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Lone_Par:
Alright guys. I've been running Vred Wintrac Extremes since October but recently I've noticed what can only be described as a muffled whine when driving. I'm 100% sure it's road generated noise and not bearings or engine related (I hope). It doesn't alter when accelerating/breaking/turning etc.

So I was just wondering if other people running these tyres or other winters experience something similar. Having done a bit of a google it seems like winter tyre whine is a slight con of running winters?

It's ever so slightly annoying - only because I've never picked up on it and now I have, it's all I can hear!!!

Thanks in advance.

Gaz

camfollower:
I guess the surefire way would be to put your Summers back on and rule the tyres out.  
I have a feeling you would have done this already if you had summers on a spare set; any local fellow GTI owners willing to swap over for a test?

Can't say I've ever noticed a whine from winter tyres in the past.

jimojameso:
Agree put your summers back on and test. I bet its the bearings!  :sad1:

Lone_Par:

--- Quote from: camfollower on January 30, 2013, 02:19:23 pm ---I guess the surefire way would be to put your Summers back on and rule the tyres out. 
I have a feeling you would have done this already if you had summers on a spare set; any local fellow GTI owners willing to swap over for a test?

Can't say I've ever noticed a whine from winter tyres in the past.

--- End quote ---

Yep no summers yet as running winters on my monzas and planning to get new wheels/tyres in March/April.

Probably exaggerating the noise as a whine and its barely noticeable unless the stereo is low or off, but that's the best way to describe it!!

schwartz:
My winter tyres whine too  :happy2:

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