535d Tyre Advice
Discussion
There was a discussion on this previously and its possible that some dealers will get shirty about not fitting them, but legally they are on VERY dodgy ground. For example, Citroen do a deal with Total for oil and fuel for them - do they specify that you can only use Total oils or petrol in their cars? Of course not. Just as much as any warranty claim will not allow that to be entered into the equation. No other manufacturer stipulates that a certain type of tyre can be used - size yes, type NO. That is called restrictive practices and enforces something on a customer that they are not legally entitled to do so.
So cry all they like, fit what you want - but it goes without saying, make sure they are the same size, quality and speed rating. I cannot see them bouncing a warranty claim based on that - they run the risk of loosing a lot of business as a result - think of all the lease cars with run flats.....
So cry all they like, fit what you want - but it goes without saying, make sure they are the same size, quality and speed rating. I cannot see them bouncing a warranty claim based on that - they run the risk of loosing a lot of business as a result - think of all the lease cars with run flats.....
BMW say that non runflats can be fitted to any of thier vehicles without implications-warranty or not.
The advantage with run flat is they could potentially save your life if you have a blow out-thats the only advantage that springs to mind!
I find runflats give a poor ride especially when they start to wear,also the outer edges wear quickly due to the side walls being hard.
The advantage with run flat is they could potentially save your life if you have a blow out-thats the only advantage that springs to mind!
I find runflats give a poor ride especially when they start to wear,also the outer edges wear quickly due to the side walls being hard.
If you're only changing the rears then you'll need to stay with the current rubber.
Really not a good idea to have different rubber front to back. I had the same issue on my M5, as it's shod with Conti but i wanted Mich PS2's, however as you'd expect the life of the rears is half that of the fronts, so rather than spend £600 for no reason replacing good fronts i put a fresh set of Conti's on the back & now the fronts are approaching their limits i'll replace all 4 with PS2's.
Really not a good idea to have different rubber front to back. I had the same issue on my M5, as it's shod with Conti but i wanted Mich PS2's, however as you'd expect the life of the rears is half that of the fronts, so rather than spend £600 for no reason replacing good fronts i put a fresh set of Conti's on the back & now the fronts are approaching their limits i'll replace all 4 with PS2's.
blackspider said:
BMW say that non runflats can be fitted to any of thier vehicles without implications-warranty or not.
That's not what I was told directly from BMW head office. I don't reckon they even know what the policy is on this. Personally I'm going to wait until my warranty expires before fitting non-run flats.
UV
Gassing Station | BMW General | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff