Before getting my new Bridgestones fitted last week I specifically mentioned 2 or 3 times on the phone I wanted ES02JZ's. When I turned up he asked if he'd gotten the right ones, so I checked the top two fronts in the pile of four, and they were indeed ES02JZ's.

However today, now it's sunny and I don't have a hangover I checked the back two because they looked funny. First off no Potenza logo on the side (couldn't see that when they were fitted cos of all the lube stuff they applied when fitting), and on closer inspection they're just S02JZ's. I assume that's the Porsche ones.

However, the car's been handling better than ever in this combination of gash weather and salt covered roads, so should I bother going back to them? And even if I did, since I've been driving on them for a few days would they accept them back anyway?

Cheers,
Gaz

 

They have less rubber on the road than the Honda versions. I would demand that they change them, as it's their mistake.

It's probably Bridgestone's fault anyway, I'm sure they keep supplying them to try and get rid of old Porsche 968 stock.

 

Same thing happened to me

My handling was justs pants.

Went back to the tyre fitter (personal friend) - he was surprised as well as he had ordered the correct tyres.

Problem was that his supplier had tried to pull a fast one !!

Anyway, had the correct ones fitted & the difference in handling was

So I would get them changed !!

Bharat

 

How many Porsche 968s are on the road? And how many people get these Porsche 968 OEM tyres - loads and loads. I honestly think that someone, be it Bridgestone or a distributer, is trying to pull a fast one on these tyres, we see them so often even at Honda dealers and when the exact number is given. I reckon there's a massive overstock somewhere that they're trying to shift.

 

I'll get in touch with them tomorrow but I don't hold out much hope.
Maybe BSM was lucky as he knew the fitter.

 

What does your receipt say on it?

 

I would go back , they are wrong. I had to get an email from Bridgestone direct in the end to show my local Honda dealer they fitted wrong tyres

 

You can find such an email in the tech faq. And you did ask for them by exact model number so they haven't got much choice really.

 

Good man!
Just checked and it does say "225/50ZR16 Bridgestone ES02JZ x 2" so I now feel a bit more confident about going back to them.

Thanks for reminding me!

 

Probably because they are new tyres

Def get them changed