Original tyres that came on e30 325i sport??!!

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Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:42 pm

Just wondering what original tyres came on an e30 325i sport
Make,size,patern..
Trying to get close to original tyres for my car..
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Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:49 pm

Can't remember what the originals were, but why would you want something close to? Tyre technology has come a long way.
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Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:58 pm

I'm going for totally standard and original look and would like original(new)tyres...
Would be too straight forward just throwing anything on!!
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Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:02 pm

205/55/15
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Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:10 pm

bss325i wrote:205/55/15
The best looking tyre size on the e30 too!
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Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:19 pm

Uniroyal 340 was a very common OE fitment when new as was the Pirelli P600 iirc.
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Wed Nov 28, 2012 11:41 pm

One of my tourings came with an unused original spare, complete with orange inspection sticker, and that was a Pirelli P600.
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Thu Nov 29, 2012 9:25 am

how many years without a puncture?? You should sit in that car and fill out your lottery ticket :)
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Thu Nov 29, 2012 9:27 am

i had an original unused spare which was a dunlop this was for the 14" bbs,thats long gone now
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Thu Nov 29, 2012 9:29 am

Brianmoooore wrote:One of my tourings came with an unused original spare, complete with orange inspection sticker, and that was a Pirelli P600.
Second the Pirelli P600, my convertible had the same with a spare that had never been used.
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Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:29 am

I guess Pirelli P6000 would be the closest to what you're looking for then?

But if you're insisting on Pirelli, a P-Zero Nero would be better winkeye
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Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:35 am

had a perfect p600 in boot in past
but c'mon nowdays thats a dinosaur of a tyre
keep your car looking good by using some proper tyres forget the outdated crap it came with 20 years ago :mad:
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Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:11 pm

my spare look's new and she's a p600 hope this helps
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Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:19 pm

Thank you all for the help...
Think I mite go for the p6000 as there a slighty more modern tyre and prob easier to get the hold off!!
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Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:27 pm

pacerpete wrote:Uniroyal 340 was a very common OE fitment when new as was the Pirelli P600 iirc.
that's whats still on the unused 15in spare in my m3s boot.

looks like something from the stoneage :D
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Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:28 pm

P600 on my as new 15" BBS spare too, I expect a banana skin would have more grip though :D
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Thu Nov 29, 2012 7:38 pm

All these 20+ year old tyres will be near on plastic as the rubber hardens with age.

Would make for some interesting handling with one or more on! :mad:

Dont bother with the modern equivalent which is the P6000, they are shite!
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Thu Nov 29, 2012 8:10 pm

bss325i wrote:Dont bother with the modern equivalent which is the P6000, they are shite!
I had these on a previous car and they were dreadful!
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Thu Nov 29, 2012 8:19 pm

I've collected 5 unused spare 15" BBS wheels and tyres over the years, so I have a "brand new" set in store for myself, and all 5 have a different tyre on from new.

The tyres, although the same size, were supplied from different manufacturers, according to whatever BMW could broker as the cheapest deal on the day.

Same applies today.

So, use what you like!
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Thu Nov 29, 2012 8:20 pm

baggimodo wrote:
bss325i wrote:Dont bother with the modern equivalent which is the P6000, they are shite!
I had these on a previous car and they were dreadful!
I had these on my first Mk1 Golf and first 318iS when I bought them, rubbish tyres!!
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Thu Nov 29, 2012 8:24 pm

lol, hatefull tyres.

on the plus side, they last forever.

on the bad side, they have little to no grip, and they last forever so never need replacing :D
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Thu Nov 29, 2012 8:34 pm

P6000 is fine in temps over 15-20c, just that we dont get too much days over that here.

A compromise would be P6000 for grip and economy from April/May to September/October, then winter tyres which remain supple at 0c, unlike almost all tyres you may fit in the UK, during the winter months.

Under 5c almost all our normal tyres are shite..if you want good grip always you'd be changing tyres as often as f1 teams do.
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Thu Nov 29, 2012 10:15 pm

Its been below 5°C for the last day or two here and my Nankangs have been brilliant! :D
The old old Pirelli/uniroyal combo I replaced were f00king lethal in comparison :eek:
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Thu Nov 29, 2012 10:33 pm

DanThe wrote:Its been below 5°C for the last day or two here and my Nankangs have been brilliant! :D
The old old Pirelli/uniroyal combo I replaced were f00king lethal in comparison :eek:


They've come along way is a short time haven't they!

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Thu Nov 29, 2012 10:36 pm

How wrong would it be if I put Taiwans finest on my staggered pina's? :D
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DanThe wrote:How wrong would it be if I put Taiwans finest on my staggered pina's? :D
Go for it :D
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DanThe wrote:How wrong would it be if I put Taiwans finest on my staggered pina's? :D
Now that's one of life's toughest question's for someone as tight as you isn't it?!

You've been thinking about it for weeks haven't you??? :roll:
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Thu Nov 29, 2012 10:48 pm

my local tyre man Asif does tyres at 25 sheets a corner, Linglong remoulds FTW :D

where can i buy inner tubes from ?
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Dezzy wrote:
DanThe wrote:How wrong would it be if I put Taiwans finest on my staggered pina's? :D
Now that's one of life's toughest question's for someone as tight as you isn't it?!

You've been thinking about it for weeks haven't you??? :roll:
You know it :)

Lets face it, any decent tyres will have gone off by the time I get round to making the brakes smaller :roll:

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DanThe wrote:
Dezzy wrote:
DanThe wrote:How wrong would it be if I put Taiwans finest on my staggered pina's? :D
Now that's one of life's toughest question's for someone as tight as you isn't it?!

You've been thinking about it for weeks haven't you??? :roll:
You know it :)

Lets face it, any decent tyres will have gone off by the time I get round to making the brakes smaller :roll:
I'd be temped in your posision mate. You can't really loose can you?
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Fri Nov 30, 2012 12:23 pm

Just bought these - all p600's - look like they've been on the wheels for about 20 years. Described as "Mint", never been punctured or repaired....

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Fri Nov 30, 2012 12:35 pm

Never a P6000 They were released in the early 90's around when the e36 was launched

Michelin MXV's would have been on later sports and on earlier cars probably a P600.
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Fri Nov 30, 2012 12:55 pm

Kos wrote:Never a P6000 They were released in the early 90's around when the e36 was launched

Michelin MXV's would have been on later sports and on earlier cars probably a P600.
Read the first few posts. P600 was mentioned as the original fitment, P6000 as its successor, which are shit.
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Fri Nov 30, 2012 1:49 pm

There's usually a four figure date code embossed on the sidewall. First two digits are the week of manufacture, and the other two are the last two digits of the year.
Some countries will give an advisory on their MOT test equivalent for any tyre six years old or more.
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Tue Dec 04, 2012 11:32 pm

Pity Michelin Pilot Sport range don't cater for this size as what you would ideally want is a set of Michelin Pilot Super Sport tyres .... :-)
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