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Originally Posted by AWESOM3
Hey Guys
Need to make a decision on winter rubber.
Currently have the 19 inch style 252 .
Wud these be safe to run through winter in SW Ontario?
If not cud I get 19 inch winters for these wheels and how advisable is it to change runflats every season?
If I go with 18 inch is the std BMW 18 inch wheel with the std tire good for winter?
Appreciate the input.
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I believe that the 19" style 252 are All-season RFT tires. You should double check this though. All-seasons would be ok (but not great) for winter use.
When I bought my 750 it came with 20" summer performance tires, I had no choice, I HAD to get winter tires!
You can buy 19" RFT winter tires for your style 252 rims and get them swapped out. Just make sure that the place that will perform the swap has the proper machines to swap RFT tires! RFT tires require a different machine to perform the swap, a regular machine will not work!
I only get my car serviced at my local BMW dealership and they have the appropriate tools and machines to do the job right!
I had posted about winter tires for the 7 series before, you can find my previous post here:
http://www.7post.com/forums/showpost...&postcount=137
Honestly, I would HIGHLY recommend to you to go and get winter tires for your car if you intend on driving in the winter time. This is a big and heavy car and you need to get all the traction you can get!