[YvesD]

Guys,

Anyone have experience of the new Falken HS439 M+S winter tyre?

Quite fancy the look of them myself.

Cheers

Yves

[doughboy]

They've been around a while and have great reviews in the US etc, but they weren't imported to the UK as of last winter.

Have you found a UK stockist?

[YvesD]

Originally Posted by doughboy

They've been around a while and have great reviews in the US etc, but they weren't imported to the UK as of last winter.

Have you found a UK stockist?

Hi,

Mytyres are listing them amongst others.

Cheers

[doughboy]

I found my tyres listed lots of tyres that they couldn't actually supply to you.

Best give em a ring.

[YvesD]

Originally Posted by doughboy

I found my tyres listed lots of tyres that they couldn't actually supply to you.

Best give em a ring.

A colleague has just had a pair of 265/30 19 Wintrac Extremes delivered from them for his Alpina with no problem.

Good idea to check though.

[doughboy]

Can't rate the vreds highly enough, although any high performancee tyre thats M+S* rated will be great IMO.

[YvesD]

Originally Posted by doughboy

Can't rate the vreds highly enough, although any high performancee tyre thats M+S* rated will be great IMO.

Vreds would be my preference but they dont do a 255/35 rear, I wonder what it would look like sat on Wintrac 235/40's all round??

[willhollin]

Originally Posted by YvesD

Vreds would be my preference but they dont do a 255/35 rear, I wonder what it would look like sat on Wintrac 235/40's all round??

Maybe look a bit strange but at least you can rotate the tyres.

[jasonprice07]

I have the Falkens fitted to my 320D, I have much more confidence when driving in this bad weather, only dissapointing thing is they did not stop me getting stuck in the works car park, like most car parks my company will not clear it and it has turned very icey. I ended up having to use the wifes 1.4l FWD hyundai on Goodyear winter tyres, that made mincemeat of the snow.

Jason

[YvesD]

Originally Posted by jasonprice07

I ended up having to use the wifes 1.4l FWD hyundai on Goodyear winter tyres, that made mincemeat of the snow.

Jason

But what about the icy carpark?

[F104]

I'v got the Falken M+S 439; second season now on old 16" BBS rims, 34 offset, 225 all around. Yes rear does not look sexy (255-225=30, /2=15, less 37-34 offset=3, so they sit 12mm more inside. Its winter! no-one looking at my tyres, nor do I care.

Performance? day and night. I can stop on a fairly steep slope covered in snow and go (with and w/o DTC). I blast everyone else out of the fast lane covered it sleet/snow (didn't intend to, but once your realise you can drive ok with the right tyres it becomes difficult to stay behind X on worn out summers in the fast lane). You won't know how much of an improvement a M+S is you until you tried it. Any M+S brand will do, but Falken was fairly cheap in my case

[M3-FAST]

Originally Posted by YvesD

Vreds would be my preference but they dont do a 255/35 rear, I wonder what it would look like sat on Wintrac 235/40's all round??

You running 18's or 19's?

I have Vreds in 255/35/19 rears on the M3 - fronts are 235/35/19

I had to drop down from 265/245 asthey were unavailable in those sizes. Rolling radius is very slightly different which has caused me 2 issues

1 - speedo is slightly more optimistic, but no big drama's as I always use the Pogo Alert mph display as my speed reference anyway

2- more annoyingly, with the car lowered and having the splitter fitted, it now scrapes it's chin on every speed cushion I go over

Hey ho, a small price to pay for having supreme grip and confidence in this crap weather

[YvesD]

Originally Posted by M3-FAST

You running 18's or 19's?

18's. Thinking of getting a set of OEM/Replica 17's for wider/cheaper winter tyre choice though.

One big problem I've discovered with the exceptional weather this last week is that it wouldnt matter if I had winters on, the 10 inch deep ice ruts on the ungritted village road outside my house meant I couldnt get the car safely off the drive anyway!

She hasnt moved for 11 days....

Yves

[YvesD]

Originally Posted by F104

I'v got the Falken M+S 439; second season now on old 16" BBS rims, 34 offset, 225 all around. Yes rear does not look sexy (255-225=30, /2=15, less 37-34 offset=3, so they sit 12mm more inside. Its winter! no-one looking at my tyres, nor do I care.

Performance? day and night. I can stop on a fairly steep slope covered in snow and go (with and w/o DTC). I blast everyone else out of the fast lane covered it sleet/snow (didn't intend to, but once your realise you can drive ok with the right tyres it becomes difficult to stay behind X on worn out summers in the fast lane). You won't know how much of an improvement a M+S is you until you tried it. Any M+S brand will do, but Falken was fairly cheap in my case

Good feedback Bro, thanks

[jasonprice07]

Originally Posted by YvesD

But what about the icy carpark?

It was too icy so I left my car in the garage and took the wifes
Hope this makes sence.

Jason

[F31-340i]

I've had these 439s for 4 years now.

Here they are doing some minor offroading in the local hypermarche.

[YvesD]

Originally Posted by jasonprice07

It was too icy so I left my car in the garage and took the wifes
Hope this makes sence.

Jason

Certainly does.

My wifes car has seen snow plough duties for the past two weeks too

Quite good at it actually......

[YvesD]

Originally Posted by ///ajd

I've had these 439s for 4 years now.

Here they are doing some minor offroading in the local hypermarche.

Looks like theyve changed the tread pattern for the latest ones. More like a conventional summer tyre tread pattern now.

Cheers