BMW X5 on Snow Socks

[mat205125]

Hi all,

Anyone any experience of using snow socks on their X5?

Mine's a 57 plate E70 car, with the 20" rims. I've bought a full set of socks to keep in the boot, however have never used them on any other car I've owned - Previous winters were spent whizzing about without problems in my winter tyred Scenic which the M3 lived under an igloo of untouched snow for the duration of any white outs.

I'd have liked to have had a set of winter wheels and tyres for the X5, however will be making do with the snow socks for this winter.

[mat205125]

Thankfully I'm lucky with the X5, that I'm not too worried about fitting from the point of view of arch clearance, and can easily reach up and under the arches behind the wheel.

Part of my "kit" that I've stowed away with them is a huge polythene bag for them to go back into when I remove them. Thankfully they come with a pair of gloves with them, however a set of marigolds will go in there too, as will normal winter emergency change of clothes and waterproofs.

Really appreciate everyone's first hand experiences and valuable replies.