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  4. Posted · Edited by zenetti · Report reply

    There's the reason right there Johno, on a car used regularly it will be a different story mate.

    I see your point but to be fair the stand is outside on a main road day after day. The finish must be reasonably durable if it has lasted this long and still looks good. They have still been subjected to Auckland's Fabulous weather for the past 2 years or so.

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    My 2c is i wouldn't bother with ANY spray on chrome products, unless you're keeping what ever you've had done in the house. You'll find none of those spray on chrome products will be guaranteed in NZ with our UV conditions.

    I know you are suitably qualified to be commenting but John at Wheel Repair services has had a stand of wheels outside every day for the past 2 years and they still look as good as new. :)

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    I have tried for days to get 2 x 255x35x18 runflats for my wifes 2007 323...there are none in New Zealand ..new or second hand that I could find. I have no room for spacesaver so my wifes car will be off the road for about 2 months while awaiting new stock...then..I will be asked to pay the $700 each...Dont buy a BMW with runflats..

    PM Sent :)

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    Hey

    The tyre is rubbing the strut so they won't work. Thanks for advice.

    and from I have learned a 215 tyre is to narrow.

    Cheers

    The maximum recommended width for a 215/55 16" is 7.5". However I think a tyre that is slightly to narrow is preferable to running a 5mm spacer that effectively takes 5mm thread out of your hubs.

    What we really need to know is a, how badly is it rubbing? (can you still freely turn the wheel and tyre when bolted up?) and b. what brand tyre are you using? ( as different brands have different sectional widths even though they are still a 225)

    As Glenn said, the CORRECT way to solve the issue is to change to a different wheel. :)

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    the trouble with most spacers is that they are a 73.1 cb and BMW is 72.5. It is just about impossible to find a CBL ring that thickness.

    As has been mentioned spacers are not WOFable, and worst case scanrio, your insurance will not pay out.

    The correct way to fix it properly is to change the wheels to something that will fit, or you could go to a lightly narrower tyre, 215/55/16 would be my choice. I am pretty sure I sent that through to you when replying to your pm :)

    If you want to keep the spacers then I would suggest converting to studs in the hub and using wheel nuts.

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    The trouble is with the wheels not the tyres. A 225/55/16 is the correct size for an E34. The E38 rims run a higher offset than the E34. This offset combined with the width is what is causing the rubbing. The centrebores on E34 and E38 are the same, so no locating rings are required. It will be the spacers that are causing the vibration as they will not allow the rim to sit on the hub spigot properly.

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    Having wasted 2 days of my life attempting to learn about tyres ( with very limited success) I seek opinions/views on the mixing of run flats "RFTs" and non-run flats.

    Two of the fitted RFTs are in good condition and probably have at least 10000km left in them. Secondly, the consensus of opinion is that a mixed configuration is warrantable so long as each axle has matching tyres. So some questions;

    2. If I do mix them, would you put the new non-RFTs on the front or the back?

    If any of you have any experience of this, I would be appreciative of your advice.

    hi Rod

    Firstly, welcome along to the forums.

    Unfortunately a mixed configuration will NOT be warrantable. You will either have to go for one or the other. In the WOF rules it states that tyres must be of the same construction type. RFT and "normal" tyres are constructed differently. In addition your can should have the same tread pattern type on all 4 corners, eg asymmetric, directional etc. Again you are not allowed to mix and match.

    As you have a space saver I can't see any problems in going to a non-rft. Bear in mind though that the rims are designed to use a RFT and are usually substantially heavier than a normal rim as they have an extra bead seating in them. ( it is not the technical term, but probably the easiest way to describe it - lol)

    On a positive note you will find that 'normal' tyres are a whole lot cheaper, and generally quieter. In fact you could probably get a new set of rims and tyres for the cost of 4 RFT's!

    Feel free to give me a call on the number below if you want to discuss any further

    cheers

    Johno

  17. Posted · Edited by zenetti · Report reply

    A colleague at work has a E46 M3 and is after a full set of tires of the following spec

    225/45/zr18

    255/40/zr18

    He has Continental Contact Sport Asymmetrical on there at the moment and has been Quoted for Yokohama V103's at $585 Rears and $420 Fronts EACH which is rather expensive i thought, he also has a 2-3 week wait on these.

    Who knows a bit more about these cars/tyres, and can anyone help with tire acquisition at a better price?

    Cheers

    -sp

    get him to give me a call and we can discuss some options along with pricing etc. Obviously we will look after him and give him Bimmersport pricing

    cheers

    Johno 09 580 1371

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    Ths GSD3 has been made in China for the last 3 years. It has actually been discontinued now hence the run out price that you have seen.

    V8E36 - I am not sure how many people "every tirwe person" is but we have had no issues with them. We have just sold out of a bulk lot and they balanced fine. Maybe we jsut have a better balancing machine - :D

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    There are better ultimate performance tyres out there but for daily driving and safe winter driving I'm defiantly keen to buy more when they die, should get 25,000km out of them swapping front to back.

    2c

    Just make sure you take the tyres off the rims and then swap them. The TPS system on the Renault's has been designed so they only work on specific corners of the car.

    Ask Jack how I know :P

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    I really can't answer you which tyre will be the quietest sorry, our roads are horrible over here. The cheap rough volcanic chip they use is what causes most of the tyre noise.

    The Conti is definitley a great performance tyre but if you look in another thread on here about tyres for an E39, Ron (3pedals) makes a great point about the load rating. It really needs to be a 97 and unfortunately the DW is only a 94. You said you want to sharpen up the turn in so the higher load rated tyre should flex less.

    http://www.bimmersport.co.nz/forums/index....showtopic=38643

    If you are loking at the Conti's I would be going for the Sport Contact 3 with the 97 load rating. We have an account with Tire Rack so let me know if you would like me to price them up for you.

    cheers

    Johno

  24. Posted · Edited by zenetti · Report reply

    There is no duty on tyres any more as there are none that are produced locally.

    Unfortunately there will always be people out there that want the cheapest tyres possible.

    If you take a look at the recent stats from the holiday period the majority was caused by terrible driving. When we drove back from NP on Saturday I was amazed at the number of idiots passing coming up to blind corners especially when it was raining. We counted 3 near misses alone, and they were CLOSE! Think oncoming traffic braking and swerving to the left to avoid - it had nothing to do with tyre choice lol.

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