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  • Wolfpack
    Member Since: 25 May 2019
    Location: England
    Posts: 328
    United Kingdom 
    2017 Discovery Si6 HSE Corris Grey

    Why are there so many tyres on eBay?

    Just an idle question arising from my searching eBay for a new spare wheel.

    There seems to be a number of sellers with loads of 4 sets of ‘new’ wheels and new tyres for Landrovers.

    Did someone over supply? Laughing

    I managed to get a new 20” wheel with new tyre (the labels and lines still visible) for £150 within economic driving distance. The alloy is spotless outside but shows minor contact marks on the inner hub…so it has been on a wheel.

    Not bothered about that for a spare ….but the same Pirelli costs over £200 on its own.
    So I am mistified how they can sell a wheel and new tyre for less than a retail tyre price?

    ……And why so much choice out there?
  • harrythespider
    Member Since: 19 Jul 2018
    Location: cumbria
    Posts: 404
    United Kingdom 
    2017 Discovery TDV6 HSE Aintree Green

    D5it came off didn't have a RLD protector ???????? Whistle Whistle Whistle

    3.0 HSE. climate HUD active diff. elec towbar. FBH and timed climate.Capability plus pack.split TV. surround sound. Intelligent seating. adaptive lights, wade sensing. 360 cameras.pro pack.cooler.advanced tow, auto park,activity key+ more!!!!
  • Equilibrium
    Member Since: 26 Feb 2019
    Location: Bristol
    Posts: 754
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery SDV6 HSE Lux Carpathian Grey

    Are they standard equipment wheels rather than optional sets?

    I know that in the case of BMW, cars came with standard wheels and then dealers fitted the optional ones and sold off the standards. So there were always adverts for complete brand new sets of the standard wheels and tyres.

    Drives: 2020 MY20 HSE Luxury SDV6 in Eiger Grey/Glacier
    Departed: 2019 MY20 HSE Luxury SDV6 in Carpathian Grey/Glacier, 440i, 320d, Toyotas, Mondeo, Citroen BX amongst others
  • Trevorb1
    Member Since: 08 Jan 2018
    Location: Nuneaton
    Posts: 275
    United Kingdom 
    2018 Discovery Td6 SE Corris Grey

    The scuff marks are probably from the less than effective LR spare wheel protector, get an RLD one if you want to have the best protection. If buying a set of 4, easiest way to check if they are genuine take-offs is that all 4 tyres should have same date coding, if not they are likely to be a set of "spares" acquired from a potentially dubious source. JLR had so many spares being stolen off D5 management cars that they started specing the management cars with the no cost option of a space saver to stop the thefts.

    24MY D300 Dynamic SE, Fuji White, Deployable Towbar, full size spare.
    Gone 20MY SDV6 Landmark, Indus Silver, Deployable Towbar, 360 Cameras
  • Whippetman
    Member Since: 16 Feb 2019
    Location: North Somerset
    Posts: 385
    England 

    Free JLR spare protector from my JLR HSE LUX if anyone wants to collect .
    2 miles ex J20 M5
    North Somerset

    HSE LUX, Aintree Green GONE
  • Trevorb1
    Member Since: 08 Jan 2018
    Location: Nuneaton
    Posts: 275
    United Kingdom 
    2018 Discovery Td6 SE Corris Grey

    Better than nothing, but only just. Laughing

    24MY D300 Dynamic SE, Fuji White, Deployable Towbar, full size spare.
    Gone 20MY SDV6 Landmark, Indus Silver, Deployable Towbar, 360 Cameras
  • Whippetman
    Member Since: 16 Feb 2019
    Location: North Somerset
    Posts: 385
    England 

    Couldn’t be arsed to take the best one off before I sold the car!

    HSE LUX, Aintree Green GONE
  • Wolfpack
    Member Since: 25 May 2019
    Location: England
    Posts: 328
    United Kingdom 
    2017 Discovery Si6 HSE Corris Grey

    Trevorb1 wrote:
    The scuff marks are probably from the less than effective LR spare wheel protector, get an RLD one if you want to have the best protection.


    You are correct. Just looked at the spare I removed and it has the same marks and that hasn’t been ‘on a wheel’.
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