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Got some jobs done on the car this weekend , full service , replaced the damage mirror and had the handbrake cables replaced , these were totally shot and my mechanic mate had a nightmare getting them of , next up is a new battery as the starter is turning over a bit slow , ( I hope it's this as getting to the starter motor is a complete horror) , I am getting the car taxed in the week so I can't wait to go for a blast , can anyone reccomend a decent tyre (195/55/15) as I am looking at replacing all four or even moving up to 17" with 205/40/17 as I can pick up a new set of alloys & tyres for £400/450 , thanks ,Mark
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if your starters a bit lazy, i'd suggest fitting a relay in the cicuit to make sure its getting full voltage as they do brake down over time! also worth a look can be the battery, the mi's like a good fast turning over and would assume the xsi lumps are much the same, i got a stupidly big battery for mine from the local auto sparks for sub £40!
tyres wise it may be worth fropping a little sidewall to 195/50 as you may find they are more common and better priced?? i got 4 yoko A539's for £140 fitted and balanced,
with adrians suggestions, be careful on some as there were a Lot of fake asian versions doing the rounds for a while! - am sure most are sorted now but the odd place may have some lying around too!
tyres wise it may be worth fropping a little sidewall to 195/50 as you may find they are more common and better priced?? i got 4 yoko A539's for £140 fitted and balanced,
with adrians suggestions, be careful on some as there were a Lot of fake asian versions doing the rounds for a while! - am sure most are sorted now but the odd place may have some lying around too!
Timmo
After all i am the Cornish one!
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After all i am the Cornish one!
Its Because its French!
Bx16v club - Sharing the love for the unloved!
Will be getting a new battery this week (the biggest I can get) , as for the tyres there is quite a price hike from the 195/50's to 195/55's , I am still tempted to move up to a set of 17" alloys with some 205/40's I'm just a little bit undecided as yet , quite a few years ago I had some15" mim imola alloys with some 195/50/15 yokos on , these were fitted on my 1.9zx volcane and boy did that go round corners , after that I fitted them to my bx16v , very impressive tyres . Will keep you posted with what route I decide to go down , Mark
Check the rolling radius change before going to a smaller tyre - you might alter the gearing more than you think and the speedo can end up quite a bit out as a result.
I seem to recall the ZX 16V was considered pretty hard riding when new, so I wouldn't go over 16" to retain some ride comfort. You could potentially end up with a fairly expensive wheel replacement habbit if there's a lot of potholes round your way.
I know you're miles up North but to get an idea of tyre prices give Bracknell Tyre & Battery a call (or any of the Micheldever chain) and get a price to match locally. I paid £450 for 4 Michelin Pilot Sport 2s in 235/45/17 fitted not so long ago - these are on my A6 bus.
I seem to recall the ZX 16V was considered pretty hard riding when new, so I wouldn't go over 16" to retain some ride comfort. You could potentially end up with a fairly expensive wheel replacement habbit if there's a lot of potholes round your way.
I know you're miles up North but to get an idea of tyre prices give Bracknell Tyre & Battery a call (or any of the Micheldever chain) and get a price to match locally. I paid £450 for 4 Michelin Pilot Sport 2s in 235/45/17 fitted not so long ago - these are on my A6 bus.
Your right about the hard ride on the zx Adrian , the 2 volcane's I had years ago were a lot softer riding but still very grippy , I have really only drove the car 100miles home and due to waiting to tax her she's not been off the drive yet , but it was a great drive home you could tell the this car was very tight with a good turn in , can't wait for the weekend , Mark
Took the zx for it's first drive this afternoon after putting a years tax on her, thought I would have a run into Derbyshire with my wife , even though it was raining heavy it was a fantastic drive even though I couldn't really push it due to potential earbashing . The handling is very sharp and the steering nice and direct , next up will be replacing the tyres I think I will be sticking to the standard 195/55/15 tyres as I found the ride quite jiggly , moving up to 16's or 17's wil I think spoil the nice mix of ride & handling so I am on the lookout for some decent tyres next , after that possibly a stainless exhaust ? Mark
^THISKitch wrote:17's ruin ZX 16v's. Like most cars, they handle best on what they were designed to handle on
I put cheap 17s on my 16v, and they looked the b*****ks, but my lord, they fecked the handling, noise, unsprung weight, the lot.
Go one inch up from factory, MAX, and get good lightweight alloys, not the chinese knockoffs i got!
Oh, and good tyres-do your research, i got a great of 15s, for $120NZD each ,and they beat out tyres three times the price in an independant review
Would rather be driving ONE 16v,than fixng TWO.