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01-09-2009, 11:43 AM | #1 |
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Nail in the Tire!
Word of advice. Watch out for nails on the road. Those run flats are expensive and shouldn't be repaired. I discovered a nail in the right rear Bridgestone Potenza. The tire costs $496 + another 100 for labor. So, I'm regretting not getting tire insurance. For those of you out there, you might want to get those run-flats insured..
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01-09-2009, 11:48 AM | #2 |
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its really crapy the way BMW is putting these tires standard , they don't handle well , they don't ride well, and when you get a nail in them you have to buy new tires which are expensive. The should at least give options , I would love to change the tires when I get my 1er , but the lack of a spare tire will prevent me from that . And I don't trust that goo stuff to use and have a feeling it would ruin a good tire.
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01-09-2009, 11:52 AM | #3 |
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Are you allowed to run non-run flats? Would bmw hassle you about that if you come into any sort of suspension problems?
Also, fwiw, I normally have a spare, but I've been without for some time now. if you have AAA, it's really not bad. Obviously a spare is nice, but a AAA membership is a lot less than $500/tire |
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01-09-2009, 12:03 PM | #4 |
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you can run non-runflats all you want.
There is just one rule to the runflat if you want to avoid getting a new tire. As funny as it sounds, don't drive on it if it's flat! If it dips below 15-20 psi and you drive on it, you will ruin the sidewall. Otherwise, it's repairable. |
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01-09-2009, 12:26 PM | #5 |
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If you found out early before it rode on its side wall and if the nail was in the tire itself (not close to side wall), it should be repairable. The tire repair shop may tell you that you want a new tire instead and warn you the tire may have problem down the road, and it is up to you what to do. I would just repair the tire.
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01-09-2009, 12:34 PM | #6 |
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Plug it an move on, as long as you didn't drive around on it with low pressure it will be fine.
Just FYI, if you've got many miles on the car you should be replacing tires as a set (both fronts or both rears). |
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and you'll really get to "feel" the car finally. compared to the tires I have now, the RFT's felt like rocks...
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01-09-2009, 01:25 PM | #10 |
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Z4M has regular tires and no spare tire. It has just small compressor in trunk. So many Z4 owners just followed to Z4M and replaced NFT to regular ones. Considering the cost you paid for one flat, you could replace all 4 for it.
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01-09-2009, 04:54 PM | #13 |
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You were taken by BMW. BMW says they will not repair a RFT tire. I take the tire to any tire shop and they will repair it. My Z4 had three patched RFT’s with no issues at all. I told the tire shop about the dealer not repairing the RFT and they never heard of it. The tire guy suggested BMW was trying to make a buck. In fact when I was trading in my Z4 the dealer was going to give $1200 less on the trade since the rear tires were close to the wear bars. I went on e-bay and bought two OEM RFT tires with 80% tread left for $300 and they had been patched. I saved $850 by doing that after the ties were mounted and balanced.
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01-09-2009, 08:49 PM | #14 |
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so what do you do when you get a flat, on regular tires and without a spare?
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01-09-2009, 09:43 PM | #15 |
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Get the hard to find fix-a-flat that doesn't screw with your TPMS! :smile:
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01-10-2009, 10:06 AM | #16 |
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01-10-2009, 11:56 AM | #17 |
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would the BMW mobilty kit do? does that have a fix-a-flat thing?
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01-10-2009, 06:41 PM | #18 |
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If you get a slow leak, you can add air and drive it to the tire store. If the tire will not hold air, you can plug it and then add air.
Worst case - you remove it and hitch a ride to the tire store. Piece of cake... |
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Exactly. Does anyone remember what it was like before cell phones, and a breakdown on the highway meant a little walking? :iono: With the TPMS you get warning well before the tire is in any danger of a blowout, so a compressor and a plug kit would take care of the majority of tire problems. |
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I simply don't know how that can be true. The pressure sensing hole on the TPMS sensor is tiny. Anything you put in the tire that's going to plug a nail hole is going to plug the hole in the TPMS as well. |
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01-11-2009, 03:13 PM | #22 |
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I have the cheap fix a flat stuff from Wal-Mart. Due to not having TPMS. I thought there were special versions of it that don't mess with your TPMS system. Guess I was wrong!
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