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by Philthy
Sat Aug 17, 2013 10:54 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: Steering wheel vibes!!
Replies: 11
Views: 3919

Re: Steering wheel vibes!!

No real curbing, I took them all off tonight and cleaned them/inspected for cracks best I could... No problems I could see however they do not appear to be genuine bmw... No serial number or bmw badge on the inside... They look like double m spoke 300 but guess they must be replicas. Diamond cut
by Philthy
Sat Aug 17, 2013 1:40 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: Steering wheel vibes!!
Replies: 11
Views: 3919

Re: Steering wheel vibes!!

Did it vibrate at 50mph too?
by Philthy
Sat Aug 17, 2013 11:11 am
Forum: General X5 Forum (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: Steering wheel vibes!!
Replies: 11
Views: 3919

Re: Steering wheel vibes!!

Yeah think I will get the balance re checked, the original tyre is on the rear, the vibs only really started after the new tyres were fitted, don't get me wrong it never sat happy with four different tyres either and its certainly pulling left... Will report back once balance and alignment re-done ...
by Philthy
Sat Aug 17, 2013 10:19 am
Forum: General X5 Forum (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: Steering wheel vibes!!
Replies: 11
Views: 3919

Re: Steering wheel vibes!!

I was after buying one privately and it just so happened they had one as a px at decent money... Has 40k on clock and was 17grand which I thought was ok. Yeah you can imagine the fun I had getting them to replace tyres for bridgestone rft's, the air suspension was leaking too so they told me to put ...
by Philthy
Fri Aug 16, 2013 9:46 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: Steering wheel vibes!!
Replies: 11
Views: 3919

Steering wheel vibes!!

Hi folks First post!!! Bought a 57 plate x5 se from Arnold Clark, it had one RFT and three normal tyres when i got it and pulled all over the place, anyway I managed to source another three Bridgestone RFT 20" tyres so now have a full matching set, trouble is I am feeling vibration and steering ...