Roll Call: Who's taken their winter tires off?
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Lexus Test Driver
I wouldn't use winter tires year round. Once summertime rolls around, the heat from the pavement tends to melt down the smaller groves on the tires to round them out making it less of a winter tire. Winter tires are substantially softer than A/S or summer tires. I made the unfortunate mistake of doing that a few years ago, got winter tires put on the first year it was fine. Sold my rims and had to keep em on longer than I wanted too, the 2nd year, the first moment of Ice and snow, it was the equivalent of having summer tires as one turn i take normally, i ended up sliding 30 feet almost bumper first into a guard rail due to no traction. The $800 i spent on those tires were basically worthless the second winter. A lesson for those who keep their winter tires on longer than necessary
and here I thought I was the only one!! lol
and here I thought I was the only one!! lol
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I put off the Bridgestone Blizzak LM60 high performance snow tires and sold them all to a member in IL who needed them months ago. It is crazy driving snow tires in Southern CA summer road, it is the loud as hell, doesn't steer well, brake doesn't bite, it is literally dangerous. I have my summer tires on now and it is a day and night difference in term of handling.
Btw, beautiful snow picture... lol
Btw, beautiful snow picture... lol
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Took mine off about 2 weeks now. Richmond hill Ontario. Riding on 20s, with 30 series tires! Come at me winter!
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Headlights were a little pricey, but costs much less than the LED headlight. There's a guy that does retrofitting in my area, and he put in two sets of LED angel eyes in because CCFL eyes are highly unreliable. In the high beams I got another set of projectors put in as well so I still have high beam abilities. Housing was just fully blacked out with reflector taken out. Left the amber led in. They are also rewired to be on for DRL and every other light is off. Night time I have 2 sets of projectors and fogs
Hit me up if you want his details and he can quote you... I know people ship him headlights to retrofit too.
Some people hate them on lexus' but I love them cause they pop, even during the sunniest days.
Hit me up if you want his details and he can quote you... I know people ship him headlights to retrofit too.
Some people hate them on lexus' but I love them cause they pop, even during the sunniest days.
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Yea me too and today it snows lol , its not really sticking tho which is good. I went from blizzaks to super sports and love them so far. I dont drive my car hard or anything so cant really speak much about the handling but they are much queiter..