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My M240i Xdrive has the engine cooling and big brake package which means it did not come with run flat tires. After being stranded for 3.5 hours waiting for a tow, and my BMW dealer needing to order the tire, I decided I needed to have some sort of backup plan in the event I am on a road trip away from BMW or tire dealer.
There are a lot more resourceful people on this forum than I am - I just want to buy a fix and make it quick and easy. I found the company ModernSpare.com. I bought the complete package with jack, wrench for lugs, carry bag, and 1" spacer so it will work with the big brake package. The kit was missing the spacer I ordered when it arrived but they sent it as soon as I notified them. I tried it on the front today and it seemed to work just fine. No rubbing but it's definitely not something I want on full time, you can tell it's there. My car is lowered and the jack is not a low profile jack so I will need to be creative with car placement when jacking up with a flat so it will get under the jack pad. It was over $550 shipped but it will hopefully get me out of a bind if needed.
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10-13-2022, 06:43 AM | #3 |
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What kind of damaged did you get? I assume the BMW pump and seal kit was ineffective?
I have non run flats, I am carrying a quality plug kit and tools to remove the tire, betting this will be enough, use the BMW pump to re-fill the tire. |
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I hit a pothole and destroyed the tire enough I had to get a new one. Fortunately the wheel was fine.
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Just bought the tire/wheel with the spacer (have the rest). I still had doubts about it fitting well on the front given the cooling and high performance package. Glad to see that it works. Thanks for sharing.
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I did notice they went to 19” wheels without a spacer now 👍🏻
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I imagine so. The same wheel/tire also fits our 2015 Mercedes C400.
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