[bmw] Re: 1999 528iT problem

[Elcrinv@xxxxxxx]

Don't know about the Goodrich tires but I put some Pirelli's on my iT sport 
and have a noise problem. Some of it is from having the wheel wells open to the 
passenger space cuz some sound is muffled by using the pullover cargo 
curtain. When I took them off to put on my snows, I took a rasp and went after the 
edges to remove some of the feathering. It seemed to help and I didn't take off 
much rubber. 40,000 on the tires and still lots of wear left so I will live 
with it.
A guy at the dealer who did engineering work at Michelin rode with me to make 
sure it wasn't balance or bearings. He said the aggressive tread was the 
cause and the cure was Michelins at twice the price and half the wear. The 
Pirelli's are all weather tires, although I asked for summer treads when I bought at 
Tire Rack. Won't make that mistake again - will probably buy Kumho Exta MX's. 
The comments were generally favorable for this tire.
Hope this helps.
Fred Callender RMC
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