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  2. Posted · Edited by zenetti · Report reply

    It is a very rhythmical sound, like a "wow-wow-wow-wow" as you travel on smooth hotmix road. It is speed dependant, ie, speed up so the sound rises in pitch (but not volume), slow down and it does too. The nose is there regardless of whether the (auto) is in gear or not.

    Thanks very much. :huh:

    This part of your original post is what leads me to believe it is the tyres. Run Flats are notoriously hard and noisy anyway. How old are they?

    Did you run your hand along the inside edge of the tyre from the front to the back? If it is not smooth the tyres wil be bmaking the noise you described originally.

    cheers

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    Probably bearings or disks, hard to know for sure unless one has heard it.

    48,000kms? 1996 E36? Really... Wheel bearings should last at least 100,000 miles anyway. From my experience on early Lexus models they dont go bad until at least 250,000ks.

    From what you have described it will not be a wheel bearing, it will most likely be scalloped tyres. It is very very common with tyres that have been underinflated or cars with worn shocks, and most people think that it is wheel bearings.

    Run your hand from the back to the front on the inside edge of the tyre. If it has an up and down feel to it (like a scallop shell funnily enough) then the tyre has scalloped and this wil be the cause of the noise.

    The only way to fix is it to buy new tyres, which we can help with :D

    cheers

    Johno

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    Hey Zenetti,

    Yes the lads from the ChCh branch sold these too me..well i actually wanting to sell these for your BBS wheels that you have on TM. (Nadoji) is my gf's TM acc name.

    Might go see courtney tomorrow and talk to him about doing a deal.

    let me know if you want the centres for them

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    @zenetti: what is the name of your friends shop? i am kinda still deciding wether to colour + spacers or change the whole rims

    another question, are spacers legal in NZ if theyre not too thick?

    thanks

    Grant @ GT Refinishers in Walls Road. If you go and see him make sure you said that we sent you so he gives you the best price.

    DON'T run spacers on your car - it is far to nice to be doing silly things like that :D

    Spacers have ben covered here numerous times but the short version is that they are illegal but can be certed which makes them legal.

    Are your current wheels staggered fit? ie wider at the rear? Do you know the widths?

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