Winter tyres- who fits them in Zurich?

ShazzaMcGowan · #1 03.10.2011, 16:06

Hi
Am thinking ahead about getting winter tyres put on my car- I can get them cheaper from a pal in the business but will it be difficult getting the tyres swapped over? Are there places in Zurich that will provide this service even though I have brought the tyres from elsewhere?
Many thanks

NotAllThere · #2 03.10.2011, 16:17

Go to almost any garage or tyre place with your winter tyres and they'll swap them over. Prices vary.

fatih.erol · #3 03.10.2011, 16:48

check out http://www.reifendirekt.ch/Montagepartner.html to see the prices for their partner garages. (this is a nice place to buy tyres online, have them sent to a partner garage, too)

note that there is extra charge per tyre if the rims need to be swapped, and some garages have hardware that support only up to certain rim diameter.

some also list prices to store/recycle the old tyres.

HippoPat · #4 03.10.2011, 16:50

Costs me about a hundred Swiss Francs each time I get it done at the main dealer.

I keep thinking about getting a set of steel rims or another set of alloys so I could just jack the car up and change them myself.

Tom1234 · #5 03.10.2011, 16:52

	Quote:	HippoPat
	Costs me about a hundred Swiss Francs each time I get it done at the main dealer. I keep thinking about getting a set of steal rims or another set of alloys so I could just jack the car up and change them myself.

That's what I do. I can do it quicker time than a drive to the garage.

dodgyken · #6 03.10.2011, 18:19

	Quote:	Tom1234
	That's what I do. I can do it quicker time than a drive to the garage.

Me too!

Not the hardest job - but check the rules of your parking spot - they might not allow it.

Nielsinzurich · #7 03.10.2011, 18:20

Go to ATU in Germany, 10% of what you pay here and they are really precize. Also better to outline your car right away

poptart · #8 03.10.2011, 18:31

Speaking of which, does Switzerland have a specific date by which such tires must be applied as in the Nordics? I can't imagine we get much snow down here in Zurich so I'm wondering if it's a moving date or if it's a countrywide mandate.

Nielsinzurich · #9 03.10.2011, 18:35

You get snow also in Zurich, In Germany its compulsory in the winter to have winter tires. BTW if temperatures are < 7 C it is always better and safer to use winter tyres so you should really make sure you have them

NotAllThere · #10 03.10.2011, 18:53

There's no official dates. General rule of thumb it's Oktober - Ostern.

jako · #11 03.10.2011, 18:54

	Quote:	NotAllThere
	There's no official dates. General rule of thumb it's Oktober - Ostern.

Must be October since we have another winter tyre thread.

Ace1 · #12 04.10.2011, 10:09

	Quote:	HippoPat
	I keep thinking about getting a set of steel rims or another set of alloys so I could just jack the car up and change them myself.

That's what I've done for years, although at the house in France where I have a garage to store them in and proper tools and equipment to do the job with minimum effort.

What's the car? I have a set I'm trying to get rid of a set from a Volvo V70 that I sold three years back. They're 15" steel rims, with 195/65R15 91 T tyres fitted, part worn Vredestein 'Snowtracks'. 5-stud pattern also suitable for use on Audis and VWs that I know of.

I'm going to put up a for sale ad, but as I saw this thread first I thought I'd mention them here anyway.

aSwissInTheUS · #13 04.10.2011, 10:33

	Quote:	Nielsinzurich
	In Germany its compulsory in the winter to have winter tires.

Actually, you need winter tires in Germany (marked with M+S, with or w/o snowflake symbol) ONLY if there is Snow, Ice, or Frost on the Street. § 2 Abs. 3 StVO

	Quote:
	Bei Glatteis, Schneeglätte, Schneematsch, Eis- oder Reifglätte darf ein Kraftfahrzeug nur mit Reifen gefahren werden, welche die in Anhang II Nummer 2.2 der Richtlinie 92/23/EWG des Rates vom 31. März 1992 über Reifen von Kraftfahrzeugen und Kraftfahrzeuganhängern und über ihre Montage (ABl. L 129 vom 14.5.1992, S. 95), die zuletzt durch die Richtlinie 2005/11/EG (ABl. L 46 vom 17.2.2005, S. 42) geändert worden ist, beschriebenen Eigenschaften erfüllen (M+S-Reifen). Kraftfahrzeuge der Klassen M2, M3, N2 und N3 gemäß Anlage XXIX der Straßenverkehrs-Zulassungs-Ordnung in der Fassung der Bekanntmachung vom 28. September 1988 (BGBl. I S. 1793), die zuletzt durch Artikel 3 der Verordnung vom 21. April 2009 (BGBl. I S. 872) geändert worden ist, dürfen bei solchen Wetterverhältnissen auch gefahren werden, wenn an den Rädern der Antriebsachsen M+S-Reifen angebracht sind. Satz 1 gilt nicht für Nutzfahrzeuge der Land- und Forstwirtschaft sowie für Einsatzfahrzeuge der in § 35 Absatz 1 genannten Organisationen, soweit für diese Fahrzeuge bauartbedingt keine M+S-Reifen verfügbar sind. Wer ein kennzeichnungspflichtiges Fahrzeug mit gefährlichen Gütern führt, muss bei einer Sichtweite unter 50 m, bei Schneeglätte oder Glatteis jede Gefährdung anderer ausschließen und wenn nötig den nächsten geeigneten Platz zum Parken aufsuchen.

dodgyken · #14 04.10.2011, 11:24

I am driving to the UK for teh first week of November - I have yet to decide which tyres I will use. I'll be checking the weather forecast and change at the most appropriate weekend.

clone000 · #15 04.10.2011, 11:31

i want to get an extra set of rims for my VW's winter tires

any one selling golf rims?

Ace1 · #16 04.10.2011, 15:24

	Quote:	clone000
	i want to get an extra set of rims for my VW's winter tires any one selling golf rims?

What size? As I mentioned earlier, I have a set that will fit VW hubs, in 195/65R15.

I kept them, intending to use them on the Passat R36 I bought in 2008, but sadly the brake calipers on that are too big to fit the 15" rims over, so I had to buy a second set of alloys, with 17" rims (the summer ones are 18") instead.

EPMike · #17 04.10.2011, 16:40

	Quote:	Ace1
	What size? As I mentioned earlier, I have a set that will fit VW hubs, in 195/65R15. I kept them, intending to use them on the Passat R36 I bought in 2008, but sadly the brake calipers on that are too big to fit the 15" rims over, so I had to buy a second set of alloys, with 17" rims (the summer ones are 18") instead.

15" Rims for an R36???? That would have looked great

Ace1 · #18 04.10.2011, 17:51

	Quote:	EPMike
	15" Rims for an R36???? That would have looked great

Well, just for the winter. They'd only have been about 5% smaller circumference than the standard ultra-low profile 18" tyres, so not a big problem.

And as for looks - ha! I always felt having steel rims on in Winter to be a style statement in itself. Both our cars now have two sets of alloys, which doesn't make quite the same point.

clone000 · #19 05.10.2011, 08:42

I want a rim/snow tire combo..

I am searching the net, makes it easier to swap out during winter. I have a 5x112 bolt pattern..

slammer · #20 05.10.2011, 09:51

	Quote:	Nielsinzurich
	Go to ATU in Germany, 10% of what you pay here and they are really precize. Also better to outline your car right away

You beat me to it.