Thank you very much both!

Hi All,

A quick, curious question if I may;

Have done a quick search, but cannot seem to find out what tyres would of came on the 4.8is (2005) out of the factory?

Would these have varied, or would BMW always have used one manufacturer e.g Bridgestone?

Thanks as always
Matt

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