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Originally Posted by xlr88r
I try to maintain and mod my cars sensibly.
Spending decent money on critical parts is a given, especially when those parts are responsible for the safety or mechanical reliability of the car.
If it's solely cosmetic I'm happy to go down the "good used" or refurbished route - see the interior swap as proof there.
Wheels and tyres are firmly in the former category and to me, scrimping on them makes no sense at all. As such those knackered MV3s came off, and after a month's wait, these freshly refurbished beauties were ready for collection. These look a bit better eh? No cracks, no welds, no flat-spots, no buckles; just a couple of weights here and there... par for the course stuff.
Joining them are new hardware:
- New Michelin Pilot Sport 4s.
- New spacers with correctly matched extended bolts and locks
- New genuine BMW center caps. Yep, really!
Camskill had a promotion on Michelins which saved me a chunk on the Pilot Sport 4s. As such, and with their being no ///M logos on the new wheels to worry about (there's a clue) that saving went on new, genuine center caps. That's the first time I've gone for genuine caps and will likely be the last as well!
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Nice. Really can't beat PS4 for the balance of performance/longevity/wet grip/comfort...shame they're a bit pricey, but at least they're cheaper than the factory tyres!