Why it's important to select the correct vehicle and tyre size
Vehicle
There are a surprising number of vehicles that cannot use traditional snowchains, the types that put chain on the inside of the wheel as well as on the tread. This is usually because there is not enough space between the wheels and the shock absorbers; this can be a problem for ordinary SUVs and 4x4s as well as for high performance cars.
You will find this important information in your car handbook - please check this before using your snowchains! Our database is intended to do the basic work for you but, with so many new vehicles and tyre sizes, it should only ever be treated as a guide.
Tyre size
Please also check your tyre size - if you buy incorrectly-sized chains they will be either too tight or too loose.
Ladder track chains
The good news is that car handbooks usually only refer to "traditional snowchains". Ladder track chains such as the Polaire GRIP and Spikes-Spider range only put chain over the tyre tread, so are not subject to these restrictions. They are also ideal for use on rear wheel drives where there is minimal space between the top of the wheel and the wheel arch.

BMW
also known as - BMW M3 four door saloon
AutoSock SmartGrip
- are simple to fit and give extraordinary grip on ice and snow
- are a budget version of AutoSock, but have a similar performance and wear rate
AutoSock SmartGrip
- are simple to fit and give extraordinary grip on ice and snow
- are a budget version of AutoSock, but have a similar performance and wear rate
AutoSock SmartGrip
- are simple to fit and give extraordinary grip on ice and snow
- are a budget version of AutoSock, but have a similar performance and wear rate
AutoSock SmartGrip
- are simple to fit and give extraordinary grip on ice and snow
- are a budget version of AutoSock, but have a similar performance and wear rate
- A high quality anti-slip boot liner with a 3.5cm rim around the edge
- A mid-market price but with many of the qualities associated with much more expensive liners!
- Designed and made in Spain by CRUZ
- Good looking, well made, good value
- Steel bars: 105cm long by 30mm wide by 20mm deep
- AutoSock are simple to fit and give extraordinary grip on ice and snow
- Keep a set in the car and don't get caught out in the snow!
- Approved as a snowchain alternative throughout the EU, except Austria, and also in e.g. Norway and Switzerland

- AutoSock are simple to fit and give extraordinary grip on ice and snow
- Keep a set in the car and don't get caught out in the snow!
- Approved as a snowchain alternative throughout the EU, except Austria, and also in e.g. Norway and Switzerland

- AutoSock are simple to fit and give extraordinary grip on ice and snow
- Keep a set in the car and don't get caught out in the snow!
- Approved as a snowchain alternative throughout the EU, except Austria, and also in e.g. Norway and Switzerland

- AutoSock are simple to fit and give extraordinary grip on ice and snow
- Keep a set in the car and don't get caught out in the snow!
- Approved as a snowchain alternative throughout the EU, except Austria, and also in e.g. Norway and Switzerland

- OptiPLUS roof bars are smart looking and really well designed, load bearing to 75kg
- This is the price for the steel bars, but Airo aluminium bars are also available - see the options below
- Fitting kits for future cars are relatively cheap
- Great value!

- CRUZ Airo roof bars look great and are shaped to minimise drag, reducing noise and fuel consumption
- Fitting kits for future cars are also relatively cheap
- Great value!

- CRUZ Airo roof bars look great and are shaped to minimise drag, reducing noise and fuel consumption
- Fitting kits for future cars are also relatively cheap
- Great value!

Tyre: 195/65-15
- 14mm on the wheel
- Ideal for rear wheel drives where space in the wheel arch is limited
- Also ideal for minibuses and vans with twin wheels
- Easier and cleaner to fit than traditional chains
Tyre: 205/60-15
- 14mm on the wheel
- Ideal for rear wheel drives where space in the wheel arch is limited
- Also ideal for minibuses and vans with twin wheels
- Easier and cleaner to fit than traditional chains
Tyre: 195/65-15
- 14mm on the wheel
- Ideal for rear wheel drives where space in the wheel arch is limited
- Also ideal for minibuses and vans with twin wheels
- Easier and cleaner to fit than traditional chains
Tyre: 205/60-15
- 14mm on the wheel
- Ideal for rear wheel drives where space in the wheel arch is limited
- Also ideal for minibuses and vans with twin wheels
- Easier and cleaner to fit than traditional chains
Tyre: 195/65-15
- 14mm on the wheel
- Ideal for rear wheel drives where space in the wheel arch is limited
- Also ideal for minibuses and vans with twin wheels
- Easier and cleaner to fit than traditional chains
Tyre: 205/60-15
- 14mm on the wheel
- Ideal for rear wheel drives where space in the wheel arch is limited
- Also ideal for minibuses and vans with twin wheels
- Easier and cleaner to fit than traditional chains
Tyre: 195/65-15
- 14mm on the wheel
- Ideal for rear wheel drives where space in the wheel arch is limited
- Also ideal for minibuses and vans with twin wheels
- Easier and cleaner to fit than traditional chains
Tyre: 205/60-15
- 14mm on the wheel
- Ideal for rear wheel drives where space in the wheel arch is limited
- Also ideal for minibuses and vans with twin wheels
- Easier and cleaner to fit than traditional chains
Tyre: 195/65-15
- 14mm on the wheel
- Ideal for rear wheel drives where space in the wheel arch is limited
- Also ideal for minibuses and vans with twin wheels
- Easier and cleaner to fit than traditional chains
Tyre: 205/60-15
- 14mm on the wheel
- Ideal for rear wheel drives where space in the wheel arch is limited
- Also ideal for minibuses and vans with twin wheels
- Easier and cleaner to fit than traditional chains
Tyre: 195/65-15
- 14mm on the wheel
- Ideal for rear wheel drives where space in the wheel arch is limited
- Also ideal for minibuses and vans with twin wheels
- Easier and cleaner to fit than traditional chains
Tyre: 205/60-15
- 14mm on the wheel
- Ideal for rear wheel drives where space in the wheel arch is limited
- Also ideal for minibuses and vans with twin wheels
- Easier and cleaner to fit than traditional chains
- A really good value modular system
- Uses 'Airo' low noise, low drag aluminium bars
- Flush bars look smart but hold narrower loads than through bars
- Suitable for use with every accessory we sell (any brand) that fits T-track aluminium bars
- A really good value modular system
- Uses 'Airo' low noise, low drag aluminium bars
- Flush bars look smart but hold narrower loads than through bars
- Suitable for use with every accessory we sell (any brand) that fits T-track aluminium bars
- A top quality modular system: Foot Pack, SquareBars, Adapter Kit, locks included
- Steel SquareBars: 32mm wide x 22mm deep x 118cm long
- Made from plastic-coated galvanised steel
- Some watersports and ski accessories won't fit to SquareBars
- Max load weight 75kg, but some vehicles have a much lower loading limit - check vehicle handbook
Model: 325i Protection
Tyre: 205/50-17
Model: 330i Protection
Tyre: 205/50-17
- A top quality modular system: Foot Pack, WingBars, Adapter Kit, locks included
- Aluminium WingBars: 80mm wide x 28mm deep x 118cm long
- Aerofoil shape - low drag and low noise
- Channel in top of bars - use T-track adapters to fix accessories
- Max load weight 75kg, but some vehicles have a much lower loading limit - check vehicle handbook
Temporarily out of stockNew stock expected: 14/05/2025
- StreamLine, Yakima's clever, modular roof bar system
- Minimal drag: the JetStream crossbars include Yakima's patented innovations
- Minimal drag: quiet and fuel-efficient
- 127cm black JetStream through bars maximise load-carrying space
Temporarily out of stockNew stock expected: 14/05/2025
- StreamLine, Yakima's clever, modular roof bar system
- Minimal drag: the JetStream crossbars include Yakima's patented innovations
- Minimal drag: quiet and fuel-efficient
- 127cm silver JetStream through bars maximise load-carrying space
- A top quality modular system: Foot Pack, WingBars, Adapter Kit, locks included
- Black aluminium WingBars: 80mm wide x 28mm deep x 118cm long
- Aerofoil shape - low drag and low noise
- Channel in top of bars - use T-track adapters to fix accessories
- Max load weight 75kg, but some vehicles have a much lower loading limit - check vehicle handbook
- Extra strong bars, designed for commercial use
- ProBars allow for longer bars than normal - recommended length 120cm
- Unique rear slot for innovative commercial accessories
- Top slot is suitable for all accessories with T-track adapters
- Only suitable for Yakima accessories with T-track adapters
- StreamLine, Yakima's clever, modular roof bar system
- Minimal drag: the JetStream crossbars include Yakima's patented innovations
- Minimal drag: quiet and fuel-efficient
- Black JetStream FX flush bars, maximum 89cm
- Really smart looking; check that the T-track is long enough for what you want to carry
- StreamLine, Yakima's clever, modular roof bar system
- Minimal drag: the JetStream crossbars include Yakima's patented innovations
- Minimal drag: quiet and fuel-efficient
- Silver JetStream FX flush bars, maximum 89cm
- Really smart looking; check that the T-track is long enough for what you want to carry
- Ideal where there’s minimal distance between the wheel and the wheel arch
- No chain inside the wheel
- Always quick and easy to fit and remove
These chains are particularly suitable where there’s minimal distance between the wheel and the wheel arch, a typical feature of many rear wheel drives with large alloys. If you can't get your forearms into this gap then the K-Summit is your only König option.
They’re also easy to fit and remove and, because you don't have to put your forearms over the tyre, you shouldn't get dirty slush on your forearms or clothes.
- Ideal where there’s minimal distance between the wheel and the wheel arch
- No chain inside the wheel
- Always quick and easy to fit and remove
These chains are particularly suitable where there’s minimal distance between the wheel and the wheel arch, a typical feature of many rear wheel drives with large alloys. If you can't get your forearms into this gap then the K-Summit is your only König option.
They’re also easy to fit and remove and, because you don't have to put your forearms over the tyre, you shouldn't get dirty slush on your forearms or clothes.
- Ideal where there’s minimal distance between the wheel and the wheel arch
- No chain inside the wheel
- Always quick and easy to fit and remove
These chains are particularly suitable where there’s minimal distance between the wheel and the wheel arch, a typical feature of many rear wheel drives with large alloys. If you can't get your forearms into this gap then the K-Summit is your only König option.
They’re also easy to fit and remove and, because you don't have to put your forearms over the tyre, you shouldn't get dirty slush on your forearms or clothes.
- Ideal where there’s minimal distance between the wheel and the wheel arch
- No chain inside the wheel
- Always quick and easy to fit and remove
These chains are particularly suitable where there’s minimal distance between the wheel and the wheel arch, a typical feature of many rear wheel drives with large alloys. If you can't get your forearms into this gap then the K-Summit is your only König option.
They’re also easy to fit and remove and, because you don't have to put your forearms over the tyre, you shouldn't get dirty slush on your forearms or clothes.
Temporarily out of stockNew stock expected: 14/05/2025
- Tough, smart, 125cm heavy duty aluminium bars
- Standard width T-track slots
- 100kg load limit (two bars)
- Airflow diffuser strips reduce noise and drag
- Integrated tie down points
- Bars which slide out 60cm on both sides
- Makes it much easier to load bikes and kayaks onto tall vehicles
- SlideBar length when closed = 127cm
- Only suitable for accessories with T-track adapters
- Max load weight 75kg, but some vehicles have a much lower loading limit - check vehicle handbook
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