CVTBenhogan

finally got some used 124s that I've been looking for a long time. I like the stock look and just wanted pristine and straight wheels. Anyway, rims came with Dunlop RFTs and are in good shape. Took off my 5K Goodyear Assymetrics and put on the Dunlops. Wow. Its my old car again. Firmer ride and alot more sporty. I like the RFTs better. I might be the only one prefering the RFTs.

On the downside, they are slightly louder and the old rattling noise from my indicator stalk is back. That said, I'm staying with the RFTs and will put the Goodyears back on when the RFTs wear out. Or maybe I'll just sell them.

this makes me think now. Maybe I should get more RFTs and stockpile em.

nevrev73

I get the rattling noise from the indicator stalk as well.

I have found if you press the trip button (bottom one) inwards as hard as you can it stops sometimes. Also, I have found that if you put your finger nail behind it and pull the swith (small button) towards you, it stiffens it up and stops rattling for a bit until you get a bumpy road.

Anyone else got any idea how to stop this annnoying fault without buying a new stalk?

CVTBenhogan

it's annoying for sure as the car is otherwise rock solid. This deserves it's own thread

v_therussian

I had this happen to me once - bought a pair of near-perfect used RFTs and thought I was loving it... until I cracked a rim, got three bubbles and subsequently, deflated RFTs repeatedly. Funny how run-flats always seem to wanna get flat on me

Then I came back to my senses and got me a set of Conti DWS tires - the noise went away, there are no shakes/rattles, potholes don't break my heart anymore. On NYC roads, RFTs are definitely too hard for daily use I do know what you mean about the handling though...

swajames

No true BMW performance car (M3/M5/M6) has run flat tires and the adoption of RFT's from higher-end performance manufacturers is close to zero. If RFT's did bring meaningful performance benefits, the adoption rate by manufacturers would be much higher. Firmness and an inability to deal with road imperfections doesn't equate to sportiness. The stock RFT's on a BMW are, quite simply, dreadful tires.

v_therussian

I'm pretty sure RFTs will become the new standard for tires pretty soon, just haven't been developed into a fully civilized tire for some conditions yet. But they'll come around. And I must add, I'm not against that at all - I love the security of not having to worry about flats, damaging rims by rolling on flat tires and so forth. Just that right now they are still a little too expensive, too harsh and too impractical for me.

swajames

Quite the reverse, V... Some manufacturers such as Michelin are effectively getting out of the RFT business. As for expense, the RFTs are usually no more expensive than the mid to higher-end standard tires, and they're much more difficult to find if you need one in a hurry. The issue with RFTs isn't that they are expensive, it's their poor availability.

Theo

As long as you live/travel in an area where the road conditions are good I found several of them to be an excellent fit, no comfort issues and I actually liked the feedback.
Whenever the roads are significantly less then pristine however they are a nuisance, so BMW's choice to adopt them as standard overall does not seem like a thought out one to me.

CVTBenhogan

well I disagree on the RFTs. I just found the goodyears to be too soft and lost road feedback. RFTs are too heavy to be ultimate sport tires and that's why m series cars don't have them. I do like the added safety of not having to pull over with a flat.

For longer trips as I often do I'm sure the goodyears will be missed.

CVTBenhogan

I cracked my rear 124s with nonRFTs. I'm sure RFTs are harder on the rims though.