"I have a used Tamiya Tiger I, but some of the road wheel rubber tires are worn out and in poor condition.
I saw that AliExpress sells Mato 1/16 Tiger I replacement rubber tires.
Does anyone know if Mato rubber tires are compatible with Tamiya road wheels?"
About Tiger1 rubber tires replacement
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Re: About Tiger1 rubber tires replacement
You need the ones for the Tamiya - Axels Modellbau sells them. Highly recommended seller in Germany.
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TankDriver
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Re: About Tiger1 rubber tires replacement
Good news! I just checked... both Taigen & Mato tires ("tyres" for you guys on the east side of the pond) DO fit the Tamiya Tiger road wheels perfectly
Tamiya road wheel naked:
with Mato rubber:
with Taigen rubber:
Tamiya road wheel naked:
with Mato rubber:
with Taigen rubber:
Last edited by TankDriver on Sun Jan 04, 2026 7:33 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: About Tiger1 rubber tires replacement
If you want them to look like the Tamiya originals, then go with the Taigen ones:
They're not as glossy & don't have raised writing on the surface like the Mato ones:
Mato rubber has "Dunlop" & a bunch of numbers embossed on the surface:
The backs are the same... both have a visible seam
Important thing is that the interior groove, which seats it on the wheel, is the same width on all three... love it when things are actually compatible!
They're not as glossy & don't have raised writing on the surface like the Mato ones:
Mato rubber has "Dunlop" & a bunch of numbers embossed on the surface:
The backs are the same... both have a visible seam
Important thing is that the interior groove, which seats it on the wheel, is the same width on all three... love it when things are actually compatible!
"If it's worth doing, it's worth overdoing"
Re: About Tiger1 rubber tires replacement
“Thank you very much for this extremely valuable information. I truly appreciate your help.”TankDriver wrote: ↑Sun Jan 04, 2026 6:22 pm If you want them to look like the Tamiya originals, then go with the Taigen ones:
They're not as glossy & don't have raised writing on the surface like the Mato ones:
Mato rubber has "Dunlop" & a bunch of numbers embossed on the surface:
The backs are the same... both have a visible seam
Important thing is that the interior groove, which seats it on the wheel, is the same width on all three... love it when things are actually compatible!
