go back to steels and trims
1
7%
 
Total votes: 15

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bstardchild
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Post by bstardchild »

nuttinnew wrote:Does it ride better on the 14s?
Much better but it didn't ride badly on the 15's with the right tyre pressures :lol: Need to get the pressures right on the 14's now

The bit that surprised me was the reduction in grip (195 - 185's) in the bends - nearly stuck it in a ditch on a road I know very well - might be a tyre make factor in there too - they are michelins on the 14's and I'm not a fan of em anyway and they squeal like b***h in the bends and on roundabouts even a low speeds - I think I'll be changing the tyres :wink:
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Post by BalinJu »

michelines are very good indeed, you just need to buy the right compond, I prefere bridgestones though, but that's an opinion
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BalinJu wrote:michelines are very good indeed, you just need to buy the right compond,
Might be where the weather is warm - here it's cold and damp all too often and you'll have to trust me on this - they don't make decent compound Michelins in 14 inch - they are all rubbish - sure they last a long time but what good is a tyre that lasts ages if you have to slow down to pedestrian pace for corners and roundabouts - it's a 1.4 8v so it's not exactly gonna set the world on fire performance wise but tyre grip is being easily exceeded by the mediocore performance
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Post by toXXin »

BBS in silver for me.
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