BarryNZ

Have you looked at www.tirerack.com?

It's a great website (US based) but has plenty of options for narrowing down the tire search to your exact model.

Then you can sort by customer reviews, etc.

I bought some Yokohama Parada Spec X, just based on the reviews on that site, and other sites.

They seem okay. No noisier than other tyres on most surfaces. Good grip in the wet.

Haven't tried them in snow!

Satz

Thanks Satz. I will have a look.

How about Goodyear fortera hl

The Yoko Geolander GO51 is OE on Mitsubishi Outlander and from what I've read, many Outlander owners are not very happy with it.

3 weeks ago, I purchased a set of Bridgestone Dueler HP Sport in 235/55R18 for my RX and paid $315/each fitted and balanced and they are fantastic in terms of ride/handling/noise. This tyre is OE on the BMW X5.

Thanks for the feedback Lexo. Unfortunately we can't get the HP Sport in that size here. Interesting comment about the Yoko - maybe I will go with the Goodyear Fortera HL's.

Cheers from NZ

How about Goodyear fortera hl

I am up for replacements for my Bridgestone 235 55 18's. New Bridgestones are $450 here. Has anyone tried the Yokohama GO51's? ($300 here)

Great Howie. They arrived about 5 days after I ordered them, easy to fit and look the part. However, they are more of a flared wheel arch moulding than a proper mudflap (as they are on most modern cars) - but then I guess not many RX owners go driving thru the mud. I actually use my car for work and it involves the odd gravel road, dairy farm track etc. My last vehicle was a 'proper' 4x4 but I find the Harrier a good compromise - very nice on the highway and useful enough on the byways that I use. We can buy them here for just under $30K and that makes them much cheaper than 4x4's such as the Nissan Pathfinder etc.of a similar age.

Thanks for the advice Howie

Sorry for the crappy photo but here it is..

http://picasaweb.google.com.au/lh/photo/hI0VrC9GayJn4U-cHlSB6zdrE3a1CVJrTE8JrAPsOwI?feat=directlink

Bought them from an ebay seller called lindsayautoparts for roughly $100.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110573056580&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT

There is minor drilling required, but very clear toyota instruction manual on how to do that.

Thanks Howie - I will put an order in today

Perfect fitment, looks heaps better with them than without. I'll try to get photos over the weekend.

I'm dead keen to get details Howie - how much and where from? I have been cross country driving over dairy farms and the cow sh....is all over the paintwork!!

Perfect fitment, looks heaps better with them than without. I'll try to get photos over the weekend.

Thanks - who did you get them off and how much? I want some too!

Same deal here, rears are there but no front.

But guess what, found out that overseas they do have OEM Mudflaps to suit the RX330/RX350. If you're interested, the part number is #08414-48820.

Couple of places on ebay sell them :

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110573056580&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370416909098&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Also found them on some of the lexus dealer sites in the USA. I like the OEM fitment on them, they look quite nice, I'll put in an order in a couple of weeks so will report back on them.

How did you get on with the mud flaps?