Question about tyre fitting
Discussion
Morning all,
I went to get my rf tears changed on my e92 yesterday. When the mech took off the alloys they spotted the dreaded alloy crack on my near side rear. It turned out I had a crack each on both rears, with one already having a weld repair done previously.
As a result of this, I obviously didn’t want to spend £400+ putting brand new rft on until I’ve repaired the alloys. Also, I’m now considering changing all 4 rft to non rf in a bid to prevent this further down the line.
When I discussed this with the garage they said they’d need me to pay for at least one of the tyres as they’d had them ordered in already.
My main question is: is the above generally true? Can they not return tyres they’ve ordered? As I really don’t want to put another set of rft on if this is going to keep happening...
TL;DR - If a garage has ordered in your tyres can they not return them and will have to cover the cost of them?! Also any cracked 313 alloy advice would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers!
I went to get my rf tears changed on my e92 yesterday. When the mech took off the alloys they spotted the dreaded alloy crack on my near side rear. It turned out I had a crack each on both rears, with one already having a weld repair done previously.
As a result of this, I obviously didn’t want to spend £400+ putting brand new rft on until I’ve repaired the alloys. Also, I’m now considering changing all 4 rft to non rf in a bid to prevent this further down the line.
When I discussed this with the garage they said they’d need me to pay for at least one of the tyres as they’d had them ordered in already.
My main question is: is the above generally true? Can they not return tyres they’ve ordered? As I really don’t want to put another set of rft on if this is going to keep happening...
TL;DR - If a garage has ordered in your tyres can they not return them and will have to cover the cost of them?! Also any cracked 313 alloy advice would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers!
First question, yes they can return them but will be reluctant to bother. The tyre business is very competitive; any wholesaler who wouldn’t accept a return from a dealer would soon lose a customer.
As for the cracked rims, whilst they might not help, the problem isn’t restricted to them just as it’s not restricted to BMW either. Mercedes, Jaguar and other brands all have similar issues.
It’s much more likely due to low profile tyres/ big wheels than RFTs. What size are yours?
As for the cracked rims, whilst they might not help, the problem isn’t restricted to them just as it’s not restricted to BMW either. Mercedes, Jaguar and other brands all have similar issues.
It’s much more likely due to low profile tyres/ big wheels than RFTs. What size are yours?
19s. Thanks for the advice. So would you say swapping all 4 corners for nrf is worthwhile then? I wouldn’t like to think I’ve screwed over the garage but I’m thinking non rf is the only way to go now!
Whilst on the subject.. any recommendations for a decent nrf? The garage are offering nankangs but I’ve not heard great things...
Whilst on the subject.. any recommendations for a decent nrf? The garage are offering nankangs but I’ve not heard great things...
I had a 320 back in 2005 which I swapped to non RFTs. For me, although it rode a little softer it upset the handling, the car seemed to dive under heavy braking and so on. If I put the pressures up to stop tgat, the ride was no better. They were from memory 17” rims (whatever was the standard offering).
Since then, at different times, we’ve had a Z4 SE and a 530d. Both of those I specced with relatively small (17”/18”) wheels and a reasonable profile tyre and never felt the need to change the RFTs.
Across all of those cars we never had a damaged rim, which convinces me that it’s more the wheel/rim size that’s the issue not the RFTs, though they don’t help. That and the fact that other brands suffer the same with non RFT tyres though BMW have had quality issues.
So I can’t help with recommendations, though I’m sure others will.
Since then, at different times, we’ve had a Z4 SE and a 530d. Both of those I specced with relatively small (17”/18”) wheels and a reasonable profile tyre and never felt the need to change the RFTs.
Across all of those cars we never had a damaged rim, which convinces me that it’s more the wheel/rim size that’s the issue not the RFTs, though they don’t help. That and the fact that other brands suffer the same with non RFT tyres though BMW have had quality issues.
So I can’t help with recommendations, though I’m sure others will.
campionissimo said:
My e91 had some run flats fitted, and it handled badly, and had a wobble from the rear at 85 and over.
swapped them for Kumho non run flats and they're excellent.
I had runflats on my F10 and it was perfect cruising down to Austria at up to 130mphswapped them for Kumho non run flats and they're excellent.
I’m sorry, your experience proves nothing, just like mine. More than likely your rears weren’t balanced properly with the RFTs; your experience is exactly symptomatic of that.
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