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09-05-2011, 09:10 AM | #1 |
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What Tyres?
Hi All,
Got my car arriiving next week. Seeing the posts regarding winter wheels and tyres got me wondering, what tyres do they provide on UK cars? are they all weather run flats? 8 days to go... |
09-05-2011, 11:59 AM | #2 |
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No - you'll get standard summer tyres which have been homologated as OE by BMW and will be designated as such with a * on the sidewall. Oh and they will be run-flats of course (designated RSC by BMW - also shown on the sidewall)
Depending on what wheel size and therefore tyre size you've spec'd you may be able to get winter tyres that fit straight on your existing wheels, (you should start looking to do this in late Sep early Oct, then you have to store the summer tyres until around March when the weather starts to get a bit warmer and the winters start wearing faster). If not you will have to go down an inch or two in wheels to get a winter tyre, then of course you need to store tyres and wheels over the winter. Ideally you should look to get run-flat winters and BMW would say they should be homologated (* marked), the latter is less important, and there is debate about the merits and risks of fitting non-RFT tyres (winter or summer) but the biggest issue is, if you haven't got RFTs then you are risking being stranded without a spare if you get a puncture, which is higher likelyhood in winter weather.
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