Special air stem on 550?
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From: Mission Viejo, California
My Ride: 06 750Li, & 03 E500 & 06 550i
I just want to know where to get that BMW Air someone mentioned in the forum chain. If I put Ferrari Air in my BMW wheels/tires, will my car go faster or will the Italian air fight with the Germans and cause my car to drive wildly.
Per the below statement about short stems. I had that issue with our 750li on the 22s we had installed. The tire shop did that because it looks better and once I realized what a pain in the butt it was to get any air in the tires, I had longer stems installed, eventually went with NO2 also and in our 550i so wasnt my problem any longer. This time with our 550, started with long stems. Even with N02 you still need to check the air once in a while and short stems are a nightmare if you dont have the right gauge, let alone trying that at night when you can barely see.
Per the below statement about short stems. I had that issue with our 750li on the 22s we had installed. The tire shop did that because it looks better and once I realized what a pain in the butt it was to get any air in the tires, I had longer stems installed, eventually went with NO2 also and in our 550i so wasnt my problem any longer. This time with our 550, started with long stems. Even with N02 you still need to check the air once in a while and short stems are a nightmare if you dont have the right gauge, let alone trying that at night when you can barely see.
Originally Posted by bimmernupe' post='1080919' date='Dec 28 2009, 06:42 PM
Mystery solved. Apparently the stems are very short and the fill station he was using did not have the extension on the end that allowed to get into tight spaces.
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