runflats no more (nearly)
02-12-2007, 03:14 PM
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I have written more than one or two things on the runflats. As you all know i dont like em. So the back two were going to go first.
I was in for an oil service today and the guy came with the paperwork and written on the front in big black writing "DONT DRIVE THIS CAR, TYRES ARE DANGEROUS"
So i already knew one of the rear runflats was below legal and the other on its way. But the guy now tells me that both fronts have lumps on the side and are dangerous. What a stroke of luck i have killed the 4 runflats. So tommorow i get non runflats. And i will let you all know what i think.
Now you probably all know what i will say about the non runflats and i know that there are lots of you out there who like the runflats!
And to the both of you i say, i will give you a balanced and true opinion of my new tyres!
I can already feel the smooth ride, noise free, tramline free.
Shit i hope i dont get a puncture on the way home cause i have not organised a spare yet!
I was in for an oil service today and the guy came with the paperwork and written on the front in big black writing "DONT DRIVE THIS CAR, TYRES ARE DANGEROUS"
So i already knew one of the rear runflats was below legal and the other on its way. But the guy now tells me that both fronts have lumps on the side and are dangerous. What a stroke of luck i have killed the 4 runflats. So tommorow i get non runflats. And i will let you all know what i think.
Now you probably all know what i will say about the non runflats and i know that there are lots of you out there who like the runflats!
And to the both of you i say, i will give you a balanced and true opinion of my new tyres!
I can already feel the smooth ride, noise free, tramline free.
Shit i hope i dont get a puncture on the way home cause i have not organised a spare yet!
02-12-2007, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by fraseman999' post='390781' date='Feb 13 2007, 12:14 AM
And to the both of you i say, i will give you a balanced and true opinion of my new tyres!
I can already feel the smooth ride, noise free, tramline free.
I can already feel the smooth ride, noise free, tramline free.
Have you decided what tyres you will go for? PS2s?
02-13-2007, 01:04 AM
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Originally Posted by fraseman999' post='390781' date='Feb 12 2007, 07:14 PM
Shit i hope i dont get a puncture on the way home cause i have not organised a spare yet!
Can anyone let me know if a Full size spare will fit in the underfloor storage?
02-13-2007, 01:07 AM
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Originally Posted by the-oneil' post='390930' date='Feb 13 2007, 10:04 AM
Can anyone let me know if a Full size spare will fit in the underfloor storage?
I believe someone said that certain elements in the wheel well could be dismantled but it sounded like a botch job.
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02-13-2007, 01:51 AM
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Michelin PS2..... F&^K YEAH!!!! 
I just got the oil changed on my 325i which had Bridgestone OEM runflats. 16,000 miles on them, and they were making terrible road noise. I complained about the road noise, and BMWNA replaced them for free.
I hate runflats.... but hell, it's hard to argue with free tires after 16,000 miles.
I just got the oil changed on my 325i which had Bridgestone OEM runflats. 16,000 miles on them, and they were making terrible road noise. I complained about the road noise, and BMWNA replaced them for free.
I hate runflats.... but hell, it's hard to argue with free tires after 16,000 miles.
02-13-2007, 02:59 AM
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The full size wheel will definitely not fit in the spare wheel well.
BMW sell spare wheel "kits" for around 155 GBPounds, which is wheel, tyre, jack, wheelbrace and storage. If you shop around you can get a wheel and tyre (new) for around 85 GBPounds. Make sure that it is the correct wheel as there are plenty of 3 series ones on eBay, and they're the wrong size. I had to take out the entire "wheel" storage tray to get my wheel and tyre in as the slots for the tray tidy stuck out too much so I couldn't quite get the wheel in, so the wheel is resting on the polystyrene protector for the electrickery boxes - I'll get some thin wood to cover that as an additional protector so it doesn't chafe the polystyrene. Another option would be to gently remove the slots that hold the tray tidy with a craft knife or similar.
IMHO, a spare is the only reasonable option. Yes, tyre foam in its various guises may work, but I KNOW that even a chocolate button spare will get me moving again reasonably quickly (I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty! and I keep a disposable one-piece boiler suit in the back in case I happen to be wearing decent clothes when I get a puncture). When I've got the caravan on the back, I know that the spare will cope OK with that too.
BTW, I went for Pirelli P Zero Rosso's (around 100 GBPounds each I think) and I am very pleased with them.
BMW sell spare wheel "kits" for around 155 GBPounds, which is wheel, tyre, jack, wheelbrace and storage. If you shop around you can get a wheel and tyre (new) for around 85 GBPounds. Make sure that it is the correct wheel as there are plenty of 3 series ones on eBay, and they're the wrong size. I had to take out the entire "wheel" storage tray to get my wheel and tyre in as the slots for the tray tidy stuck out too much so I couldn't quite get the wheel in, so the wheel is resting on the polystyrene protector for the electrickery boxes - I'll get some thin wood to cover that as an additional protector so it doesn't chafe the polystyrene. Another option would be to gently remove the slots that hold the tray tidy with a craft knife or similar.
IMHO, a spare is the only reasonable option. Yes, tyre foam in its various guises may work, but I KNOW that even a chocolate button spare will get me moving again reasonably quickly (I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty! and I keep a disposable one-piece boiler suit in the back in case I happen to be wearing decent clothes when I get a puncture). When I've got the caravan on the back, I know that the spare will cope OK with that too.
BTW, I went for Pirelli P Zero Rosso's (around 100 GBPounds each I think) and I am very pleased with them.
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Originally Posted by subterFUSE' post='390945' date='Feb 13 2007, 05:51 AM
Michelin PS2..... F&^K YEAH!!!!
I just got the oil changed on my 325i which had Bridgestone OEM runflats. 16,000 miles on them, and they were making terrible road noise. I complained about the road noise, and BMWNA replaced them for free.
I hate runflats.... but hell, it's hard to argue with free tires after 16,000 miles.
I just got the oil changed on my 325i which had Bridgestone OEM runflats. 16,000 miles on them, and they were making terrible road noise. I complained about the road noise, and BMWNA replaced them for free.
I hate runflats.... but hell, it's hard to argue with free tires after 16,000 miles.
cheers
vern
02-13-2007, 04:18 AM
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Originally Posted by vern' post='390974' date='Feb 13 2007, 07:51 AM
........till I get the new model 5 in 2008. Can't beat that.
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vern
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vern
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02-13-2007, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by AlwynMike' post='390965' date='Feb 13 2007, 11:59 AM
The full size wheel will definitely not fit in the spare wheel well.
BMW sell spare wheel "kits" for around 155 GBPounds, which is wheel, tyre, jack, wheelbrace and storage. If you shop around you can get a wheel and tyre (new) for around 85 GBPounds. Make sure that it is the correct wheel as there are plenty of 3 series ones on eBay, and they're the wrong size. I had to take out the entire "wheel" storage tray to get my wheel and tyre in as the slots for the tray tidy stuck out too much so I couldn't quite get the wheel in, so the wheel is resting on the polystyrene protector for the electrickery boxes - I'll get some thin wood to cover that as an additional protector so it doesn't chafe the polystyrene. Another option would be to gently remove the slots that hold the tray tidy with a craft knife or similar.
IMHO, a spare is the only reasonable option. Yes, tyre foam in its various guises may work, but I KNOW that even a chocolate button spare will get me moving again reasonably quickly (I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty! and I keep a disposable one-piece boiler suit in the back in case I happen to be wearing decent clothes when I get a puncture). When I've got the caravan on the back, I know that the spare will cope OK with that too.
BTW, I went for Pirelli P Zero Rosso's (around 100 GBPounds each I think) and I am very pleased with them.
BMW sell spare wheel "kits" for around 155 GBPounds, which is wheel, tyre, jack, wheelbrace and storage. If you shop around you can get a wheel and tyre (new) for around 85 GBPounds. Make sure that it is the correct wheel as there are plenty of 3 series ones on eBay, and they're the wrong size. I had to take out the entire "wheel" storage tray to get my wheel and tyre in as the slots for the tray tidy stuck out too much so I couldn't quite get the wheel in, so the wheel is resting on the polystyrene protector for the electrickery boxes - I'll get some thin wood to cover that as an additional protector so it doesn't chafe the polystyrene. Another option would be to gently remove the slots that hold the tray tidy with a craft knife or similar.
IMHO, a spare is the only reasonable option. Yes, tyre foam in its various guises may work, but I KNOW that even a chocolate button spare will get me moving again reasonably quickly (I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty! and I keep a disposable one-piece boiler suit in the back in case I happen to be wearing decent clothes when I get a puncture). When I've got the caravan on the back, I know that the spare will cope OK with that too.
BTW, I went for Pirelli P Zero Rosso's (around 100 GBPounds each I think) and I am very pleased with them.
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Refer the 5 series manual in the back: in the options- pictures, says clearly the run flat tyres are dangerous in winter and may cause seriuos injury, I dropped the idea having run flat tires in my car.......