Saved by the so hated RFT
07-31-2006, 10:30 AM
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My Ride: Booked: E70n X5 40d M. Carbonblack, oyster, comfortseats, Nav Pro, Active Drive, Panoramic, Hifi PRO DSP, HUD, Alutrim, Satin ext, gloss rails, towconnector, elctric lid, alarm and more.
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Cut a corner a little to sharp today and the rear wheel hit the curb. Got a loud bang back and a little sway in the rear. First I thoguth I ran over a huge stone or someting, but it was the wheel that hit the curb... 
After closer inspection it was not that super bad damgae to the rim and I can imagine that the RFT function in the tyre saved it from more severe damage. It's not fun to get a huge cut in the rim, but now it's just a cut and not been bent. I had planned to change the tyres to "normal" ones on the rear after the summer and when checking it was not that much of tread there so it was soon time to change em anyway.
Now I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the damaged tyre will last the 500km I have to get home. :'(
After closer inspection it was not that super bad damgae to the rim and I can imagine that the RFT function in the tyre saved it from more severe damage. It's not fun to get a huge cut in the rim, but now it's just a cut and not been bent. I had planned to change the tyres to "normal" ones on the rear after the summer and when checking it was not that much of tread there so it was soon time to change em anyway.
Now I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the damaged tyre will last the 500km I have to get home. :'(
07-31-2006, 10:33 AM
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Did you get a waring on your idrive screen
07-31-2006, 10:48 AM
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My Ride: Booked: E70n X5 40d M. Carbonblack, oyster, comfortseats, Nav Pro, Active Drive, Panoramic, Hifi PRO DSP, HUD, Alutrim, Satin ext, gloss rails, towconnector, elctric lid, alarm and more.
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There was no warning so it seems like it's still keeping the air. I have also tested to drive up to 65mph and it does not behave strange or wibrate.
07-31-2006, 10:55 AM
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Maybe the cut did not penatrate the air tube so you are lucky but maybe take it to BMW and see what they say
07-31-2006, 11:44 AM
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Ouch, I feel your pain
07-31-2006, 11:58 AM
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Robert I think it? s going too work out 
Jag hade en liknande bulla p? mitt framd?ck efter en trotoar tuch och jag k?rde p? det d?cket n?rmare 400 mil tills jag bytte till vinterd?ck.
Jag hade en liknande bulla p? mitt framd?ck efter en trotoar tuch och jag k?rde p? det d?cket n?rmare 400 mil tills jag bytte till vinterd?ck.
07-31-2006, 12:00 PM
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Ouch! Sry to hear about it.
07-31-2006, 12:31 PM
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Looking at that sidewall damage, you are nuts to try to drive 500km on it.
Get it changed now!
Get it changed now!
07-31-2006, 01:29 PM
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perhaps it damaged like that because it's a runflat - i.e. very little flex in the sidewall. Not that I hate RFT's or anything :-)