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Which tyres

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Which tyres

Post by wilburn » Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:09 pm

I have just bought a 2004 Z4 3.0 roadster.

The Bridgestone run flat tyres are good but when need replacing can I put normal (non run-flat) tyres on it?

I believe the run flat tyres are around £200 each and can only be bought from BMW.
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Re: Which tyres

Post by gannet » Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:13 pm

You can put any tyres you like on it :thumbsup:

You don't have to go to go the dealer to get RFT and prices vary so do your homework :D

If you wanna stay with RFT tyres I can thoroughly recommend a change away from the stock Bridgestones to the Michelin PS2 ZP :thumbsup:
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Re: Which tyres

Post by Swami » Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:28 pm

Falken F452s seem to be generally recommended on this forum as a competitively-priced performance tyre (non-runflat), I think if you search 'Falken' you should get some more detailed analysis! :thumbsup:
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Re: Which tyres

Post by ChillZ4 » Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:55 pm

I am also looking at ditching the runflats. What does the RFD mean on the falken 452s?
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Re: Which tyres

Post by csmith319 » Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:58 pm

wilburn wrote:I have just bought a 2004 Z4 3.0 roadster.

The Bridgestone run flat tyres are good but when need replacing can I put normal (non run-flat) tyres on it?

I believe the run flat tyres are around £200 each and can only be bought from BMW.
Run flats can be bought from anywhere. Not sure which wheels you have, but 18" rears will cost up to £280 each at Kwik Fit, but as low as less than £200 from some mobile fitters. I'm probably in the minority here, but I'm sticking with the standard issue tyres on mine despite the higher cost and apparent ride harshness.
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Re: Which tyres

Post by Aliv6 » Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:52 pm

Are the falkens really any good! I had them many moons ago and would put them in the top 5 worst tyres made! :S Granted they were 512's??
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Re: Which tyres

Post by t20lau » Mon Feb 23, 2009 3:19 pm

Anyone running Toyo T1R's?!
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Re: Which tyres

Post by Kasteel » Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:08 pm

Nice tire, but not to be compared with a ps2 etc
I can really recommened the Michelin PS2 (now for 3 days and allready great, way better than the Continentals..)
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Re: Which tyres

Post by richard100 » Mon Feb 23, 2009 8:50 pm

Get the Falkens. Transformed my car from a ride that I hated to one that is now spot on.
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