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i've been out of the loop here. what 3rd parties offer road hazard insurance these days?

[Patsfan123]

Originally Posted by dragazn

At least you guys are replacing your RFT on your OWN vehicle. Put my car in for an oil change interval, got a loaner car out, it was a 335i sedan. next day bought back, they saw front and rear passenger tire had bubble, therefore i'm out close to $800. Moral of the story make sure you inspect the loaner car in every details there is, else your wallet will be on the diet.

And I know I didn't hit any potholes, I avoid all pot holes at all cost on my 19" 230 style

You kidding? I would not pay that..

[quantumx]

Originally Posted by Patsfan123

You kidding? I would not pay that..

+1, that's ridiculous. I'd argue that to high hell.

[chromisdesigns]

Originally Posted by scott brown

4 years later...

i'm now replacing my 8th run flat. i've gone through 5 summer 18s and 3 winter 17s because of pot holes

WHY are you still running those crummy runflats???

[chromisdesigns]

Originally Posted by scott brown

I just paid 720 bucks to replace both driver's side tires on my 335xi. my car is all of 11 days old, and i had a nasty bubble on the front tire and a small bubble on the rear one.

this is not fun.

Should have replaced all four with conventional tires, not all that much more money, and no more bubbles!

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Originally Posted by chromisdesigns

WHY are you still running those crummy runflats???

because i have no room for a spare

[Ghost170]

Originally Posted by scott brown

because i have no room for a spare

YOu can run good non-run flats, and get a spare through http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...7&startrow=151 (www.getbmwparts.com) if worried about getting a flat. It's a spare that will fit in the trunk compartment. Problem solved!

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but will it fit in an already full trunk?

[djkrajzi]

Originally Posted by Ghost170

YOu can run good non-run flats, and get a spare through http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...7&startrow=151 (www.getbmwparts.com) if worried about getting a flat. It's a spare that will fit in the trunk compartment. Problem solved!

link is broken try again doesnt send us to the spare tire
im interested

[Ghost170]

http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...catalogid=4462

if that does not work, go to www.getbmwparts.com click performance parts, click e90/92, click pg 7, scroll down and see spare tire kit, $315...

[Ghost170]

Originally Posted by scott brown

but will it fit in an already full trunk?

Read the discription, suppose to, under the trunk cover.

[chromisdesigns]

Originally Posted by scott brown

because i have no room for a spare

donut spare is 4" thick fits in back of trunk just fine, still room for standard size roll-aboard suitcase above it. Tools, jack, etc. fit under the trunk mat in pockets designed for them, but left empty by BMW!

Turn it dish-side up and you have room for spare oil, 12v inflator, gloves, etc.

See numerous threads in this forum for some pictures.

[Weebl]

Scott, either Americas/discount tires has their warranty. They would replace those tires and you would be out of pocket the cost of a new warranty on that tire. Possibly mounting/balancing too.
For expensive tires that's good insurance. Others have the warranty but check their fine print.

[ceb]

Originally Posted by DrGP

You mean to say that after only 11 days, they are not covered under warranty? Tire manufacturer's warranty not BMW's. I would not accept that!

Originally Posted by Carnage

+1. The tire warranty should have covered that.

Why should it be covered? The OP hit a pothole and damage his tires. That's the problem with low profile tires.

That said, I'd have brought up the overinflation with the dealership and then brought it to BMWNA's attention as that surely contributed to the problem. It is too late now.

Originally Posted by chromisdesigns

Should have replaced all four with conventional tires, not all that much more money, and no more bubbles!

RFTs have nothing to do with this. 18 or 19" wheels with skinny sidewalls are the culprit.

VW drivers had similar issues with the 18" wheels of the R32's in 2008. Some blamed it on the non-RFTs that VW used, but the bottom line is that skinny sidewalls will damage easier.

A bubble merely means that the internal structure is damaged which would theoretically mean that RFTs are less susceptible.

[rollinstone157]

Originally Posted by scott brown

4 years later...

i'm now replacing my 8th run flat. i've gone through 5 summer 18s and 3 winter 17s because of pot holes

I think it's the brand of runflat tires. My mom's minivan (Toyota Sienna) came with runflats, and I shit you not, she went through 6 tires in under a year. My dad's old 07 650i had Continental runflats, 0 problems. My 10 328 has Continental runflats...0 problems. I mean...I hate to throw a product under the bus...but when everyone complains about shitty bridgestone runflats...I think maybe we should avoid them like the plague. And I'll be honest, while my conti's are no where near as comfortable as regular tires, they aren't bad. I just notice it in bumps in the road, hitting a slightly recessed manhole cover feels/sounds like im hitting a brick. But road noise isn't bad at all.

[chromisdesigns]

Originally Posted by ceb

RFTs have nothing to do with this. 18 or 19" wheels with skinny sidewalls are the culprit..

The Bridgestone OEM runflats are NOTORIOUS for sidewall bubbles at the slightest provocation. Other brands are better, and conventional tires are better still, even (especially?) in 18 and 19 inch wheel sizes.

[scooby9]

That sucks! I had the same problem with my RFTs. But what about the bubbles that we don't see on the inside of the tire? We could go for months if not longer without knowing that the sidewalls have been compromised on the inside of the tires.

[dcorn]

Originally Posted by scott brown

4 years later...

i'm now replacing my 8th run flat. i've gone through 5 summer 18s and 3 winter 17s because of pot holes

Why the hell are you still on runflats? After one bubble and 3 bent suspension parts, I switched to normal tires. It's a little better now, but I'm lowered now too.



For those of you that think the Bridgestones are the problem, my mom got bubbles on two of her stock Michelin RFT's. And those cost almost $400 a piece, $100 more than the 'stones.



About the skinny sidewalls, I ran low profile tires on my mustangs for years on the same roads I drive now and never had an issue with bending suspension parts and ruining tires like I have on the BMW. I understand saving weight, but why make suspension arms out of aluminum on a road car?