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what size wheels are you after? We have quite a few options in stock, various sizes and styles.

I managed to get away with asking a 'genuine' question last time and he answered me too. I bid up to $2250 last time. He sent me an offer of $6500

Direzza's are not made in this particular size, however they do make the Sport Maxx and SP01. Members here have mixed reviews about the Sport Maxx, however it is a directional performance tyre. I would probably go with the SP01, it is an assymetric tyre so will probably be quieter than the Sport Maxx.

These are too small unfortunately. There are a wide range of 225/55/16's available, do you have any particular brand preferences? What qualities are most important to you in a tyre eg wear? noise? performance? etc

what year is your 5 series? What 'look' are you after wheel wise?

have some alloy ones in stock, not cheap unfortunately - $40 for a set of 4 to your door, cheers

If you came to me first (via PM) I would be able to quote you straight off the bat . I agree with you about best price FIRST time - so here ya go: Special price for Bimmersport members (Eagle F1 225/40/18 $209+ GST = $235ish)

dude they are about as real as Pamela Anderson's t*ts

Gee Cain where do you shop????? $700 per tyre???

what size do you want? I can probably do better!! As you said not what you know but WHO you know

sorry my bad.... Would have been a lot easier to run a 5 series offset wheel I agree re guard "pulling" - my quick guestimations suggest at least 50mm on the front. I too will be watching with interest!!

These springs will only work if you have a 6 cylinder car. You can also buy the same springs BRAND NEW for $299 on Trade Me http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-138184474.htm or try the forum sponsors

you won't need the 25mm spacers. no amount of guard rolling will make those wheels work with the spacers on.

are they the ones from LTC parts? If so wire the 'halos' to your park lights.

ahhhh................the joys of being a SLAB don't forget also the driveshafts are probably higher at the wheel than the diff now so only a matter of time before they cause a whole lot of problems too

looks like you may be stuck with Conti's, after 1/2 an hour on the phone to various suppliers Bridgestone are the only company list that size but have never brought any into the country, and no-one else lists that particular size

x3 we even use it at work!

we have quite a few staggered sets of wheels in stock where the 'dish' does not change that much.

don't compress springs, I am sure Keith from H& R will back me up here. WHat this guys doesbn;t know about springs isn't worth repeating. By reheating springs you end up weakening them and this can lead to all sorts of problems further down the track. Do it once and do it right I say

porsche have a similar problem with room for a spare, they get round it by putting a self inflating spare in there, maybe BMW has a similar option?

are you boys still after silicon elbows? I imported a few a while back and have quite a selection of 45, 90 degree and straight sections cheers Johno

Proxes 4? I have a brand new one sitting at work $250 + GST, includes fitting and balancing.

It has already started

As I said earlier car manufacturers retune their suspension and chassis characteristics for RFT's. From what I can gather from reading those articles the RFT's only form a very small part of the equation. They blame the 5 series chassis and the Z4's 18" wheels as the 'major' reason for the reduced ride quality. I believe the technical 'wizardry' of the M5 would make up for any perceived 'drop-off' in handling Quote: Unfortunately it's never quite as flowing as it could be; like all 5s save the M-version, this car suffers from an ill-composed ride, always jittery and easily wrong-footed by rapid-fire bumps. BMW admits the 5-series has suffered more than subsequent models from the fitment of run-flat tyres simply because the chassis was originally developed with standard rubber. I proudly sit on the fence with RFT's and believe it is up to the individual to make an informed choice. .

Murphy's Law also says you will fork out money for a spare wheel and never need it.Kiwi535 maybe if you had RFT you could have driven to the wedding still A Blow-out at ANY speed can be dangerous! Run-flat tyres are designed to minimise the difference in ride quality when a tyre is punctured. When a vehicle is designed to be fitted with Run-flat tyres as standard the suspension system is tuned to incorporate them into the design. The Run flats definitely have there pro's and con's - the biggest con being the price. They are also generally 2-3 times heavier than a normal tyre. However overall, it does reduce the weight of the vehicle. Continental use an internal support ring mounted on the inside of the rim, other brands use a significantly strengthened sidewall, I don't know how compatible the two different styles are. The internal support ring may add to the cost of the tyre? To be honest I have not had any experience with run flats on an M5 but have done plenty on the new Mini and on the latest 540's. They both use the strengthened sidewall style of tyre. I found this article very interesting: www.etyres.co.uk/run-flat-tyres There is a point made above about shops carrying 19" RFT - how many stores anywhere in the country do you know of that carry stock of 285/35/19 in any brand or style? Also if you are going away from RFT how and where are you going to SAFELY store the spare? At the end of the day it will come down to your personal preference. RFT ARE going to become more and more popular. It is the old economics 101 adage - "supply and demand", as they become more popular the price will come down.