I have a nail in my rear...
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Originally Posted by mrfva' post='769810' date='Jan 16 2009, 05:01 PM
Sorry to hear about your troubles
General Exclaim UHP, best bang for the buck
... if you can still find any of the Michelin Pilot A/S being discounted @ ~50% off, then those would be a good buy as well.
General Exclaim UHP, best bang for the buck
... if you can still find any of the Michelin Pilot A/S being discounted @ ~50% off, then those would be a good buy as well.
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Originally Posted by SAP_MAN' post='769806' date='Jan 16 2009, 02:58 PM
Run Flat Tire.... Bummer!
OK... time to vent a bit. I've seen on this post that in some cases the RFT's can be repaired, however you have to find a shop to do it. Furthermore, BMW states as a policy not to repair the RFT's. Now to add even more fun to this is, I ended up w/ a nail the tread of my rear RFT, so went to America's Tire shop near by. Low and behold, BMW has a 'deal' of some sort with Bridgestone to include a damning little bit of text directly on their OEM tires. "DO NOT REPAIR TIRE". Crap... dead in the water. I don't know if there is any shop that would take the liability of repairing a tire that states this. Why the heck did BMW make this arrangement other that to sell more tires!
In my specific case, my rear RFT's only have 5800 miles on them!!!
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I already need 2 new front RFT's, now a rear... so...
I am looking for recommendations for new NON-RFT's all around that don't cost an arm and a leg.
Thanks!
OK... time to vent a bit. I've seen on this post that in some cases the RFT's can be repaired, however you have to find a shop to do it. Furthermore, BMW states as a policy not to repair the RFT's. Now to add even more fun to this is, I ended up w/ a nail the tread of my rear RFT, so went to America's Tire shop near by. Low and behold, BMW has a 'deal' of some sort with Bridgestone to include a damning little bit of text directly on their OEM tires. "DO NOT REPAIR TIRE". Crap... dead in the water. I don't know if there is any shop that would take the liability of repairing a tire that states this. Why the heck did BMW make this arrangement other that to sell more tires!
In my specific case, my rear RFT's only have 5800 miles on them!!!Attachment 69596
I already need 2 new front RFT's, now a rear... so...
I am looking for recommendations for new NON-RFT's all around that don't cost an arm and a leg.
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by pgetsch' post='770185' date='Jan 17 2009, 10:10 AM
this thread is very diasapointing considering the title......
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I have to give you credit....no other man here would DARE say he had been nailed in the rear!! 
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CIP 31.2
Thanks all for the feedback... Sounds like General Exclaims have the nod at this point in time to replace my RFT's. Digging into TireRack.com, they're ranked high with great ratings considering the miles logged in reviews (something like 9M+ miles rated). Something else that speaks volumes is the high rating of "Would buy again."
So in short... the nail in my rear RFT will not be an issue too much longer!
(note the difference from being NAILED in the rear vs. HAVING a nail in the rear!
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So in short... the nail in my rear RFT will not be an issue too much longer!
(note the difference from being NAILED in the rear vs. HAVING a nail in the rear!
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CIP 31.2
UPDATE:
I ordered up a set of General Exclaims from Nerweezy (Trinity) which arrove in record time. I just had them installed here locally and although have not been able to put a lot of miles in yet, diggin' the move away from the RFT's!
Thanks all for the feedback and Nerweezy for hooking me up on tires!
I ordered up a set of General Exclaims from Nerweezy (Trinity) which arrove in record time. I just had them installed here locally and although have not been able to put a lot of miles in yet, diggin' the move away from the RFT's!
Thanks all for the feedback and Nerweezy for hooking me up on tires!
