3 Tire Questions: Solution & Tire Choice
 

I have a '10 E70 X5 3.0 W/ 18 in stock wheels and tires... Bridgestone Dueller RFT. Car is my wife's daily driver but doesn't get used but driving around town.

I have a decent sized screw in the back left tire, see pics

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3 Questions:

1. My tire guy, said he cannot patch the tire because of where the screw is in the tire. I have zero experience with RFTs, so I do not know if he is just trying to sell me a new set of tires or not.

2. If the tire cannot be patched, then should I buy a replacement for that tire or replace all 4? I have about 30K miles on this set. They have tread left, but I don't want to buy a new set if I can get another 10K out of these, etc.

3. Which RFT should I get? Same tire guy quoted me Michelin RFT mounted balance tax etc out the door at $1,600 which seems high. I don't mind spending money for good tires. This is my wife's car which we take on some weekend trips. We are going to keep the X5 for a while and in a year or so it will be my daily driver. I live in Hot Springs Arkansas, little snow some ice, but mainly want a good quiet riding tire with the ability to get plenty of mileage out of. Also, what kind of a price is everyone paying for their choice?

Thanks for all the help,

David

I have patched RFTs before, with good success, (not an X5, however)...
That screw is in the tread; if it were mine, I would find a tire joint to plug and interior patch it. There is so much meat on those new tires, even right to sidewall, that I wouldn't think twice about doing the patch. The hand wringers will probably suggest a new tire, but...your pick.

Hellbells, I would have a accommodating tire joint pull that screw, or cut it off flush, and see if it even penetrated that thick side ride tread area. It may be a non penetrating stab.
GL, mD

I think you may be right, I may take it to another tire place and have them see if they can / need to patch it...