Can anyone confirm the sidewall reading for a Michelin Primacy HP tyre that has been reinforced/rated as Extra Load?
I have just bought two new Michelin's to replace the Goodyear's that were on it before. My car is a 7 seater and comes as standard with "reinforced" tyres.
I've had Michelin before with the Pilot tread and these said "Extra Load" on the sidewall. All I can see on these is "215/60/16 VR" and then "RP". Is RP for Reinforced Ply or is this wishful thinking?
Don't want to ask the garage because they will just tell me they are the right ones without being certain!
Thanks.
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Smokey,
There should also be a 'load rating' figure marked on the sidewall - something like "97V"
It's somewhat unusual to find the 'VR' marking nowadays, the size/rating is now more commonly given as: 215/60 R 16 97V for example.
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I have Primacy HP's and they're both marked as OldSock suggests - there's amore basic marking and diametrically opposite is the detailed marking.
Michelin's website says:
"For certain dimensions you may find supplementary markings. For example, Extra Load (XL) or Reinforced (Reinf) indicates that the tyre has a higher load rating than would normally apply to this size. You should take account of tyre markings when replacing your tyres."
You could try emailing Michelin through the contact link on their webpage - although I never got a straight answer to my question (about Mercedes Option - MO - tyres).
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Smokey There should also be a 'load rating' figure marked on the sidewall - something like "97V" It's somewhat unusual to find the 'VR' marking nowadays the size/rating is now more commonly given as: 215/60 R 16 97V for example.
Your quite right, it was just my interpretation of the tyre size and I typed it up wrong.
It reads "215 60 R 16 95V"
Looks like RP stands for "Rim Protector".
Haven't been able to contact Michelin today but think I have made some progress thanks to posters on this thread.
Michelin website quotes a load index of 99 for the reinforced tyre. Also checked some websites selling tyres and have seen both the standard Primacy HP and reinforced Primacy HP. The standard comes in at a load index of 95 and the reinforced at 99.
Also checked my older two tyres which have been on since new. They have a load index of 99.
So I'm 99.99% certain they have supplied the wrong tyres. Checked my invoice and it says that reinforced tyres should have been put on.
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EL means extra load on those... seems like they are generally available as a 95 and 99 load rating across the barnds...
Federal FORMOZA FD1
215/60 R16 95V TW
Goodyear Excellence
215/60 R16 95V
Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response
215/60 R16 99V XL
Bridgestone Turanza ER 300
215/60 R16 95W *
Pirelli P 6
215/60 R16 99V XL
Michelin PRIMACY HP
215/60 R16 99V EL with rim protection ridge
Sportstrada ATR Sport
215/60 R16 95V
Speedo Alpha
215/60 R16 95V
Maxxis MA651
215/60 R16 95V
Kumho ECSTA KH11
215/60 R16 95V asymmetric
GT Radial BAX
Marshal KH35
215/60 R16 95V
Silverstone KRUIZER 1 NS500
215/60 R16 95V
Kumho KH15
215/60 R16 95V
Hankook OPTIMO K406
215/60 R16 95V 4PR
Hankook OPTIMO K415
215/60 R16 95V 4PR
Goodyear EXCELLENCE
215/60 R16 99V XL
Nokian V
215/60 R16 99V XL
Nokian Z
215/60 ZR16 95W *
Kumho ECSTA KH11
215/60 R16 95W BSW asymmetric *
Vredestein SPORTRAC 2
215/60 ZR16 95W *
Goodyear EAGLE NCT 5
215/60 R16 95W runout *
Nokian NRVi
215/60 R16 99V XL
Continental PremiumContact 2
215/60 R16 99V XL
Goodyear EXCELLENCE
215/60 R16 99W XL *
Edited by Hamsafar on 25/11/2008 at 20:04
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I'm going to ring Michelin tomorrow before I confront the garage.
Thanks for info.
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taken from the Michelin website:
PRIMACY HP
PRIMACY HP Dimensions
215/60R16 95 V
215/60R16 95 W
215/60R16 99 H REINF.
215/60R16 99 V REINF.
LI : Load index SS : Speed Symbol
Quite clear then that reinforced tyre must have a Load Index of 99.
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Confirmed by Michelin this morning. The 99 Load Index tyre is indeed the reinforced tyre and the 95 is not suitable for this car.
Oh dear ! Back to the garage again, and a main dealer too! tut tut.
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