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Post by Busterboo » Thu Jan 12, 2017 5:47 pm

Thank you very much to everyone who advised me to replace the Bridgestone run-flats on my 35is with 'normal' tyres.

In the 120 miles since the change yesterday, on A, B & M roads, there's been no tram-lining, no lurching sideways, no 'Whoa-what-the-Hell-was-that?'.

Instead, the car drives as I think it should ... very well, indeed.
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Post by Newbmw » Thu Jan 12, 2017 5:52 pm

Hi what did you replace them with make of tyre also is the ride quieter and softer also have you a space saver now in the boot incase of puncture or a can of tyre weld ??

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Post by buzyg » Thu Jan 12, 2017 9:14 pm

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Post by Busterboo » Thu Jan 12, 2017 10:25 pm

Newbmw wrote:Hi what did you replace them with make of tyre also is the ride quieter and softer also have you a space saver now in the boot incase of puncture or a can of tyre weld ??
Pirelli P Zero
Quieter
Not as bone-hard as run-flats, but certainly not soft
Much, much, much better
No space-saver
Aerosol - to be replaced by compressor & gunk
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Post by bmwaddict » Thu Jan 12, 2017 10:42 pm

Just a tip from my years of experience of no spare wheel and non run flats - 2 cans of the largest Holt's tyre weld (others are available) and you won't need a compressor, there's enough air in them to get to the required pressure and then just check at the nearest petrol station :thumbsup:
Btw, only works with small holes obviously, but 2 cans seem to always put more than enough air in the tyre (30-40psi). HTH
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Post by Smartbear » Thu Jan 12, 2017 10:59 pm

I twitch when I hear those tyre repair aerosols mentioned, a few years back I limped into work with a puncture in my smart roadster & crept out at lunchtime to fix it with the previously mentioned item :P
It was a boiling hot day and I was feeling pretty glad I wouldn't have to pump the tyre back up in the heat.
I hooked up the device to the tyre & flicked the valve open & the complete plastic assembly on top pinged off.
The contents shot out into space like mount Vesuvius erupting, then I realised the glue like substance was descending onto my boiling hot car :evil:
It took me weeks of washing/polishing/scraping to get the smart looking normal again.
I can't touch those things since then (the tyre weld, not smart cars)
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Post by bmwaddict » Thu Jan 12, 2017 11:04 pm

That sounds like real bad luck there Smartbear, never had anything like that happen to me. I know a lot of people say they have never got them to work but they've been a life saver for me on many occasions. Holts ones seem to work best.
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Post by NickDE » Thu Jan 12, 2017 11:54 pm

Smartbear wrote: The contents shot out into space like mount Vesuvius erupting, then I realised the glue like substance descending onto my boiling hot car :evil:
Thank you, I needed a good giggle after a crappy day :D
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Post by Busterboo » Fri Jan 13, 2017 12:29 am

bmwaddict wrote:Just a tip from my years of experience of no spare wheel and non run flats - 2 cans of the largest Holt's tyre weld (others are available) and you won't need a compressor, there's enough air in them to get to the required pressure and then just check at the nearest petrol station :thumbsup:
Btw, only works with small holes obviously, but 2 cans seem to always put more than enough air in the tyre (30-40psi). HTH
Thank you very much (again). :)
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Post by Busterboo » Fri Jan 13, 2017 12:31 am

NickDE wrote:
Smartbear wrote: The contents shot out into space like mount Vesuvius erupting, then I realised the glue like substance descending onto my boiling hot car :evil:
Thank you, I needed a good giggle after a crappy day :D
Yep, me too. :happyclap:
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