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The front tyres on the X5 need to be replaced soon with 54k km on the car.
As the picture shows there’s a line in the centre of the face of the tyre which sits slightly proud of the adjacent surface. Can anyone tell me what it means, please? Under inflated/over inflated or just shagged tyres?
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Dunno but they looked perished (in the thread).Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnH
Usually they eat the outside of the tyre when the tracking is out (which happens every time it sees a pothole)
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They’re well perished, and look older than their 3 years. Trying to decide what to replace them them with. They’re 275/40/20 Dunlop runflats if anyone has an opinion on an alternative?Quote:
Originally Posted by alan996
It has to be a recognised brand as they’ll be on the car when it gets sold (no point assuming I’ll keep this one for years, 1.5 years is pushing it now as it is).
I had Bridgestone on my x5's.
Just make sure you put * rated tyres on. Otherwise it can invalid the warranty and potentially knacker the transfer box
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It's a silica free band of “antenna tread” which actually helps to dissipate the static electricity as you drive (the problem with silica is it’s a very good electrical isolator. Silica rich compounds build up a static electrical charge as you drive. On occasion this can be enough to give you a small electrical shock as you exit the vehicle and your foot hits the ground, giving the electrical charge a route to earth)Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnH
What's the date stamp on the sidewalls ? Just because they were fitted 3 years ago doesn't mean the tyres themselves are only 3 years old.....Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnH