tommytruck Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 (edited) Hi. I have a 2006 Series 5 Pageant Vendee with Maxxtrailer 195/70 R 14 96 N tyres fitted. As the date on the tyre is 2005, I thought I would see about getting some new tyres. No Chance!!!!! I have been told by several local tyre dealers that, 1. they are an old size, and 2. They cannot be obtained?????? This van is not quite three years old, and I CAN'T GET TYRES FOR IT. Has anyone else come across this problem, if so what was the outcome? Or is there a different tyre size I can get that will fit and do the job safely? Many Thanks in advance. T. Edited April 14, 2009 by tommytruck HI. ITSME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RADIOTWO Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 (edited) Hi. I have a 2006 Series 5 Pageant Vendee with Maxxtrailer 195/70 R 14 96 N tyres fitted. As the date on the tyre is 2005, I thought I would see about getting some new tyres. No Chance!!!!! I have been told by several local tyre dealers that, 1. they are an old size, and 2. They cannot be obtained?????? This van is not quite three years old, and I CAN'T GET TYRES FOR IT. Has anyone else come across this problem, if so what was the outcome? Or is there a different tyre size I can get that will fit and do the job safely? Many Thanks in advance. T. Hi Tommy I don't know who you have tried, mine has the same size as yours, but have tried a couple of online places and have come up with two, one was blackcircles and the other was mytyres. co. uk So they are avalable Radiotwo Edited April 14, 2009 by RADIOTWO Steve - Land Cruiser Amazon Auto + Pageant Series 5 Champagne The match between car and caravan is perfect in accordance with a mix of European standards. However, according to the British Towing Code the percentage (loaded caravan / kerbweight tow car) is 49%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianI Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Looking at the Bailey website, they are still using the same size & load tyre on current model Pageants so they must still be available Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommytruck Posted April 14, 2009 Author Share Posted April 14, 2009 Hi. Thanks people, Mytyres have some,will get onto them tommorow. Phew!!!! Cheers. T. HI. ITSME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD 42 Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 (edited) Hi. I have a 2006 Series 5 Pageant Vendee with Maxxtrailer 195/70 R 14 96 N tyres fitted. As the date on the tyre is 2005, I thought I would see about getting some new tyres. No Chance!!!!! I have been told by several local tyre dealers that, 1. they are an old size, and 2. They cannot be obtained?????? This van is not quite three years old, and I CAN'T GET TYRES FOR IT. Has anyone else come across this problem, if so what was the outcome? Or is there a different tyre size I can get that will fit and do the job safely? Many Thanks in advance. T. Hi Tommy I have just changed my pagent 195/75/14 maxxtrailor tyres to 185/80/14 102N tyres as fitted to the heavier senator,s I have an email from Bailey giving the ok for this & was told that all ranges use the same wheel arch so no problem Edited April 14, 2009 by TD 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommytruck Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 Hi Tommy I have just changed my pagent 195/75/14 maxxtrailor tyres to 185/80/14 102N tyres as fitted to the heavier senator,s I have an email from Bailey giving the ok for this & was told that all ranges use the same wheel arch so no problem Hi. Many Thanks TD42. That was what I was looking for, because if the tyres already fitted are difficult to obtain, an alternative is available. Cheers. T. HI. ITSME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansoady Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Hi Tommy I have just changed my pagent 195/75/14 maxxtrailor tyres to 185/80/14 102N tyres as fitted to the heavier senator,s I have an email from Bailey giving the ok for this & was told that all ranges use the same wheel arch so no problem That sounds like a good idea - I've always been a bit concerned that the tyres on our Vendee don't have much of a safety margin. Ian. 2013 Freelander 2 SD4 Auto / 2005 Bailey Pageant Vendée; 1952 Norton ES2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A11 Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Hi Tommy I have just changed my pagent 195/75/14 maxxtrailor tyres to 185/80/14 102N tyres as fitted to the heavier senator,s I have an email from Bailey giving the ok for this & was told that all ranges use the same wheel arch so no problem Actually . .. the standard Senator tyres are 185/80/14 104. That's a bit of a problem - the only company who make them in 104 seems to be trailermaxx. But lots of people make 102s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommytruck Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 Actually . .. the standard Senator tyres are 185/80/14 104. That's a bit of a problem - the only company who make them in 104 seems to be trailermaxx. But lots of people make 102s Hi Tigger. But 102 is better than the 96 fitted to the Pageants???? Cheers. T. HI. ITSME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beejay Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Hi Tigger. But 102 is better than the 96 fitted to the Pageants???? Cheers. T. The figure refers to the load rating, the higher the figure the bigger the load in 50 kg steps. 185 x 14C (or 8PR) are usually rated at 102/104. This means when used as twin rear wheels (on large vans/pickups) the rating is 102 and when used as a single tyre the rating is 104. The 185 x 14 C is used on a lot of commercial vans and easily obtained. Haggle the price with a tyre dealer, it's a large market so telling them it's for a caravan immediately ups the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scales Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 I changed mine to 185/80 to get the improved safety margin. I found I needed to back off the motor mover a few millimetres because they are a slightly larger diameter. Scales Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beejay Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 A 102/104 tyre would be fine, but all the normal 185 14 8 ply tyres I can find are 100/102. eg. http://www. tyre-shopper. co. uk/ts/search/ty. ..?code=18514PR2R A LI of 102 is probably good enough (850Kg per tyre, van has 1500Kg MTPLM), but because Bailey specify 104 in the manual I can't help feeling I'd be giving the insurance an excuse not to pay out. Worth checking as it shows 102/100. It's usual to put the lower rating first i. e. 100/102 or 102/104 so the listing must be a typo. If so, is it actually 102/104? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A11 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Problem solved. Bailey confirmed that a 102 is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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