front strut brace - an alternative take

[mr wilks]

We need a test thread set up!
Think of any random subject and see how long it takes Buster to make it a tyre pressure discussion. oke: :rofl:

Always predictable always tedious & now just "tiresome" :wink:

You might say that, I might think that, I couldn’t possibly comment! :tumbleweed:

If the guy followed his words up with even a little conviction i would have some respect for his opinion but to state time & time over that "Bmw know best " yet clearly he doesn't think so otherwise his car would be on runflats as intended & as supplied from factory :wink:
still , should he ever make the move from E89 to G29 he will be able to enjoy not only the luxury of non runflats but also lower tyre pressures ( around 34-36psi i believe) but also upsized tyres from the 255 35 18 or 255 30 19 clearly Bmw do know best & have now realised their mistakes & rectified them .

 

[Anonymous]

Always predictable always tedious & now just "tiresome" :wink:

You might say that, I might think that, I couldn’t possibly comment! :tumbleweed:

If the guy followed his words up with even a little conviction i would have some respect for his opinion but to state time & time over that "Bmw know best " yet clearly he doesn't think so otherwise his car would be on runflats as intended & as supplied from factory :wink:
still , should he ever make the move from E89 to G29 he will be able to enjoy not only the luxury of non runflats but also lower tyre pressures ( around 34-36psi i believe) but also upsized tyres from the 255 35 18 or 255 30 19 clearly Bmw do know best & have now realised their mistakes & rectified them .

Ah well, it’s good in these changing times that someone sticks to their convictions and maintains their standards...

Having been part of product design teams the reasons why products end up the way they are sometimes bear little correlation with the prevailing facts at the time... :rofl:

 

[Number5]

I'm no expert on tyres, but if BMW did know best, then they wouldn't have located the roof motor where they did and they'd have also routed the roof drain holes into the adjacent wheel arches which would have allowed a more accessible and shorter run, plus the drain water wouldn't have run all along the sill from back to front encouraging corrosion.

 

[MACK]

Always predictable always tedious & now just "tiresome" :wink:

You might say that, I might think that, I couldn’t possibly comment! :tumbleweed:

If the guy followed his words up with even a little conviction i would have some respect for his opinion but to state time & time over that "Bmw know best " yet clearly he doesn't think so otherwise his car would be on runflats as intended & as supplied from factory :wink:
still , should he ever make the move from E89 to G29 he will be able to enjoy not only the luxury of non runflats but also lower tyre pressures ( around 34-36psi i believe) but also upsized tyres from the 255 35 18 or 255 30 19 clearly Bmw do know best & have now realised their mistakes & rectified them .

Whatever side of the coin you are on this one thing that does stand out is Busterboo's whole standpoint seems to stem from a phone call to Bridgestone. What are the chances that Bridgestone have highly trained,knowledgeable and well paid tyre gurus sat by a phone day in day out just waiting to take a call from a member of the public?! Or is it much more likely they have a CST team of low paid workers with no real knowledge of tyres at all answering calls and quoted "standard" tyre pressures off a screen. The typical calls they must get will be along the lines of "I've got a Ford Focus what tyres to you recommend?" to which a quick bash on the keyboard gives you the catalog answer

This issue certainly isn't clear cut and you would be foolish to think so. A change of tyre brand, or even a change to a different model within a brand can affect the optimium pressure. For example, on exactly the same set of 18" wheels and tyres my E85 feels better at around M pressures and terrible at the standard RFT pressure. But on the E89 the standard RFT pressures feel best, anything lower feel wallowly, indeed even at these pressures I think the 18" feel a bit too soft/comfy. Its also interesting that the factory 19" pressures are so different than the 18" ones on the E89

 

[enuff_zed]

So anyway................. this strut brace???

 

[Argyll Andy]

So anyway................. this strut brace???

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

 

[mr wilks]

So anyway................. this strut brace???

That's a much easier one for 99% of owners 99% of the time they are purely eye candy with the bonnet up .
I do recall the 23i se i had & if i thought adding a strutbrace would have made any noticeable improvement to its handling id have been very keen indeed :roll:
The 2 x ZMRs i bought with them already fitted i could not tell any difference with them removed , its not a mod i would ever actively seek but i accept they do add some kudos to the engine bay .

 

[enuff_zed]

So anyway................. this strut brace???

So anyway................. this strut brace???

That's a much easier one for 99% of owners 99% of the time they are purely eye candy with the bonnet up .
I do recall the 23i se i had & if i thought adding a strutbrace would have made any noticeable improvement to its handling id have been very keen indeed :roll:

No no, I meant, about this strut brace, do you still use the BMW recommended torque settings? oke: :rofl:

 

[mr wilks]

So anyway................. this strut brace???

So anyway................. this strut brace???

That's a much easier one for 99% of owners 99% of the time they are purely eye candy with the bonnet up .
I do recall the 23i se i had & if i thought adding a strutbrace would have made any noticeable improvement to its handling id have been very keen indeed :roll:

No no, I meant, about this strut brace, do you still use the BMW recommended torque settings? oke: :rofl:

Nahhh , wtf do they know about anything