Winter tires and rims

BMW Winterkompletträder Aerodynamikrad 1012 bicolor (midnight grey / glanzgedreht) 21 Zoll iX i20 RDCi - leebmann24.de
€2749 plus €200 for freight to Sweden. There is also 20 inch wheels for €2700.
Not studded but im suprised how well the car runs on studless, i was totally against it before...

Leebmann is a really good company to buy spare parts from.

Just thinking what the customer care people have to say about this?

Venom21 Mind sharing where you order it from? Just got delivery of my M60 yesterday

21s and 22s are going to be more expensive. Here in US, you can get a 20 set for $2500.

TAB said:

21s and 22s are going to be more expensive. Here in US, you can get a 20 set for $2500.

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Yep, I saw a 20" package at Tire Rack for $2400. Where were you looking at? My local tire guy was encouraging 18s, which seems like it is going too far. I will have 22s for summer.

Yeah 20" should be in the $2k range. Was looking at Tire Rack and only saw the following options for a standard 275/50R20 fitment:

Pirelli Scorpion Winter: Not great value for $438.
Blizzak DM-V2: Cheapest at $280 but not great at highway speeds in the dry (albeit cold)
Michelin X-Ice Snow SUV: Not bad at $342. Should be decent on all dry/wet/snow.
Vredestein Wintrac Pro: I like this at $262 with the circumferential grooves for better wet/slush performance.

I'm SoCal based and do a lot of long-distance road trips for snowboarding (mostly SLC and sometimes up to Whistler/Banff) so the dry performance is pretty important also for cold dry highways. Everyone's snow situation is difference so my recommendation for those who need more low speed/ice grip would be the Blizzaks. I wouldn't take the Blizzaks because their breakaway on cornering is too sudden and not gradual at highway speeds which would be bad for me, but many of you won't really care. Or you can go for the Michelins.

@Venom21 - Those are lovely looking rims. Nicer than all the stock ones. Maybe not as aerodynamic, but lovely. Where did you get them and what are they? (Not that we will be able to get them in the UK :-( )

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Got the studded winter boots on, sorry missed the previous posts asking about them. Rims: Replika R233 22" Tire: Continental - IceContact XTRM 275/40/22. Got the package fully mounted and balanced from PMC tire in Quebec. All done online. They may ship internationally, but I'm not sure.

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Any sense or what the non-aero wheels do to your range?

BMW wants $3600 for 19" and $3800 for 21" winter tire/wheel package with goodyear tires. yikes.

billmcc said:

Any sense or what the non-aero wheels do to your range?

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So far I've averaged 23% higher energy consumption with these rims + studded tires

Venom21 said:

So far I've averaged 23% higher energy consumption with these rims + studded tires

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Thanks

Im getting my iX xdrive50 in a few days with 22 rims and performance tires(non Run flat) and I want to just purchase 275/40/22 winter tires and put them on the original rims and switch them each season. Is there a significant safety issue to do this? I'm getting some mixed responses from dealerships.

Thanks.

Zse6386 said:

Im getting my iX xdrive50 in a few days with 22 rims and performance tires(non Run flat) and I want to just purchase 275/40/22 winter tires and put them on the original rims and switch them each season. Is there a significant safety issue to do this? I'm getting some mixed responses from dealerships.

Thanks.

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No safety issues, dealer just wants you to buy the winter package from them. The only risk is a tire shop damaging/scuffing the rims when doing the changeover so choose a good shop.

I think downsizing to 21 or 20 is a better option for the winter, especially it also gets you a higher profile tires to be used in the snow. If you aren't into BMW OEM winters, maybe just get AF rims and tires. That way it is also cheaper when you do the rim/tire switch twice a year. I got my BMW OEM winter set in the US because it isn't available in Canada for some reason.

Venom21 said:

No safety issues, dealer just wants you to buy the winter package from them. The only risk is a tire shop damaging/scuffing the rims when doing the changeover so choose a good shop.

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I have multiple BMWs and have been doing this for 20’years. But a smaller wheel I winter could be a plus.