Winter tire change over

[tcd223]

Originally Posted by Maconer98

Did you take yours to a shop to be mounted? Or did you just do it yourself?

I mounted them myself, gave me a chance to clean up and put s little grease on the hubs to keep them from rusting anymore then they already have

[Maconer98]

Originally Posted by tcd223

I mounted them myself, gave me a chance to clean up and put s little grease on the hubs to keep them from rusting anymore then they already have

So all I have to do is jack up the car and take off the summers and swap them with the winters? I purchased from Tire Rack so they will come mounted and balanced. Did you need to do a wheel alignment?

[tommy]

Yes, narrower tires are better in winter.

No, no alignment is necessary when switching over to winter rims.

[ptack]

Temps are supposed to go up this week so I'm putting it off until maybe Thanksgiving.
I think the OEMs are boring as winter wheels. I don't know how some of you can bear the sight of some of those 17" wheels on your baby.

[1999sel]

Here is my winter set on my 135 convertible. It is 18" with Falken winter tires, it is only $200 more than 17". See link below:

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=449258

[tommy]

Why wouldn't you get the 17's then, and save $200?

That's 10 lapdances!

[1999sel]

Originally Posted by tommy

Why wouldn't you get the 17's then, and save $200?

That's 10 lapdances!

18" looks nicer

[tcd223]

Originally Posted by ptack

I don't know how some of you can bear the sight of some of those 17" wheels on your baby.

its been harder then I thought to look at the 17s. Least the black rims still have some "wow" factor for me, and they'll only be on till march-ish.

Originally Posted by 1999sel

18" looks nicer

+1

[tommy]

So you're going to go out in subzero weather in the snow, and admire your winter rims?

[tcd223]

Originally Posted by tommy

So you're going to go out in subzero weather in the snow, and admire your winter rims?

I park in my driveway right outside my bedroom window, so I spend a lot of time looking at my car.

[thez99]

Originally Posted by 1999sel

18" looks nicer

Oy...

Wish I had money to throw round like that

[jkp1187]

Originally Posted by kakale

Hi. Is it really necessary to charge over to winter tires and rims.. I live in south Jersey and although the winters have been bad the last two years the 1200.00 outlay seems extreme... HELP !!!! John

$1200 is cheap versus your car/life!

With cheap 17" Chinese-made Elbrus wheels, Blizzaks, AND TPMS sensors, I was out the door at around $1200 incl. shipping last year. If you don't mind looking at the TPMS warning light all winter, you'll save ~ $160.

Nicer wheels will cost more, but you can't go wrong with Blizzaks. Gill at Tire Rack can hook you up.

[ptack]

Originally Posted by tommy

Why wouldn't you get the 17's then, and save $200?

That's 10 lapdances!

For shame. If there's a lady in my life that I'll throw money at she's got 4 wheels.

The only reason to go with 17s is if you've got real bad pot holes to worry about. Since 90% of the time I'm driving on very familiar roads, I'll take my chances with 18s. I just can't get past the dork factor that 17s give a 135i.

[tommy]

Surprisingly, I can't see potholes when they're filled with snow. I'll pick function over form for winter rims.