MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Juliand on February 06, 2017, 03:34:04 pm
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Sorry, probably been done loads....
My GTI 2005 needs new fronts. The previous owner had put Eagle F1's on the rear, but the front has Pirelli P600's, and need replacing, so my initial thought is to match up with the rears and go for Eagle F1's.
Is this the best thing to do?? The rears have loads of tread remaining. Car has done 36,000 miles
Thanks
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I am in the exact same boat. I fit Eagle F1's all round but one of my fronts has a nail in it and a broken side wall.
Im thinking of changing both fronts to Michelin PS4's but not sure how that would work with Goodyears Eagle F1's on the back
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All depends on your budget really
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All depends on your budget really
Will Michelin PS4s on front have some sort of handling inconsistancy if the rears are Goodyear F1 Assy 3's?
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Im in a similar situation at the minute im running continental contisport contact 5 i was looking at uniroyal rainsport 3s but havent heard any1s opinion on them amazon are doing a dgood deal on them atm
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All depends on your budget really
Will Michelin PS4s on front have some sort of handling inconsistancy if the rears are Goodyear F1 Assy 3's?
Nah, it'll be fine. At that level the differences aren't huge, although the PS4 is noticeably better than the F1 in most circumstances.
If you'd said 'I find ditch for you sunny funners' at the front, with F1s at the back, different story!
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All depends on your budget really
Will Michelin PS4s on front have some sort of handling inconsistancy if the rears are Goodyear F1 Assy 3's?
Nah, it'll be fine. At that level the differences aren't huge, although the PS4 is noticeably better than the F1 in most circumstances.
If you'd said 'I find ditch for you sunny funners' at the front, with F1s at the back, different story!
sold.
Cheapest fitted I found is £101.
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I am in the exact same boat. I fit Eagle F1's all round but one of my fronts has a nail in it and a broken side wall.
Im thinking of changing both fronts to Michelin PS4's but not sure how that would work with Goodyears Eagle F1's on the back
Will be fine, that's what I have now until the rears go and i swap them to PS4s too
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Blimey, you have worn out P600s!
Good work :grin:
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Just checked the prices on the Pirelli p6000 - they are quite pricey £140
Found PS4's at £90 at F1 Autocentre, if ordered online
Got MOT tomorrow, was going to top up pressures a smidge, but hesitating in case I cant get the pressure warning light back off, once topped up, doh..... Anyone had any problems with TPS light??? Sod's law etc
Thanks
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What TPS light? Didn't know MK5s had tyre pressure warnings! Or do you mean the button on by the gearstick for resetting the rolling circumference?
£140 for P6000s? You're kidding?! They are quite literally the worst tyre I've ever used in the wet, and that comes from someone who used Yokohama A509s! Not bad in the dry though.
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What TPS light? Didn't know MK5s had tyre pressure warnings! Or do you mean the button on by the gearstick for resetting the rolling circumference?
£140 for P6000s? You're kidding?! They are quite literally the worst tyre I've ever used in the wet, and that comes from someone who used Yokohama A509s! Not bad in the dry though.
Mk5s have a passive tyre pressure monitoring system that controls wheel rotation difference between wheels. If all deflate at the same time I'm not sure it will warn anything.
The button only resets the system if you press it just after turning on the ignition. You can't do it after the car has rolled.
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Unless switch is broke or there's a fault with an ABS sensor etc. it'll be fine
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I got 2 new front Goodyear eagles for my zolders costing me £200 fitted from ATS local to me, which I didn't think too bad and have served me well since, good in wet and dry!!
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£140 for P6000s? You're kidding?! They are quite literally the worst tyre I've ever used in the wet.
These where original fitment on Peugeot 306 Rallyes, Absolutely lethal Tyres the P6000's! I replaced mine with the old rotational Goodyear F1 GSD3's back in 2008.
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Thanks for the comments and explanations as to the TPS workings - helps if you understand the basics of how these things work.
Inflated all tyres back up to 2.4 bar, didn't reset the button, but all seems fine from a mile out to test it. I'll do the button re-set after the MOT, - don't want to tempt fate - ha ha. I didn't realise that it worked detecting if one wheel was running different to the others, but that makes sense.
My tyres are legal, but I must change them soon - giving me chance to shop around, rather than as part of the MOT
Cheers guys
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£140 for P6000s? You're kidding?! They are quite literally the worst tyre I've ever used in the wet.
These where original fitment on Peugeot 306 Rallyes, Absolutely lethal Tyres the P6000's! I replaced mine with the old rotational Goodyear F1 GSD3's back in 2008.
Wow, GSD3 is a blast from the past. I've tried all of the F1s since the original arrowhead GSD2 design, which were also awful tyres!
My old Corrado came on P6000s and the grip was so poor, I re bushed / dampered / springed the car thinking it was a mechanical issue :grin: