Questions about steel wheels on r56s. Went to have my snow tires and TPMS swapped over to steel wheels that I bought new at dealer.
1.Tire store claimed that the TPMS wouldn’t swap over and fit. They broken them over tightening saying the OEM sensor wouldn’t sit flat within angle of steel wheel.
2. Then they claimed the new OEM wheel bolts were wrong and that I had to use a “ ball seat” wheel bolt for the steel wheels..

standard size tires 195/55/16.

comments welcome- would like to confirm whether I can use stock bolts and sensors ? Is the shop BS ing me?

Local mini dealer didn’t know and told me to just use rubber valve stems! This can’t be true!!!

Thanks

 

These exact steelies? 36116764346 I had them and had rubber stems on them. Also fits with stock conical bolts. And fits over the front Cooper S brakes.

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ted-wheel.html

I am not sure about the tpms sensors. Did not have them.

 

kind of defeats the point of having seperate winter wheels if you need to swap the sensors every season doesnt it?

 

I am switching over to dedicated Steelies with winters and OEM bridgespokes for summers. Wanted to reuse my original TPMS sensors on these and use new sensors for summer wheels. So the sensor swap only needs to happen this once. Yes that would suck to do it every time. Thank you ECS for the picture- I want to use stock oem sensors on the exact wheels picture. Tire shop said that I couldn’t do that. Yet i see vendors selling these wheels with sensors. Cluster %#*! Today at tire store.

 

^ Yeah, ideally one would buy a second set of sensors to avoid that nonsense.

It's totally possible for certain wheels to not accept TPMS, the Compomotive ex-rally wheels on ours right now won't take a Mini TPMS sensor no matter what I've tried.

The conical vs ball mount is the shop being overly cautious, but I wouldn't call it BS-ing. Conical bolts will fit a ball seat like most steelies have; though I would be hesitant to try ball lugs in a tapered conical seat.