sidney
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Just a quick question. Got a set of MTR's in the shed, havnt fitted them yet. Am wondering wether or not to use them all year round, my back is in a bit of a state, wheel changing is not much fun. On a scale of 1-10, 1-2 being normal 19" pirelli road tyre noise how would you rate noise from the MTR's? Powered by : 
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simon
Joined: 11 Jan 2005
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Use the anti road noise buttons on the steering wheel or the noise control knob on the left of the head unit display 
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| Tue Apr 22 2008 3:33pm |
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SPOTTER
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4 
perfectly liveable with, road noise just becomes a bit more like normal cars really ought to change this.........
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| Tue Apr 22 2008 3:34pm |
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DSL
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About 4 - 5, you get used to them and the radio gets a bit louder. When I first fitted them I thought I'd broken something. The downside I found to using MTRs all the time is that they rob you of 2 mpg, upside seems to be that they last for ages.
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| Tue Apr 22 2008 3:35pm |
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craig
Joined: 08 Aug 2006
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MTR = 4.
Leave them on, no bother.
And as Simon says use the anti road noise buttons.....drowns out the ramblers squeals rather nicely
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| Tue Apr 22 2008 3:35pm |
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DSL
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4 replies wiithing 4 mins of post!!! Smokin!
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| Tue Apr 22 2008 3:37pm |
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SPOTTER
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on earth day DSL?? really ought to change this.........
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| Tue Apr 22 2008 3:38pm |
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DSL
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Well someones gotta! 
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| Tue Apr 22 2008 3:39pm |
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SPOTTER
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 really ought to change this.........
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| Tue Apr 22 2008 3:48pm |
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sidney
Joined: 08 Dec 2007
Location: Hereford
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Excellent, just what I wanted to hear,thanks guys, just got to wave some cash at one of my local garages and get them swapped over! Powered by :
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| Tue Apr 22 2008 3:52pm |
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AndrewS
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sidney wrote:Excellent, just what I wanted to hear,thanks guys, just got to wave some cash at one of my local garages and get them swapped over!
 FFS Sidney you know where to take them  For use of a 4x4 site and driver training pm me 
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| Tue Apr 22 2008 7:10pm |
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DSL
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To the Pembridge Cathedral to the Green Oval???
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| Tue Apr 22 2008 7:13pm |
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sidney
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AndrewS wrote:sidney wrote:Excellent, just what I wanted to hear,thanks guys, just got to wave some cash at one of my local garages and get them swapped over!
FFS Sidney you know where to take them
Yeah I know, this might sound stupid though, but we have an account there, all our rubber comes from there, but they have done so many favours for me in the past, swapping tyres on the bikes mainly. When it comes to payment they always say dont worry about it. I just feel I would be taking the  if I turn up with this little lot!  Always bung the fitters a few quid, but dont want them to think Im taking advantage if you get my drift. Ill pop and have a quiet word with Steve tomorrow and see what he says. Powered by :
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| Tue Apr 22 2008 10:31pm |
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sidney
Joined: 08 Dec 2007
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Got them fitted yesterday, have been pleasantly surprised by the lack of noise! seems louder at about 45, but get up to 70 and its hardly noticeable. Also its not the horrible low pitch drone I have had with BF AT's in the past. Dont know why I was worrying to be honest!  Powered by :
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DingMark
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Easter I drove about 5,000kms on MTRs. When on the so-called bitumen roads here (the summer heat causes a lot of the asphalt to vapourise out leaving a mega-sandpaper surface that is the opposite of smooth). Makes the MTR's to be extremely noisy at 100-110 km/hr. Sound reminds me of the engine (and sometimes the trolly dollies) of a 40 yr old B747 (used by our esteemed airline flying to Sydney so it's all too familiar).
I ended up having a trailer built which matches the wheel base and takes the same 19" tyres + carries two spares. Now if a bitumen trip is > 800km before the rough stuff, I just leave the MTRs on the trailer (can't hear them back there). With a couple of decent jacks and jack-stands it takes about 45 mins to change them (and an opportunity to inspect for damage). It helps from triggering a case of tinnitus (both having MTRs not on the bitumen and having 45 mins of quiet tinkering whilst SWMBO departs whenever I start pulling out jacks ) Jim Dowell
D3 '05 HSE V8 5 seater Gold, 19" MTRs, raised intake, 4x4Intel rear spare tyre, 110l aux fuel, 40l water, rooftop tent, Mitchell Bros hitch, ARB Front Bar, 9000kg winch, dual battery, matched offroad trailer, TyreDog press/temp sensors.
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