Hi all

I need to get new tyres for my front wheels. I currently have Michelin PS4s on 18" Gemini alloys. My other half has a bad habit of scraping kerbs with the front wheel. I'm looking for a tyre with decent rim protection. Anyone got any recommendations?

Just look on kwikfit, they are very clear which have rim protection when buying. I bought continentals for the 1.8Tsi LK I acquired from father as that was what was on it.

After fitting these were chunky around rim offering protection and was clear when trying to buy them which ones are protected (not mentioned below for some reason though), so just use the websites.

2 x Continental SportContact 7 at £95.50
Tyre Size 225/40 18Y
EU Tyre Label Info -
Vehicle Type C1, Fuel Efficiency C, Wet Grip A, Noise Rating B-72dB
Load Index: 92

Mrs Gaz has got Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6's on her Polo GTI, they've got quite good rim protection. Mrs Gaz still remains undefeated in the kerb assault operations though 🙄

Gaz

1 hour ago, Gaz said:

Mrs Gaz has got Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6's on her Polo GTI, they've got quite good rim protection. Mrs Gaz still remains undefeated in the kerb assault operations though 🙄

Gaz

I've heard elsewhere that the GY asymmetric 6 is supposed to be pretty good, so I'll probably go with that. The other tyre I had in mind was a Pirelli P zero PZ5 - a Porsche down the road has the, they look really chunky round the rim. It does have bigger wheels though!

On 10/08/2026 at 20:20, vRSAnt said:

Just look on kwikfit, they are very clear which have rim protection when buying. I bought continentals for the 1.8Tsi LK I acquired from father as that was what was on it.

After fitting these were chunky around rim offering protection and was clear when trying to buy them which ones are protected (not mentioned below for some reason though), so just use the websites.

2 x Continental SportContact 7 at £95.50
Tyre Size 225/40 18Y
EU Tyre Label Info -
Vehicle Type C1, Fuel Efficiency C, Wet Grip A, Noise Rating B-72dB
Load Index: 92

The trouble I have with Kwikfit etc is all the tyres I look at (including the ones I already have) have rim protection listed in their features. I guess it's how much protection as the vrs alloys do stick out a bit!

Could you post a picture of the tyres on your car, so I can get an idea?