New summer tires ordered
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From: Kajaani, Finland
My Ride: Bmw 530d 2004
At last I made up my mind about new summer tires for the new wheels for next summer!
I got lots of help from pjinca and xBMWx again, so thank you a lot guys
. They gave me lost of information based on their own experiences. I won't be bugging you two for a moment I think 
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I chose the KUMHO ECSTA SPT KU31. Arguments:
+ KUMHO had the sizes I wanted
+ Reasonable price
+ I've had the same KUMHOs before in the size of 18" and they were fine
The sizes are:
F: 235/35 R20
R: 275/30 R20
Arguments:
+ I wanted more protection than the original 245/30 R20 and 275/25 R20
+ I chose 235 and 275, because the new wheels are coming with quite aggressive offsets and I want to prevent rubbing as much as possible (going to roll the fenders anyway though)
So it is going to be these:
...on these (with matte black center):
...on this:
...and I'm hoping for seeing this again when it's done
:
- Antti -
I got lots of help from pjinca and xBMWx again, so thank you a lot guys
. They gave me lost of information based on their own experiences. I won't be bugging you two for a moment I think . I chose the KUMHO ECSTA SPT KU31. Arguments:
+ KUMHO had the sizes I wanted
+ Reasonable price
+ I've had the same KUMHOs before in the size of 18" and they were fine
The sizes are:
F: 235/35 R20
R: 275/30 R20
Arguments:
+ I wanted more protection than the original 245/30 R20 and 275/25 R20
+ I chose 235 and 275, because the new wheels are coming with quite aggressive offsets and I want to prevent rubbing as much as possible (going to roll the fenders anyway though)
So it is going to be these:
...on these (with matte black center):
...on this:
...and I'm hoping for seeing this again when it's done
:- Antti -
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My Ride: Alpine White 2006 530Xi (SLD)
LOVE those rims!!! As for the tires, had you asked me, I would have told you to get Nitto NT05's. But then again, nothing wrong with those Ecstas either
Can't wait to see what your car will look like with those dubs
Can't wait to see what your car will look like with those dubs
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From: Kajaani, Finland
My Ride: Bmw 530d 2004
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From: Kajaani, Finland
My Ride: Bmw 530d 2004
- "New summer tires ordered"
- I've had them before, they were fine
- I couldn't find the Hankooks (K110 V12) in these sizes, otherwise I would have ordered Hankooks
Besides, I have noise dampened my doors with Dynamat and that reduces the road noise to minimal.
Thanks for the opinion anyway.
- Antti -
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I got the tyres in pretty good price from a webshop from Germany. I've used this particular webshop before, but now they exceeded themselves!
I ordered the tyres on Sunday evening, and I got the rears today. That's pretty fast from Germany to Northern Finland! The front tyres have been shipped from another warehouse, and I'm probably getting them tomorrow.
Who cares about tyre pics here haha!? No one, but I'm just so excited about this. The spring is coming little by little.
The 275/30 R20 looks huge inside the house
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- Antti -
I ordered the tyres on Sunday evening, and I got the rears today. That's pretty fast from Germany to Northern Finland! The front tyres have been shipped from another warehouse, and I'm probably getting them tomorrow
.Who cares about tyre pics here haha
!? No one, but I'm just so excited about this. The spring is coming little by little.The 275/30 R20 looks huge inside the house
:- Antti -
