Got my winter tire set today

[Van_Nik_75]

A few days ago I was notified that my winter tire & wheels that I ordered through Genesis / Hyundai in early October had arrived. I originally ordered the G003 titanium wheels with Continental WinterContact SI tires but these were back ordered so I was given the choice to substitute the Pirelli WinterSottozero 3 tires at the same cost which I did.

Originally I made an appointment to get them installed today but I ended up just picking them up and installing them at home as I've done with all of my cars. I have space in my garage for two sets of tires so storage isn't an issue.

I took a bunch of photos but it looks like I can only attach 10 photos so uploaded them to Imgur and added comments to many of them.

http://imgur.com/a/ftQ0SFF

 

[Dpaulc]

Those look awesome! How much did the set run you, if you don't mind sharing?

 

[NLJ]

A few days ago I was notified that my winter tire & wheels that I ordered through Genesis / Hyundai in early October had arrived. I originally ordered the G003 titanium wheels with Continental WinterContact SI tires but these were back ordered so I was given the choice to substitute the Pirelli WinterSottozero 3 tires at the same cost which I did.

Originally I made an appointment to get them installed today but I ended up just picking them up and installing them at home as I've done with all of my cars. I have space in my garage for two sets of tires so storage isn't an issue.

I took a bunch of photos but it looks like I can only attach 10 photos so uploaded them to Imgur and added comments to many of them.

http://imgur.com/a/ftQ0SFF

Nice. I got the G003 and X-ICE 3 for the price of the Switch and Continentals. Was offered the Pirelli but declined.

 

[Van_Nik_75]

Those look awesome! How much did the set run you, if you don't mind sharing?

The package cost me CDN$2228 plus tax. The tires were mounted and balanced, filled with nitrogen, included the TPMS sensors on each wheel. According to the Genesis Canada website the wheels come with a 5 year warranty.

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[Friday]

Did you get the Genesis caps with the new wheels or did you use the old ones?

 

[Van_Nik_75]

Did you get the Genesis caps with the new wheels or did you use the old ones?

The wheels came with Genesis centre caps.

 

[canucklehead604]

nice work Van_Nik. i tossed on my winter setup on Saturday as well. i didn;t get lug nuts with my set since the OE nuts fit OK with the Fast Switch wheels.

i'm gonna need a wheel brush to clean between these spokes, that's for sure.

NOTE - while re+re'ing the wheels i noticed a lot of wet leaves, etc, that get packed into a panel seam underneath the vehicle. it's under the rockers adjacent to the doors.

 

[NLJ]

nice work Van_Nik. i tossed on my winter setup on Saturday as well. i didn;t get lug nuts with my set since the OE nuts fit OK with the Fast Switch wheels.

i'm gonna need a wheel brush to clean between these spokes, that's for sure.

NOTE - while re+re'ing the wheels i noticed a lot of wet leaves, etc, that get packed into a panel seam underneath the vehicle. it's under the rockers adjacent to the doors.

Will have to check those areas. I had lots of leave under my hood close to the firewall.

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[Van_Nik_75]

I'm gonna need a wheel brush to clean between these spokes, that's for sure.

I like your wheel style more than the one that I got. I debated getting those wheels as they were also slightly less expensive too but in the end I decided that the winter wheels on my car needed to be easy to clean.

NOTE - while re+re'ing the wheels i noticed a lot of wet leaves, etc, that get packed into a panel seam underneath the vehicle. it's under the rockers adjacent to the doors.

I checked this when I was changing out the winter tires and didn't notice anything. It's possible that my regular driving route has less leaves on the road.

 

[Cowtown]

Still waiting on the Genesis but did get the X-Ice 3 installed on my GTI and I can confirm they are a nice tire. Pretty impressed for a winter, they aren't that much louder on the highway and they track really nicely. Just a bit of block squirm when you go to change lanes and the like which is to be expected. Otherwise they ride really nice and handle well!

 

[canucklehead604]

another note for those installing their Genesis OE winter set: the supplier ships the tires with ~42-46 psi. and they are filled with 'special' nitrogen, not just ordinary ~78% N2 found in air. so you'll need to let out some air as needed. the 225/45/18 setup comes with a secondary pressure decal that should be applied to the door jam. it states a 35 psi cold fill.

 

[Van_Nik_75]

another note for those installing their Genesis OE winter set: the supplier ships the tires with ~42-46 psi. and they are filled with 'special' nitrogen, not just ordinary ~78% N2 found in air. so you'll need to let out some air as needed. the 225/45/18 setup comes with a secondary pressure decal that should be applied to the door jam. it states a 35 psi cold fill.

All 4 of my new winter tires from Genesis were filled between 50-60 PSI. I also reduced all of them down to 35.

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