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09-16-2013, 04:36 PM | #24 |
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I'm having a terribly difficult time locating run flat winter tires for the 19" wheels (245/45s); the only tires that both Tire Rack and 1010Tires are showing are a couple variations of Pirellis (Sottozeros and Winter Carving Edge).
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09-16-2013, 08:34 PM | #25 |
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Why not get the Pirellis? Love mine. Sotto Zero IIs down here. Imagine you'd do better there with the carving edge, no?
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10-02-2013, 11:34 AM | #27 |
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I've had my X3 for a few months now, first time BMW owner. Having owned Audi's/VW's for the past 15 years when it came to winter tire packages I never bothered with a TPMS sensor and just lived with the little warning light on the dashboard. And, actually, the latest Audi's have no TPMS sensor, but count the rev's instead, so it wasn't an issue for swapping out winter wheels.
For the X3 it appears to have dedicated TPMS sensors. Can anyone clue me into what the warning light will be without any TPMS sensors? Will it take over the instrument cluster LCD display, is it just a little icon warning...what exactly is it? I'm about to order a new winter wheel set, and don't see the need to buy TPMS sensors. (I actually check my tire pressures, old school I guess) Thanks! |
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10-04-2013, 12:42 PM | #28 |
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Are you buy rims with the winter tires? You could go with 18" rims for your winters. That what I ended up doing because the selection on 19" winters were so few. I picked up a set of 18 rim's and blizzakk's last winter from tire rack an they work great.
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I believe disabling the TPMS system requires system-level access, so I don't think it's possible to do it yourself. But run flat tires can deflate with no visible indication until their walls collapse. Without a spare tire, the TPMS system seems like is a crucial line of defense. |
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10-05-2013, 07:48 AM | #30 |
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I've had the Pirelli Sottozero's on for the past 2 winters, 19", not staggered. Great cold weather handling. I haven't had much opportunity to evaluate them in the snow though as the past two winters have been relatively snow free. I've got a lot of miles in Blizzaks with my other vehicles and they have been amazing. I would have bought them for my X3 if they had been available.
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10-05-2013, 11:41 AM | #31 |
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Settled on the Pirelli Sottozero Series II. Ordered them off 1010Tires and saved almost $200 per tire than what they would've cost locally (and there's a free shipping promo going on now).
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10-06-2013, 09:44 AM | #32 |
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settled is the appropriate word... I have the Sottozero and they are not much better than a good all season tire. Definitely not what you want on your car if you deal with even moderate snowfall.
I'm going with Blizzaks when the Pirelli's are used up... I hope soon!
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