OEM Tires on the E39 540iT?

[markseven]

Hi All,

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Which brand and model tires were OEM for the E39 540iT Sport (235/45/17)? I believe they shipped with Dunlops, but don’t know which model.

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I’m looking for “low dollar” summer/performance tires that wont become noisy as the miles accumulate. Any suggestions?

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TIA,

Mark

[Josh (PA)]

I recently bought an 01 used. I think mine came from the factory with Pilot Sport A/S, that was what was on the rears and spare. I just upgraded to Pilot Sports 2 at $187/tire from tirerack. They had Goodyear Eagle F1s on special, but were unavailable when I ordered.

[Gary@Tirerack]

Common OE tires are Dunlop 8080/2000, Conti Sport Contact, or Pilot Sport.

I've never seen the Sport A/S as OE.

I'd consider the PS2 a nice step up from any of these tires :thumbup:

[markseven]

Common OE tires are Dunlop 8080/2000, Conti Sport Contact, or Pilot Sport.

I've never seen the Sport A/S as OE.

I'd consider the PS2 a nice step up from any of these tires :thumbup:
Hi Gary,

What's the best value on summer tires for my application? I currently have AVS ES100's which were great until my first finished my first BMW CCA Driver Education. After that, at only 9k, they became extremely noisy. Any suggestions for low-end, low road noise tires (Sumitomo, Nitto, Falken, Kumho, etc)?

Thank You,
Mark

[markseven]

I recently bought an 01 used. I think mine came from the factory with Pilot Sport A/S, that was what was on the rears and spare. I just upgraded to Pilot Sports 2 at $187/tire from tirerack. They had Goodyear Eagle F1s on special, but were unavailable when I ordered.
Thanks Josh :)

-Mark

[Gary@Tirerack]

Hi Gary,

What's the best value on summer tires for my application? I currently have AVS ES100's which were great until my first finished my first BMW CCA Driver Education. After that, at only 9k, they became extremely noisy. Any suggestions for low-end, low road noise tires (Sumitomo, Nitto, Falken, Kumho, etc)?

Thank You,
Mark


I like the Avon Tech M500 for a tire that tested out just as well as the ES100 for grip, but with less noise problems. Other entry-level tires will give up some grip, but the new Kumho Ecsta SPT has done pretty well so far... worth considering.

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