Watch for potholes!

Relayze · 06-18-2019, 10:50 PM

Just hit a pothole on N Stemmons fwy in Dallas, at night, felt a huge shake and loud noise..warning messages, low pressure on tire. I was lucky to find an exit quick. Front left tire torn on one side. Open the vehicle status page, two tires with 0 psi. Both on the driver side. Both tires have tears ughhhhh, rims look ok though.
BMW assitance was fine, but 2 hours later still waiting for a tow truck. Nobtire insurance, only front left has it because had to replace it at around 5k miles and it came with a year of warranty. My luck!

dinan5m3 · 06-18-2019, 11:23 PM

With all the safety driven systems in the car, a system that can sweep the road to give warning on potholes. Did a google search and there are handful of research and patents on this. Perhaps a lower-tech on use of dashcam can be used for this.

shemazar · 06-19-2019, 01:27 AM

Ha, in California a pothole warning system would be going off non-stop. Here in Silicon Valley some roads are so bad I just have to avoid certain major roads (ie. Wolfe Rd.). Some you literally can’t avoid them.

jkiefer · 06-19-2019, 07:35 PM

what size wheels? I have 19s and have heard 18s can fit on the m40i depending on the wheel. too many potholes around where i live to have large tires.

bmw335d · 06-19-2019, 10:17 PM

u dont have run flats? my 21 ripped a couple weeks ago and i kept driving about 15km to the dealer

Relayze · 06-25-2019, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by bmw335d

u dont have run flats? my 21 ripped a couple weeks ago and i kept driving about 15km to the dealer

Run flats, 21". Good thing nothing happened to the rims.

MADBMWX5MC · 06-25-2019, 05:05 AM

Wow, them rims are just very close to the street. I picked up a nail a few weeks back, was leap frogging from gas station to gas station to not go 0 PSI. I made it home (dealer closed), where I was able to put a temp rubber plug. Made it to the dealer next day--tire un-repairable anyway. $378 for a new one installed. No tire warranty.

GT500R · 06-25-2019, 12:18 PM

Wow 39 and 43 psi? Seems high to me.

Relayze · 06-25-2019, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by MADBMWX3

Wow, them rims are just very close to the street. I picked up a nail a few weeks back, was leap frogging from gas station to gas station to not go 0 PSI. I made it home (dealer closed), where I was able to put a temp rubber plug. Made it to the dealer next day--tire un-repairable anyway. $378 for a new one installed. No tire warranty.

Yeah, same thing happened to me before. Got the tire from BMW for that price and had a year of road hazard warranty. Now my two left tires have that warranty. If I get one tire issue I will go non run flats.

MADBMWX5MC · 06-25-2019, 05:56 PM

My next set of tire will be Non-RFT. I already have a spare tire I got aftermarket--enough with this RFT non-sense...at least for me.

rem40i · 06-26-2019, 10:47 AM

I have the BMW tire warranty and it has been worth it for me. Ive already replaced both passenger side tires. The passenger front had a bubble on the inside sidewall and the passenger rear had a nail that was too close to a previous repair. I paid $100.00 to replace both ($50 deductible per incident). I have about 11k miles on the driver side tires. Ill be replacing them out of pocket soon.

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Relayze Enlisted Member 22 Rep 33 Posts Drives: X3 M40i Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Dallas iTrader: (0)	Watch for potholes! Just hit a pothole on N Stemmons fwy in Dallas, at night, felt a huge shake and loud noise..warning messages, low pressure on tire. I was lucky to find an exit quick. Front left tire torn on one side. Open the vehicle status page, two tires with 0 psi. Both on the driver side. Both tires have tears ughhhhh, rims look ok though. BMW assitance was fine, but 2 hours later still waiting for a tow truck. Nobtire insurance, only front left has it because had to replace it at around 5k miles and it came with a year of warranty. My luck!
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06-18-2019, 11:23 PM	#2
dinan5m3 Colonel 4189 Rep 2,049 Posts Drives: e39 m5 e46 m3 g01 x3m40i Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: RTP NC iTrader: (0)	With all the safety driven systems in the car, a system that can sweep the road to give warning on potholes. Did a google search and there are handful of research and patents on this. Perhaps a lower-tech on use of dashcam can be used for this.
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06-19-2019, 01:27 AM	#3
shemazar Private First Class 81 Rep 128 Posts Drives: 2006 e46 m3 Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: nor cal iTrader: (0)	Ha, in California a pothole warning system would be going off non-stop. Here in Silicon Valley some roads are so bad I just have to avoid certain major roads (ie. Wolfe Rd.). Some you literally can’t avoid them.
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06-19-2019, 07:35 PM	#4
jkiefer New Member 8 Rep 23 Posts Drives: 2019 X3 m40i Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	what size wheels? I have 19s and have heard 18s can fit on the m40i depending on the wheel. too many potholes around where i live to have large tires.
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bmw335d Second Lieutenant 104 Rep 247 Posts Drives: X3 M40i, 335d Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Toronto, Ontario iTrader: (0)	u dont have run flats? my 21 ripped a couple weeks ago and i kept driving about 15km to the dealer
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MADBMWX5MC Major 704 Rep 1,028 Posts Drives: 2023 BMW X5MC Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Northern Virginia iTrader: (0)	Wow, them rims are just very close to the street. I picked up a nail a few weeks back, was leap frogging from gas station to gas station to not go 0 PSI. I made it home (dealer closed), where I was able to put a temp rubber plug. Made it to the dealer next day--tire un-repairable anyway. $378 for a new one installed. No tire warranty. __________________ 2023 BMW X5MC Tanzanite Blue II Metallic 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT Black 2006 Ford Mustang GT Convertible (car-show car)
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GT500R Major 798 Rep 1,219 Posts Drives: BMW X3M Join Date: May 2018 Location: NE iTrader: (0)	Wow 39 and 43 psi? Seems high to me. __________________ X3M Alpine White - SOLD Fastest Tune Only Record - Mission Performance 10.84@127.43 / +1912 DA NH Dragway \| 10.6@130 Dragy / +820 DA The Streets \| NOW: Tesla Model Y Performance
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MADBMWX5MC Major 704 Rep 1,028 Posts Drives: 2023 BMW X5MC Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Northern Virginia iTrader: (0)	My next set of tire will be Non-RFT. I already have a spare tire I got aftermarket--enough with this RFT non-sense...at least for me. __________________ 2023 BMW X5MC Tanzanite Blue II Metallic 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT Black 2006 Ford Mustang GT Convertible (car-show car) Last edited by MADBMWX5MC; 06-26-2019 at 12:21 PM..
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06-26-2019, 10:47 AM	#11
rem40i Second Lieutenant 132 Rep 288 Posts Drives: 2021 X3MC Comp Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: SF Bay Area iTrader: (1)	I have the BMW tire warranty and it has been worth it for me. Ive already replaced both passenger side tires. The passenger front had a bubble on the inside sidewall and the passenger rear had a nail that was too close to a previous repair. I paid $100.00 to replace both ($50 deductible per incident). I have about 11k miles on the driver side tires. Ill be replacing them out of pocket soon.
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