Non - RFT tyres

[Oakleyextreme]

Hi to all you NRF tyre drivers, may I ask what you carry for protection? No condom jokes please
Just wondering as I have thought about going to NRF tyres but unsure what's best to carry in case of a puncture

 

[KERMIT1970]

Tim you made the right decision speccing the Mss. Even with adaptive suspension the rfts are junk
Iam still torturing myself with the Bridgestone's ! It's only £620 for the Michelins but it's the principle only done 4k miles

Hi Kermit

did you change the run flats ?? I have done 500 miles and thinking of changing them .. what a waste of a set of new tires and time

No never changed them ! Yet played about with pressures not as bad with pressure dropped slightly.
Going to wait to the turn of the year. Will have scrubbed a bit more of the rears by then.
I had the slime pump & sealant in the boot & AA card in my wallet

 

[InvisibleName]

Hi to all you NRF tyre drivers, may I ask what you carry for protection? No condom jokes please
Just wondering as I have thought about going to NRF tyres but unsure what's best to carry in case of a puncture

I use this: Slime Tyre Repair Set for Automobile Tyres with Dispenser

You can find it on Amazon

 

[Napastar]

I know it's a bit of a waste-post, but i'm doing it anyway...
Have replaced the front RE050A RFT tyres for Michelin PSS non-RFT...

...what a massive difference non-RFT tyres makes!!!! It's turned the car from a bone shaker to a decent cruiser!! Can't wait until the rear RE050's wear out now!!!

If anyone else is in two minds about it.... DO IT!!

Managing motor claims for a large UK insurer I'd strongly advise you to notify your insurer as Run Flats cannot "blow out" and so present a slightly lower risk. As blow outs are now rare even with non run flats, most insurers wont have a problem with changing to non runflats but if you dont notify them, some insurers may decline an accident claim. If you havent changed all 4 to non runflats you will alomst certainly have problem from an insurance point of view if you have an accident claim, as BMW UK will refuse to sanction this as a safe modification ( I checked this when I changed mine on a 330d coupe).

At the end of the day its none of my business but thought you should be aware

 

[jimbo1958]

Hi to all you NRF tyre drivers, may I ask what you carry for protection? No condom jokes please
Just wondering as I have thought about going to NRF tyres but unsure what's best to carry in case of a puncture

I use this: Slime Tyre Repair Set for Automobile Tyres with Dispenser

You can find it on Amazon

+1 On the Slime......would have to be a real Emergency before I used over a call to the RAC.

 

[Oakleyextreme]

Hi to all you NRF tyre drivers, may I ask what you carry for protection? No condom jokes please
Just wondering as I have thought about going to NRF tyres but unsure what's best to carry in case of a puncture

I use this: Slime Tyre Repair Set for Automobile Tyres with Dispenser

You can find it on Amazon

+1 On the Slime......would have to be a real Emergency before I used over a call to the RAC.

Have you guys tried and tested the slime?
I used a can of tyre weld once when I got a puncher in my X5 and it worked for about 10 miles then started to go down, luckily I had a spare wheel in my garage, perlite call to my bro to pick up my spare lol and sorted.

 

[InvisibleName]

I joined the merry band of non-RFTs today - Goodyear Eagle Asymmetrics all round. Got a nice long run this weekend, so looking forward to bedding them in. Had a chat with my insurance company & they were happy that they didn't come under the modification heading

 

[InvisibleName]

Update - only been to work & back (10 miles each way) and can already notice a massive improvement!

 

[alex]

Tim you made the right decision speccing the Mss. Even with adaptive suspension the rfts are junk
Iam still torturing myself with the Bridgestone's ! It's only £620 for the Michelins but it's the principle only done 4k miles

Can you not sell on the Bridgestone's as part worns to get some money back?

 

[john-e89]

Tim you made the right decision speccing the Mss. Even with adaptive suspension the rfts are junk
Iam still torturing myself with the Bridgestone's ! It's only £620 for the Michelins but it's the principle only done 4k miles

Can you not sell on the Bridgestone's as part worns to get some money back?

I 'think' you knacker the outer band of the tyre that sits on the wheel rim on run flats taking them off Alex, but I'll stand corrected if wrong.

 

[KERMIT1970]

I would keep the tyres in case of warranty claims, it can cause problems if you changed the car from original spec.
You can remove the rfts no problem you won't damage them if Done properly.

 

[InvisibleName]

I would keep the tyres in case of warranty claims, it can cause problems if you changed the car from original spec.
You can remove the rfts no problem you won't damage them if Done properly.

What "issues with warranty claims" are you referring to?

 

[KERMIT1970]

In the event of any warrenty claims. Ie suspension or gearbox problems,if you have changed the car from the way it left the factory it could void your warrenty. In my case my cars only a year old so that's the only reason I would keep the rfts.

 

[jamesbond]

same as me .. that's what I am battling with at the moment with regards rft

 

[alex]

Tim you made the right decision speccing the Mss. Even with adaptive suspension the rfts are junk
Iam still torturing myself with the Bridgestone's ! It's only £620 for the Michelins but it's the principle only done 4k miles

Can you not sell on the Bridgestone's as part worns to get some money back?

I 'think' you knacker the outer band of the tyre that sits on the wheel rim on run flats taking them off Alex, but I'll stand corrected if wrong.

Did not know that! May be worth asking a tyre palce and see what they say.

 

[Alpine Z]

I always thought you couldn't have a mix of RFT's and Non RFT's.

Anyhow, more importantly if you go from Run Flats to non Run Flats are you required to notify your Insurance company?

 

[techathy]

I always thought you couldn't have a mix of RFT's and Non RFT's.

Rather bad idea & may well have questions to answer if you have a crash when mix 'n matching

Anyhow, more importantly if you go from Run Flats to non Run Flats are you required to notify your Insurance company?

Ask your insurance company & find out, it's down to the insurance company.

 

[Alpine Z]

I have recently changed my Run Flats to non Run Flats, ended up fitting Falkens FK453's and followed that with having my 296 alloys fully refurbed and given a different colour to the standard.

Due to the nature of the staggered set up I had difficulty at the time of purchase/fitting to get hold of some of the other tyre makes out there, but went for the Falkens because they got good reviews. Time will tell on that one.

So far so good, especially on the drive back from the Refurb Centre, some serious potholes on the motorway, which I had forgot about, on the old tyres I thought the car was going to break up hitting those potholes, with the new tyres, much less drama, so really happy.

Anyhow to point about warranty and insurance, I checked with my BMW dealer and he said the replacement tyres were fine, met all of the BMW criteria, but just inform your insurer.

I gave them a call, they thanked me but said this did not impact on my Insurance in any way and did not qualify as a Modification.

The following day my car went in for the MoT, it sailed through.

One happy chappy here.

I will post up some before and after pics if the weather improves, but I'm waiting on the new wheel centres to arrive, forgot to order them prior to the refurb.

 

[Z4_35i]

Another convert

Interested to see your refurbished alloys, our 296's need a refurb and have been thinking about going with a shadow chrome finish.

 

[buzyg]

Never had the displeasure of run flats. But what I would say is switching to Michelin PSS, from most any tyre is a great move. I'm totally smitten with the wonderful, grippy, progressive things.