Screw in rear tyre of 275/40 R19 101W Continental Sport Contact 3

drunkntigr · 08-16-2013, 07:14 AM

Screw in rear tyre of 275/40 R19 101W Continental Sport Contact 3

Rang up the tyre guys and they said it's only the continental run flats you can't fix.

Not that we're really wanting to fix it. downside now is that both rear tyres are going to have to be replaced as the car has done around 30000kms (most likely they will both need to be replaced anyway)

Now does anybody have any recommendations for brand of the new pair?

drunkntigr · 08-16-2013, 07:21 AM

Another question is, if the X3 came with continental run flats, do we always need to get runflat tyres?

the Continental 2's aren't run flats

Or is the X3 system going to have a hernia?

The flat tyre system is pretty useless, doesn't even tell you which wheel it believes the flat is in

The X Men · 08-16-2013, 09:05 AM

I would not mix runflats with conventional tires. The continental run flat can be patch, the tire shop patch one on my wife's car last year and it is still good.

ianfp · 08-16-2013, 05:00 PM

I am going to talk to my BMW dealer to find out if it is OK to mix run flats with standard tires. I expect that they will not recommend it. I don't like the hard run flat tires and if I had an unrepairable in one of mine, I would go for replacing all of them with a decent conventional tire. I would also but the BMW emergency inflation kit as that will be required.

drunkntigr · 08-17-2013, 05:31 AM

Got it patched today. $25 vs $550.

drunkntigr · 08-17-2013, 05:32 AM

Most tyre dealers don't keep it in stock. Only ones who did were in wealthier suburbs where there are a lot of BMWs (logically)

They wanted $650 for it though. Ask a 'cheap mates' place and got quoted $530 but only trouble was it took a few days to come in.

The X Men · 08-17-2013, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by drunkntigr

Got it patched today. $25 vs $550.

Good move, runflat are ok to patch if you did not drive on them with zero air. Now you have time and options to research your next set of tires.

drunkntigr · 08-18-2013, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by The X Men

Good move, runflat are ok to patch if you did not drive on them with zero air. Now you have time and options to research your next set of tires.

Surprisingly the wheel only lost 40 psi/whatever measurement it is.

I have the rears on 220 and the fronts on 200 as per spec.

The one with the flat seems to have remained at 180.

The X Men · 08-19-2013, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by drunkntigr

Surprisingly the wheel only lost 40 psi/whatever measurement it is.

I have the rears on 220 and the fronts on 200 as per spec.

The one with the flat seems to have remained at 180.

Surely you mean KPa, not PSI

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drunkntigr Private 8 Rep 51 Posts Drives: bmw x3 m-sport 2011 carbon bla Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: melbourne iTrader: (0)	Screw in rear tyre of 275/40 R19 101W Continental Sport Contact 3 Screw in rear tyre of 275/40 R19 101W Continental Sport Contact 3 Rang up the tyre guys and they said it's only the continental run flats you can't fix. Not that we're really wanting to fix it. downside now is that both rear tyres are going to have to be replaced as the car has done around 30000kms (most likely they will both need to be replaced anyway) Now does anybody have any recommendations for brand of the new pair?
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drunkntigr Private 8 Rep 51 Posts Drives: bmw x3 m-sport 2011 carbon bla Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: melbourne iTrader: (0)	Another question is, if the X3 came with continental run flats, do we always need to get runflat tyres? the Continental 2's aren't run flats Or is the X3 system going to have a hernia? The flat tyre system is pretty useless, doesn't even tell you which wheel it believes the flat is in
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The X Men Colonel 99 Rep 2,323 Posts Drives: 2013 X3 35i Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: MA iTrader: (0)	I would not mix runflats with conventional tires. The continental run flat can be patch, the tire shop patch one on my wife's car last year and it is still good.
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ianfp Lieutenant 144 Rep 560 Posts Drives: X5 40D M Sport Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	I am going to talk to my BMW dealer to find out if it is OK to mix run flats with standard tires. I expect that they will not recommend it. I don't like the hard run flat tires and if I had an unrepairable in one of mine, I would go for replacing all of them with a decent conventional tire. I would also but the BMW emergency inflation kit as that will be required.
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drunkntigr Private 8 Rep 51 Posts Drives: bmw x3 m-sport 2011 carbon bla Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: melbourne iTrader: (0)	Got it patched today. $25 vs $550.
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drunkntigr Private 8 Rep 51 Posts Drives: bmw x3 m-sport 2011 carbon bla Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: melbourne iTrader: (0)	Most tyre dealers don't keep it in stock. Only ones who did were in wealthier suburbs where there are a lot of BMWs (logically) They wanted $650 for it though. Ask a 'cheap mates' place and got quoted $530 but only trouble was it took a few days to come in.
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