Baby Got Some New 20" Shoes

[jeffnin]

After months of drooling over the Style 214's, I finally took the plunge and upgraded my 19" run flats with 20" 214's with Michelin Latitude Touring all seasons. I also removed the flat fender flares and installed the wider flares. I think that these updates really make the car look much better...more aggressive and less generic SUV.

I have to say that after having my last 3 BMW's with run flats, the change back to all season tires really makes a difference. No more teeth chattering ride and tramlining! While BMW has made significant strides over past 4 years in run flats, they are still not as smooth riding as the non run flats. I debated about getting the Dunlop run flats, but glad that I decided on the Michelins. The steering is a bit lighter, but given the rather heavy feel of the standard rack with run flats, I'm happy with the new found lightness. I'm going to purchase the mobility kit in case of a flat (fingers crossed).

Here's some before and after pics after I washed and detailed the beast.

[drod]

very nice.... i did the same thing recently and also love the new look!!

black looks awesome!!

i'll post pics too as soon as i finish installing my new exhaust kit...(that and lightly tinting the front windows will complete the look)

congrats!!

[toohotdoc]

looks much better,

[Krunk Man]

very nice

[mazinkaizer]

Wow! It really looks much better with the 20", same with the fender flares.

Are those OEM rims? My dealer told me that the OEM 20s can't fit with the conventional tyre which is non-runflat tyre, than again, most of the time the dealer doesn't know what they're talking about.

What do you do with the TPM sensor?

[jeffnin]

Originally Posted by mazinkaizer

Wow! It really looks much better with the 20", same with the fender flares.

Are those OEM rims? My dealer told me that the OEM 20s can't fit with the conventional tyre which is non-runflat tyre, than again, most of the time the dealer doesn't know what they're talking about.

What do you do with the TPM sensor?

Yes, they are OEM rims. Your dealer is mistaken, what a shock, huh. There are only a few non runflats in 20" with Michelin and Toyo being two that I found. I went with the Michelins since I've had good experience with them in past. As for the TPM, I just had the ones from my 19's removed and installed on the 20's. If I had to do it again, I would have ordered the sensors with the tires so that if/when I want to reinstall the 19's, I won't have to remove the sensors again.

[mazinkaizer]

Originally Posted by jeffnin

Yes, they are OEM rims. Your dealer is mistaken, what a shock, huh. There are only a few non runflats in 20" with Michelin and Toyo being two that I found. I went with the Michelins since I've had good experience with them in past. As for the TPM, I just had the ones from my 19's removed and installed on the 20's. If I had to do it again, I would have ordered the sensors with the tires so that if/when I want to reinstall the 19's, I won't have to remove the sensors again.

Thanks for the info. Yes, I don't know why my dealer would tell me that, that's two different dealers that I went to and they all told me the same thing... very strange.

Both Michelin and Toyo are very good tyres, would looking into those for non-runflats when it's time to replace them but wonder how the all-seasons 20" tyres holds up in the snow tho.

Once again, thanks for your reply.

[Canadam]

You cheated a little by snapping the 19's when it was overcast and the 20's when it was sunny....

.... but hell yeah, they look awesome!!!

Tell me something, did you have your front sides tinted or is that standard and the rears are part of the rear climate pack??

[jeffnin]

Originally Posted by Canadam

You cheated a little by snapping the 19's when it was overcast and the 20's when it was sunny....

.... but hell yeah, they look awesome!!!

Tell me something, did you have your front sides tinted or is that standard and the rears are part of the rear climate pack??

Thanks for the comments . Finding a cloudy day in Phoenix is not easy. I had the windows tinted with Huper Optik Drei, so the rears look a bit darker given the standard tint with the Climate Package. Living in the desert heat, tinting is a must.

[Ajogu]

Huge difference. Well done.