What type of treadlife are people getting with Conti DWS?
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Interesting... Could you elaborate on it? I am actually considering getting these in the near future.
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I just recently put a set on my wife's 530 and all I can say is MAN! What an improvement over the OEM Bridgestone's runflats. Much smoother ride, way quieter and they track much better and don't grab every rut in the road. We are not aggressive drivers, so I don't know so much about the performance aspect, but overall they made the car much more enjoyable to drive and I like the looks. Living in the Pac.Northwest we get plenty of rain, so the "W" in the DWS was a large selling point for me.
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First things first, if your goin to buy Contis check out how flimsy
the sidewalls are on any of their models (with the exception of RFT)
Our cars being heavy, need a good stiff sidewall for impact protection.
Not only for protection but to keep that crisp responsive bmw handling.
We sponsor a scca driver who has a track prepped E36 and his daily
Is a super mean E39 M5, who decided to "try" a pair of extreme DW on
his m5. I was astonished because he usually drives hankook, dunlop and yokohama.
I ordered them, he came in and took a good 10-15mins visually inspecting them after
Which he said "I wonder why the hell these things get great ratings online, im not
Putting these flimsy things on my car!" To my delight I returned those pieces of
shit and ordered him the hankook v12 evos at his request.
Not to mention how many customers come in wanting to have us check there
Continentals for repair only to find out their sidewalls are popped or have huge
bubbles from impact damage.
Im just giving you guys the heads up on what I see at work and help you guys
Not waste your hard earned money on junk!
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Thank you for the information. I have heard sidewalls being a little weak on the Conti DWS.
You can be the tire expert on the forum considering you get exposed to many different brands and see/hear customer complaints.
You can be the tire expert on the forum considering you get exposed to many different brands and see/hear customer complaints.
First things first, if your goin to buy Contis check out how flimsy
the sidewalls are on any of their models (with the exception of RFT)
Our cars being heavy, need a good stiff sidewall for impact protection.
Not only for protection but to keep that crisp responsive bmw handling.
We sponsor a scca driver who has a track prepped E36 and his daily
Is a super mean E39 M5, who decided to "try" a pair of extreme DW on
his m5. I was astonished because he usually drives hankook, dunlop and yokohama.
I ordered them, he came in and took a good 10-15mins visually inspecting them after
Which he said "I wonder why the hell these things get great ratings online, im not
Putting these flimsy things on my car!" To my delight I returned those pieces of
shit and ordered him the hankook v12 evos at his request.
Not to mention how many customers come in wanting to have us check there
Continentals for repair only to find out their sidewalls are popped or have huge
bubbles from impact damage.
Im just giving you guys the heads up on what I see at work and help you guys
Not waste your hard earned money on junk!
the sidewalls are on any of their models (with the exception of RFT)
Our cars being heavy, need a good stiff sidewall for impact protection.
Not only for protection but to keep that crisp responsive bmw handling.
We sponsor a scca driver who has a track prepped E36 and his daily
Is a super mean E39 M5, who decided to "try" a pair of extreme DW on
his m5. I was astonished because he usually drives hankook, dunlop and yokohama.
I ordered them, he came in and took a good 10-15mins visually inspecting them after
Which he said "I wonder why the hell these things get great ratings online, im not
Putting these flimsy things on my car!" To my delight I returned those pieces of
shit and ordered him the hankook v12 evos at his request.
Not to mention how many customers come in wanting to have us check there
Continentals for repair only to find out their sidewalls are popped or have huge
bubbles from impact damage.
Im just giving you guys the heads up on what I see at work and help you guys
Not waste your hard earned money on junk!
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My Ride: 2008 BMW 550i Sport
Model Year: 2008
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I'm surprised that the SA would say you are close to the wear bars if the thinnest tread is 6/32nds. They started at 10/32nds new, and the wear bars are exposed at 2/32nds, so you have exactly 50% of the "safe" tread to go. Personally, I scrap tires at around 4/32nds, just to be sure I have plenty of tread for rain, etc., but even then you would have another 20% of the tire's life to go. Note that BMW's do have high rear tire wear in general, as a result of the camber settings they set to get the handling we all like so much.
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My Ride: 2008 BMW 550i Sport
Model Year: 2008
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Do you have the same setup (F:245/35/19, R: 275/30/19)?
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