End of lease return tires

ichibanb18c · 09-09-2021, 01:00 PM

I have 2 tires that will probably need to be replaced by lease end. Does anyone know if they need to be the same brand or just the size is fine?

LogicalApex · 09-09-2021, 01:25 PM

I have never leased. But I expect BMW will want the same tires on all 4 wheels and only BMW OEM approved tires. Otherwise they will ding you as they’ll need to replace them before they can CPO the car.

At least that is logical to me.

Only way out is if you purchased the lease protection plan that allows you to essentially prepay for stuff like bald tires at turn in.

Check the classified section and buy a gently used pair for turn in.

ksoze · 09-09-2021, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ichibanb18c

I have 2 tires that will probably need to be replaced by lease end. Does anyone know if they need to be the same brand or just the size is fine?

I would ask the turn in dealer. Better to be armed ahead than buy the wrong thing or get forced into buying the tires from them at full retail. Also depends on if you are leasing again from BMW - tends to be more forgiving.

MauiSteve · 09-09-2021, 04:19 PM

Rather than trying to guess what is an acceptable tire, can the car just be turned in and then let BMW charge you for a couple of tires if they must? Is there really that much cost savings to go thru the trouble of doing it ahead?

G30 B58 · 09-09-2021, 05:52 PM

I've never leased but I'll say this much, we were shopping CPO / off lease 540s at BMW dealers from March to June and we saw some cars that had 3 different brands of tires on them. Granted, this may have been before the cars has gone through the CPO process, I'm just saying what I saw.

bankerboyz · 09-09-2021, 07:49 PM

Oddly enough, on my last lease return, they charged me $800 for two tyres, however my charge was $0.00 for the almost 5k miles over my 45k limit!!

LogicalApex · 09-09-2021, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by F32 N55

I've never leased but I'll say this much, we were shopping CPO / off lease 540s at BMW dealers from March to June and we saw some cars that had 3 different brands of tires on them. Granted, this may have been before the cars has gone through the CPO process, I'm just saying what I saw.

The are supposed to have only BMW OEM safety related parts on a CPO...

https://www.nadaguides.com/Cars/Cert...-checklist.pdf

I wouldn't even entertain the idea of a car with mismatched tires CPO or otherwise as I wouldn't drive a car in that condition...

G30 B58 · 09-10-2021, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by LogicalApex

The are supposed to have only BMW OEM safety related parts on a CPO...

https://www.nadaguides.com/Cars/Cert...-checklist.pdf

I wouldn't even entertain the idea of a car with mismatched tires CPO or otherwise as I wouldn't drive a car in that condition...

Well, you're not gonna see mis-matched tires on a website before going to a dealer to check out the car. Besides, every damn CPO had two holes in the front bumper from NY & NJ license plates, no thanks.

calbears · 09-10-2021, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by ichibanb18c

I have 2 tires that will probably need to be replaced by lease end. Does anyone know if they need to be the same brand or just the size is fine?

You won't be dinged for a different brand. However, if your car came with run flats, it MUST be returned with run flats. So if you turned in your car with a mix of run flats and non-run flats, you will be fined for the 2 that don't match.

Tires must have at least 4/32" of tread left.

claykin · 09-10-2021, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by calbears

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Originally Posted by ichibanb18c

I have 2 tires that will probably need to be replaced by lease end. Does anyone know if they need to be the same brand or just the size is fine?

You won't be dinged for a different brand. However, if your car came with run flats, it MUST be returned with run flats. So if you turned in your car with a mix of run flats and non-run flats, you will be fined for the 2 that don't match.

Tires must have at least 4/32" of tread left.

Yes!

And I'll add that replacement tires must be of same load class and speed rating as the oem tires. There's no need to use the same brand on all 4 corners nor is there a requirement to use BMW OE marked tires.

This all assumes your lease is with BMWFS. Some third party leasing companies have different requirements.

LogicalApex · 09-10-2021, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by claykin

Yes!

And I'll add that replacement tires must be of same load class and speed rating as the oem tires. There's no need to use the same brand on all 4 corners nor is there a requirement to use BMW OE marked tires.

This all assumes your lease is with BMWFS. Some third party leasing companies have different requirements.

BMW also has a nice guide at the end of the page that aligns with what has been said as well.

https://www.bmwusa.com/return-vehicle.html

I still wouldn't buy a car with mismatched tread, but it won't get you dinged so that's good for lease turn-in!

Joe-BMW33 · 09-10-2021, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by MauiSteve

Rather than trying to guess what is an acceptable tire, can the car just be turned in and then let BMW charge you for a couple of tires if they must? Is there really that much cost savings to go thru the trouble of doing it ahead?

This is the best advice here. Just turn it in and keep your fingers crossed. You can go out and spend money now and still get dinged. Let them do the work. Contrary to some other comments, the standard is not returning it in CPO quality. Most of the time they will replace all the tires for CPO even if they are passable for lease return and OEM.

ichibanb18c · 09-10-2021, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe-BMW33

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Originally Posted by MauiSteve

Rather than trying to guess what is an acceptable tire, can the car just be turned in and then let BMW charge you for a couple of tires if they must? Is there really that much cost savings to go thru the trouble of doing it ahead?

This is the best advice here. Just turn it in and keep your fingers crossed. You can go out and spend money now and still get dinged. Let them do the work. Contrary to some other comments, the standard is not returning it in CPO quality. Most of the time they will replace all the tires for CPO even if they are passable for lease return and OEM.

Thanks for the replies. The car came with Hankook RFT's. The 2 rear ones are probably going to need to be replaced. I ask is because there are several companies that make the size RFT's that it came with. I wasn't going to put brand new RFT's on it to return. There are plenty of take off's with 7/32 tread from what I've found.

Brand new 250.00 each
Take off's 150.00 for 2 = no brainer

Joe-BMW33 · 09-10-2021, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ichibanb18c

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Originally Posted by Joe-BMW33

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Originally Posted by MauiSteve

Rather than trying to guess what is an acceptable tire, can the car just be turned in and then let BMW charge you for a couple of tires if they must? Is there really that much cost savings to go thru the trouble of doing it ahead?

This is the best advice here. Just turn it in and keep your fingers crossed. You can go out and spend money now and still get dinged. Let them do the work. Contrary to some other comments, the standard is not returning it in CPO quality. Most of the time they will replace all the tires for CPO even if they are passable for lease return and OEM.

Thanks for the replies. The car came with Hankook RFT's. The 2 rear ones are probably going to need to be replaced. I ask is because there are several companies that make the size RFT's that it came with. I wasn't going to put brand new RFT's on it to return. There are plenty of take off's with 7/32 tread from what I've found.

Brand new 250.00 each
Take off's 150.00 for 2 = no brainer

Hmmmm….your lease car came with Hancooks as a brand new lease? I might be out of touch, but BMW never has sanctioned Hankooks as an OEM tire. Nice rubber but in the budget category

Warp Ten · 09-11-2021, 10:13 AM

In my years selling BMWs and taking in lease return cars, I saw a number of lessees dinged for tires that were to worn, tires that were mis-matched and tires that were not runflats. The very best thing to do, as one poster suggested earlier, is to go to the turn-in dealer and ask them to evaluate your car for any items that might cost you at turn in. They will usually be glad to help you with this. Especially in this market, they probably really want your car. I also learned over the years that in most cases it is cheaper for the lessee to let BMW charge you for whatever needs to be fixed rather than the lessee paying for a fix; also more convenient.--Bob

LogicalApex · 09-11-2021, 10:53 AM

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Hmmmm….your lease car came with Hancooks as a brand new lease? I might be out of touch, but BMW never has sanctioned Hankooks as an OEM tire. Nice rubber but in the budget category

I was surprised too when I saw Hankook as an OEM tire, but it is BMW does have an OE Hankook for the 530e. Mine has Goodyear out of the factory.

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Joe-BMW33 · 09-11-2021, 11:08 AM

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Hmmmm….your lease car came with Hancooks as a brand new lease? I might be out of touch, but BMW never has sanctioned Hankooks as an OEM tire. Nice rubber but in the budget category

I was surprised too when I saw Hankook as an OEM tire, but it is BMW does have an OE Hankook for the 530e. Mine has Goodyear out of the factory.

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Wow, definitely surprised. Solid tires but definitely in the budget category.

FrankW1029 · 09-11-2021, 12:23 PM

My understanding is it needs to be the Tires with oem BMW star on it. Multiple brands make them. But do not know if all four needs to be the same

ichibanb18c · 09-14-2021, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe-BMW33

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Originally Posted by ichibanb18c

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Originally Posted by Joe-BMW33

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Originally Posted by MauiSteve

Rather than trying to guess what is an acceptable tire, can the car just be turned in and then let BMW charge you for a couple of tires if they must? Is there really that much cost savings to go thru the trouble of doing it ahead?

This is the best advice here. Just turn it in and keep your fingers crossed. You can go out and spend money now and still get dinged. Let them do the work. Contrary to some other comments, the standard is not returning it in CPO quality. Most of the time they will replace all the tires for CPO even if they are passable for lease return and OEM.

Thanks for the replies. The car came with Hankook RFT's. The 2 rear ones are probably going to need to be replaced. I ask is because there are several companies that make the size RFT's that it came with. I wasn't going to put brand new RFT's on it to return. There are plenty of take off's with 7/32 tread from what I've found.

Brand new 250.00 each
Take off's 150.00 for 2 = no brainer

Hmmmm….your lease car came with Hancooks as a brand new lease? I might be out of touch, but BMW never has sanctioned Hankooks as an OEM tire. Nice rubber but in the budget category

Yes they did. Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2. I honestly prefer this tire for its quietness and not as stiff compared to like say a Pirelli tire.

Joe-BMW33 · 09-15-2021, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by ichibanb18c

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Originally Posted by Joe-BMW33

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Originally Posted by ichibanb18c

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Originally Posted by Joe-BMW33

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Originally Posted by MauiSteve

Rather than trying to guess what is an acceptable tire, can the car just be turned in and then let BMW charge you for a couple of tires if they must? Is there really that much cost savings to go thru the trouble of doing it ahead?

This is the best advice here. Just turn it in and keep your fingers crossed. You can go out and spend money now and still get dinged. Let them do the work. Contrary to some other comments, the standard is not returning it in CPO quality. Most of the time they will replace all the tires for CPO even if they are passable for lease return and OEM.

Thanks for the replies. The car came with Hankook RFT's. The 2 rear ones are probably going to need to be replaced. I ask is because there are several companies that make the size RFT's that it came with. I wasn't going to put brand new RFT's on it to return. There are plenty of take off's with 7/32 tread from what I've found.

Brand new 250.00 each
Take off's 150.00 for 2 = no brainer

Hmmmm….your lease car came with Hancooks as a brand new lease? I might be out of touch, but BMW never has sanctioned Hankooks as an OEM tire. Nice rubber but in the budget category

Yes they did. Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2. I honestly prefer this tire for its quietness and not as stiff compared to like say a Pirelli tire.

I would agree over Pirellis for sure.

marsb007 · 09-17-2021, 09:18 PM

Take the hit for the tires on lease turn in. I thought they were $300 a piece. Either try to negotiate with your dealer to write them off upon turn in, or call BMW later and tell them you're leasing another one. At the very least they'll split the charge with you, so you only owe for 1 tire.

I got dinged for 2 a few months ago. Negotiated with dealer and got 1. Then called BMW Financial and they wrote off the other. It's usually a lot cheaper than replacing by yourself and I don't have to do anything.

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LogicalApex Colonel 2026 Rep 2,946 Posts Drives: 2020 BMW 530xe Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Farmington, NY iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 BMW 530xe [0.00]	I have never leased. But I expect BMW will want the same tires on all 4 wheels and only BMW OEM approved tires. Otherwise they will ding you as they’ll need to replace them before they can CPO the car. At least that is logical to me. Only way out is if you purchased the lease protection plan that allows you to essentially prepay for stuff like bald tires at turn in. Check the classified section and buy a gently used pair for turn in.
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bankerboyz New Member 10 Rep 20 Posts Drives: 2021M550ix Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Hudson Valley NY iTrader: (0)	Oddly enough, on my last lease return, they charged me $800 for two tyres, however my charge was $0.00 for the almost 5k miles over my 45k limit!!
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Warp Ten Captain 642 Rep 628 Posts Drives: 2019 BMW 540xi Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Lake Bluff IL iTrader: (0)	In my years selling BMWs and taking in lease return cars, I saw a number of lessees dinged for tires that were to worn, tires that were mis-matched and tires that were not runflats. The very best thing to do, as one poster suggested earlier, is to go to the turn-in dealer and ask them to evaluate your car for any items that might cost you at turn in. They will usually be glad to help you with this. Especially in this market, they probably really want your car. I also learned over the years that in most cases it is cheaper for the lessee to let BMW charge you for whatever needs to be fixed rather than the lessee paying for a fix; also more convenient.--Bob __________________ 2019 540xi M Sport, Carbon Black/Cognac, 2014 328xi, 2016 Corvette Z06; Previous:2010 BMW 535xi M Sp, 2008 335xi, 1998 M3 Sedan,1980 528i, 1977 320i, 1976 2002
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marsb007 First Lieutenant 329 Rep 343 Posts Drives: 2024 iX M60 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: US iTrader: (0)	Take the hit for the tires on lease turn in. I thought they were $300 a piece. Either try to negotiate with your dealer to write them off upon turn in, or call BMW later and tell them you're leasing another one. At the very least they'll split the charge with you, so you only owe for 1 tire. I got dinged for 2 a few months ago. Negotiated with dealer and got 1. Then called BMW Financial and they wrote off the other. It's usually a lot cheaper than replacing by yourself and I don't have to do anything.
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