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New boots for the Zed, Advise please.

Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 10:23 am
by D4dawg
FD3S wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2017 9:46 am
D4dawg wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2017 2:39 am Mss all the way ^^, if dry use
Mps4s if use all year round
Thanks for the advice. I placed an order for the MPSS for the factory wheel settings. Lets how they feel. :)
Ask rally he's just fitted Mss for the first time on his M;)

New boots for the Zed, Advise please.

Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 12:26 pm
by ph001
I met a Kumho on holiday in Thailand once :tumbleweed:

New boots for the Zed, Advise please.

Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 6:24 pm
by FD3S
D4dawg wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2017 10:23 am
FD3S wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2017 9:46 am
D4dawg wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2017 2:39 am Mss all the way ^^, if dry use
Mps4s if use all year round
Thanks for the advice. I placed an order for the MPSS for the factory wheel settings. Lets how they feel. :)
Ask rally he's just fitted Mss for the first time on his M;)
Thanks for the advice. I have already fitted them. I will return after some days to comment how they feel.

New boots for the Zed, Advise please.

Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 9:32 pm
by D4dawg
Just give them a 300/400 mile bed in as the silicone mould lubricant will be absorbed by very first layer of tye as its used to prevent tyre sticking to mould

Or back will step out readily haha

New boots for the Zed, Advise please.

Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 9:53 pm
by FD3S
Thanks for the advice, didn't knew that. :thumbsup:
The guys from the tyre shop simple told me, go easy with them for the first 50 kilometres and do what ever you want.

New boots for the Zed, Advise please.

Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 10:06 pm
by D4dawg
Haha yeah at first roundabout hahah

New boots for the Zed, Advise please.

Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 10:47 pm
by buzyg
Yup, they take longer than you think to bed in. 100+ miles. On my second set now since I kicked off this thread. :driving: Great tyres. :thumbsup:

New boots for the Zed, Advise please.

Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 11:06 pm
by D4dawg
buzyg wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2017 10:47 pm Yup, they take longer than you think to bed in. 100+ miles. On my second set now since I kicked off this thread. :driving: Great tyres. :thumbsup:
Fun getting back out till do;)

New boots for the Zed, Advise please.

Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 7:42 am
by FD3S
buzyg wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2017 10:47 pm Yup, they take longer than you think to bed in. 100+ miles. On my second set now since I kicked off this thread. :driving: Great tyres. :thumbsup:
Thanks the advice. How many miles or how long did the first set lasted?

New boots for the Zed, Advise please.

Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 7:48 am
by Havard
I can never seem to get beyond Vreds or Continentals. Both great tyres for the money.

Had Pirelli P Zero on my Merc and they didn't last long. Continentals have been much better.

New boots for the Zed, Advise please.

Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 4:03 pm
by buzyg
FD3S wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2017 7:42 am
buzyg wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2017 10:47 pm Yup, they take longer than you think to bed in. 100+ miles. On my second set now since I kicked off this thread. :driving: Great tyres. :thumbsup:
Thanks the advice. How many miles or how long did the first set lasted?
When I bought the Zed in 2011 it still had the original Conties on it. Hated them, replaced with VREDs, Great tyre bought another set to replace those. Then picked up a bargain set of MPS. Another really good tyre. replaced by a set of MPSS, Best tyres I have tried so far, hence replaced by the current set of MPSS. :D

So the car has had 6 set's of rears since new. Plus a few extra tyres replaced due to punctures, in 60k miles. Fronts last around twice as long.

New boots for the Zed, Advise please.

Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 8:17 pm
by FD3S
buzyg wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2017 4:03 pm
FD3S wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2017 7:42 am
buzyg wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2017 10:47 pm Yup, they take longer than you think to bed in. 100+ miles. On my second set now since I kicked off this thread. :driving: Great tyres. :thumbsup:
Thanks the advice. How many miles or how long did the first set lasted?
When I bought the Zed in 2011 it still had the original Conties on it. Hated them, replaced with VREDs, Great tyre bought another set to replace those. Then picked up a bargain set of MPS. Another really good tyre. replaced by a set of MPSS, Best tyres I have tried so far, hence replaced by the current set of MPSS. :D

So the car has had 6 set's of rears since new. Plus a few extra tyres replaced due to punctures, in 60k miles. Fronts last around twice as long.
Definitely I would like to know what you do with your car to replace 6 sets in 6 years. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

New boots for the Zed, Advise please.

Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 8:31 pm
by buzyg
FD3S wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2017 8:17 pm
buzyg wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2017 4:03 pm
FD3S wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2017 7:42 am

Thanks the advice. How many miles or how long did the first set lasted?
When I bought the Zed in 2011 it still had the original Conties on it. Hated them, replaced with VREDs, Great tyre bought another set to replace those. Then picked up a bargain set of MPS. Another really good tyre. replaced by a set of MPSS, Best tyres I have tried so far, hence replaced by the current set of MPSS. :D

So the car has had 6 set's of rears since new. Plus a few extra tyres replaced due to punctures, in 60k miles. Fronts last around twice as long.
Definitely I would like to know what you do with your car to replace 6 sets in 6 years. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
Simple answer to that one. :driving: :thumbsup:

New boots for the Zed, Advise please.

Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 9:59 pm
by carl
I find Yokohama AD08Rs OK in most conditions. Including snow earlier this year.

New boots for the Zed, Advise please.

Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2017 4:28 pm
by Attilio
Hello there,

got myself a "57" Z4M and the rear tyres are pretty "hard" and lost their stickyness... I am looking at replacing the current Continental with some Michelin PSS (255/40 ZR 18). I am getting a very good price as seemingly they are being phased out. Also good offer on PS4...choices choices :roll:

I noticed some of these tyres have an (*) that indicates the BMW approved tyres... is it really a must or would a tyre with same load index be just fine?

Thanks in advance!