Tyre advise please
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I love the MPS4s tires. I will never take them to their limit. I got close once and scared the crap out of myself 
I alao expect they'll be disappearing even further in to a cloud of smoke prior to swap haha
Yeah, we do get some nice days. I'm toying with when to bring her back out. I've got her cleaned and wrapped up in a garage. She'll come out Feb or certainly March, I'll probably have her detailed first.
I find the 35iS can be a bit of a handful in damp and cold conditions when trying to make progress. In part tyres but mostly the sheer amount of torque and my right foot!
I have a 530i Touring that I find I can fully exploit which is enough fun for a few months. I do loads of miles on the bike for fitness so not short of transport!
I find the 35iS can be a bit of a handful in damp and cold conditions when trying to make progress. In part tyres but mostly the sheer amount of torque and my right foot!
I have a 530i Touring that I find I can fully exploit which is enough fun for a few months. I do loads of miles on the bike for fitness so not short of transport!
I dunno if this is the right place to ask (...so apologies OP if I'm hijacking your thread) but what measures do people take against punctures etc after ditching runflats? . I've had enough flat tyres over the years in awkward circumstances (not in Z4 but various cars) to know that it can happen when least prepared. Breakdown cover may not be a reliable solution either... I shopped around last year for European cover as I travel frequently to France but found that almost all available cover specifically exclude punctures etc when there is any variation from original fit kit.
Good question. I have also been looking into this.Colin_E said:
I think there are two schools of thought.
1. Carry a spacesaver wheel. (and a jack and brace). Consumes precious boot space - which is small enough as it is. However, if that is possible for you then it is a bullet proof solution. Check the SS can fit over the brakes.
2 Carry a can of tyre gunk and a compressor. This seems to be the preferred solution and they are very good nowadays.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Holts-LOYHT4YA-Tyreweld-500ml/dp/B0024WB4SY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=385BIXN83PB8V&keywords=holts+tyre+weld+500ml&qid=1578822336&sprefix=holts+tyre+%2Caps%2C139&sr=8-1
Also, consider it is quite rare to get a puncture there and then whilst driving - although of course this can happen. However, more often than not, you go back to your car at work at home time, or go to the car first thing in the morning and you have a flat. So even with a flat, you can often reinflate and drive again as long as you reinflate every 30 mins or so.
will 275 tyres on 437M stock be OK on the rears?
Thanks, so a stock 35is (i.e. no suspension lowering or spacers or anything like that) will work OK with 275 rears and 225 fronts R19 35 437M - just old ones off and new ones on????
I notice my current wheels have no sensors on the valves on the exterior like my 5 series does, so I gather the tyre pressure management system on E89 does not use sensors on the wheels but uses wheel rotation to gather if there's a flat?
I notice my current wheels have no sensors on the valves on the exterior like my 5 series does, so I gather the tyre pressure management system on E89 does not use sensors on the wheels but uses wheel rotation to gather if there's a flat?
Attleborough, Norfolk
I just have the black valve stem coming out of the hole in the wheel, no evidence of any sensor on the wheel at all like there is on my 535 where there is a kind of external plate that the valve stem comes through on the outside.enuff_zed said:
EDIT: My car is March 2013 build.
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Simple way of determining what TPS you have is..rubber valve stem - TPS =. rotation of wheel to determine ‘flatness’
Alloy valve stem = TPMS = actual pressure radioed to display
Alloy valve stem = TPMS = actual pressure radioed to display
Yay, thanks mate! Yeah, on my 535 I get to see the actual pressures but I don't get that on my Zed.Pbondar said:Simple way of determining what TPS you have is..rubber valve stem - TPS =. rotation of wheel to determine ‘flatness’
Alloy valve stem = TPMS = actual pressure radioed to display
Another vote from me for Vredestein Ultrac Vortis. Did a lot of research last year for best bang for buck. I'm by no means a racer but god damn do they stick well.
Front: Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 235/35 R19 96Y on Replica Style 313 8Jx19 ET40 (with 10mm H&R spacer 5x120 72.8 ).
Rear: Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 255/35 R19 96Y on Replica Style 313 9Jx19 ET40.
I bought mine from Camskill.co.uk as they had a deal on at the time making them some £300 cheaper than the alternatives (Goodyear Eagle F1 Asym3).
Front: Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 235/35 R19 96Y on Replica Style 313 8Jx19 ET40 (with 10mm H&R spacer 5x120 72.8 ).
Rear: Vredestein Ultrac Vorti 255/35 R19 96Y on Replica Style 313 9Jx19 ET40.
I bought mine from Camskill.co.uk as they had a deal on at the time making them some £300 cheaper than the alternatives (Goodyear Eagle F1 Asym3).