Sucks not to have a spare tire

Quickburn7 · 02-11-2019, 01:07 PM

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Elanderholm · 02-11-2019, 01:10 PM

I always carry two cans of fix-a-flat with me in all of our cars. It's saved my butt three different times now (twice in my '15 M5 comp). It doesn't work if the puncture is too sever, but it works for a lot of different kinds of punctures. I had a large (quarter sized) tear in the sidewall in a tire that would drain it of air in like 5 mins while driving and it was able to patch that up long enough for me to drive it to get a new tire. Sorry, for you bad luck!

Vic55 · 02-11-2019, 01:32 PM

Brother your luck just never runs out (in a bad way).

Greer · 02-11-2019, 01:42 PM

Quick,

Where are you driving that you are getting these road issues?

JohnEnglish · 02-11-2019, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Elanderholm

I always carry two cans of fix-a-flat with me in all of our cars.

I learned to do this the hard way.

Miko M · 02-11-2019, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnEnglish

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Originally Posted by Elanderholm

I always carry two cans of fix-a-flat with me in all of our cars.

I learned to do this the hard way.

Those fix-flats are not good for tire pressure monitor.
I take it to dealership. Don't like pushing the car when is fixed/patched tires.
For me It needs new one regardless how bad the damage is.

Quickburn7 · 02-11-2019, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Greer

Quick,

Where are you driving that you are getting these road issues?

La brea and Beverly ...a pot hole got me.

Quickburn7 · 02-11-2019, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Vic55

Brother your luck just never runs out (in a bad way).

That is why I have a daily. I would butcher the other cars!

Vic55 · 02-11-2019, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Quickburn7

That is why I have a daily. I would butcher the other cars!

And while the weather has been shitty as of late here; you havent washed those wheels in like.... 8 months

Quickburn7 · 02-11-2019, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Vic55

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Originally Posted by Quickburn7

That is why I have a daily. I would butcher the other cars!

And while the weather has been shitty as of late here; you havent washed those wheels in like.... 8 months

Haven't had a chance to wash the car in 3 weeks with all this rain. If I showed you some close ups and interior pics you would ban me from this forum.

ST3 · 02-11-2019, 02:48 PM

Remind me again what the reason is that we can't have a donut? Is it the brakes?

I have a set of winter and summer wheels and plan to carry one of those large beasts in the trunk on long trips.

I miss my E38 shorty with a full size spare (m sport) in the trunk...

Elanderholm · 02-11-2019, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Miko M

Those fix-flats are not good for tire pressure monitor.
I take it to dealership. Don't like pushing the car when is fixed/patched tires.
For me It needs new one regardless how bad the damage is.

They have a type for tire pressure monitoring. I’ve used it three times on two different cars, never ruined my tpms. I’ll live with that risk.

Also, who said anything about pushing the car? It’s for limping it to the dealership or tire replacement place. It’s a very temporary “fix.”

pjdizzle94 · 02-11-2019, 07:35 PM

I feel you

Miko M · 02-11-2019, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Elanderholm

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Originally Posted by Miko M

Those fix-flats are not good for tire pressure monitor.
I take it to dealership. Don't like pushing the car when is fixed/patched tires.
For me It needs new one regardless how bad the damage is.

They have a type for tire pressure monitoring. I’ve used it three times on two different cars, never ruined my tpms. I’ll live with that risk.

Also, who said anything about pushing the car? It’s for limping it to the dealership or tire replacement place. It’s a very temporary “fix.”

I know.... there is just to many people that I know that drive the car for a while before replacing it and sometimes they forget. Lol
I know to many of them that do that.

soooma · 02-11-2019, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Quickburn7

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Sorrrrrry

ST3 · 02-12-2019, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ST3

Remind me again what the reason is that we can't have a donut? Is it the brakes?

I have a set of winter and summer wheels and plan to carry one of those large beasts in the trunk on long trips.

I miss my E38 shorty with a full size spare (m sport) in the trunk...

Is my donut question just a bad question because it has been fully answered previously?

Steeve19M5CP · 02-12-2019, 09:06 AM

I carry a tire repair kit(plugs)....saved me last week in 15mins I was back on the road with no sticky liquid etc

I have always driven on plugged tires at 150mph+ with no issues

Aronis · 02-12-2019, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Steeve19M5CP

I carry a tire repair kit(plugs)....saved me last week in 15mins I was back on the road with no sticky liquid etc

I have always driven on plugged tires at 150mph+ with no issues

Me too. I keep the plug kit handy in my car. I have not have to use it on my car but did on the minivan. Works great. Can do with while the wheel is still on the car if you see the nail sticking out. Plug and pump it up.

And I have a jack and spare for my M5. If I go out of town the spare is in the trunk with the jack. Around town, my spare and jack are a phone call away.

Mike.

shellbmb · 02-12-2019, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Aronis

Me too. I keep the plug kit handy in my car. I have not have to use it on my car but did on the minivan. Works great. Can do with while the wheel is still on the car if you see the nail sticking out. Plug and pump it up.

And I have a jack and spare for my M5. If I go out of town the spare is in the trunk with the jack. Around town, my spare and jack are a phone call away.

Mike.

Where did you find a spare that would fit our F90? I was traveling to Dallas this weekend and thought that if I get a flat on I35 on a Sunday, I am SOL.

BB TX · 02-12-2019, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by shellbmb

Where did you find a spare that would fit our F90? I was traveling to Dallas this weekend and thought that if I get a flat on I35 on a Sunday, I am SOL.

http://www.bimmerzone.com/BMW_Perfor...F90M5-KIT.html

Cheers,
B B

Elanderholm · 02-12-2019, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by BB TX

http://www.bimmerzone.com/BMW_Perfor...F90M5-KIT.html

Cheers,
B B

Won’t work for cars like mine. I drove an acr 1500 miles from Texas to CA with no spare. I guess I like to live dangerously!

Aronis · 02-12-2019, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by BB TX

http://www.bimmerzone.com/BMW_Perfor...F90M5-KIT.html

Cheers,
B B

Bingo.

My dad was the genie pig. I told him about Bimmerzone months ago and we have been communicating with them.

Vincent at Bimmerzone has been great. They were trying to get a local M5 to come by to test fit the wheel but they are 3.5 hours from me so I turned it down. They sent the wheel to my dad with plan of him checking the fitment. He was in at BMW getting his snow tires mounted so had the tech test fit front and rear. He has the 19in rims and standard brakes. It fit perfectly. It ships with two spacers. Bimmerzone has them listed now at $589.95.

I'm sticking with my summer wheel/tire or winter wheel/tire as my spare.

I'll keep the $589.95 for my tire fund. LOL.

Mike

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