where do people get tyres for their 997 GT3 gen 2

[curley]

Given the fact that i have Pirelli Corsa Systems and they no longer appear to be available

I dont want cups as i mostly use the car on the road

I need a Porsche approved tyre as i want to maintain the warranty

As far as i know the michelin pilot super sport isnt available yet in an N rating



what a stupid situation for a two year old car .....................

[Dblue]

This is not untypical of many high performance cars,maddening lack of supply for the limited number of tyres they approve. Dealers nearly always have "contacts" that can find the tyre in question. If your OPC doesnt then try another local one to you. Will end up paying through the nose though.
Corsas are still around I thought? Problem is they're right and left specific and I found they could supply as many rights as I wanted and didnt have a left in the country AArgh!!!

Try ebay , especially try ebay Germany.

GT3 Gen2 run 305 x 19s dont they?, Bridgestone RE050A is a good road alternative, available and an excellent tyre. Have a look at Tyre-shopper.co.uk

[cd1957]

Hi Just spoke to my tyre dealer and they have Michelin pilot sports in "N2" at a cost of £290+vat.

Chris (Cardiff)

[Pugley]

Try Chris at ExelWheels 07885 259571

He recently supplied me with two Michelins for a very good price - he takes the wheels away and returns them fitted as part of that price.

Highly recommended.

[DiscoColin]

curley said:

Given the fact that i have Pirelli Corsa Systems and they no longer appear to be available

I dont want cups as i mostly use the car on the road

I need a Porsche approved tyre as i want to maintain the warranty

Michelin PS2 and Bridgestone RE050A are your choices then. There are other Pirelli options like Rossos but unless you can get the N1 Corsa Systems I would ignore the brand.

I've used Camskill, Event Tyres and Delticom (Mytyres) before without issues to source them over the years.

[curley]

thanks

OPC s can only get one side , looking like MPS2

[Dblue]

curley said:

thanks

OPC s can only get one side , looking like MPS2

is that Corsas?

Might be worth trying other OPCs.

Bridgestones are excellent by the way.

[Sandy59]

I know an OPC with a 'reserved' pair of rear Corsas that may be available, wouldn't be cheap though.
PM me if interested.

[crazy about cars]

The internet.

[DiscoColin]

Dblue said:

curley said:

thanks

OPC s can only get one side , looking like MPS2

is that Corsas?

Might be worth trying other OPCs.

On the Corsa Systems the fronts are just directional and can be used either side. The rears on the original N0 version are asymmetric and directional so you have to have the correct tyre for the left and right side. They haven't made them for quite some time and if anyone has any they are hoarding them in garages as I haven't seen them available for ages (there were stocks of one side for a bit, but not pairs). The newer N1 version (the Asymetrico 2 tyre) is not also directional and can be used on either side. A few of those popped up for a couple of weeks earlier in the year but none of the usual sources seem to have had them in stock since (at least not N rated, they also come in Audi and generic fitments which have shown up appreciably more often).

Seriously - they are good tyres, but availability is woeful and a switch to something else a very sensible option. The availability problem for N rated Corsas is older than the 997.

[curley]

Just to clarify , it the No directional rears I was after , I wasn't aware there was a later non directional option but either way no one has them .

I am going to wait a couple of months and see if the michellin super sport gets n rated , if not then it a more standard road tyre .....

[Sandy59]

curley said:

Just to clarify , it the No directional rears I was after , I wasn't aware there was a later non directional option but either way no one has them .

I am going to wait a couple of months and see if the michellin super sport gets n rated , if not then it a more standard road tyre .....

This is exactly the ones I'm referring to in my earlier post, a matching new pair of directional NOs. They're in storage for me at my OPC but I may not need them now, hence they may be available at their cost price, as I haven't paid for them yet.
I'll know in a few weeks whether I'll need them or not.

[curley]

Sandy
YHM