As 205/45/R16 where realy hard to come buy about a month ago i orderd some Sunny SN3830 for £157 for 4 but in 205/55/R16 after some delivery problems i finaly got them but then with work being so busy i didnt have time to get them fitted to my above spare Audi A3 alloys but this weekend i made time and got them on.

To be honist they did rub but only on the back left rear i scored the plastic in the below pic to show you

I sorted this by trimming the arch liner where it was rubbing as you look at the arch its at the right back edge square in shape this solved it and im now have no rubbing and the difference is 100% better. All in for the alloys tyres and fitting i paid £395 less than what a set of 205/45/R16 was going to cost

On another note speedo is now spot on according to sat nav 30 is 30 40 is 40 ect

Looking forward to a review on how they deal with the White stuff.

they are amazing i can drive any where there is snow ice where before i just got loads of wheel spin and no movement now it just goes no problem well worth the money i think my car will bottem out before i loose grip

Odd how the speedo is now spot on, must have been out by quite a bit before then as the new tyre size is some 20mm bigger.

I was expecting it to be higher but the sat nav hasnt let me down in the past and ive always used it esp when going through the avg speed camara zones havent been above 50mph yet as i have only done town driveing but i will report back once i get a chance to go above this and it is safe todo so

Edited 21 December, 201015 yr by Si Vxr

£150 for 4? thats cheap!

£150 for 4? thats cheap!

Reason= Sunny.

They're also the wrong size for the Fabia, not that this is directly related to that price. Although 205/55/16 are generally cheaper.

But if the OP is pleased with them, then

I would have gone 205/45/16 or possibly 195/45/16 and for a tyre made by someone else.

I would be happy with that - "sunny" tyre or not, they're only going to see occasional use.............................ok maybe more than occasional

are you lowered at all ?

any chance of some bigger pics ?

where did you get the tyres from ?

are you lowered at all ?

any chance of some bigger pics ?

where did you get the tyres from ?

Yes I'd also like to see some bigger pics, as when I put that size on, they were rubbing really badly.

lowerd on eibachs -30 mm i will try get bigger pics up for you

lowerd on eibachs -30 mm i will try get bigger pics up for you

Yep, as expected - those are taking up a serious amount of wheelarch room!

Are you noticing rubbing on full lock from the fronts as well then?

no rubbing on full lock doesnt rub over bumps and as for them being sunny tyres as im not takeing it around a track or driveing it hard in these conditions i have no concerns about the name as im not a badge snob i have read reviews on these tyres and they have good feed back.

I have had every make going and i hve found that the mid range Kumho tyres to be the best all rounder compared to tyres like eagle F1 and conti sport contacts yet they are half the price just because tyres cost 100s of pounds it doesnt mean there the best IMO.

4 tyres deliverd to my door for £157 in total or if i had gone for a well known brand it would have been well over £400 i know which option most people would go for.

Edited 22 December, 201015 yr by Si Vxr

£157 for four Dads paying £720 for 2 Price you pay for 255/35 20's. Can't wait to try them (pirelli sottozero's) see what their like compared to the autosocks.

Can't imagine tyres that size being any good in the ice and snow, no matter what the compound! Better than summer rubber though I suppose. What they fitted to? Think I'd have been tempted to get a different set of wheels, maybe down to the lowly depths of 18s or something

where did you get these from ?

Think I'd have been tempted to get a different set of wheels, maybe down to the lowly depths of 18s or something

Won't fit over the brakes lol. It's a Jaguar XF 3.0D S. Evo fitted them to their XFR last year and reported good result. So hoping the same. But yeah how good can 35 profile Tyres be? I'll let you know tomorrow

Martin, getting them from event Tyres. They have 195/50 16 Pirelli snowcontrol's in stock also. Was tempted but at £150 each it's a little pricey.

haha that pic is hilarious...

looks like someones blew the tires upto 1,000,000 psi

I got them from mytyres.co.uk

As 205/45/R16 where realy hard to come buy about a month ago i orderd some Sunny SN3830 for £157 for 4 but in 205/55/R16 after some delivery problems i finaly got them but then with work being so busy i didnt have time to get them fitted to my above spare Audi A3 alloys but this weekend i made time and got them on.

Hello,

How does car handle/ steer in sheer ice packed roads particular on braking??

Have you told your insurance as I had a long chat with my insurers about winter tyres? What they told me was that I could fit any OEM size tyres to my car that were normally fitted to the car - the key there being OEM sizes. Anything else was a modification and would need to be a requote.

So, yes, I did shell out an arm and a leg for some Icebears for the furby but that was nothing compared to what I had to pay for my 245/40/18 Nokians for the TT after the German ebay seller refen.profi did not deliver the three sets of Dunlop winters I ordered in September.

As for how wide, low profile, tyres cope with snow - they are probably less good than narrower ones as you spread the weight over a larger contact patch however I have RS6 brakes on the TT and I need a minimum of 18" wheels to clear them. LIkewise, anything less than 16" wouldn't fit the Furby as it has 312mm TT brakes on it.

I will wait and see how those cope as you now have next to no wheel clearance under the arches and the arches fill with snow fast anyway so I reckon you'll be hearing a lot grinding as you drive along and frozen water might as well be stone for what ity does to your bodywork when it's compressed under the arches. Every time I stop the TT now I get out my tyre iron and clear away all the ice from under the arches then kick it away from the tyres (that ice makes a fabulous chock to stop you moving car later). In Scandanavia, it's quite common to see people digging out little holes in front of and behind each drive tyre after they stop to give themselves a head-start when they come back.

I saw a very good slot on the German equivalent of top-gear ("Grip!") where they had some tips for winter driving;

1. Put glycerol on your lights to defrost them in stead of scraping them (that scratches them) and this also stops them freezing up again

2. Get a lip-balm stick and run it around all the rubbers on the doors as that stops it freezing together.

3. Sharpen your ice-scraper on wet-and-dry paper as a sharp scraper just lifts the ice soooo much easier.

4. Get a biscuit tin and fill it with charcoal briquettes. These act as moisture sponges and stop the inside of the car misting up or worse, freezing up. It also helps dry out the seats and carpets.

5. If your locks are frozen, heat the key, not the lock. Use a water-repellant lubricant with teflon (something like GT85) to flush the lock afterwards as that "dries" and doesn't make the key oily and pull dirt into the lock while still stopping it freezing up again.

6. Get a windscreen cap as that insulates the windscreen and makes getting away in the morning easier. Bring a roll of bin-bags along as it will inevitably be very wet and you don't want wet in the boot!

7. If you can - put the car in the garage - they actually quoted the UK as having £1000 worth of junk in the garage and £15,000 worth of car parked outside.

8. Pop the wipers up as having them frozen to the glass damages them, even if the break away or lift of easily, you still damage them apparently, so pop them up at night.

9. Get a battery conditioner eg. CTEX3600 and use it.

10. Clear your wheel-wells out regularly before you get the wheels unbalanced effect (you'll know it when it happens).

Edited 23 December, 201015 yr by wja96

Some good tips there

We still have plenty of snow up here and as I have to pick up clients from there homes there normaly well coverd in snow and I've had no problems with snow filling the arches ect

Stopping on packed ice and snow is much better ABS doesn't kick in at all like it was with the old tyres on same goes for the ASR doesn't kick in just grips and goes.

Now don't get me wrong I'm not driveing it hard I'm driveing it to the conditions but compared to my old tyres (eagle F1 last year, contis a week ago) its a vast improvement.

I'm sure it would start to slip if I tryed hard enough but any tyre would but I now am not put off by any roads no matter how icy or coverd in snow they are it realy has amazed me.

As for insurance company I told them I had changed the alloys for Audi A3 ones and put bigger winter tyres on and there was no increase in price

I had 4 adults in the car today went over speed bumps still no rubbing so I have no concerns its all good

you say you had a bit of rubbing on rear with your car being lowered 30mm

im getting some temp wheels soon with 205/55/16 on while my alloys get powdercoated. these will be on for a maximum of about 2 wks. do you reckon these will clear or is it a case of suck it and see

mine is currently standard ride height

Edited 27 December, 201015 yr by ste372