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Sedans BMW 3-Series BMW 3-Series Run Flat Tires
2421 messages, Last post on Dec 02, 2009 at 1:06 PM
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I have a 2007 328xi with 16in rims. The original Bridgestone RFTs were replaced by the dealer for free under the TSB at 9,500 miles. Conti's were put on and have served me well for 42,000 more miles. While there is still at least 10,000 miles of tread remaining and no visible abnormal wear pattern the tires are getting noisy. I can not afford to be stranded and despite the reported benefits of non-RFTs with a can of fix-a-flat I will be getting new RFTs shortly. What is the consensus as to which are currently the best available RFTs. IDOC
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Replying to: mikethek (Jul 17, 2009 1:41 pm) Bridgestone is coming out with 3rd gen run flats--that are suppossed to be much closer to conventional tires in terms of noise, handling, hard ride (or not) and wear. the article in wards auto week graded tires as follows-- conventional =95 1st gen rft= 115 2nd gen_ 110 3rd gen =100 the trick is a strong enough sidewall which if flat does not flex to much to create heat. new rubber product enable this. When i went from the first gen to 2nd gen rfts on my vette there was a world of difference so I was not fearful of rft on the 335. To me its been just fine. |
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Any suggestions on where to get a donut for my 2007 335i - 18 inch wheels - does the donut have to be the same size as the wheel - is that a really stupid question? is there a BMW package for this? Cords are coming thru my rear tires and I don't wanna buy rft's? Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Replying to: djtesq (Aug 08, 2009 4:49 am) LeatherZ spacesaver tire Click on that link for one vendor. regards, kyfdx |
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our 2008 335i came with the potenza re050a rft, we got 27000 and one tire wore on inner rim. of the various brands, anyone find one they think wears longer
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Replying to: davealf (Aug 15, 2009 5:08 am) |
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Hi, I have a 2007 BMW 335 w/ Bridgestone run flat tires. I have under 16K miles and drive only on smooth roads. I have had 2 of the run flat tires damaged when the flat tire monitor came up and i was driving less than 10 miles at 35-40 miles per hour. After finding a gas station to put air in, it wouldn't even take the air as the inside side of the tire was just leaking the air out. This has happened to each of the 2 tires within the last 8 months. Has anyone had this problem and do you have any suggestions. I had to pay around $500 for each tire and I think this is a company defective tire. Please advise. Thank you! Johnny Lara
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Replying to: johnnylara (Aug 22, 2009 10:27 am) good luck
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Replying to: johnnylara (Aug 22, 2009 10:27 am) |
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Replying to: larry175 (Aug 22, 2009 11:06 am) Being young and somewhat stupid, I ignored the advice & put a bias-ply spare on the rear of my MGB with three radials. The first time I went around a 270 deg ramp, I learned they were right. Never mix tires with vastly different sidewall characteristics on the same car.
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