[F87LUV]

Originally Posted by chief1richard

Has anyone who ordered wheels not gotten your first choice?

What did you end up with??

I didn't order mine after all. My current winter setup didn't sell. I can't have 3 sets of rims/tires in the garage so I guess I'll have to pay full price if I can move mine.

[chief1richard]

Originally Posted by F87LUV

What did you end up with??

I didn't order mine after all. My current winter setup didn't sell. I can't have 3 sets of rims/tires in the garage so I guess I'll have to pay full price if I can move mine.

I ordered Anthracite as first choice, black satin second, silver third. I was #26 of 39 ordered and ended up with black, which is fine but many people that ordered after me ended up with Anthracite. To be honest they are both good choices. BTW I saw your wheels for sale. Have you sold them? I have a set for sale and had a few people interested but never followed through. I have someone in Missouri who wants to know how much for shipping and got an estimate of $660. I may end up with three sets myself!

[F87LUV]

Originally Posted by chief1richard

I ordered Anthracite as first choice, black satin second, silver third. I was #26 of 39 ordered and ended up with black, which is fine but many people that ordered after me ended up with Anthracite. To be honest they are both good choices. BTW I saw your wheels for sale. Have you sold them? I have a set for sale and had a few people interested but never followed through. I have someone in Missouri who wants to know how much for shipping and got an estimate of $660. I may end up with three sets myself!

Nope. Had some interest but no one followed through.

Black is the better choice anyway...always black.

[chief1richard]

Thanks,good luck selling yours

[Perp]

Originally Posted by chief1richard

Has anyone who ordered wheels not gotten your first choice?

5th in line and got my 2nd choice

[chief1richard]

Originally Posted by Perp

5th in line and got my 2nd choice

Just curious, on apex website your listed as Anthrecite, and on final list as Anthrecite.

[Perp]

Originally Posted by chief1richard

Just curious, on apex website your listed as Anthrecite, and on final list as Anthrecite.

Haven't checked the website, but this is the "final order" email I received. Shows silver here

Edit, I should read it better lol. Says 2nd choice. K, it seems I got my first pick!

[boostm3]

Originally Posted by Perp

Haven't checked the website, but this is the "final order" email I received. Shows silver here

Edit, I should read it better lol. Says 2nd choice. K, it seems I got my first pick!

Perp.. I see you didnt order the TPMS.. Is there a way to shut off the nag chimes or whatever annoyance occurs as a result of not having them?

[Perp]

Originally Posted by boostm3

Perp.. I see you didnt order the TPMS.. Is there a way to shut off the nag chimes or whatever annoyance occurs as a result of not having them?

Canadian cars don't have TPMS sensors

[boostm3]

Originally Posted by Perp

Canadian cars don't have TPMS sensors

I didnt realize that.. About these sensors.. I understood that the reason given for their use with runflat tires is that because of the semi-pneumatic-like design of runflats vis a vis their stiff sidewalls, the driver isnt able to feel when the tire is flat. I get that. But why are they employed for use with traditional tires? I think any bozo can detect when a conventional tire goes flat. It kind of annoys me that Ive got to pay an additional $286 for them just to shut up the warning nannies on the dash without any corresponding utility that I can see.. Am I missing something?

[chief1richard]

I did not order the TPMS monitors. $300 is a waste of money to check tire pressures imho. My 228 only had a small circle light that stayed on when no monitors on my last winter tires. Small price to pay.

[M3PGH]

Anyway to still get in on this?

[chief1richard]

Originally Posted by M3PGH

Anyway to still get in on this?

The Group buy ended on 10/26. However it woudn't hurt to contact them, and ask. Apex Winter Group Buy.

[ZPrime]

Originally Posted by chief1richard

I did not order the TPMS monitors. $300 is a waste of money to check tire pressures imho. My 228 only had a small circle light that stayed on when no monitors on my last winter tires. Small price to pay.

From everything I've read about the M2, you're in for a rude awakening. The various drive modes won't engage if the car is supposed to have TPMS and they aren't detected. You'll be stuck in comfort mode all winter.

Presumably you can code out TPMS but I believe this requires a computer and ESYS (Bimmercode can't do it, at least not yet).

Apex's pricing on TPMS was rather high, although if those are actually OE BMW parts maybe it isn't too bad. I just ordered my winter setup from TireRack and they charged $55/wheel for TPMS.

Also worth noting, the TPMS tell you tire temperature (not just pressure) for each individual wheel. Nice for track days, although I don't know how much it really matters for winter.

[Benzima]

Count me in for next one!

[chief1richard]

Originally Posted by ZPrime

From everything I've read about the M2, you're in for a rude awakening. The various drive modes won't engage if the car is supposed to have TPMS and they aren't detected. You'll be stuck in comfort mode all winter.

Presumably you can code out TPMS but I believe this requires a computer and ESYS (Bimmercode can't do it, at least not yet).

Apex's pricing on TPMS was rather high, although if those are actually OE BMW parts maybe it isn't too bad. I just ordered my winter setup from TireRack and they charged $55/wheel for TPMS.

Also worth noting, the TPMS tell you tire temperature (not just pressure) for each individual wheel. Nice for track days, although I don't know how much it really matters for winter.

Please tell me where you read this. All BMWs I have owned, that have had Comfort/Sport/Sport Plus, have no affect without TPMS. Only a small lighton dash.

[tux2005]

It's been covered by a lot of users in http://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1385631.

[chief1richard]

Originally Posted by tux2005

It's been covered by a lot of users in http://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1385631.

Thanks for the info. After reading this I am more confused than before. I will be getting my tires soon and will post results. Most comments in this thread are for people tracking their car with and w/o TPMS. I have no intentions of tracking my car with winter tires. I have dedicated tires and wheels for that. My car rarely leaves the garage in the winter when there is snow on the ground. If I have no Sport, Sport/Plus when I install them, I will put TPMS monitors on when I switch to track tires in the Spring.

[ZPrime]

Maybe I misread that thread... going back and looking at it again, it seems like not having TPMS doesn't affect the drive modes. I thought I had seen that it did. Apologies.

[chief1richard]

Originally Posted by ZPrime

Maybe I misread that thread... going back and looking at it again, it seems like not having TPMS doesn't affect the drive modes. I thought I had seen that it did. Apologies.

No apology needed, I appreciate your information. When I install my winter tires, I will post if Comfort mode is only Mode available W/O TPMS. I have my fingers crossed because that would suk !

[CaptChaos]

Anyone have their winter package ship out already?

[Tumbleweeds78]

For what it's worth, my low tire pressure indicator came on while driving yesterday and kicked me into comfort mode. I was unable to switch out of comfort mode until I added air.