A048 Monopoly ?!

[halfpenny]

Hmmmm.....just e-mailed Tweaks for a quote.

 

Book-a-tyre want £155 each + p&p

 

NW want £170 each fitted

 

Have just asked the factory for a quote too...

[jez_s]

Now that's more like it!

[halfpenny]

Ok. I wrote to Yokohama...here is what they said.

 

Dear Mr. Halfpenny,

 

Thank you for you enquiry regarding the A048R LTS tyre. You have indeed been

given the correct information, Yokohama Dealers are not permitted to sell

this particular tyre as it is a be-spoked Lotus tyre which has been tunned

and designed for Lotus Cars.  Lotus own the 'mould' rights of the tyre which

is why it can be only sold through Lotus Dealers.

 

Yokohama do manufacture a 225/45-17 A048 (Non Lotus)tyre which can be

purchased through Yokohama Dealers but obviously does not have the same

design characteristics as the Lotus Branded tyre.

 

Please contact Russell Gibbons at Lotus Sports Centre on 01953 608507, or

alternatively email

[email protected] for more information on your nearest Lotus Dealer.

 

I hope this answers your question, however if I can be on any more help,

please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

 

Anyone know what the "design characteristic" differences maybe ??

[Ian_km]

Thanks for looking into this, guess I will be needing a pair in the spring

 

Also 'Hi' since its my first post, been lurking for a while

[Mark A]

Anyone know what the "design characteristic" differences maybe ?? 

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It's quite commont for manufacturers to develop a tyre specifically for the car, and to get the correct spec of tyre you need to buy them from the dealer network.

 

For example a Pirelli P6000 on a BMW direct from the factory is different to a P6000 you buy at Kwikfit, in the same sizes.

If you need a replacement you buy it from the Dealer, if you buy it from Kwikfit then you could be buying a 'reject tyre'. There is nothing actually wrong with the tyre but if it is not to the exact standards that BMW developed then it becomes an aftermarket fitment. As I said the tyre is perfectly safe and probably works almost as well, it's just not what BMW developed.

[halfpenny]

Cheers Mark.

 

I can't wait for the service at the factory, so I guess it's down to NW to part with £340...... Merry Xmas Exige !