Torquey5

So my lease is up in less than 2 months and I'm looking to get my tires replaced on my own (as opposed to getting charged a zillion bucks from the dealership). I'm going to replace my front tires (245/40/18) with BMW OEM run flats but the rears (275/35/18) will be replaced with none-run flats. Just wanted to check to make sure that's okay. It's like if I got aftermarket brake pads or aftermarket foglight blubs, I'm thinking it should be fine. Tell me it's fine.

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Rudy

I wish I could tell you it's fine but unfortunately, the answer is "it may be fine"...

It seems that some dealers (or inspectors) are a bit more "picky" about these kinds of things and there's no specific formula that we can use to advise you.

Here are a bunch of threads about this subject:

http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=47051
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=46170
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=44922
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=38375
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=20770
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=9362

Gene

he said "a bunch"

Depends on who's inspecting your car that day. AFAIK lease returns involve returning the vehicle to it's original state at time of drive off. That's where the individual interpretation comes in...

melimel

when i returned my audi i got slapped with a huge payment after.. tires@! curbage!! one ding!!!they wanted to replace 2 wheels! all four tires! ugh.. i was so mad.. i woulda bought them myself, but hub said dont.. now look.. get what you had.. equal quality or better.. any body problems.. fix em yourself.. cheaper!

Torquey5

Good God that sucks. The dealership can easily repair a minor curbage/ding with outside contractors.



Thanks Rudy!



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