Thinking of putting summer wheels back on!

blues n twos · 12-16-2013, 11:06 AM

All this mild weather and no end in sight makes me wonder wether I should put my summers back on until we get winter proper!

It was 12 degrees this morning and my winters are for temps below 7 degrees

What would you do?

Jon

Kerr · 12-16-2013, 11:53 AM

Guys have had them on for a couple of months now and we've only had a handful of cold days.

How quickly do they wear out when it's a bit warm for them?

I wouldn't say there is much point taking them off now. A cold snap must surely be coming soon.

Jase 320d · 12-16-2013, 12:57 PM

Its tropical as anything for winter

Hopefully it continues as is

AWBimmer · 12-16-2013, 01:03 PM

Leave winters on jon... You'll have plenty of summer time to show them off

Plus since u bought winters might aswell out them through the test?!

stringy93 · 12-16-2013, 01:19 PM

I was thinking the same aswell this weekend, had the bbs out to seal them and was tempted to stick them back on

Axelf · 12-16-2013, 02:30 PM

well i had my winter set up on , they are conti winter contacts... i have had to put the summers back on as the rear was just all over the place... The winters will not be going back on until the white stuff is on the ground....

blues n twos · 12-16-2013, 03:28 PM

What's a boy to do eh

I've got brand new 313's all wrapped up in their storage bags and it's tropical. I'm still wearing shirt sleeves at work

I will probably leave them on but I want to see how they perform in the crappy stuff. I keep seeing bm's running summer set up and I'm jealous

Bloody stoopid weather

Jon

jammy78 · 12-16-2013, 03:57 PM

You buy new wheels, just to keep them wrapped up? Crazy!?

gaza01 · 12-16-2013, 04:30 PM

Im running winter tyres on summer wheels...so no real difference for me in terms of aesthetics

DuckySpud · 12-16-2013, 04:33 PM

Got tyres fitted to my original wheels a few weeks ago and haven't bothered putting them on the car yet, as everyone is saying, rarely seen it below 8°C.

a11y · 12-16-2013, 04:41 PM

Different weather where I am. Certainly been milder but still regularly below 7 degrees, usually below 5 and roads continually wet. I've not driven on a dry road for a while now. Winters are performing brilliantly, staggered 18" Falkens.

Nobber · 12-17-2013, 02:21 AM

Man up and put the summers back on buddy!!

parapaul · 12-17-2013, 03:17 AM

Don't do it! If you leave it till it snows, you'll end up having to swap 4 wheels, in the freezing cold, when it's probably dark and wet, too. Trust me, I speak from painful experience

Leave the winters on, it's the middle of December - cold weather can't be far off now. It was 2 degrees when I left for work this morning, so it's cooling down a bit.

MEGA · 12-17-2013, 03:50 AM

Keep the 313s nice for the summer don't expose them to grimey gritted wet roads and then put them into storage for months immediately after, you'll regret it for years (or an expensive refurb) to come.

I've found the winters to be great fun though. No grip at all. TCS half off and power sliding around every corner at 15mph lol. The CSC5Ps you simply can't slide, so..

blues n twos · 12-17-2013, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jammy78

You buy new wheels, just to keep them wrapped up? Crazy!?

I took advantage of the bmw sale on 313's

blues n twos · 12-17-2013, 12:13 PM

OK...... I'm going to keep the winters on and while its mild use the motorbike a bit more

The thought of getting all that salt over the new ones makes me
go all

But then getting salt all over the motorbike makes me go all

Bloody OCD is doing my head in

Jon

rs32 · 12-17-2013, 12:36 PM

the roads have been greasy as hell (Midlands) these last few weeks. My wife's car on summers and mine on winters have both been really interesting, especially on roundabouts and thin layer of morning dew on the surface.

But so far the 335 on winters at anything 10 degrees or below in the wet i.e. damp or proper rain has been faultless. Just feels really solid.

If you're driving to the conditions, you won't be wearing down the winters excessively. After nearly 1k miles on the Sotto Zero's, they still have the rubber spiky things so haven't worn even by 0.2mm yet ! But there again I have been cruising everywhere at 65 or below as everyone else on the road is acting like a total dick in rush hour traffic.

It's like "attack of the bell-ends" round here at the moment, I don't know what gets into people on their way to work - they must just all be late and brain dead

12-16-2013, 11:06 AM	#1
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Kerr Brigadier General 112 Rep 4,021 Posts Drives: BMW M235I Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Aberdeen iTrader: (0)	Guys have had them on for a couple of months now and we've only had a handful of cold days. How quickly do they wear out when it's a bit warm for them? I wouldn't say there is much point taking them off now. A cold snap must surely be coming soon.
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Jase 320d Wheelbarrow Edition 60 Rep 1,608 Posts Drives: Arctic 320d Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Dumfries and Galloway iTrader: (1)	Its tropical as anything for winter Hopefully it continues as is
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AWBimmer Major General 344 Rep 6,176 Posts Drives: E92 335D Pre-LCI \| E63 M6 V10 Join Date: May 2011 Location: UK iTrader: (4)	Leave winters on jon... You'll have plenty of summer time to show them off Plus since u bought winters might aswell out them through the test?!
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stringy93 First Lieutenant 11 Rep 314 Posts Drives: 318d msport Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Otley, west Yorkshire iTrader: (1)	I was thinking the same aswell this weekend, had the bbs out to seal them and was tempted to stick them back on
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Axelf Lieutenant 75 Rep 573 Posts Drives: 2016 Z4 35is... Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Durham... U.K iTrader: (3)	well i had my winter set up on , they are conti winter contacts... i have had to put the summers back on as the rear was just all over the place... The winters will not be going back on until the white stuff is on the ground.... __________________ /// 1M V O sadly gone /// M5 2014 LCI gone.../// M3 2015..gone..Z4 35i2015..gone ///M135i 2015 Lci...gone/// M3 2016 Lci Suzuka Grey .gone Z4 35is 2016 Now here
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blues n twos Lieutenant 35 Rep 497 Posts Drives: BMW M4 DCT coupe Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Beaconsfield, Bucks iTrader: (1)	What's a boy to do eh I've got brand new 313's all wrapped up in their storage bags and it's tropical. I'm still wearing shirt sleeves at work I will probably leave them on but I want to see how they perform in the crappy stuff. I keep seeing bm's running summer set up and I'm jealous Bloody stoopid weather Jon __________________ 2015 M4 DCT Mineral White + carbon pack
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jammy78 Colonel 126 Rep 2,022 Posts Drives: F31 335D Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Windsor iTrader: (21)	You buy new wheels, just to keep them wrapped up? Crazy!?
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gaza01 Colonel 105 Rep 2,692 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: London iTrader: (3)	Im running winter tyres on summer wheels...so no real difference for me in terms of aesthetics
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DuckySpud Captain 24 Rep 662 Posts Drives: 320D Touring Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Sheffield iTrader: (1)	Got tyres fitted to my original wheels a few weeks ago and haven't bothered putting them on the car yet, as everyone is saying, rarely seen it below 8°C.
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a11y First Lieutenant 21 Rep 309 Posts Drives: VW T5 Campervan... Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Central Scotland iTrader: (0) Garage List 2004 VW T5 Campervan [0.00]	Different weather where I am. Certainly been milder but still regularly below 7 degrees, usually below 5 and roads continually wet. I've not driven on a dry road for a while now. Winters are performing brilliantly, staggered 18" Falkens.
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Nobber Lieutenant 21 Rep 413 Posts Drives: 'That' 335i Touring Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Newbury - Berks iTrader: (1)	Man up and put the summers back on buddy!!
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parapaul Colonel 118 Rep 2,216 Posts Drives: E91 330d M Sport Join Date: May 2010 Location: Stoke on Trent iTrader: (1) Garage List 2007 E91 330D MSport [0.00]	Don't do it! If you leave it till it snows, you'll end up having to swap 4 wheels, in the freezing cold, when it's probably dark and wet, too. Trust me, I speak from painful experience Leave the winters on, it's the middle of December - cold weather can't be far off now. It was 2 degrees when I left for work this morning, so it's cooling down a bit. __________________ Just how many Yorkshire sheep can you fit inside one exhaust?
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MEGA Dieseasal 204 Rep 6,881 Posts Drives: LCI E92 335d M-Sport Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Harrow, London iTrader: (2)	Keep the 313s nice for the summer don't expose them to grimey gritted wet roads and then put them into storage for months immediately after, you'll regret it for years (or an expensive refurb) to come. I've found the winters to be great fun though. No grip at all. TCS half off and power sliding around every corner at 15mph lol. The CSC5Ps you simply can't slide, so.. __________________ Previously: 2003 Peugeot 206 1.6 8v \| 2006 E90 320d M-Sport, 19" BBS CH, Full Ice-cold JL audio install, August 2010 Total BMW 6 page feature car. \| 2003 Nissan 350Z GT Coupe 286BHP Now:2010 E92 LCI 335d M-Sport
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blues n twos Lieutenant 35 Rep 497 Posts Drives: BMW M4 DCT coupe Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Beaconsfield, Bucks iTrader: (1)	OK...... I'm going to keep the winters on and while its mild use the motorbike a bit more The thought of getting all that salt over the new ones makes me go all But then getting salt all over the motorbike makes me go all Bloody OCD is doing my head in Jon __________________ 2015 M4 DCT Mineral White + carbon pack
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rs32 Team UK - Hybrid Audio Technologies 1 Rep 51 Posts Drives: 335d M Sport Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Warwickshire, UK iTrader: (0)	the roads have been greasy as hell (Midlands) these last few weeks. My wife's car on summers and mine on winters have both been really interesting, especially on roundabouts and thin layer of morning dew on the surface. But so far the 335 on winters at anything 10 degrees or below in the wet i.e. damp or proper rain has been faultless. Just feels really solid. If you're driving to the conditions, you won't be wearing down the winters excessively. After nearly 1k miles on the Sotto Zero's, they still have the rubber spiky things so haven't worn even by 0.2mm yet ! But there again I have been cruising everywhere at 65 or below as everyone else on the road is acting like a total dick in rush hour traffic. It's like "attack of the bell-ends" round here at the moment, I don't know what gets into people on their way to work - they must just all be late and brain dead __________________
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