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« on: 08 January 2011, 10:29:12 »
Hi has any one used the falken FK 452 tyres .I use goodyear eagle F1 at the moment, the falken are a bit cheaper ,is ther any differance in performance.
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« Reply #1 on: 08 January 2011, 10:31:44 »
I'll get my popcorn ready, and sit back....
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« Reply #2 on: 08 January 2011, 15:02:50 »
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Hi has any one used the falken FK 452 tyres .I use goodyear eagle F1 at the moment, the falken are a bit cheaper ,is ther any differance in performance.

Yes mate have 'em on my 19"'s

Can't really complain about them - they have behaved very well so far (June 09) in wet and Dry.

I've never had Eagles so can't compare.
Are Falkens as good as the Zero Rossos or the Conti 3's I had on my Chocolate box MV6 wheels? (that's them in my avatar)

Not a snowballs :(

My main gripe about them is the lack of rim protection for such a low profile tyre. >:(
If you're on 15/16/17s I doubt this would be such a problem

Would I have Falkens again? Nope! ::)

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Re: tyres
« Reply #3 on: 08 January 2011, 15:53:43 »
To save digging up all the previous threads. In a nutshell, Any type of Falken is bad news on the Omega. They do not suit it and you will regret buying them. I have FK452s on my TVR and my Golf , both lighter cars, both are excellent. The Omega is heavier and they are horrible as a result.

I swapped mine for Conti SC-3's on the rear and Dunlop Sport Maxx on the front and am happy with both choices. Dunlops are cheaper than the Contis.
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« Reply #4 on: 08 January 2011, 16:53:58 »
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I'll get my popcorn ready, and sit back....

 ;D ;D ;D :y
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« Reply #5 on: 08 January 2011, 16:59:33 »
either go wth f1 s again (if you are pleased with them) or
alternatives
bridgestone potenza adrenaline (summer tire)
bridgestone turanza(summer tire)
conti sc3 (summer tire)
dunlop sport max (summer tire)
toyo t1r  (summer tire)
all are ok except the subject that they are summer tires..
« Last Edit: 08 January 2011, 17:00:10 by cem_devecioglu »
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Re: tyres
« Reply #6 on: 08 January 2011, 18:17:34 »
most tyres sold in this country are summer tyres, a very small minority bother with winter tyres
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« Reply #7 on: 08 January 2011, 18:21:32 »
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most tyres sold in this country are summer tyres, a very small minority bother with winter tyres

northern hemisphere is in winter me thinks ;D :D :y
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« Reply #8 on: 08 January 2011, 20:07:06 »
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most tyres sold in this country are summer tyres, a very small minority bother with winter tyres

northern hemisphere is in winter me thinks ;D :D :y

very true but the majority of the time in the UK the weather really doesn't warrant them and tbh cant imagine it does where you are ether ;D :y
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« Reply #9 on: 08 January 2011, 21:38:18 »
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most tyres sold in this country are summer tyres, a very small minority bother with winter tyres

northern hemisphere is in winter me thinks ;D :D :y

very true but the majority of the time in the UK the weather really doesn't warrant them and tbh cant imagine it does where you are ether ;D :y

honestly speaking, it does.. and creates a real mess :-/   because local municipalities dont like expenses of salting and spending for the roads damaged after..

however, I always prefer winter tires even for  cold/rainy days.. no surprises, they always stop..
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« Reply #10 on: 09 January 2011, 00:11:25 »
Falken 912 are an exceptionally quiet tyre....

... They are also dangerous on this car, especially from about 4k on. Avoid avoid avoid !
« Last Edit: 09 January 2011, 10:53:07 by chrisgixer »
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« Reply #11 on: 09 January 2011, 10:46:01 »
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most tyres sold in this country are summer tyres, a very small minority bother with winter tyres

northern hemisphere is in winter me thinks ;D :D :y
It would appear that our insurance companies do not like us using winter tyres in the winter....
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« Reply #12 on: 09 January 2011, 10:48:01 »
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It would appear that our insurance companies do not like us using winter tyres in the winter....

That's just the numpties on the other end of the phone that don't know their a from their elbow  :y
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« Reply #13 on: 09 January 2011, 10:54:35 »
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It would appear that our insurance companies do not like us using winter tyres in the winter....

That's just the numpties on the other end of the phone that don't know their a from their elbow  :y
Just like most call centres really......
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« Reply #14 on: 09 January 2011, 10:56:12 »
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It would appear that our insurance companies do not like us using winter tyres in the winter....

That's just the numpties on the other end of the phone that don't know their a from their elbow  :y
Just like most call centres really......

Correct  :y :y
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