Thule CG-9 snow chains (pair) no. CG-9 060

If you have only chosen your tyre size to reach this page, without reference to your type of car, please use the "Select make, Select model, Select tyre" menu on the Home page to try and find your car and tyre size:

• If you find your car and tyre size, and only a small number of chains are listed, maybe only one option, these are your only safe options.
• If you don't find your car and tyre size, please check your vehicle handbook to see what it says about the use of snow chains. If it says, for example, "The use of snow chains is not permitted" or "No snow chains with a link size wider than 10mm may be used", this is important information!

Click on the warning triangle for more information about this very important issue:

Fitting notes: These chains are quick and easy to fit. Have a look at the video. Points to note:

• When you have pushed the chain around behind the wheel you hold both ends and lift both ends upwards. You want the hoop of chain to rise up under the car axle so that you can clip the two ends together near the top of the wheel. All modern snow chains are fitted in this way.
• The automatic chain tensioning system is a strong bungy device which pulls one-way bead grippers through an easy load steel ratchet. It's a simple and very clever system, allowing for fine adjustment, with no danger of slippage. Chain tensioning is necessary because the chains will generally "shake down" on the wheels once you move off, involving some self centering and movement of the chain on the face of the tyres. Without an automatic system you need to get out of the vehicle after a short distance and take up any new slack yourself.
• Practise fitting your chains a few times before you have to do it for real!
• You need both hands to fit snowchains, so if it is dark a head torch makes all the difference - see below.

Additional notes:

• All Thule chains are made from case-hardened manganese nickel (MnNi) alloy steel to provide an optimum combination of strength and hardness.
• Chains will wear out if driven on tarmac or concrete. Thule's CG-9 chains can be reversed and fitted 'inside out' on the tyre so that both sides get equal wear, helping them to last longer.
• Each CG-9 chain link is 9mm high, D-shaped to make it bite well into snow and ice.
• Plastic alloy rim protectors are supplied for optional use - they'll help to prevent the steel chains from vibrating against any softer aluminium alloys and scratching them.
• These chains are supplied in a strong plastic case, together with a pair of plastic gloves, a kneeling mat, and a couple of emergency spare links (pliers are required).
• All Thule chains meet the requirements of Austria's Ö-Norm 5117 and Germany's TÜV.