Love the Contis...

bludgeon29 · 03-19-2007, 05:20 PM

Just got my car back from the dealer. Got an oil change after 7400 miles, fixed the rattling/popping sound from rear seat trim, fixed trunk lock (again) and ofcourse changed the RFT's to Continentals; had 7400 miles on the old Bridgestones... I have to say WOW. What a difference in the drive. The excessive road noice is gone.

Dealer swaped them out without any questions; all i mentioned to him was the road noise and he knew about the problem. Did mention that the new Bridgestones were redesigned; but put in the Contis on my request. And the engine noise is much better after the unscheduled oil change...

stressdoc · 03-19-2007, 05:21 PM

Which Contis?

Clem · 03-19-2007, 05:24 PM

Free?

Fartpimpson · 03-19-2007, 07:13 PM

FREE?

cgnahc · 03-19-2007, 07:16 PM

You got replacement tires for the RFT, because you complained about road noise? Hmmm got to try that one with my dealer. Nice work.

bludgeon29 · 03-19-2007, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by cgnahc

You got replacement tires for the RFT, because you complained about road noise? Hmmm got to try that one with my dealer. Nice work.

Not sure which... I do NOT have the sport package on my 328i sedan, so just the Turanza EL42's. There is a service buletin floating around here about unusual road noise on these particular bridgestone RFTs (only the E90's); the only catch being that the dealer will replace only if the customer complains. Its not a standard recall where a dealer will do when the car is in the shop.

And yes, there was no charge for the tire replacement and wheel balancing.

montreal_bimmer · 03-19-2007, 10:46 PM

luck bast, congrats on the free tires

GregL · 03-20-2007, 01:41 AM

If they're all-season Contis, that would make them the Continental ContiProContact SSR's.

BmwOwnsMe · 03-20-2007, 06:58 AM

Yea those Contis are very good replacements. I got my Turanzas' replaced too for free and what a difference! I only drove with the conti's for two days though, cus I threw on some M5 reps.

gIzzE · 03-20-2007, 09:12 AM

I think it is just he fact that the tyres are new, seems like the run flats are sort of OK for the first 5k miles or so, and after that they go down hill rapidly, been the same with the 5 series, 1 series and the 3 series.

Discussed at great length on the UK forums, also the run flats hate temperatures below 8 degrees C.

VAE90 · 03-20-2007, 07:10 PM

Got my 325i back from the service dept today. Dealt with the crappy Turanza's until 9750 miles and then complained about road noise. They offered to replace them w/ new Turanza's per the SB. I told them I wasn't overly interested in that and wanted the Conti's instead. A LITTLE prodding and they ordered Conti's for me --FOR FREE--. Picked it up today. WONDERFUL ride. Much quieter. Highly recommend this to everyone.

tctic · 03-20-2007, 08:24 PM

Anyone tried both the Continentals and the new Bridgestones? How do they compare.

I tried the Continentals on a loaner before and the difference between my "old bridgestones" and the contis is huge. MUCH quieter and absorbs bumps many times better. Regarding the grip, I haven't had a chance to compare both but seems like the Contis were slightly better.

gIzzE · 03-21-2007, 04:15 AM

Everyone keeps saying that the differences are huge, has anyone tried a car back to back with these tyes when they both have the same mileage on them?

We have been discussing this at length on the UK forums and the conclusion seems to be that the run flats are pretty much OK for the first 3-5k miles and then they need binning, so if you get out of a car that has tyres on that have done 5,6,7 --15k miles into a car with new tyres they are going to feel alot better.
But give those new tyres another 5k miles and they will be shot again.

BMW need to sort this out, as people are walking away from the brand thinking it is the suspension that is far too hard, even the service guy asked what suspension I had put on my car as it was the best riding one he had been in so far, when I pointed out all I had done was ditch the run flats he was amazed!

GregL · 03-21-2007, 10:23 AM

I wish BMW would have left adequate space under the trunk floor for at least a donut spare, so we'd have the option whether to go RFT or not like the E60's.

gongtowjai · 03-21-2007, 11:14 AM

I just pick mine up yesterday and it came with Conti RFT. I ask the dealer, he say it so happens that my car being produced used Contis. Anyone else?

GregL · 03-21-2007, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by gongtowjai

I just pick mine up yesterday and it came with Conti RFT. I ask the dealer, he say it so happens that my car being produced used Contis. Anyone else?

330xi ZSP's tend to come with 17" Conti all-season tires, so I'm not sure if it's batch related or connected to what options are on the particular car being built. Regardless, be glad yours did come with them

gongtowjai · 03-21-2007, 08:38 PM

that's cool..I actually told the CA I prefer having Contis. My sedan only has Steptronics & Comfort Access...Maybe he put that in the order form

It's the R-O-B · 03-22-2007, 07:36 PM

My 07 came with the Contis... thanks God!

wuufer001 · 04-18-2007, 02:39 AM

after changing wheels and putting non-run flats. i could definitely notice the quiteness.
btw to OP, which contis are you using? i have the extreme contact and the rears are just spinning like shit when wet even when in 2nd gear.

the problem with the run flats refer to all run flats? or just to bridgestones?

2bmw2 · 04-19-2007, 07:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bludgeon29

Not sure which... I do NOT have the sport package on my 328i sedan, so just the Turanza EL42's. There is a service buletin floating around here about unusual road noise on these particular bridgestone RFTs (only the E90's); the only catch being that the dealer will replace only if the customer complains. Its not a standard recall where a dealer will do when the car is in the shop.

And yes, there was no charge for the tire replacement and wheel balancing.

Which dealer? I need to get mine in. I'm at 9,000 miles. Wanted to get the tire issue addressed at first service but now I will exceed 10,000 miles by end of first week of May. Service not due until July. Guess that means two trips.

GregL · 04-19-2007, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by wuufer001

after changing wheels and putting non-run flats. i could definitely notice the quiteness.
btw to OP, which contis are you using? i have the extreme contact and the rears are just spinning like shit when wet even when in 2nd gear.

the problem with the run flats refer to all run flats? or just to bridgestones?

Are you talking about the ContiExtremeContact? I had those on my 6.9 and after 2-3 years of driving, it became suicidal to drive the car in the rain plus I found the sidewalls were way too soft. The one good thing I found about those Contis was that they were very progressive in losing grip; it was easy to make a controlled drift and bring the car back under control, as opposed to some other tires which grip until the bitter end and then suddenly let go entirely.

I recently replaced them with a set of Falken Ziex ZE-512, good price, very happy with them

rpiopio · 04-19-2007, 11:28 AM

I haven't seen any posters from the west coast (Specifically the Bay Area) say they got replacements, or that they even tried. Anyone...anyone?
I've put 22K on my tires so not sure if they'll replace them for me. I'll give it a try though.

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bludgeon29 Private 3 Rep 59 Posts Drives: BMW 328i Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Philadelphia iTrader: (0)	Love the Contis... Just got my car back from the dealer. Got an oil change after 7400 miles, fixed the rattling/popping sound from rear seat trim, fixed trunk lock (again) and ofcourse changed the RFT's to Continentals; had 7400 miles on the old Bridgestones... I have to say WOW. What a difference in the drive. The excessive road noice is gone. Dealer swaped them out without any questions; all i mentioned to him was the road noise and he knew about the problem. Did mention that the new Bridgestones were redesigned; but put in the Contis on my request. And the engine noise is much better after the unscheduled oil change...
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cgnahc Major 84 Rep 1,263 Posts Drives: TiAg E90 ZSP Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Westlake Village, CA iTrader: (9)	You got replacement tires for the RFT, because you complained about road noise? Hmmm got to try that one with my dealer. Nice work.
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montreal_bimmer OEMconcept 174 Rep 5,593 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada \| USA iTrader: (6) Garage List 2006 325i [10.00]	luck bast, congrats on the free tires
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GregL Brigadier General 98 Rep 3,618 Posts Drives: 2016 CLA45 AMG Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: GTA iTrader: (4)	If they're all-season Contis, that would make them the Continental ContiProContact SSR's. __________________ 2016 Mercedes-AMG CLA45 2013 Mercedes-Benz B250 - Gone 2010 Mercedes-Benz C350 4Matic - Gone 2006 BMW 330xi - Gone 2001 Infiniti QX4 - Gone
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BmwOwnsMe Second Lieutenant 19 Rep 259 Posts Drives: 2006 325 xi Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bergenfield, NJ iTrader: (0)	Yea those Contis are very good replacements. I got my Turanzas' replaced too for free and what a difference! I only drove with the conti's for two days though, cus I threw on some M5 reps.
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gIzzE Major General 363 Rep 5,984 Posts Drives: F11 + 911 C4 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Norfolk, UK. iTrader: (2)	I think it is just he fact that the tyres are new, seems like the run flats are sort of OK for the first 5k miles or so, and after that they go down hill rapidly, been the same with the 5 series, 1 series and the 3 series. Discussed at great length on the UK forums, also the run flats hate temperatures below 8 degrees C.
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VAE90 Private 2 Rep 72 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portsmouth, VA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	Got my 325i back from the service dept today. Dealt with the crappy Turanza's until 9750 miles and then complained about road noise. They offered to replace them w/ new Turanza's per the SB. I told them I wasn't overly interested in that and wanted the Conti's instead. A LITTLE prodding and they ordered Conti's for me --FOR FREE--. Picked it up today. WONDERFUL ride. Much quieter. Highly recommend this to everyone.
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tctic Major 38 Rep 1,238 Posts Drives: BMW E90 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Anyone tried both the Continentals and the new Bridgestones? How do they compare. I tried the Continentals on a loaner before and the difference between my "old bridgestones" and the contis is huge. MUCH quieter and absorbs bumps many times better. Regarding the grip, I haven't had a chance to compare both but seems like the Contis were slightly better.
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gIzzE Major General 363 Rep 5,984 Posts Drives: F11 + 911 C4 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Norfolk, UK. iTrader: (2)	Everyone keeps saying that the differences are huge, has anyone tried a car back to back with these tyes when they both have the same mileage on them? We have been discussing this at length on the UK forums and the conclusion seems to be that the run flats are pretty much OK for the first 3-5k miles and then they need binning, so if you get out of a car that has tyres on that have done 5,6,7 --15k miles into a car with new tyres they are going to feel alot better. But give those new tyres another 5k miles and they will be shot again. BMW need to sort this out, as people are walking away from the brand thinking it is the suspension that is far too hard, even the service guy asked what suspension I had put on my car as it was the best riding one he had been in so far, when I pointed out all I had done was ditch the run flats he was amazed!
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GregL Brigadier General 98 Rep 3,618 Posts Drives: 2016 CLA45 AMG Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: GTA iTrader: (4)	I wish BMW would have left adequate space under the trunk floor for at least a donut spare, so we'd have the option whether to go RFT or not like the E60's. __________________ 2016 Mercedes-AMG CLA45 2013 Mercedes-Benz B250 - Gone 2010 Mercedes-Benz C350 4Matic - Gone 2006 BMW 330xi - Gone 2001 Infiniti QX4 - Gone
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gongtowjai I'll Kung Fu Panda your ass 106 Rep 2,100 Posts Drives: '16 F30 XDrive Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Queens iTrader: (0)	I just pick mine up yesterday and it came with Conti RFT. I ask the dealer, he say it so happens that my car being produced used Contis. Anyone else?
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gongtowjai I'll Kung Fu Panda your ass 106 Rep 2,100 Posts Drives: '16 F30 XDrive Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Queens iTrader: (0)	that's cool..I actually told the CA I prefer having Contis. My sedan only has Steptronics & Comfort Access...Maybe he put that in the order form __________________ '16 F30 340 XDrive - AW-Lighting & Track Packages. The FIRST drive was awesome....
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It's the R-O-B New Member 0 Rep 11 Posts Drives: 2007 328xi Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	My 07 came with the Contis... thanks God!
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wuufer001 Colonel 377 Rep 2,348 Posts Drives: 2006 E90 M/T Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: DFW, TX//Taiwan//South Africa iTrader: (5) Garage List 2006 325i [9.34]	after changing wheels and putting non-run flats. i could definitely notice the quiteness. btw to OP, which contis are you using? i have the extreme contact and the rears are just spinning like shit when wet even when in 2nd gear. the problem with the run flats refer to all run flats? or just to bridgestones? __________________
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rpiopio First Lieutenant 42 Rep 372 Posts Drives: 2006 330i, 2011 X3 , 2000e39 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (2) Garage List 2011 BMW X3 [0.00] 2006 330i [0.00]	I haven't seen any posters from the west coast (Specifically the Bay Area) say they got replacements, or that they even tried. Anyone...anyone? I've put 22K on my tires so not sure if they'll replace them for me. I'll give it a try though. __________________ 2006 330i: Titanium Silver, Black Leatherette, Navigation, European Delivery. 2011 X3 35i, Alpine White, Premium, Technology, Sport Package
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