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They were delivered already assembled and balanced today at 12 o'clock, so I had only to grab them and hoist to the 5-th floor.
Once at home I installed nipple's cap with KIA logo and placed all wheels on a pole.
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Continental ContiIceContact 195/65 15"
Replica KI-14 15" alloy






a total price: 32400 (tires + rims)+960 (assembly and balancing)+200 (delivery)=33560 rub (1050 usd roughly)


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Wow they are nice Misha
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They make a nice coffee table... :goodjob:
yes they do  :). I have to keep them at home as I don't have a garage, which is sad


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They were delivered already assembled and balanced today at 12 o'clock, so I had only to grab them and hoist to the 5-th floor.
Once at home I installed nipple's cap with KIA logo and placed all wheels on a pole.


a total price: 32400 (tires + rims)+960 (assembly and balancing)+200 (delivery)=33560 rub (1050 usd roughly)

About £670.  Studded tyres are now banned in most of western Europe. Last set I had were  on a Citroen BX in about 1985.

I bought  Dunlop Wintersport tyres to fit on  a set of secondhand Hyundai Coupe alloy wheels that I got for £80 - total cost £420. 

Didn't get much use in  last winter's mild conditions  :blubber:


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  Studded tyres are now banned in most of western Europe.

I obviously didn't STUDy them very closely (I didn't see the studs until you said) I really like the wheels  :goodjob:
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but the studded wheels are not banned in Finland, they are otherwise most welcomed there


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but the studded wheels are not banned in Finland, they are otherwise most welcomed there

I was wrong.   :-[

There are more European  countries permitting studded tyres than I thought.


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I was wrong.   :-[

There are more European  countries permitting studded tyres than I thought.
are they banned in UK?


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I was wrong.   :-[

There are more European  countries permitting studded tyres than I thought.
are they banned in UK?

There is no actual ban on their use but damage to the road surface could result in prosecution if proven.  There used to be only one supplier of studs and/or studded tyres in the U.K. but they no longer do so.


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