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CarGuru > BMW > new tires for e46 19 April 2005 05:58:07
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new tires for e46

Anoop 16 April 2005 17:54:20
 I need new tires on my 2003 E46 325i (no sport package).
I have a little over 43K miles on the car. I have a
few questions:

- Are the original tires considered a good bet for this
car or would folks recommend something else? (FWIW,
I've been pretty happy with the Continentals that
the car came with so I'm inclined to go that way
unless I get strong recommendations for something
else.)

- The wear on the tires is uneven. The rear tires
are more worn than the front ones. Is this expected?
I thought that they'd all have similar wear because
of the 50-50 weight distribution.

- When you get new tires, do you try to continue using
the balance weights that BMW uses, or would you just
go with whatever weight the tire shop uses? If the
former, how do you get the weights that the tire shop
might need?

Anoop

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Pete 16 April 2005 18:19:36 [ permanent link ]
 
"anoop">
- Are the original tires considered a good bet for this> car or would folks recommend something else? (FWIW,> I've been pretty happy with the Continentals that> the car came with so I'm inclined to go that way> unless I get strong recommendations for something> else.)

Not knowing what you expect from the tires makes it hard to recommend
something. There are many different types of tires with different
characteristics geared towards different requirements (dry grip, wet
grip, snow grip, comfort, steering response, noise, treadwear, price,
etc.)
- The wear on the tires is uneven. The rear tires> are more worn than the front ones. Is this expected?> I thought that they'd all have similar wear because> of the 50-50 weight distribution.

That's normal because your car is RWD. If front and rear tires are the
same size, you should have been rotating them every 5K miles or so -
this would ensure they wear out evenly.

- When you get new tires, do you try to continue using> the balance weights that BMW uses, or would you just> go with whatever weight the tire shop uses? If the> former, how do you get the weights that the tire shop> might need?

Most reputable tire shops will have the kind of "stick on" weights that
you put on the inside of the rim and not on the lip. They will use them
unless there is so little space between the rim and the brake caliper
that it would cause issues.

Cheers,

Pete

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Anoop 16 April 2005 19:19:16 [ permanent link ]
 
Pete wrote:
Not knowing what you expect from the tires makes it hard to recommend
something. There are many different types of tires with different> characteristics geared towards different requirements (dry grip, wet> grip, snow grip, comfort, steering response, noise, treadwear, price,
etc.)

There's no snow where I live, but the winters do get pretty
wet. I care most about handling, followed by noise, followed
by treadwear. I'm flexible on price as long as it's not
outrageously more expensive than the Continentals which I
consider acceptable for my requirements.
That's normal because your car is RWD. If front and rear tires are
same size, you should have been rotating them every 5K miles or so -> this would ensure they wear out evenly.

The owner's manual doesn't say anything about rotation, so I
assumed it wasn't necessary. Looks I was wrong about that.

Anoop

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Jre 17 April 2005 15:35:34 [ permanent link ]
 See below.

anoop wrote:
I need new tires on my 2003 E46 325i (no sport package).> I have a little over 43K miles on the car. I have a> few questions:>
- Are the original tires considered a good bet for this> car or would folks recommend something else? (FWIW,> I've been pretty happy with the Continentals that> the car came with so I'm inclined to go that way> unless I get strong recommendations for something> else.)

If you're happy with them and the price is OK there's no particular
reason to switch.
- The wear on the tires is uneven. The rear tires> are more worn than the front ones. Is this expected?> I thought that they'd all have similar wear because> of the 50-50 weight distribution.

This is normal. There is always a bit more wear on the drive wheels.
- When you get new tires, do you try to continue using> the balance weights that BMW uses, or would you just> go with whatever weight the tire shop uses? If the> former, how do you get the weights that the tire shop> might need?

My biggest worry is that the tire shop will damage the rims. But, yes,
they should use taped weights as BMW does and not the kind that scratch
the wheel when hammered into place.
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Anoop 17 April 2005 20:20:51 [ permanent link ]
 JRE wrote:
My biggest worry is that the tire shop will damage the rims. But,
yes,> they should use taped weights as BMW does and not the kind that
scratch> the wheel when hammered into place.

The tire shop that I called for the quote (America's Tire
Company) says that they deal with BMWs all the time and that
the weights they use have not been a problem. The dealer wants
a little over $250 more for exactly the same set of tires,
and they won't sell the weights separately. I'm inclined
to just go with America's Tire Company and hope for the best :-)­

Anoop

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Jeff Strickland 19 April 2005 05:58:07 [ permanent link ]
 
"anoop" <ghanwani@gmail.com­> wrote in message
news:1113659660.508­228.113960@l41g2000c­wc.googlegroups.com.­..>I need new tires on my 2003 E46 325i (no sport package).> I have a little over 43K miles on the car. I have a> few questions:>
- Are the original tires considered a good bet for this> car or would folks recommend something else? (FWIW,> I've been pretty happy with the Continentals that> the car came with so I'm inclined to go that way> unless I get strong recommendations for something> else.)>
- The wear on the tires is uneven. The rear tires> are more worn than the front ones. Is this expected?> I thought that they'd all have similar wear because> of the 50-50 weight distribution.>


This is a sign that 1.) you failed to rotate the tires, and 2.) you
regularly apply aggressive doses of the small pedal.



- When you get new tires, do you try to continue using> the balance weights that BMW uses, or would you just> go with whatever weight the tire shop uses? If the> former, how do you get the weights that the tire shop> might need?>

No, the new tires will require new weights. The tire shop has the weights.
The tire shop also has tires, so this works out pretty well. You get all of
the stuff you need in one stop.



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