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Fri Jan 19, 2018 10:32 pm

Has anyone bought Vitour Galaxy R1 165-r15 whitewalls? Not much info or reviews on them. Look like a good tire at reasonable price.($74.00) Thinking about getting a set but want to know if they are any good.

https://www.performanceplustire.com/tires-for-sale...ts:165-15/

Sat Jan 20, 2018 5:24 am

That is a very good price. That's about half the price I've seen for whitewalls. How much is shipping? That might be the catch.

Sat Jan 20, 2018 5:52 am

The only white walls that I have seen that do not bleed through, or yellow are the ones added to tires from Diamondback. They will most likely be using a Nankang, or Nexen, and run around $200 each. For $530 difference, I suppose the Vitor ones are worth a try. Don't be surprised though if they turn yellow, or have brown splotches in them within a couple of years.

Sat Jan 20, 2018 7:09 am

Free shipping

Sat Jan 20, 2018 7:48 am

Are they radials? I didn't see anything regarding that

Sat Jan 20, 2018 8:18 am

Are these chinese?

Sat Jan 20, 2018 9:05 am

Not sure if I like the tread on those. Reminds me of the "Hi-Fly" tires that I ran and did not much care for on my Golf a while back.

Sat Jan 20, 2018 9:33 am

Pretty sure they are radials. They don't look like bias

Sat Jan 20, 2018 11:08 am

They are not much more than black walls. If the whitewall goes bad I can just turn it to the inside and run the black side out.

Mon Jan 22, 2018 7:14 am

Q-Dog wrote: Are these chinese?

Yes, Qingdao Vitour United Corp.

I thought Galaxy was owned by Yokohama, but Vitour Galaxy is a different thing.

Mon Jan 22, 2018 9:28 am

Here is a little more info on the tires from the company website. http://www.xld-chip.com/mobile/5-0-30101-1.html

Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:11 pm

For $300 a set I would not even hesitate. Great job tipping us on that one.
I'd try them myself if I still needed them on a bug.

Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:12 am

[email protected] wrote: Don't be surprised though if they turn yellow, or have brown splotches in them within a couple of years.

I'm interested in .75" white walls... the only ones I've seen (in the close to stock size) are BFGoodrich Silvertown's ($156/per tire) https://www.cokertire.com/165r15-bf-goodrich-3-4-whitewall.html

Not sure about this tire's tread design and the white wall discoloring is def a concern but they're an option.

Tue Jan 23, 2018 8:11 am

bhartwell59 wrote: [email protected] wrote: Don't be surprised though if they turn yellow, or have brown splotches in them within a couple of years.

I'm interested in .75" white walls... the only ones I've seen (in the close to stock size) are BFGoodrich Silvertown's ($156/per tire) https://www.cokertire.com/165r15-bf-goodrich-3-4-whitewall.html

Not sure about this tire's tread design and the white wall discoloring is def a concern but they're an option.

Coker's are the most notorious for yellowing, and staining. Diamondback installs the white wall, so just because they may only have the most common size width listed in their catalog, they can easily create a custom width in blue, gold, red, or white. Not sure about the colors, but a recent inquire about getting a 1 inch ww on a tire size they had listed with a 2 1/4 was no additional cost.

Fri Feb 09, 2018 9:42 pm

Just bought a set. 165R15. Fast shipping They look real nice. Not on the rims yet.

Sat Feb 10, 2018 10:20 am

Not too bad tread design... more modern.

Sounds like you're going to use the whitewall side... post pics when you get 'em mounted

Sat Feb 10, 2018 10:28 am

Nice looking tires.
Good find.
8)

Sat Feb 10, 2018 4:36 pm

I saw a couple posts about the white wall discoloring. In the late '80s, when narrow white walls were still fairly common, I remember seeing large, white, crayon-like, sticks for sale at auto parts stores. These were specifically made for re-whitening your discolored white wall tires. I just looked them up and you can still get them from O'Reilly's Auto Parts. They are called Xtra Seal White Tire Crayon, and Trimbrite Opaque White Tire Pen. Another product available back then was Westley's Bleach White, which was made for cleaning the white walls. Bleach White is still available, but when I looked it up on the web I saw a video review stating the new stuff doesn't work like it used too. Finally, when I had my Jeep with raised white lettering on the sidewalls, I would use a hand-held scrub brush, along with good old fashioned soap and water to scrub them clean.

I hope this helps you guys keep you white walls looking fresh.

Sat Feb 10, 2018 5:00 pm

Buy some "Bleach White" from your local FLAPS and it will whiten any discolored white wall, just spray it on and wait a few min.s and hose off, does wonders.

P.S. don't let your wife drive it or she will RUB them on a curb :lol:

Sat Feb 10, 2018 8:02 pm

Starbucket wrote: Buy some "Bleach White" from your local FLAPS and it will whiten any discolored white wall, just spray it on and wait a few min.s and hose off, does wonders.

P.S. don't let your wife drive it or she will RUB them on a curb :lol:

Just like when everyone thought Armor All was great to put on their tires, until the sidewalks cracked/turned brown, "Bleach White" is one of the things that actually CAUSES white walls to yellow.

Diamond Back suggests..."Castrol Super Clean, 409, Simple Green, Greased Lightning - just to name a few. Avoid cleaners that contain bleach".

The tires do look very nice.