Tyres

[janus77]

Same, the dealer scratched one of my wheels getting it out of the showroom, so i had to take it back to have it replaced. They filled the new wheel up to 38psi, the rest were at 31psi, the warning came on after about 700km driving like this.. not optimal.

[aus135i]

i run 31psi on my car too

[Brissie]

Originally Posted by TimMc

We don't use TPMS in Oz I believe.

I see that BMW86 have ordered TPMS with his wheels, why then?

[BMW86]

Originally Posted by bmw135fan

I see that BMW86 have ordered TPMS with his wheels, why then?

I don't know if TPMS works or not or how accurate it is, but I've been told that if you don't put TPMS on there will be a constant flashing warning light on the dash.

[aus135i]

Originally Posted by BMW86

I don't know if TPMS works or not or how accurate it is, but I've been told that if you don't put TPMS on there will be a constant flashing warning light on the dash.

Are you sure abt this?? should the TPMS come with the wheel ?

[BMW86]

Originally Posted by aus135i

Are you sure abt this?? should the TPMS come with the wheel ?

Yes. You need to purchase TPMS Sensors separately, 1 for each wheel so you need 4 all up. They are roughly $50 each. You can however, re-use your stock TPMS Sensors but I prefer to leave them on the stock wheels when I take them off and replace with my new CSL's reps and TPMS Sensors.

[Brissie]

those that have replaced stock wheels with aftermarket wheels, can you please confirm if we have the TPMS on our wheels? If so, can we use them on aftermarket wheels? Thanks.
I think some have mentioned that our cars difer from the US ones by using the ABS sensor instead of the TPMS.

[TimMc]

I certainly don't have the sensors on my road or track wheels and have never had an alarm come up. My car just uses the ABS sensors as described above I believe. I reset this everytime I set my tyre pressures. I would presume the latest cars are the same?

[AussieRacer]

No TPMS in Aussie Bimmer RFT rims. Like the MANY other posts have stated and a search would reveal, Aussie BMWs use the ABS system as a flat tyre monitoring system. We don't have the sensors to detect TPMS wheel sensors even if you fit them...

[alik01]

Hey guys, really need some help here. Thinking of swapping to non-RFTs, since the ride is hurting my already sensitive back and also
not loving all the tire squeeling!

Split up between the Michelin Pilot Sport PS2s or Pilot Sport A/S Plus, PZeros, and PZero Rossos.

I live in Darwin, and there's only one place that has anything other the run of the mill tires and they quoted me some crazy prices, so decided to go the Tirerack.com route. Also it is the wet season i.e. it'll raining lions and wolves here, so wet traction is hugely important and if they're good in the dry too, that's be the best!

If anyone can suggest anything else I should look at, that too would be much appreciated!

Thanks in advance guys!

[RadiuM]

I have a couple of quick questions regarding importing tyres.

Are they DOT australia approved?
and if theyre not, what would your insurance company say if you suffered a blowout and wrote the car off into a tree?

[takahashi]

They sell the same stuff in Australia.

DOT is only US based regulation. We have the ADR.

The tyres mention alik01 are fine as they sell the same stuff here.

It is up to you if you want to tell the insurance company you change to a non run flat. I can get any model from a tyre shop so importing some very good tyres like Yoko AD08, Bridgestone RE11 or Dunlop Star spec will be no problem in terms of being ADR approved.

I can drive in semi slick legally on the road for crying out loud.

[RadiuM]

I understand they sell the same stuff here but you will most likely find they do not have the ADR approved stamp on them. I've had tyres from Japan on my old skyrine which didn't have the stamp on them but like you said have purchased the same tyres locally (to pass SEVS) and do have the stamp, thus making them legal to use on a car.

I've had a look on the net and haven't been able to find any rules regarding this. Just that they must meet minimum spec (load rating etc)

I'm all for importing tyres as I need my first new pair of rears soon, im just worried about the worse case scenario.

[RadiuM]

Too much reading to do right now - http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roa...dr_online.aspx

[alik01]

RadiuM, I see your point in regards to the tires not having the ADR stamp, but since the tires sold here with the stamp and the tires sold abroad should have the same specifications and thereby be eligible for the stamp just same, should cover it.

Even on closer inspection the insurance company would have to see that the 2 tires are the same and therefore one cannot be more likely to cause an accident - let's all hope nothing of this nature happens to our babies!

[RadiuM]

yeah, but they will do anything to get out of a claim.

And I know the tyres are exactly the same, just the batch for Australia has that extra stamp on it making it ADR compliant <--- thats the bit that sucks!

[alik01]

I know what you mean, they will most definitely try just about anything. I'm just saying, even if they bring that up you could always argue the case quite convincingly.

Only way to truly be safe would be to ring the insurance company and check.

[RadiuM]

yeah, will be looking into it further in the new year.

[BMW86]

Originally Posted by TimMc

I certainly don't have the sensors on my road or track wheels and have never had an alarm come up. My car just uses the ABS sensors as described above I believe. I reset this everytime I set my tyre pressures. I would presume the latest cars are the same?

Can you confirm that you've never had any warning light even with your track wheels?

Originally Posted by AussieRacer

No TPMS in Aussie Bimmer RFT rims. Like the MANY other posts have stated and a search would reveal, Aussie BMWs use the ABS system as a flat tyre monitoring system. We don't have the sensors to detect TPMS wheel sensors even if you fit them...

How do you know this exactly? Are you using stock wheels with non-runflats?

[cozza]

I'm replacing my RTFs with Kumho KU31s, which will be wrapped around my new gunmetal 19" CSL rims, hopefully by tomorrow arvo! Anyone had any experience with the Kumhos?

[DTNJNQ]

Originally Posted by BMW86

Can you confirm that you've never had any warning light even with your track wheels?



How do you know this exactly? Are you using stock wheels with non-runflats?

There are no pressure sensors on the Australian Models, Have a look at the owner's manual on page 88. It clearly states that
"If a tyre loses pressure, its rolling circumference changes, and this in turn alters the speed of rotation of the corresponding wheel. This changes is detected and interpreted as a puncture"


The online owners manual is different to this where is explains both systems used. The TPM system and FTM. (see attached PDF file). It appears that we have the FTM system as the description is the same as the one in the Australian owners manual

[Brissie]

cool, one less thing to worry about when changing wheels and tyres.