Tire shop f'd up and now owe me a tire. What's the allowable tread discrepancy L/R?

shellbmb · 12-30-2019, 07:27 PM

Had a screw in my right front tire and was losing air. Took it to tire shop and they said they could repair it no problem. These are the original P-zero's with 11k on them. Well, when trying to remove the tire from the rim, the little "shovel" arm thingy went right through my sidewall. They owned up to it and obviously said they owed me a new tire and put on a Yokohama temporarily as that's all they had in my size. The left front has about 6/32"'s tread left. Is there a BMW spec for the allowable tread discrepancy from left to right?

He said he'd also comp me a Mich Pilot 4s if I wanted. I need to replace the rears too and was just going to buy P-zeros for the rear. But now I'm thinking about just replacing all 4 with Michelins. Or I just put on three new P-zeros.

I was surprisingly calm as sh*t happens. This wasn't the usual tire shop I go to, but I have used them before and they've been fine. A local Discount Tire told me they had special "hands free" equipment to handle high-end rims. Do you'll look for anything special in a tire shop? Now that they might do all 4, I'm a little hesitant.

brava09 · 12-31-2019, 04:46 AM

You can't drive with different brand tires, let alone thread depth discrepancy.

I would replace all four of them with the Michelins, put them in a different tire shop

Brosef · 12-31-2019, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by brava09

You can't drive with different brand tires, let alone thread depth discrepancy.

I would replace all four of them with the Michelins, put them in a different tire shop

Quote:

Originally Posted by brava09

You can't drive with different brand tires, let alone thread depth discrepancy.

I would replace all four of them with the Michelins, put them in a different tire shop

Agreed. Pay for the other 3 and just get all new tires

shellbmb · 12-31-2019, 10:57 AM

No, I would never have mis-matched branded tires. I was just wondering what other people do when they have to replace only one tire due to tire damage and the other one has been used somewhat. I'm sure there is a spec somewhere that describes that.

shellbmb · 12-31-2019, 02:25 PM

Yep, just gonna put on 4 new Michelins. They are comping me one tire and there is a $70 rebate when you buy 4 Michelins. I figure that's a pretty good end result. And their sister store that has the better machine is going to do it. They are more used to higher-end vehicles.

12-30-2019, 07:27 PM	#1
shellbmb Lieutenant 199 Rep 572 Posts Drives: 2022 F90 M5C Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: ATX iTrader: (0)	Tire shop f'd up and now owe me a tire. What's the allowable tread discrepancy L/R? Had a screw in my right front tire and was losing air. Took it to tire shop and they said they could repair it no problem. These are the original P-zero's with 11k on them. Well, when trying to remove the tire from the rim, the little "shovel" arm thingy went right through my sidewall. They owned up to it and obviously said they owed me a new tire and put on a Yokohama temporarily as that's all they had in my size. The left front has about 6/32"'s tread left. Is there a BMW spec for the allowable tread discrepancy from left to right? He said he'd also comp me a Mich Pilot 4s if I wanted. I need to replace the rears too and was just going to buy P-zeros for the rear. But now I'm thinking about just replacing all 4 with Michelins. Or I just put on three new P-zeros. I was surprisingly calm as sh*t happens. This wasn't the usual tire shop I go to, but I have used them before and they've been fine. A local Discount Tire told me they had special "hands free" equipment to handle high-end rims. Do you'll look for anything special in a tire shop? Now that they might do all 4, I'm a little hesitant.
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12-31-2019, 04:46 AM	#2
brava09 Lieutenant Colonel 767 Rep 1,683 Posts Drives: M4C xdrive Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Europe iTrader: (0)	You can't drive with different brand tires, let alone thread depth discrepancy. I would replace all four of them with the Michelins, put them in a different tire shop __________________ 22 M4 Competition xdrive 19 M5 Competition sold 16 F-Type S AWD sold 11 Audi RS5 Misano Red--sold 08 E92 M3 Jerez Black 6MT--sold 08 E92 335i 6MT traded in for M3
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shellbmb Lieutenant 199 Rep 572 Posts Drives: 2022 F90 M5C Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: ATX iTrader: (0)	No, I would never have mis-matched branded tires. I was just wondering what other people do when they have to replace only one tire due to tire damage and the other one has been used somewhat. I'm sure there is a spec somewhere that describes that.
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shellbmb Lieutenant 199 Rep 572 Posts Drives: 2022 F90 M5C Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: ATX iTrader: (0)	Yep, just gonna put on 4 new Michelins. They are comping me one tire and there is a $70 rebate when you buy 4 Michelins. I figure that's a pretty good end result. And their sister store that has the better machine is going to do it. They are more used to higher-end vehicles.
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