shiftracer

My wife was in an minor accident, just a fender bender, but the rim was a bit dinged. When they fixed the car they replaced the wheel. When I drove the car I could tell there was something wrong immediately. The tire pressure in the new wheel was 47 psi. Normally I run factory specs for light loads.

Seems to me that this is up in the dangerous level. I just want to know how loud to complain. I'm not looking for financial gain, but I have to say I was pretty PO'd about it.

Do I have a reason to be?

Cargasm2.7

Just call and talk to manager, if they're any good at their job, they'll want to know.

Kris Hansen

They probably just seated the tire on the wheel, and never pulled pressure out.

S4_Cinci (I S'edTFA)

or sharp bumps. This can compromise the structural integrity of the tire carcass. Also, if this inflation pressure was higher than the maximum permissible pressure rating for the tire, then I would assume the tire is damaged and I would request/expect a replacement tire.

Might want to get the opinion of someone from the TireRack (on the tire forum) as their opinion should carry more credibility.

S4_Cinci (I S'edTFA)

Safer than underinflation to a point, but either case can/will cause damage.

audikillsbmw

high tire pressure will cause the center of the tire to wear faster than the outside edges...my 0.2

Boston Driver

BTDT ((

Ritz

It's not a big deal. Just let some air out. You might want to let the shop know.

donp

If cold, that's probably from when they set the bead... and just didn't bleed it back down. Now, if it was 60 or something then I'd be pissed.

Not really a big deal.

JEMiller

Most modern performance tires are rated for max load at 51psi anyway. Read the sidewall.

Shops routinely use 60+psi of pressure to seat the beads when mounting tires, and it takes quite a bit beyond that to actually damage the tire.

The BMW OE rear-tire pressure spec for an E39 M5 is 48psi, btw.