09-11-2014, 05:24 PM | #1 |
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Bought My Winter Tires
Hey everyone, I chose Yokohama W.drive 225/40/18 on all corners to go on stock wheels. I had these on my last car and was happy with them. V speed rating so you don't lose much performance while still being able to keep the car out of ditches.
Just so everyone knows I got them from discounttiredirect.com for $824 USD and 1010 tires here wants $1450 CAD. Discount tire direct is almost always cheaper than tirerack I find, so long as they have the tire you are looking for. Shipping also has duties prepaid so no unexpected duties. Check it out when you do your shopping, this would be my 3rd set of tires from them |
09-11-2014, 09:02 PM | #2 |
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I could have used factory wheel setup but salt and crap would tarnish my wheels unless I clean them
And in snow and cold I don't that much. So I got sport edition a7 16 inch silver wheels with blizzak ws80 205/55/16. Basically same setup as I had with my prev 128I coupe with ws60 same size. They ran no issues these ws80 are supposed to be way better and the best in ice and snow traction and judging from the tread blocks I see I can believe it. Got it from tire rack $1500 cad all fees taxes delivered in 2 days by ups right to my front door ready to bolt on using original lugs. And I got $450 for my old setup so really cost me $1050! Off course I can run 16 inch as I don't have a m235 or the m sport brakes on my 228i msport. |
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09-11-2014, 09:38 PM | #3 |
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That was a good choice. I would have done similar and gotten a set of 17s but I plan on getting some larger summer wheels, so I thought I could still put the existing ones to use. Mostly wanted to let you guys know about an alternative to tirerack if you hadn't heard about discount tires. I hope someone saves some money from my advice, I hate our ripoff canadian prices
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09-13-2014, 01:08 PM | #5 |
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Have not installed yet. The sizing is only 1% off so there should be no issues. The tire would have a slightly higher sidewall and narrower tread than stock, which is ok for winter driving. Had the customer service rep also confirm fitment.
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09-13-2014, 01:57 PM | #6 |
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Appreciate the response and I guess that does make sense.
Since I plan on getting summer wheels I don't also want to buy a third set of rims for winter so being able to reuse the OEMS would be ideal. Would there be much of a disadvantage in the snow with the 18s vs getting 17s do you think? That would also save the cost if not having to buy extra tpms, correct? |
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09-13-2014, 02:04 PM | #7 |
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Yes leave the tpms on stockers and you will have it for the winter. You dont need new tpms if you just change the tire. Slight disadvantage to 17s in deep snow...more than say 4-6 inches from what ive experienced as most 17s would have deeper treads. however the 18s should have an advantage on dry cold pavement and black ice. As mentioned in a previous post of mine if I drove regularly on rural unplowed roads id go with 17s. For city abd highway arouund here id chose the 18s for better tread life, high speed stability, and overall better traction for cold but plowed roads.
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09-13-2014, 03:46 PM | #8 |
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TPMS? We've never had that in Canada, so far as I know. We get FTM (flat tire monitor). So it's never an expense when getting new wheels.
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09-13-2014, 11:03 PM | #10 |
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Ah right, thanks again for the info.
You mentioned $824 USD so does that mean you did not take the warranty or valve stems? Looks like I'll be taking the exact same route, glad I found this thread. |
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09-16-2014, 05:18 PM | #12 |
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Is that correct - we don't have TPMS monitors on the tires in Canada? I didn't realize that - how is low tire pressure evaluated? Does the FTM do that or just if there's an all out flat?
So when you guys put your winter tires on, you don't buy TPMS but get FTM monitors instead? |
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09-16-2014, 05:47 PM | #13 |
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My understanding was that FTM detects a low tire based off the speed of a wheel compared to the other wheels on the car. When a speed difference is determined over a certain amount it sets off the warning. Therefore there should be no physical sensor attached to the valve stems (like tpms) which we would have to worry about for a second set of wheels. HOWEVER, that would be if your car has non-runflat tires. I believe the cars with runflat tires have the TPMS as the FTM system would not be able to properly detect low air on a runflat.
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09-16-2014, 06:15 PM | #14 |
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You're right about FTM measuring rotational speed rather than inflation pressure.
IF BMW has started fitting TPMS to cars with RFT, then it's just another great reason not to get RFT. You can easily check because FTM will have rubber valve stems while TPMS uses metal stems. Also, if your iDrive says "FTM" then that's what you got. Others have posted that TPMS is quite sensitive to temperature changes. Our colder climate could affect the TPMS system.
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