Changing to Non-Runflats
01-02-2006, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Blackonblackonblack' post='218116' date='Jan 2 2006, 02:01 AM
do I even have room for any kind of spare - or am I SOL?
Dead and Gone, I was of the opinon that UK cars supplied with RFT did not come with a jack or wheel brace. Was your car supplied by a UK dealer?
01-02-2006, 10:35 AM
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Under the mat in your trunk [boot], you will have a wheel-well with a storage divider in it. Once you remove the storage space divider, you can store the space-saver spare
Dead and Gone, I was of the opinon that UK cars supplied with RFT did not come with a jack or wheel brace. Was your car supplied by a UK dealer?
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It's true that most UK cars have not got the jack/brace. It is a ?75 option if you have runflats (most are runflats). It's about double that if you have to buy it later - as I found out!
Dead and Gone, I was of the opinon that UK cars supplied with RFT did not come with a jack or wheel brace. Was your car supplied by a UK dealer?
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It's true that most UK cars have not got the jack/brace. It is a ?75 option if you have runflats (most are runflats). It's about double that if you have to buy it later - as I found out!
01-02-2006, 11:08 AM
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We concluded that the system works on rolling circumference (or something) and dramatic, instant changes to same. In the manual; it actually states that the system will not detect gradual changes over time.
My 19's with non rft are the same ride if not better that 18 rfts IMHO (allbeit wqith only 1.5 hr of RFT experience). I guess what I am saying is that the ride is way acceptable and much better that my outgoing Monaro with 19's.
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What type 19" wheels did are you using?
01-30-2006, 03:04 AM
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If I order a UK car with the spare wheel option, for future use when I get round to replacing the runflats, presumably I don't get the wheel well divider. But does anybody know whether the well is still carpeted, so I can use it for clean storage while still running on runflats?
01-30-2006, 04:03 AM
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Originally Posted by ozhaggis' post='218043' date='Jan 2 2006, 12:19 AM
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In the manual; it actually states that the system will not detect gradual changes over time.
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In the manual; it actually states that the system will not detect gradual changes over time.
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01-30-2006, 04:32 AM
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OT but do you do when you have 20"s and also staggered do you plan to carry and spare wheels or not?
Can you fit in the trunk where the normal ones are.
Thx and made lot of search but did not find ...
I am planning to get rid of my runflats soon.
Can you fit in the trunk where the normal ones are.
Thx and made lot of search but did not find ...
I am planning to get rid of my runflats soon.
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I changed to non-RFs a good while back, but it crossed my mind the other day whether I should not have informed my (UK) insurance company about the change... new tyres are exact same weight/speed rating as the old RFs. Any thoughts?
01-30-2006, 05:19 AM
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Originally Posted by idoru' post='231862' date='Jan 30 2006, 04:04 PM
I changed to non-RFs a good while back, but it crossed my mind the other day whether I should not have informed my (UK) insurance company about the change... new tyres are exact same weight/speed rating as the old RFs. Any thoughts?
01-30-2006, 05:21 AM
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My understanding is that it has nothing to do with iDrive data. The system simply looks for difference in rotational speed between wheels, so will not detect gradual changes if all wheels change at the same rate.
But it sounds as though 2007 models (from build week 9 2006) will have a true pressure monitoring system.