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    Posted: 01 Feb 2018 at 1:29pm
hi all wounder if any one has a though, have an 05 plate e61 4.5 . did not drive it for 2/3 weeks and now have a warning light  for the tyers , front 2.3 bar as they should be and rear 2.8 bar again as they should be ,any thoughts for the problem, many thanks steve
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I had an E60, have you tried resetting via the I drive. I am sure you can go into the screen and reset, then you drive the car a few miles and it will automatically clear. I can do that on my E65.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote sweets Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Feb 2018 at 1:24pm
thanks for info, its all new to me after your info searched on line and found a vid on how to do it, many thanks, need to get an owners man, as on did hot come with the car. all working again, many thanks steve
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote sweets Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Feb 2018 at 5:44pm
does anyone know were i can get/ or do they do  larger run flats (225 fitted all round ) would like to take the back up to 285 , have run around this last week with some 285 /20  on rear ,elastic bands looks good but the ride was crap . so would be 17 rims or 18 , has any one fitted wider run flats at the back- many thanks for any help---stephen
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Norrie Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Feb 2018 at 8:59am
I cant specifically answer your question about the tyres. I had 2 x E60 and I did not exchange the tyre sizes. They were both run flats in each case on each car.

However, a word of caution, and many have fallen foul of this, if you do change the wheels or tyres sizes to a specification which is different to the manufacturers specified size you need to tell your insurer.

The whole dynamics of the car are based of the size of the wheel and tyre fitted unless the manufacturer has indicated a different size is acceptable.

There was a recent alleged case of a young man who had wheels wider than the originals and crashed, when the insurance assessor looked at the vehicle he claimed this had a serious effect on the handling and the insurer refused to pay out.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote sweets Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Feb 2018 at 3:34pm
yes have already spoken to my insurance company ,the reason i want to go wider on the back is the grip from the 225 size is rubbish my 840 (below 300hp had 265 boots from the factory ) and as the 5 has more power seems strange that factory rubber is 225
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mine 245/35/21 front and 285/30/21 rear for 520 bhp
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote sweets Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Feb 2018 at 7:17pm
thank for your info  found to 20s were poor for lumps and bumps  on the isle of wight we dont have roads we have joined pot holes ,so will start hunting for  wider stock size rims so that i can keep the same wall  just wider 
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