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Tyre recommendations

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 11:48 am
by Zedhed
Hi folks just had a £700 quote for 4 bridgestone runflats,which is way out of our price range at the moment.i beleive these are the only star rated ones.ive heard they need to be star rated to avoid dash lights illuminating.is this correct.

Re: Tyre recommendations

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 2:27 pm
by marinaman
ive been running with 2 Bridgestone on the rear with stars and 2 roadstone on the front  non starred and never had light on

Re: Tyre recommendations

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 2:48 pm
by Zedhed
Ok bud cheers.anyone heard of hifly and jinhu i think it is on ebay.they seem reasonably priced but aint sure on the quality.

Re: Tyre recommendations

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 3:20 pm
by sid10
Hi these are refered too as ditch finders! Best sticking to BMW star rated tyres.

Re: Tyre recommendations

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 4:43 pm
by sleepyfolk
When I was looking for some new rubber recently, there are two camps - those that are star rated only, and those that have non star rated!
A few folks say that as long as all the tyres are the same tread depth it’s ok - I think Toyo were mentioned as one brand that people had run for a while with no problem.

I decided to blow the budget and replace like for like with Michelin Diamaris that were on already, party because I decided to stick with the star rating but also because the previous ones had done loads of miles and I only had to change them because of their age, the tread was ok it was just cracking on the sidewall

Re: Tyre recommendations

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 5:27 pm
by themoog
Prestivo. £250 for a set fitted. Its not a Ferrari..

Re: Tyre recommendations

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 5:55 pm
by X5Sport
You don’t need runflats on an E53.  Standard fit are Michelin Diamaris 19”

Re: Tyre recommendations

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2018 6:25 am
by fenj66
i recommend diamaris.
ive had star and non star mixed on mine without issue in 8 years of ownership.
i would say keep the tread depth nearly equal across the axle, but it didnt seam to matter if the tread was vastly different front to back.
i got 40k miles out of a set of fronts!!

Re: Tyre recommendations

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2018 7:35 am
by Alan Gunn
My car came with a set of new Prestivo's fitted.
15 months later they are still fitted and i haven't had a problem with them even last week in snow but i am no racing driver.
They don't look if they have any wear on them but they must have some but still like new.

Re: Tyre recommendations

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2018 5:07 pm
by sleepyfolk
Yes I should have said the old Diamaris had nearly 40k on them and weren’t worn right down, that’s why I stuck with them

Re: Tyre recommendations

Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2018 11:27 pm
by marinaman
Where do you get the Prestivo for £250 a set ?
Have searched but best I find is £180 for 2 only

Re: Tyre recommendations

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 5:29 pm
by Zedhed
[quote="marinaman"]
Where do you get the Prestivo for £250 a set ?
Have searched but best I find is £180 for 2 only
[/quote]Well bought a brand new set of wheels and tyres for £500.well they have done 80 miles on the car and the guy took them off due to selling the x5 because of gearbox issues.tyres are accelero iota or summat like that.i guess his loss is our gain.

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Re: Tyre recommendations

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 5:49 pm
by kkx5
I would say, your loss his gain...