My passenger front tire on leased car has an air bubble
would anyone know rules on replacing? Had car for about a year and will definitely switch to a smaller 2 door coupe in about 6 months.. i5 is too big
What do you want to do with it?
Utires.com. Find your exact spec. Have a local shop swap it. Dealer may not be ok swapping a used tire.
No need to buy a new tire, just saved you a few bucks. Oh and they do FedEx next day. I had a problem with one of the tires and they shipped me another no questions asked. Many of my friends and family have used this.
If your i5 is awd, you will need two of them. And i assume it isnt runflats?
They are runflats, less than 9k miles. I believe the bmw dealer gave me a quote for one. Are two required? Can i just get a cheaper brand run flat with same tire spec for the one tire?
Edit: i dont think they are run flats
BMW’s lease-end guide is linked here:
Also consider your own safety.
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If the opposite tire still has decent tread left then it will be no problem to just replace the one bad tire, you don’t need to replace both.
And yes, in theory you can replace it with whatever the cheapest similar spec run-flat you can find. In practice, if you go that route then the car’s driving behavior/dynamics may be affected, and there could be some negative repercussions when you try to transfer or trade it in a few months.
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Upon closer inspection i dont think these are run flats. Bmw usa doesnt even have run flat option for the tires on this car. Dunno why i presumed RF
This only applies if not an AWD, if an AWD, the opposite tire must have almost the exact tread depth.
If OP blew it say 1 month in, then no, but if the tread difference between the left and right tire is significant (which in 32’s is pretty small) OP would need to have the new tire shaved to match the old one. (Of course it’s easier to sell you 2 new tires)
Thanks. I will just do it at Sewell
It’s the same for AWD or not. A modern car’s AWD system isn’t going to suddenly not work correctly or put the driver in any kind of “risk” whatsoever just because one tire is slightly off from the others.
I went through a very similar situation as the OP, had a Pirelli go bad on my last SQ5 after 7k miles, which was replaced by the dealer under warranty, there was never even a suggestion of replacing both front tires. Of course the car had no issues whatsoever going forward and handled just fine etc.
But it should be no surprise that Discount Tire recommends that you always change both tires in this kind of situation.
if you think so, I can search for AWD Flat Tire here and find at least 3 separate posts about it.
But since it’s a lease who cares if you tear up your AWD.