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Old 01-20-2011, 03:40 AM
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Originally Posted by maby66,Jan 20 2011, 10:11 AM
Unfortunately my hood is succumbing to wear on the drivers side - a small abrasion has turned into a (currently) small wear-hole. Noticeable (just) from outside.
Mine had a thinned area, with a very small hole just starting. I healed the thinned area with a small patch of flexible black silicon sealant, and then covered that with sticky felt. Worked very well. Do you want pictures? Only works before breakthough or a very small hole - don't want the sealant to find its way through.
Old 01-20-2011, 03:45 AM
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Change the roof, polish the wheels and dress the tyres, find a breaker with OEM 17s' get them refurbed and invest in some Bridgestones.
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Originally Posted by lovegroova,Jan 20 2011, 10:44 AM
You can't get AD08s for 16" wheels (well, you can get fronts, but not the rears).

Get the roof done.


I thought Yoko were gonna do a huge range of sizes on the AD08s, especially since they're well-received.

That's a shame.
Old 01-20-2011, 05:59 AM
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They do make them in the right sizes front and rear, but the only imported a few sizes to the UK. Camskill tell me they might be available later this year.
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Oh, hold on, apparently Blackcircles have them £505 + fitting.
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Each? . is that 225 or 245 on the 16s?
Old 01-20-2011, 06:17 AM
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for all 4 as follows:


Yokohama Advan Neova AD08
2 x 225/50 R16 V (92 ) £285.00
2 x 205/55 R16 V (91 ) £220.22

You have not selected a fitting centre.
Order Total:£505.22

Whether they actually have them in stock might be a different matter.
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They look like they'd be scary in the wet
Old 01-20-2011, 06:26 AM
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A few folk have them (Dembo, Jayboy) and have made various reports. Here's some https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.ph...=813424&st=100

Dembo informs us they are useless in the snow.
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To answer the OP; I had the same situation/choice to make this time last year, and I opted for the roof. When I actually took the car for the replacement, Inoticed the small worn partch on the B pillar had actually grown quite quickly, and it vindicated my decision.

Function over form every time


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