BMW 1M Spare Wheel Solution

[Carlton Banks]

All,

After an interesting, frustrating and time wasting incident with a puncture on the 1M last week, I need to think of a suitable solution aside from the useless 'tyre foam' gunk that is supplied with the car.

There are several options:

1) Buy the OEM Spare wheel - circa £300 - this will need to sit on the boot floor but is half as thick as a genuine wheel

2) Buy a spare rear or front wheel with tyre and again, keep it in the boot - this will severely affect boot space. Also, which wheel would work - will a front fit a rear hub or vice versa?

3) Any other M car wheel with tyre in boot

4) Take a risk with the foam


Any assistance or solutions greatly appreciated as I want to avoid what happened last time!

[Craigwww]

Buy run flats?

[Upturn666]

i bought the skinny alloy spare with jack kit. All came in a bag with tie down straps so is nice and safe. Does take some room off the boot but its ok. Not had to use it yet, thank god, but i know it is a far better solution to using the tyre gunk. That stuff never works.

[Carlton Banks]

Thanks, could you share the part number - does it fit the front and rear - I understand BMW made an error with one of their descriptions stating that the 17inch wheel would fit but actually doesnt clear the rear brakes :lol:

[eliotrw]

Option 5) Sell to me at a pitence? PLEASE?

[greygoose]

You could get the 18 inch winter wheels and keep one in the boot, you would lose a fair amount of space though.

I have had two punctures so far and had a tow truck both times as the tyre gunk was useless.

[Upturn666]

Part No; B36.11.2.159.860 SP-Wheel kit £291.34 + VAT
17' and it does fir the 1m as i have tried it front and back.

[carreauchompeur]

You don't want to be worrying about getting a flat. I'll have the 1M off you, you're welcome to a straight swap on my E36 M3, it's got a full size spare so is much better.

[Slippydiff]

Had a puncture in the rear tyre of my E90 335D last Winter, not a screw or anything so minor, but a fairly large gash in the tread. I was late for the flicks, so I drove on the flat tyre for at least a mile (at walking pace)

After the flicks I started pumping the gunk/foam into the tyre and was horrified to see it seeping out all over the cinema car park . . . .
I stopped, and moved the car to ensure the gash was no longer at the bottom :rolleyes

I pumped the rest of the foam in and then proceeded to inflate the tyre. Despite the the size of the gash, the foam sealed it and held sufficiently to allow me to drive home, (10 miles) and it to remain inflated overnight, AND to drive the car to my tyre fitter the following day (approx 20 miles)

What was your experience with the foam/gunk OP ?

Edited by Slippydiff on Monday 19th August 22:12