Run Flat Tire Replacement
09-23-2013, 05:23 PM
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Get them from Discounttiredirect.com and take them to Discount Tire/ Americas tire to install them..
I bough in June.. they had a $50 Visa Car and a $100 Adidas Car rebate. I am in CA so the shipping is free and Tax is free too.. So the math is $564 for 4 tires -$150 rebates and +$112 for installation, lifetime balancing, rotation and repair, TPMS renewal and CA disposal and tax etc. Total $526 out of the door so $131.5 per tire
HOpe this helps
09-24-2013, 04:49 AM
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Run flats are a safety feature and designed to save lives. One notable motoring journalist in England recommends them as he was nearly killed on a motorway in England as he tried to change a tyre on the hard shoulder of a motorway. I have them fitted on my 530i and I accept there are much more expensive to replace and perhaps give a harder ride, but my choice is to reduce the level of risk to me and my family when driving on crowded English roads with increasingly aggressive and less competent drivers.
09-24-2013, 05:08 AM
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One BMW owner reported that his Costco near Chicago would only replace his runflat tires with another runflat tire. YMMV.
I have a friend that replaced the run flat tires on his 335i with Continental DWS a couple of years ago. He was pleased with the result, but felt the handling was not as sharp as he would like.
The Continental DWS tires were introduced several years ago. Recently introduced tires appear to have raised the bar. Tire Rack reported the DWS did not feel as nimble as other tires in a recent test of four tires. The Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3 were stated in the test report to have reset the performance standard for all season tires. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...y.jsp?ttid=177
Michelin's own published data indicate the A/S3 is a significant upgrade in several characteristics over the Pilot Sport A/S Plus. Michelin Sums Up the New Pilot Sport AS/3 by Spider Chart - Popular Mechanics
I have a friend that replaced the run flat tires on his 335i with Continental DWS a couple of years ago. He was pleased with the result, but felt the handling was not as sharp as he would like.
The Continental DWS tires were introduced several years ago. Recently introduced tires appear to have raised the bar. Tire Rack reported the DWS did not feel as nimble as other tires in a recent test of four tires. The Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3 were stated in the test report to have reset the performance standard for all season tires. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...y.jsp?ttid=177
Michelin's own published data indicate the A/S3 is a significant upgrade in several characteristics over the Pilot Sport A/S Plus. Michelin Sums Up the New Pilot Sport AS/3 by Spider Chart - Popular Mechanics
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