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Increased top speed limit
I was checking right now and I don't know which of the wheels come also with an increased top speed limit of 155 mph.
Do the 20" M Star-Spoke Bicolor Black 938M Wheels which are Staggered All Season come with the increased top speed limit or not? Silly question, I know, but all of my previous cars had this.
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Its the choice of summer tires on delivery, not the wheels that allows the higher speed limit from the factory.
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I thought so... since those are all season then good luck with that.
Can the dealer remove the speed limit? I would guess not, right?
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I would get them like that but... this is a car from the lot. I think who configured it was crazy to order all-season tires for a Houston-ordered car.
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So, I guess you can't add that option 840 (Increased Top Speed) on your car unless the car comes from the factory with the summer or performance tires and in that case it comes standard from the factory.
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Here's what I was told. If you order the 19" wheels, they come with all season tires, and 130 MPH top speed. The 20" wheels canbe ordered with either Summer, High Performance, or All season tires. The All Season come with the top speed limited to 130 MPH. The Summer come with the limiter at 155 MPH. Now, if you have the all season tires, and purchase Summer tires later, the dealer can change the limiter. The tires have to have a Y Rating or higher for the higher limiter. Or you can change it in BimmerUtility by selecting option 840 supposedly. The All Season tires are H Rated.
I realized this and when my car was in Status 112, I tried to change to the summer tires and told the dealer to make the change. Unfortunately it was a Friday, and a Spanish Holiday here. When he came in on Monday and tried to make the change, my car had jumped to 150 and it was already too late. Not complaining though. Once I wear through these I will just buy Summer tires and make the change. As long as your car has not gone to 150, you can have the dealer change the order. |
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the Dealer probably ordered a basic Spec car with minimal options. Normally they don't go for the upcharge of larger wheels. If the car was ordered with 19" rims, that's what they come with "All Season Tires and a square setup" because that's what the vast majority of people will buy. They don't want to mess with not being able to rotate tires, or having to order different sizes front and rear. For the Summer tire option it has to have 20" or higher rims, and a Staggered setup, not Square. So they pretty much reserve that for special orders.
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Seems like an odd choice to me for BMW to limit some cars to summer-only tires.
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