Many thanks that's an excellent summary of the options - I'll start looking into some prices for some of the brands that people seem to recommend on here
Going to look up some prices later this evening now that I know the sizes
Decided yesterday whilst out on the Yorkshire meet that I'd had enough of bunny hopping around those moor roads everybody else was going in a straight line I was all over the place or it definitely felt like that lol!
Ok folks .... just another couple of questions .....
I'm thinking of buying a very cheap steel or alloy wheel to keep in the shed
In 32 years of motoring I've yet to have a puncture out on the road - the times it has happened its always been at home when I've got a nail in the tyre + its deflated over night + I find it the next morning when I jump in the car
So yes I accept it could happen out on the road - so I need to get a bottle of gunk + compressor? Do these have to be from BMW?
Also will any 17" BMW steel wheel from the 5th (E series) generation fit my 130i? I realise it needs to be the same bolt pattern / bolt sizes
Do I need to pay any attention to what size tyre is on the 17" steel wheel / alloy? Would it mess up the sensor or does it not matter for just a temporary journey to get home? That's the bit I'm struggling with
Some of the odd 17" BMW wheels on ebay have a knackered tyre on them anyway - they are cheap - so I could put a cheapo new one on it anyway - just depends what I find on ebay + for what price as don't want to pay a lot
My wife's Subaru got a flat (Fecking horsehoe nails...2nd of the day, so no spare!) when I had a long run ahead, at night. I'd seen an AA or RAC chap use one of these, so I'd bought a kit. 10 minutes later I was rolling again and it hadn't lost any pressure when I checked the next day.
I was surprised to see how badly damaged the was - quite a few plies had been snapped and the area around the puncture site was slightly bulged - so the tyre was history, but it did 150 miles of towing and got me home.
My wife's Subaru got a flat (Fecking horsehoe nails...2nd of the day, so no spare!) when I had a long run ahead, at night. I'd seen an AA or RAC chap use one of these, so I'd bought a kit. 10 minutes later I was rolling again and it hadn't lost any pressure when I checked the next day.
I was surprised to see how badly damaged the was - quite a few plies had been snapped and the area around the puncture site was slightly bulged - so the tyre was history, but it did 150 miles of towing and got me home.
Yes I've got both, 2 cans of tyre weld and something very similar to this piece of kit above. Pretty sure they are not allowed in this country but they definitely work.
Good news I've just bagged an e46 17" space saver on ebay for cheap money so plan to carry that in the car so won't be bothering with gunk or puncture repair kits
I travel in my 130i with the back seats permanently down (It's my 2nd car not daily driver) as I have a large dog who doesn't fit in the boot so needs the whole of the rear area but there's plenty of space for a spare wheel as well as him
Next purchase is some retaining straps to secure the space saver probably to the rear of 1 of the back seats as it's folded flat + whatever else I can find to fasten to securely
On the lookout for offers on tyres most likely a full set of Goodyear Eagle f1 asyms as they well recommended on here
If it helps, I've recently switched to non run flats. Went for the Goodyear eagle asym 3 myself. Was looking at those or PS4.
The Goodyear got my money as they were cheaper.
Nice tyres, good feedback. They do seem to suffer in cold temps and if the roads are greasy, the back end is all over the place! I drive round with DTC activated usually, and it's very smooth if they do let go. The traction generally is lost early on and doesn't catch you out. A lot of fun too. As soon as the temp warms up they hook up no issues in 1st and 2nd.
The run flats I had on before were lethal! They would hook up at low revs in 2nd then when you got to about 4000 would just break and you'd be snaking down the road and the next time they wouldn't break at all!
Marco is right with his size guide, I've got 225 all round on mine and the front is very planted with the M3 LCA's too. Understeer is all gone and you steer from the rear now! Nicely balanced car actually and it's all controllable. I think you'd get the understeer back from going to 245 at the rear so 235 seems a good compromise.
However I'm used to the car as it is now and will be replacing with a other set of 225s when these are gone.
If it helps, I've recently switched to non run flats. Went for the Goodyear eagle asym 3 myself. Was looking at those or PS4.
The Goodyear got my money as they were cheaper.
Nice tyres, good feedback. They do seem to suffer in cold temps and if the roads are greasy, the back end is all over the place! I drive round with DTC activated usually, and it's very smooth if they do let go. The traction generally is lost early on and doesn't catch you out. A lot of fun too. As soon as the temp warms up they hook up no issues in 1st and 2nd.
The run flats I had on before were lethal! They would hook up at low revs in 2nd then when you got to about 4000 would just break and you'd be snaking down the road and the next time they wouldn't break at all!
Marco is right with his size guide, I've got 225 all round on mine and the front is very planted with the M3 LCA's too. Understeer is all gone and you steer from the rear now! Nicely balanced car actually and it's all controllable. I think you'd get the understeer back from going to 245 at the rear so 235 seems a good compromise.
However I'm used to the car as it is now and will be replacing with a other set of 225s when these are gone.
Just been looking at an equivalency table showing tyre width against rim width
Been an LCI my 130i should have 8.5" on the rear I think from reading on here? If so then ideal tyre width is given as 235 or 245
I think with 225 on the front 235 on the rear would be a good balance as you say
So if that's the unanimous decision on tyre size and I've got the space saver to collect on Monday then the last thing to sort out is to discuss with the insurance - the best bit there is if they say we won't insure you with non rfts then I can walk away + find somebody who will as my policy runs out towards the end of March - what excellent timing
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