Reply To: Pirelli Tyre Offer

[Mick Sheppard]

I was looking at this but when I select the tyres for my car I only get the standard Pirelli P-Zeros, not the MGS ones, listed. I fitted these when I replaced the rears the first time and have had nothing but issues with the TPMS since.

After a number of trips to JCT600 Brooklands it was determined that the standard P-Zeros have a thick sidewall, or some such, that causes the system to read a lower than expected signal strength from the sensors in the rear wheels. This causes the system to believe that there is a fault even though the sensors are working fine. Looking on Black Circles I see that the MGS tyres are a little more expensive.

I’ll give the local tyre place a call to see what price they can give me on the right tyres. I don’t want to fit the standard ones again as I’m fed up with running with the warning light constantly on the dash. There’s also the outside chance that there is a fault with the system but having the wrong tyres on is masking the fact and preventing correct diagnosis.