Bridgestone runflats going at 17K - replacement ideas? - Page 5

ChuckG · #1 02-17-2010, 03:47 PM

Wait for the Michelins or find some in stock elswhere.

Chuck

DeePee · #2 02-17-2010, 03:53 PM

@ Chuck - so, is that means Conti is not good? I am really looking forward to have the same Michelins as replacement but was told by Costco, the manufacturer told them, it'll take approx. 5 weeks, Tire Rack had it available on 03/10/2010, same thing with America's Tire. My existing tires (rear) had below the marker tread already.

ChuckG · #3 02-17-2010, 04:04 PM

The last Continentals I had on a BMW (they came on the car new) were lousy and I put up with them until they wore out and switched to Michelins which were great. It was a long time ago but I would never take a chance on them again.

At Discount Tire (America's Tire in LA) once they were out of the Michelins I wanted and they searched and found some in Florida and had them shipped to California for me. They did not charge me anything for the shipping either. You might ask them to check their other stores to find some in stock. They might have just not gone the extra mile when you checked with them.

Chuck

Ag4.8 · #4 02-17-2010, 04:28 PM

Conti Extreme Contact DWS gets good write up at Tire rack (owner reviews). I am leaning toward trying them.

x5mad · #5 02-23-2010, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Ag4.8

Conti Extreme Contact DWS gets good write up at Tire rack (owner reviews). I am leaning toward trying them.

I just changed my yoko advans to the continental DWS and am impressed. Immediately I notice the ride is more comfortable. Handling and traction I am also finding is better despite the yoko being supposedly more sport orientated. Yet to try wet traction but from tread pattern should be ok. Wet traction in the yoko advans were a bit scary. After 15k km I found the tread was significantly wearing down and on many occasions experienced aqua planing. Sizes were the 20" staggered.

Ag4.8 · #6 02-23-2010, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by x5mad

I just changed my yoko advans to the continental DWS and am impressed. Immediately I notice the ride is more comfortable. Handling and traction I am also finding is better despite the yoko being supposedly more sport orientated. Yet to try wet traction but from tread pattern should be ok. Wet traction in the yoko advans were a bit scary. After 15k km I found the tread was significantly wearing down and on many occasions experienced aqua planing. Sizes were the 20" staggered.

Great! Plan to order this week.

apw2607 · #7 08-23-2010, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by x5mad

I just changed my yoko advans to the continental DWS and am impressed. Immediately I notice the ride is more comfortable. Handling and traction I am also finding is better despite the yoko being supposedly more sport orientated. Yet to try wet traction but from tread pattern should be ok. Wet traction in the yoko advans were a bit scary. After 15k km I found the tread was significantly wearing down and on many occasions experienced aqua planing. Sizes were the 20" staggered.

Was going to start another thread but figured makes sense to just add to this one. I just got a set of continental DWS on 20". Have to say initially I didn't like them. Although they were definitely quieter than the run flats, and overall more comfortable on poor pavement, I found the handling and steering somewhat lacking. Not "crisp", like with the run flats.

I experimented with tire pressure a little. Its odd, because I have a 2009, and i went through the 2009, 2010 and 2011 owners guides for tire pressure recommendations. They are all different, even though the overall weight of the X5 (in my case 35d), hasn't changed radically.

In any case, I settled for a slightly higher tire pressure, 35psi (f), 38psi (r). It may sacrifice overall longevity of the tread, but am happy with the handling and steering now. A good trade off.

Also retrofitted the spare wheel under the rear trunk area, in case of a puncture !

jcmd2003 · #8 08-23-2010, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by apw2607

Was going to start another thread but figured makes sense to just add to this one. I just got a set of continental DWS on 20". Have to say initially I didn't like them. Although they were definitely quieter than the run flats, and overall more comfortable on poor pavement, I found the handling and steering somewhat lacking. Not "crisp", like with the run flats.

I experimented with tire pressure a little. Its odd, because I have a 2009, and i went through the 2009, 2010 and 2011 owners guides for tire pressure recommendations. They are all different, even though the overall weight of the X5 (in my case 35d), hasn't changed radically.

In any case, I settled for a slightly higher tire pressure, 35psi (f), 38psi (r). It may sacrifice overall longevity of the tread, but am happy with the handling and steering now. A good trade off.

Also retrofitted the spare wheel under the rear trunk area, in case of a puncture !

Where did you get your spare and how was the pricing? Like many, I wish I'd ordered it at the outset.

apw2607 · #9 08-23-2010, 08:10 PM

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Where did you get your spare and how was the pricing? Like many, I wish I'd ordered it at the outset.

Yea. It's was around 375. Wish I ordered it too from outset.

DBC · #10 02-17-2010, 05:10 PM

I replaced my Bridgestone Duller Sport RFT (20") with exactly the same tyre but none runflat and it has transformed the car, i already had a space saver spare.