joey_d Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 Hi guys. I have the 18" 20 spoke MV alloys on mine - 225 40s on the front and 255 35s on the rear. What tyre pressures should I have? The sticker on the door says some thing... the book says something else... an Internet site told me another figure... It seems tricky because AFAIK the MV alloys are an optional extra... and I don't know if BMW changed the door sticker / book for every optional extra alloy wheel & size. Would 32 all round sound about right to you? Some places seem to suggest 40+ which seems like a rock hard pressure! I have Eagle F1 run-on-flats on the rear (I can't ever afford to replace those with the same tyres again so I am making them last!) and... something... on the front. Nothing special as far as I know. The guy who sold it to me said he always had all 4 at 30, which seems a little soft to me but then I have never had 18" low profile tyres before so maybe that is normal? Help!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
330d_Dan Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 I always used to use 32-33 on the front, 35-36 on the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boylin Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 Yeah, I run 32f/36r on MV2s with PS2s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey_d Posted June 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 PS2? A what? I assume that is a tyre, not a gaming console... I shall go and stick some Tesco's own air into my tyres tonight then. I'm sure there is better branded air out there, but Tesco air is after all free! Hopefully my MPG may go up by about .1 or .2 then! Woo! Result! Hmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soopa coupe Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 http://www.etyres.co.uk/vehicle-makes-models/tyres-bmw.htm This may help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 Experiment a little and run what you like the feel of mate. I prefer slightly higher than most in the dry in my 205/55 R 16 Sport Contact 2's. My girlfriend doesn't understand how I can "feel" if any of my tyres are lower than I like and usually I can tell which wheel lol! I pull into tesco garage saying OSR wheel is a bit low and check it and its maybe 4psi or so lower than the near side! But then again she doesn't get the difference between an arrowspeed and a continental etc. Sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicky Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 PS2? A what? I assume that is a tyre, not a gaming console... Michelin Pilot Sport 2 You are correct it is a tyre model and a very good one at that, I use to run them on my MV's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
