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BMW 3-Series Run Flat Tires

2420 messages, Last post on Nov 29, 2009 at 8:10 AM

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#1391 of 2420 Re: RFT's & bmw [jgraffman] by circlew Sep 23, 2007 (5:43 am)
Replying to: jgraffman (Sep 23, 2007 3:00 am) As recently posted, if you use the warning light and do not travel far on the flat, the RFT can be repaired. But if you limp home over 50 miles, which I did on the EL42 flat I had, not repairable. Regards, OW
#1392 of 2420 Re: Try getting a nail in your RFT after only 500 miles [shangti] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Sep 23, 2007 (7:50 am)
Replying to: shangti (Sep 22, 2007 5:42 pm) That might be true but the reason many shops don't repair them is not that it's hard, it's just that they don't know how. So really it's as much a consumer-awareness + a training problem for BMW as it is a product problem. My two cents is that they launched a new technology without any foresight about how to deal with it. It's the equivalent of Apple shipping the new iPhone without any instructions whatsoever on how to operate it, install peripherals, etc. You get a box with a product in it and nothing else. Can you imagine the problems that would have caused? "Oh, you don't plug it into the wall? Ohhhhhh...." Replies to this message: circlew (Sep 23, 2007 8:06 am)
#1393 of 2420 Re: Try getting a nail in your RFT after only 500 miles [Mr_Shiftright] by circlew Sep 23, 2007 (8:06 am)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Sep 23, 2007 7:50 am) ...yet thousands camped out on line waiting to be the first with the new iphone. I guess there is always a way to take advantage of the unknowing. Regards, OW
#1394 of 2420 run flats by larry175 Oct 02, 2007 (3:29 pm)
I also picked up a nail in one of my run flat turanza tires with 2500 miles on the car. The dealer wanted $410. for a replacement. It was the only one left in stock and it was against the law law to patch a run flt tire in Ct. I was told. Took the car to a tire store and they plugged the hole and patched it as well. Cost $40. + tip. I have now 27000 mles on the car. But the noise and ride are horrific. I was going to chuck the four of them and buy new non run flats but now I will try and get the dealer or manufacture to replace them for me. Replies to this message: shipo (Oct 02, 2007 4:44 pm) actualsize (Oct 03, 2007 7:43 am) Mr_Shiftright (Oct 03, 2007 7:46 am) rhmass (Oct 03, 2007 7:57 am) Mr_Shiftright (Oct 03, 2007 8:04 am) and 5 more...
#1395 of 2420 Re: run flats [larry175] by shipo Oct 02, 2007 (4:44 pm)
Replying to: larry175 (Oct 02, 2007 3:29 pm) You're going to try and get the dealer to replace them when they have 27,000 miles on them? Sorry, but I'm thinking "no chance". That said, it never hurts to ask. Keep us posted. Best Regards, Shipo
#1396 of 2420 Re: run flats [larry175] by actualsize Oct 03, 2007 (7:43 am)
Replying to: larry175 (Oct 02, 2007 3:29 pm) Against the law to patch a run-flat? First time I've heard that. Has anyone else been told this? Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Oct 03, 2007 7:46 am) rhmass (Oct 03, 2007 7:57 am) Mr_Shiftright (Oct 03, 2007 8:04 am) circlew (Oct 03, 2007 8:20 am) and 4 more...
#1397 of 2420 Re: run flats [actualsize] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Oct 03, 2007 (7:46 am)
Replying to: actualsize (Oct 03, 2007 7:43 am) That's hilarious.
#1398 of 2420 Re: run flats [actualsize] by rhmass Oct 03, 2007 (7:57 am)
Replying to: actualsize (Oct 03, 2007 7:43 am) That statement and the quoted charge of $420 for the replacement tire demonstrates how BMW allows dealers to fleece the consumer. I hope this issue will be recognized by BMW to allow in the future for at least the option for GFTs or the other way around as an option. One of my new Continental RFT, courtesy of BMW's free replecement policy got a nail in it at 500 miles. I had it plugged and is fine since. Being a BMW loyalist for many years, this is the first time I am pondering which brand should I go for when time comes to replace one of our Bimmers. I am sure I am not alone in thinking like this. Replies to this message: Mr_Shiftright (Oct 03, 2007 8:04 am) circlew (Oct 03, 2007 8:20 am) kyfdx (Oct 03, 2007 8:52 am) and 1 more... Mr_Shiftright (Oct 03, 2007 9:05 am) and 1 more...
#1399 of 2420 Re: run flats [rhmass] by Mr_Shiftright HOST Oct 03, 2007 (8:04 am)
Replying to: rhmass (Oct 03, 2007 7:57 am) Talking to the tire experts, they tell me that the only repair you can't make to a RFT, or any tire for that matter, is a broken, impaled or ruptured sidewall, or a broken bead. Replies to this message: circlew (Oct 03, 2007 8:20 am) kyfdx (Oct 03, 2007 8:52 am) circlew (Oct 03, 2007 9:59 am) Mr_Shiftright (Oct 03, 2007 9:05 am) circlew (Oct 03, 2007 9:58 am)
#1400 of 2420 Re: run flats [Mr_Shiftright] by circlew Oct 03, 2007 (8:20 am)
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Oct 03, 2007 8:04 am) Does that include a tire droven for 50-100 miles with zero pressure? I did repair and drove on the tire at low speeds for 3 days while a replacement was in transit but I assumed that hidden damage might lend to a not-so-safe condition. Regards, OW Replies to this message: kyfdx (Oct 03, 2007 8:52 am) circlew (Oct 03, 2007 9:59 am) Mr_Shiftright (Oct 03, 2007 9:05 am) circlew (Oct 03, 2007 9:58 am)

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