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[Clubby1275GT]

What tightening my battery connections the other day and spotted that my spare wheel was kinda funny looking, the tyre is solid! i noticed that the tyre is a dunlop denovo, was that a special tyre for the GT's??
the actual wheel itself is a 12 inch wheel and looks like it has been home-made! bit like a split rim but not dished or wide, jsut steel!

any ideas guys as i was just thinking if ever i get a flat i could be fooooked!

[Wil_h]

They are a run-flat tyre, fitted to GT for a time.

[Clubby1275GT]

so basically there sh*t!

[Wil_h]

be fine as a spare, but they are (were at the time) heavy and expensive so not very popular.

[Clubby1275GT]

do you pump 'em up etc in the same way u would a normal tyre? would be fine as a spare but i doubt i could get it on with revolution sleeved wheel nuts!

[Wil_h]

you've reached the limit of my knowledge on the subject, they might be mentioned in the haynes.

yep, I have to keep spare wheel nuts and two wrenches in the car in case of a flat.

[pikey7]

Wasn't the Denovo the tyre that everyone binned as soon as they could as if you went over 30MPH in the wet, you were guaranteed to be facing backwards more than forwards?

I guess its a thing of beauty for those originality buffs out there though.

[minidaves]

1st of the run flats a purest tyre and *******

dave

[minivanman]

get it on ebay and get a proper wheel for your spare!

[Teapot]

See here under Clubman & 1275GT, about halfway down.

the Dunlop Denovo tyre would not burst and quickly deflate, but could continue to be used safely at speeds of up to 50 mph. This was a useful safety feature, although the increased road noise and relatively poor grip of this tyre meant that many 1275GT buyers ignored this option.

Remember being hurtled round Silverstone on a press day in a Mk10 Jag on Denovos with an explosive charge to make the front offside (I think) run flat. We were all duly impressed and retired to the bar but I don't remember writing much after that.

[Jimmyarm]

Amazing how technology advances things, my old mans bimmer has bridgestone runflats on and they are great.

He got a puncture about 40 miles after he picked the car up last year (new from a dealer) and if it hadnt been for the little message on the screen saying "you have a puncture, please visit your nearest BMW service centre immediately" he wouldnt have known it had happened !

Get a spare steely from a scrapyard

[pikey7]

if you want a proper spare on a steelie, I have one if you come get it!

[Clubby1275GT]

yeah but to be honest who would buy a dunlop denovo wheel and tyre combo?? is it worth me sticking it on ebay, i certainly dont want it!

[pikey7]

isn't there a 1275gt forum somewhere? (IIRC). stick it on there. theres probably some people doing "concours" rebuilds on there who may get into an arguement abuot it an push the price up!

[Clubby1275GT]

if there is one i dont know where it is or havent heard about it!