MrsNiki Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 After picking up my beauty last week, I discovered she had a really irritating squeal coming from the rear near side wheel. Took it back to the dealership who found out that the tyre valve was leaking, causing the tyre to be slightly deflated and rubbing against something else (I was paying attention to what the mechanic told me, honest!). Anyway on further inspection, Mr Niki realised that the rear Rays are running Dunlop run flats, but the front Rays are on normal Falkons. So, a couple of questions: 1: Are Rays designed for run flat tyres? If not will they be damaged? 2: Does the 370Z have a TPMS? The valves and caps look standard to me, so not sure how it would work. The dealership have gone away to get replacement rear tyres for me (non run flats) and will change them at no cost, I just want to make sure that nothing will be damaged because of this! Cheers Niki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 2: Does the 370Z have a TPMS? The valves and caps look standard to me, so not sure how it would work. Niki Yes it does. However the unit is inside the wheel and from what I can see is attached to the valve so you can't see them. If the tyres have been replaced then the valves should also have been replaced so its more than likely that they won't have been refitted. Check with the dealer to make sure you have them as it is now part of the MOT. Pete Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Run flats are awful.....truly awful. It's no coincidence bmw had major issues with cracked alloys on low mileage new cars when they started fitting run flats to most models. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Runflats are like AIDS for wheels. Bad AIDS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsNiki Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 Trust me, they are coming off, i have no need for them at all!! Just want to make sure they haven't hurt Bianca's feet lol!! Mr Niki's BMW runs on runflats, and it is set up for them, but you can still feel the difference when driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Runflats are like AIDS for wheels. Bad AIDS. There's "good" AIDS....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Runflats are like AIDS for wheels. Bad AIDS. There's "good" AIDS....? Sir Bob Geldof and Band Aids . . that was good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelbeans Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 I'd defo not use rfs with this, suspension is tuned for it in bmws but not these ☺ï¸â˜ºï¸ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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