[Smokingsig]

Hi,

According to the bmw maual snow chains are only allowed on 205/60r17. I have 225/50r18. So i assume its not allowed for me? Why?

Regards.

[jpwakan]

Not enough room between tyre and shock absorber.
You can put Thule Summit K44

[Smokingsig]

Originally Posted by jpwakan

Not enough room between tyre and shock absorber.
You can put Thule Summit K44

Sadly not allowed in that country

[jpwakan]

Mince alors
Pourtant autorisées en France

[spitpilot]

Originally Posted by jpwakan

Not enough room between tyre and shock absorber.
You can put Thule Summit K44

Or Spider Spikes?...either of these does not extend behind the wheel so interference with suspension/brake parts not an issue....Plus you don't have to lay down to hook 'em on!

[Smokingsig]

Originally Posted by jpwakan

Not enough room between tyre and shock absorber.
You can put Thule Summit K44

Contacted BMW they just said it will damage the rim. Nothing about not enough space.

[jpwakan]

I have them for my BMW 570´s rim and they are not damaged with the Thule Summit.
And I don’t want to damage them ....
You can’t put conventional snow chains due to the lack of space.
They are saling almost the same
http://www.accessoires-bmw.fr/access...l#.WkPPoyTfuf0

[RobinLegin]

As we are just about to set off for the Alps in my new toy, I researched this and found no one could provide chains thin enough here in the uk for the 225 /50 R18 tyre. I ended up buying a set of BMW winter wheels and winter tyres instead (205/60R17) and managed to source some budget chains to fit.
I did try and buy a steel set of wheels and budget tyres in Germany but the suppliers would not help. Closed shop?
At least as BMW winter wheels there shoul not be an issue with the insurance.

[jpwakan]

Originally Posted by RobinLegin

As we are just about to set off for the Alps in my new toy, I researched this and found no one could provide chains thin enough here in the uk for the 225 /50 R18 tyre. I ended up buying a set of BMW winter wheels and winter tyres instead (205/60R17) and managed to source some budget chains to fit.
I did try and buy a steel set of wheels and budget tyres in Germany but the suppliers would not help. Closed shop?
At least as BMW winter wheels there shoul not be an issue with the insurance.

If it’s only for few days or to be safe one or two days a year you have this:
Musher antiglisse
They are B26, allowed on snow roads like winter tyres and you have some video on YouTube.
They look not bad

https://www.musher-antiglisse.com/?g...hoCskMQAvD_BwE

[Mark123]

Anyone have specific recommendations for snow chains or cables that fit a 2016 X1? 225/45 R19

[RobinLegin]

Bite the bullet and buy BMW winter wheels and winter tyres (205/60R17). I wasted a lot of time trying to source chains for the larger 225/50R18 wheels and tyres. I run on the smaller wheels from January through to early March. This is partly because we head for the Alps in February and they work really well when the temperature is constantly below 8 degrees C.
I searched on EBay and found a BMW dealer shifting stock, as they felt they were unlikely to sells these in Southern UK.

[xlr8it]

Originally Posted by Mark123

Anyone have specific recommendations for snow chains or cables that fit a 2016 X1? 225/45 R19

As mentioned before Thule Summit K44 are the only ones that will fit with 19" wheels, had to buy them as well, expensive but they work and are great quality

[Wisly]

I got these on link

Simple and inexpensive.

I did not try them yet in snow

I have winter tyres 225 55 17

[Mark123]

Mount chains on front or rear? Manual kind of says front but the grammar could be misinterpreted... BMW genius at the dealer says rear... What is the real world experience?

[xlr8it]

Front on the F48 as it is front wheel drive until they slip and the rear kicks in

[ttimbo]

Originally Posted by xlr8it

Front on the F48 as it is front wheel drive until they slip and the rear kicks in

Yes, mount on the front (actually, IIRC, you can only use chains with 17" wheels, but that may be old) and activate Dynamic Traction Control (per manual)

[Mark123]

Thank you I have a 2016 X1 with Pirelli Cinturato 225/45 R19.. I have purchased snow cables that seem to fit.. but have not been tested under real conditions yet

[RobinLegin]

My winter wheels and winter tyres are on the car ahead of a trip to the Swiss Alps next month. Seeing the amount of snow in the Alps at the moment I will also practice with putting my snow chains on. The X drive is brilliant with winter tyres, but I may still need to put the chains on.

[cesarone77]

good evening, I reconnect to this discussion .... reading and trying to find out about it, I seem to have understood that the problem of chainability (and therefore the fact that certain tire sizes cannot be chainable) is not so much due to the fact of possible internal rubbing (suspension arms, or other ...) but the difficulty of passing the hands to hook the steel cable behind the tire inside the wheel arch. If you succeed with this, I think that, with the modern fine-link chains on the market, the size 225 50 r18 can be chained; chains that I would like to use exclusively in an emergency, opting for an x-drive and high-end 4-season tires

for example the konig k-slim have a 7 mm mesh ... that is ... take a ruler and see how much 7 mm it is ... it is impossible that there is not such a space / encumbrance around the tire ...

look at the photo below the grip of the chain I was talking about on the tire ...

[knightarmor]

The Konigs fit. I have a set for 235/50-18's that I run. Key is offset of the wheel. I pushed the wheels out 6-10 mm's depending on which wheelset I am running on the vehicle. My winter wheels were OEM diameter/width with an additional 6mm spacing. I now run all season on OEM 18" wheels with 10mm spacers. I think overall I prefer the 6mm spacing.

[knightarmor]

Pics of when I did the test fit up with the snow tires. There was approx 10mm of spacing on the backside of the tire but this wheel is pushed out 6mm from OEM.

[amxrt]

cesarone77 Any suggesstions on which konig k-slim should I choose for the tire size 225 50 r18?

Originally Posted by cesarone77

good evening, I reconnect to this discussion .... reading and trying to find out about it, I seem to have understood that the problem of chainability (and therefore the fact that certain tire sizes cannot be chainable) is not so much due to the fact of possible internal rubbing (suspension arms, or other ...) but the difficulty of passing the hands to hook the steel cable behind the tire inside the wheel arch. If you succeed with this, I think that, with the modern fine-link chains on the market, the size 225 50 r18 can be chained; chains that I would like to use exclusively in an emergency, opting for an x-drive and high-end 4-season tires

for example the konig k-slim have a 7 mm mesh ... that is ... take a ruler and see how much 7 mm it is ... it is impossible that there is not such a space / encumbrance around the tire ...

look at the photo below the grip of the chain I was talking about on the tire ...