Metro tyre size????
Mike B
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> I have an 1988 Austin Metro City X with 160/65 315 tires. This seems
> to be a somewhat unusual size. At least here in Sweden. Would a
> "normal" 12 inch tyre (155/12?) fit?
>
> And one more thing, among the other warninglights on the dashboard
> there is one with a picture of a caravan. Can someone please let me
> know what this is supposed to warn me about. Or is it a dummy? I have
> never seen it lit. (I can't look it up in the owners manual, it's a
> £175 car and didn't came with one.)
The caravan light is used when you have a towbar and are towing a
trailer (or caravan, for that matter). It is supposed to show that the
lights on the rear of the trailer flash along with the car's indicators.
Not sure about the tyre sizes - though AFAIK all Metro's had 12
inch wheels until the redesigned version came out in 1990.
Mike
John Greystrong
>I have an 1988 Austin Metro City X with 160/65 315 tires. This seems
>to be a somewhat unusual size. At least here in Sweden.
IIRC they're metric sizes designed to go with the Dunlop run
flat tyres that were all the rage at the time.
>Would a
>"normal" 12 inch tyre (155/12?) fit?
I believe not. You can still buy metric tyres (at an inflated price,
economys of scale and all that) or it's a wheel changing job.
John
Guy King
from "Mike B" <m.bur...@bigfoot.obvious.com> contains these words:
> The caravan light is used when you have a towbar and are towing a
> trailer (or caravan, for that matter). It is supposed to show that the
> lights on the rear of the trailer flash along with the car's indicators.
To make it do that you have to fit the proper (different from
standard) flasher relay, which isn't fitted as standard. You'll
probably also need to fit the actual bulb, 'cos I've never actually
seen one come fitted.
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from William Hartnell <william....@angelfire.moc> contains
these words:
> I have an 1988 Austin Metro City X with 160/65 315 tires. This seems
> to be a somewhat unusual size. At least here in Sweden. Would a
> "normal" 12 inch tyre (155/12?) fit?
No. They are indeed an unusual size. Irritating, expensive, but unavoidable.
Autolycus
Guy King <guy....@zetnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> The message <d0a21t018qpr6s8rl...@4ax.com>
> from William Hartnell <william....@angelfire.moc> contains
> these words:
>
> > I have an 1988 Austin Metro City X with 160/65 315 tires. This seems
> > to be a somewhat unusual size. At least here in Sweden. Would a
> > "normal" 12 inch tyre (155/12?) fit?
>
> No. They are indeed an unusual size. Irritating, expensive, but
unavoidable.
Mark 1 metros had 12 inch wheels, (and sensible tyres) which fit mark 2
cars. So 5 from the scrap yard (or a cheap scrap car) and sell any
usable metric wheels and tyres to anyone who hasn't had the same idea.
BTDT
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Kevin Poole
Duncan Wood
want runflats then you MUST change the wheels (but they're only a fiver in
the scrappies over here)
"William Hartnell" <william....@angelfire.moc> wrote in message
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> to be a somewhat unusual size. At least here in Sweden. Would a
> "normal" 12 inch tyre (155/12?) fit?
>
> there is one with a picture of a caravan. Can someone please let me
> know what this is supposed to warn me about. Or is it a dummy? I have
> never seen it lit. (I can't look it up in the owners manual, it's a
> £175 car and didn't came with one.)
>
>
> William
DervMan
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> I have an 1988 Austin Metro City X with 160/65 315 tires. This seems
> to be a somewhat unusual size. At least here in Sweden. Would a
> "normal" 12 inch tyre (155/12?) fit?
Given that other people have already detailed . . .
> And one more thing, among the other warninglights on the dashboard
> there is one with a picture of a caravan. Can someone please let me
> know what this is supposed to warn me about. Or is it a dummy? I have
> never seen it lit. (I can't look it up in the owners manual, it's a
> Ł175 car and didn't came with one.)
This is the Caravan Proximity Warning Lamp. It lights when there's a slow
moving caravan within a mile in front, so you can accelerate to such a speed
to allow you to pass.
More modern cars have much greater acceleration and so don't need this lamp.
LOL!
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Bill
I was thinking here we go, there is going to be a punch line - then I see
it's from a Mondeo owner, calling other cars slow. LOL Now that is amusing.
Regards
Bill
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> "William Hartnell" <william....@angelfire.moc> wrote in message
> news:d0a21t018qpr6s8rl...@4ax.com...
> > I have an 1988 Austin Metro City X with 160/65 315 tires. This seems
> > to be a somewhat unusual size. At least here in Sweden. Would a
> > "normal" 12 inch tyre (155/12?) fit?
>
> Given that other people have already detailed . . .
>
> > And one more thing, among the other warninglights on the dashboard
> > there is one with a picture of a caravan. Can someone please let me
> > know what this is supposed to warn me about. Or is it a dummy? I have
> > never seen it lit. (I can't look it up in the owners manual, it's a
> > £175 car and didn't came with one.)