BMW parts reviews

A few years back I picked up an S65 engined M3 (E90) after work on a Friday. I hit the 155mph limiter that night, Sunday morning it was doing track duty. In 3 years and 50,000 miles it had 3 oil changes and the 1qt of Castrol Edge TWS I kept in the trunk for top-ups still had some oil in it!

Kumho is a good brand, but there are many others. Don't skimp on your tires, many non-car people simply buy the cheapest, long-lasting tires they can find and only to discover they sold off their safety in the process.

I picked up some uniroyal winter snow and ice II. On the cheaper side, made by Michelin. I ran them before on my BMW 325xi. Never had an issue. I would think the same for our tiguan is 4 motion.

I finally swapped in Pilot Sports. Much better riding car w/o the runflats.

The Audi Girling 60 pistons are 45 & 40 mm and 13lb with the brackets ea side. The VW R32 single piston brakes are 54mm and 11 lb without the brackets ea side # (Centric 146.60009 ). If you decide to go with the dual piston R32 calipers 1J0 615 123 E (left) 1J0 614 123 E (right) they are the same one used on the 95-01 BMW 750il. The rebuild parts are the same of course but half the cost (BMW part # 34111163316) @ $40 vs. VW @ $80. The BMW caliper part #'s are 34111163317/8. Have a go at this link on the BimmerForums. They guy even had them powder coated R32 blue! They're about $47 rebuilt per side http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?1895063-DIY-gt-750-Brake-upgrade-rebuild I did not check on the compatibility of the brake brackets though. BMW part # is 34111163319/20. VW part is 1J0615125/1J0615125B pictured in jumbotron size.

Nokian Hakkapeliita R.

Fantastic in pretty much every way. Doesn't wear down too easy, handles snow and ice very well. I'm sure AWD helps. Might be a tad noisy on dry pavement but what snow tire isn't. Also they aren't cheap.

I use Rotella 15W40 in my BMW. It is good stuff.

Never felt that way on pavement, but on those metal bridges sure, almost every tire I've ever had does exept the G-forces or the slicks on my m3. I actually really am happy with the Performance and life of the Pirelli Scorpion's. I've got 13,000 miles on mine and at 10/32s on the hot Florida roads thats awesome. Deff not worth switching out.

I have ran BKR8EIX and i noticed no diff switching to bkr7e.

The factory tires on my 335i are Japanese made Bridgestone RE050 Run-flats. They suck, harsh ride, low tire life, loud, and most of all one small pot-hole and you got an instant sidewall bubble.