When a Pilot 4S is not the same as Pilot 4S FP
As you were gents. I got bored in the early hours and wrote to Michelin. See their response below....
Thank you for contacting MICHELIN!
Regarding your query please see the special markings below:
FP
Specific marking
Specific marking for Ford Performance cars
HN
Specific marking
Hyundai Sport Specific Marking
I hope you will find this information helpful!
We will reply to you in 2 working days at least.
For additional information please contact us by email: contact@tc.michelin.eu, on our website http://www.michelin.co.uk/, our contact form http://www.michelin.co.uk/contact or by phone to 0845 366 1590 or 0845 366 1535.
MICHELIN is happy to accompany you on every journey and would like to thank you for the confidence.
Kind regards,
Thank you for contacting MICHELIN!
Regarding your query please see the special markings below:
FP
Specific marking
Specific marking for Ford Performance cars
HN
Specific marking
Hyundai Sport Specific Marking
I hope you will find this information helpful!
We will reply to you in 2 working days at least.
For additional information please contact us by email: contact@tc.michelin.eu, on our website http://www.michelin.co.uk/, our contact form http://www.michelin.co.uk/contact or by phone to 0845 366 1590 or 0845 366 1535.
MICHELIN is happy to accompany you on every journey and would like to thank you for the confidence.
Kind regards,
Wdf76 wrote: βWed Jun 16, 2021 10:20 am As you were gents. I got bored in the early hours and wrote to Michelin. See their response below....
Thank you for contacting MICHELIN!
Regarding your query please see the special markings below:
FP
Specific marking
Specific marking for Ford Performance cars
HN
Specific marking
Hyundai Sport Specific Marking
I hope you will find this information helpful!
We will reply to you in 2 working days at least.
For additional information please contact us by email: contact@tc.michelin.eu, on our website http://www.michelin.co.uk/, our contact form http://www.michelin.co.uk/contact or by phone to 0845 366 1590 or 0845 366 1535.
MICHELIN is happy to accompany you on every journey and would like to thank you for the confidence.
Kind regards,
Cheers.
lol this gets funnier and funnier.
So Rays1 contacts them and (as Ray kindly reported) ' called Michelin direct today.. They confirm that the 'FP' is Rim Protection (Fringe Protection) and does NOT stand for Ford Performance......!'
You contacted them and now apparently FP is Ford Performance lol
And note nothing I've found on the internet tyre buying sites, nor Mich's own site ,comes up with FP meaning Ford Performance. Only one site (mytyres) which has it as fringe protector.
Either someone's missing something or the left hand don't know what the right hand is doing
Beyond satire.
The site I linked to has it as Rim protection also. https://www.idealo.co.uk/compare/200226 ... p-goe.html
Scroll to the bottom for 'Tyre Labels'..
Scroll to the bottom for 'Tyre Labels'..
Ford Puma ST-Line Vignale 155 Automatic.
Driver Assistance Pack. Power Tailgate etc. etc....Frozen White.
Wireless Android Auto.
Previous Puma ST-Line X First Edition.
Driver Assistance Pack. Power Tailgate etc. etc....Frozen White.
Wireless Android Auto.
Previous Puma ST-Line X First Edition.
Yep you guys are correct, I did indeed contact Michelin.
But in two different ways..
On Tuesday I called their helpline directly and spoke to a chap who confirmed that the 'FP' impression on tyre sidewall (P sport 4s FP) was describing that the tyre had rim protection.
That very same day I also wrote to Michelin using their customer enquiries form.
I received an answer today.......low and behold the written answer is a complete contradiction to what the guy on the phone advised me.... bonkers.
I QUOTE the email
"225/40 ZR19 (93Y) XL ,Pilot Sport 4S FP.
FP Specific Marking - Specific Marking for Ford Performance Cars"
As Wfd76 got a similar answer, then we have to believe the written reply from Michelin.
The dealer principal at my dealership (on collecting my ST today) agreed, Ford Performance it is.
But in two different ways..
On Tuesday I called their helpline directly and spoke to a chap who confirmed that the 'FP' impression on tyre sidewall (P sport 4s FP) was describing that the tyre had rim protection.
That very same day I also wrote to Michelin using their customer enquiries form.
I received an answer today.......low and behold the written answer is a complete contradiction to what the guy on the phone advised me.... bonkers.
I QUOTE the email
"225/40 ZR19 (93Y) XL ,Pilot Sport 4S FP.
FP Specific Marking - Specific Marking for Ford Performance Cars"
As Wfd76 got a similar answer, then we have to believe the written reply from Michelin.
The dealer principal at my dealership (on collecting my ST today) agreed, Ford Performance it is.
So all of these are Ford Performance....??? https://www.idealo.co.uk/mscat.html?q=Michelin+FP
Ford Puma ST-Line Vignale 155 Automatic.
Driver Assistance Pack. Power Tailgate etc. etc....Frozen White.
Wireless Android Auto.
Previous Puma ST-Line X First Edition.
Driver Assistance Pack. Power Tailgate etc. etc....Frozen White.
Wireless Android Auto.
Previous Puma ST-Line X First Edition.
From a Ford sourcing perspective it would make no sense to have a unique FP marked tyre for the Puma ST and no other performance vehicle in the brand. Not saying itβs impossible but as an ex Ford Purchase Mgr, IMHO very unlikely. A good example was the Mk1 Focus RS, it also had Michelin performance tyres but these were also fitted to the ST Mondeo. But hey I left years ago so what do I know. Perhaps the Ford tyre buyer was given a generous budget
ST Line Vignale - Desert Blue - 125 Automatic
Bit late to the party , Just ordered my Mean green ST (due in Jan 23) and have been reading up on here about the Pilot 4s FP's all very interesting and confusing Found these at Kwikfit https://www.kwik-fit.com/tyres/search/d ... s/T1029154 . In the attributes section on the Ford bit it says "FP homologated for fitment to certain Fords " I Take it these are the correct one's for the ST ?
Cheers
Cheers
Mean Green ST, Performance Pack, Drivers assist Pack ,Magnetite Dark Wheels