[lifeofjono]

Hi all,

Only had my car for a couple months and need to replace tyres, don't have funds atm to go for bigger wheel size and alloys due to saving for mortgage deposit?

What 16 inch tyres do you guys recommend changing to for decent price and ride? going to replace all 4.

Currently have various different 16 inch RF's on there from previous owner. Reading on here the general consensus is to ditch the RF for a better ride which I'm planning to do?

I know theres quite alot of tyre threads on here but most seem to be for 18-20 inch tyres.

have bog standard alloys atm

tbf I think i prefer these the most out of all basic bmw alloys

Been eyeing these the last couple weeks but missus would kill me.

19" / 20" Avant Garde M355 Wheels - Gun Metal Machined
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1134971

[Aragorn30d]

A lot of the good performance tyres arent available in that size unforuntely. Most tyres in that class are "Touring" rather than "Performance" and as a result simply arent as good.

I recently had to buy some tyres for a friend, and after reading many reviews settled on the Dunlop Sport BluResponse tyre. They're one of the few options that is A rated for wet grip and is also rated well for fuel economy, and is competitively priced too.

There is also the Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance thats worth a look. You'll find both the goodyear and the dunlop priced at around £50 a corner.

Whatever you buy, make sure it gets an A for wet grip.

I've used tyreleader recently and they seem pretty good:

https://www.tyreleader.co.uk/car-tyr...n&orderby=prix

[lifeofjono]

Hi Aragorn, thanks for your help, yeah i've noticed but i mainly use it a couple miles to get to work and back so not doing any crazy driving in it. Just looking to make sure the pros of ditching the RF's are there, ie less road noise and smoother drive.


quite like the look of the Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance 205/55 R16 91W.

https://www.tyreleader.co.uk/car-tyr...r16-91w-363017

Sorry if this is a noob question, new to this
I noticed in my door sticker that has the tyre recommendations and for the 16 inch ones its has:

205/55 R 91 H M&S
205/55 R 16 91 V

and lower down it has

225/50 R 16 92 V
225/50 R 16 92 H M&S


regarding 205 and 225 - From what i read this is tyre width, Is there any difference or should i just stick to the 205 which is what i believe i have, need to check on the car at some point.

I won't need anything different for the rears will i? i'm a little confused as to what the picture on the right of this is pertaining to when i has front/rear kpa.

[Aragorn30d]

models with bigger wheels tend to have wider rear wheels and as a result wider rear tyres.

The basic 16" wheels are the same size all round, so wear the same tyres all round.

The M&S option are for winter tyres basically allowing a lower speed rating for winter use.

225/50 might be a wider rear option, or it might be a wider option all round, i dont really know. The tyres have also to be matched to the width of the wheel rim they're fitted to, so best just sticking with whats there.

Post a pic of the label up if your unsure and we can try to explain it.

And yeh the Goodyears do look good

[lifeofjono]

This isn't my one as at work so can't upload to a host server atm but outlay is still the same.

In the second column front kpa rear, what are these referring to? im guessing its tyre pressure but it just threw me off cause theres different values for front to rear, hence earlier question. I could have this completely wrong, sorry for noobyness. new to automotive world.

[Aragorn30d]

yep its different pressures for front and rear.

The amount of weight on the front and rear of the car is different, and thus the pressure in the tyre needs to change to compensate.

So if you take the top left box, with two adults, you can run 2.4bar front and 2.1bar rear. However if you have 4 adults or luggage (ie loaded up) you should increase the front to 2.5 and the rear to 2.7.

This is becuase when the cars empty , more of the weight is on the front wheels (engine etc sitting right there) whereas when its loaded up with people and luggage theres now more weight on the rear wheels, so you need more pressure in them to cope.

[lifeofjono]

awesome, thanks for your help mate, appreciated, i've only just started posting on this forum but i've been reading on it awhile, learnt so much from it, helped me resolve other issues.

However the forums also made me want to spend stupid amounts of money doing up bits to my car.