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Silicon Coating on Tyres?
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Sun, 20 July 2003 09:40
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Well i got my new rims and tyres on Saturday morning and did about 200k's on them.
then this afternoon went for a run down some twisty roads and fuck me the back was hanging out all over the place, hope this isn't the tyres fault and hope its just the silicon coating, who else has had the same problems and how long till the coating wore off?
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Perth
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Re: Silicon Coating on Tyres?
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Mon, 21 July 2003 01:12
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umm if theres a silicone coating it will be on the side of the tire not on the actual tread, i got brand new 225's all round they were and still are grippy as fck.
what type of tyre and how much u pay?
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Silicon Coating on Tyres?
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Mon, 21 July 2003 21:01
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195/45/ZR15 they are made by Nexan, which i have never heard of but the same tread pattern as the Good Year F1, $145 a tyre with a trade discount.
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sydney,nsw.oz.
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July 2002
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Re: Silicon Coating on Tyres?
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Tue, 22 July 2003 01:24
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Ginsie,
Never heard of NEXAN.
Google search comes up with Zip.
Might be some dodgy Brand, But I'm no tyre expert.
I think some tyres need to be worn in a little before they give their best.Maybe try swapping front to back after 500 km or so seeing as though the Rear tyres just roll on a FWD.
I tend to stick to name brands like Bridgestone,Dunlop,Falken, Toyo etc.
My 2c worth !!
Cheers
T.
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Brisbane
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June 2003
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Re: Silicon Coating on Tyres?
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Tue, 22 July 2003 05:29
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i've found an excellect soloution, only involves a quick drop of the clutch on a wet road and u'll soon find out wether it was the silicon coating or dodgy tyres...
consider those 4 small spots are the only thing holding u on the road i wouldnt suggest buying no name brands if u are going to be driving it with any intent of putting on the lead boots.
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Silicon Coating on Tyres?
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Tue, 22 July 2003 09:30
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well the tyre place seemed to think these were a good choice and i don't think its a rubber problem as the front doesn't understeer so i was thinking maybe the rear just has to be run in a little more, also my rear shocks are shocking, doesn't stop bouncing so that may also play apart in it,
oh well find out in a couple of weeks when the adjustable koni's go in  i'm one for brand names also but i kinda just went with what the tyre guys said. 
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Silicon Coating on Tyres?
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Tue, 22 July 2003 09:46
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hmmm its actually called Nexen, its exactly the same tread pattern as Goodyear Eagle F1 but the scary thing is in very small print it says "Made in Korea"  thats not good for sure.
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Silicon Coating on Tyres?
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Tue, 22 July 2003 09:58
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this does not look good,
check out this site,
http://www.nexentire.co.kr/
mine is the Nexen N2000
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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May 2002
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Re: Silicon Coating on Tyres?
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Tue, 22 July 2003 11:12
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Tread pattern is one thing...quality is another.
Sava Intensa's look nice...until you drive on them.
For a non-brander, they are very expensive, $145 trade would have gotten me some replacement Bridgestone Potenza's, and they are awesome.
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Silicon Coating on Tyres?
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Wed, 23 July 2003 08:09
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well once i've got the suspension all don't i will give them one hell of a work out and let you know how they perform,
maybe discovered a new up coming brand of tyre? doubt it but i'll test them out anyway.
its just they are 195/45/15 and nt many brands make a 45 profile tyre that i'm after i have to go up to a 50 profile.
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May 2002
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Re: Silicon Coating on Tyres?
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Wed, 23 July 2003 12:01
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Nexan are a cheap shit tyre.
The tyre shine usually wears off very quickly. I use this stuff almost every day. As i work casually at beaurepairs. After swaping wheels on the work ute (commo) I coat the back tyres in the shit. Half way through 1 power slide the stuff wears off and the slide comes to a stop cause the shit box doesnt have enough power to keep it going. 
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I supported Toymods
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Re: Silicon Coating on Tyres?
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Tue, 19 August 2003 10:27
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First of all if you work at beaurepairs then i understand why you know nothing about tyres,
its not just a tyre shine its a by product of the moulding of the tyre, i've spoken to bikers and go karters and they have all spoken of the same problem, its been 2,500km now and they are going good, the strut braces and sway bars are starting to do their job as now the back doesn't step out on corners. Instead it just lifts the inside rear wheel off the ground with one friend following behind me saying it was at least a foot off the ground, so tht shows the tyres are gripping in the corners.
I'm very happy with them now, had no problems in the wet don't notice the road is even damp.
i recommend them for any light small car, can't talk for the bigger cars as i don't know how they would react but for cars like mine i give them two thumbs up for dry and wet weather just watch out for the first 1,500 odd K's until they wear in or even better give them a hard work out for only a couple of hundred k's then rotate the tyres and you will be fine.
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