10-27-2012, 12:35 PM | #1 |
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Winter tyres on existing wheels
Does anyone just buy the tyres and put them on existing wheels. My local tyre dealer would swap them each season for £15 a wheel.
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10-27-2012, 06:03 PM | #2 |
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I did and have before. Put the Pirelli Sotto Zero IIs on the OEM wheels now that they're available in the proper size.
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10-28-2012, 04:31 AM | #3 |
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I have changed tyres previously but wanted to keep my X3 wheels clean and away from winter salt so bought some previous generation X5 wheels off ebay for winter.
The local tyre fitting centre charged me £25 to change all 4 last year. |
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10-28-2012, 05:09 AM | #4 |
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BMW charge £30 to change all 4 wheels if you buy winter wheels and tyres from them. I put them in the back and then store them myself but I they charge £30 to store.
I thought I read somewhere that there are issues / difficulties with removing run flat tyres (i.e. they get weakened or damaged when they are removed) but I can't find the post now so that may be BS. The other consideration is damage to alloys caused by switching the tyres every time
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10-28-2012, 11:25 AM | #8 | |
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Tyres have a very small cost penalty long term, as you are only using one set at a time and rubber will last longer. Rims have value secondhand, so that isn't really dead money either. But mounting, balance, etc., is around £10 per wheel (or more) in most tyre shops, so with two changes a year, around £80 to £120. That is dead money. HighlandPete |
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10-29-2012, 01:57 AM | #10 |
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Would people still have the same fear about their RFT on /off if it was just a summer tyre being replaced due to a flat? Same deal really. Can't see the issue myself. I've had my OEM also changed to winter tyres.
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Cost like 30$ in total :P
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The alloys are also at more risk of being damaged too because every one has at least 2 changes every year, rather than say 1 change every 2 years
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10-30-2012, 06:50 AM | #13 |
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Surely tyre manufacturers would put some warning on the tyres telling people there is a risk of doing this. Right? Right???
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