A question regarding aftermarket wheels....
Do any of you guys have aftermarket alloys fitted and no longer use tyre pressure sensors? Is it something that can be turned off or do you get an annoying error message all the time?
I asked this question on another forum and I'm getting conflicting responses.
I'm planning for the future and thinking about ordering up a set of winter alloys/wheels but obviously don't want to spend the £1000+ MINI will want for OEM ones.
I have 17" wheels on my F56 MCS but 16"s were an option (so I know they could fit).
First conflicting advice I got was from the Service mannie at my dealer who lead me to believe the standard wheels don't have a pressure sensor in the wheels and the car calibrates when the cars driving blah blah ... I think this is wrong? I understand its a brand new model but I thought they'd know this stuff.
mytyres.co.uk now have packages available for the MCS ..... all be it on 16" wheels....
6.50 J x 16 OS 50 DEZENT RE Matt black rims with Goodyear Ultragrip 8 Performance(with rim protection) 195x55xR16 87H
all for £617! ...hence why I want to get them now before the price rockets in October with arrival of the first frosts!
Some others reckon I'll need a 'spignot' ring to make them fit as well.
other websites have 17" wheels available with my correct tyres 205x45x17s but how do I find out the actual dimensions of my rims?
I've never bought aftermarket wheels before and I want to make sure I get it right!! Surely I won't have to spend £100s more on sensors to fit to the wheels first? I really wanted to get a whole set to save me swapping tyres every six months as various tyre fitters made a right mess of my last alloys over three years.
Perhaps you guys can advise somewhere to go for some trustworthy advice ..... I'm in Aberdeenshire.