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Originally Posted by ameritrades
I have a Brand New take off set of 18" Wheels, Tires, Center Caps and TPMS.
They are off a 2011 GT model yet in the 18" I believe they are the correct offsets which are 8 x 18 ET30. The TPMS are pre 9/2010 build.
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I have an issue last week 3rd Aug 2011 when the front tyre had a bubble on the rim and the dash told me to check tyre pressure. I had all tyres checked and correct air set accordingly. the next couple of days tyre pressure came up again and air had to be reset. It was then I noticed the bubble and rang the local dealer, they said I have run flats so as long as I drive no more than 50 miles and keep my speed down to 40 mph then it will be ok. Well driving got worse and very difficult to handle the car so I pushed the sos button in the car and got emergency services (thought i was going to BMW assist) well told them it was not emergency and ended the call. Then BMW Assist called and the computer started sending data from the dash board. The problem was the tyre was now split 6 inches round the rim and looked very dangerous. I was told that run flats can handle this so proceeded to drive home very slowly. The next day BMW assist came and collected the car and loaned us a vehicle.
The problem now is that the Goodyear 20" tyre had to come from Germany as no one in the UK has replacement tyre for a 1 year old 530GT. How can BMW manufacture a vehicle and not have the replacement parts for this in the UK? Also my other problem is how can a tyre bubble round the rim in just 10k miles? is this a defect from Goodyear or the wrong tyre design from BMW? Having spent a small fortune on such a lovely car and get tyre problems in the first year is not quite fit for purpose.
Any help on this would be great - or similar issues might help warranty with main dealer...