MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Homer on October 19, 2012, 10:47:14 pm
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The stealers have said my tyres will need replacing shortly, I have only ever had mid range ones and am now looking for performance ones.
So was just wondering what you guys would recommend? Thanks.
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Running some Conti Sport Contact 5p's and very pleased with how they are performing, done about 1500 miles since they were fitted. :happy2:
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Latest Pirelli p zero has just won the group tyre test in EVO magazine. Tyres all tested on a front drive hatch too..
I'd go for those if I were you.
J
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I'll be interested in hearing a few opinions on this as i need 2 new ones :popcornsoda:
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Vredestein ultrac sessanta's on the front (put these on as they had great reviews) and Dunlop sp sport maxx's on the rear (these were on the car when I bought it).
The Vreds have been great. Much better than the Kumho ecsta's that were on there when I bought the car :happy2:
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What speed rating in the tyre do you guys go for and how important is this?
Also for those of you who buy online where do you go to have them fitted and how much does this cost? Thanks
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What speed rating in the tyre do you guys go for and how important is this?
Also for those of you who buy online where do you go to have them fitted and how much does this cost? Thanks
Mine are Y. Most performance tyres will be rated for high speed. I'm sure the recommended tyre speed rating for the GTI is W or Y.
I bought mine from Black Circles with fitting included (at a local garage).
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Hankook Ventus V12's here. Thought I would give them a go as VRSAlex runs them on his Octavia. Just over £80 a corner from Camskill. Fantastic wet and dry grip. Also comfier and quieter than what was on before. Get the thumbs up from me.
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I've got Michelin PS3's on mine and have been great but are one of the more expensive tyres.
Personally I would get a tread depth and check your tires before doing anything as dealers seem to recommend this alot, well they do in my case, as nearly every time I've been there I've been recommended I need new tires as they were low but I had over 4mm all round, once I even had virtually new tyres on the rear and they recommended new ones :stupid:
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I have Pirelli P Zero's, really good tyres, good grip when you need it! I would recommend them :happy2:
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Hankook Ventus V12's here. Thought I would give them a go as VRSAlex runs them on his Octavia. Just over £80 a corner from Camskill. Fantastic wet and dry grip. Also comfier and quieter than what was on before. Get the thumbs up from me.
I'm running Hankook Ventus V12 Evo as well, very comfortable quiet ride, excellent handling both wet & dry, I'll be replacing with the same.
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Im running goodyear eagle f1 assy's and think they are excelent. Loads of grip and feel. Helped me get some good times at santapod last weekend :happy2:
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Conti sport 3.
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I've got Michelin PS3's on mine and have been great but are one of the more expensive tyres.
Personally I would get a tread depth and check your tires before doing anything as dealers seem to recommend this alot, well they do in my case, as nearly every time I've been there I've been recommended I need new tires as they were low but I had over 4mm all round, once I even had virtually new tyres on the rear and they recommended new ones :stupid:
I suppose they need to look like they are actually doing something in terms of 'safety checks'. I've had the same experience with my GTI and my old mans golf. Always new tyres needed...I don't drive a RS3 at the limit week in week out FFS :grin:
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The dealers also said that my rear tyres were fine in terms of tread depth but that they were slightly bumpy and I should consider replacing them along with the front ones...
They also said my brakes only have another 5k miles left on them and that they will call me in a couple of months to arrange fixing them...I am going to go to an indy for brakes though.
I am like many of you dubious about what dealers tell me so am glad I am a member of this forum to get advice :happy2:
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I'm running goodyear eagle f1 assy's on mine too!
Best performing tyre i've ever used.
Notable mention to vredestein ultrac sessanta,
great for the money but there reputation is growing, along with their price in ireland :sad1:
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Bridgestone RE050a. They're ok. Not noisy. Grip is good. Wet not bad.
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I'm using Hankook Ventus v12 evo k110 all round, delighted with them.
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Pilot Sport 3's here. I paid £120 each inc fitting which I thinks a good deal.
Grip is nice and progressive but traction is an issue in the cold and damp, noticeably worse than the summer months. I guess traction is always going tyo be an issue with a mapped ed30 though.
One thing I really did notice was the quietness and ride quality after the Bridgestone RE50's that were on before..
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Latest Pirelli p zero has just won the group tyre test in EVO magazine. Tyres all tested on a front drive hatch too..
I'd go for those if I were you.
J
I have these and they are excellent.. :happy2:
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I'm running goodyear eagle f1 assy's on mine too!
Best performing tyre i've ever used.
Notable mention to vredestein ultrac sessanta,
great for the money but there reputation is growing, along with their price in ireland :sad1:
I've just had the goodyears fitted all round too. £120 a corner fully fitted. Nice tyres. I especially like the big rim protecting lip they have. That could save some scrapes on the vunerable Monza edges!
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P-Zero Rosso on the front and Falken FK452's on the rear.
Pirellis are a great and extemely quiet for 18's, had to get something a bit cheaper (£90ea as opposed to £120ea) so went for the Falkens and to be fair cant fault them either and will be sticking them on the front once the p's have expired.
The car had Bridgestone RE050A's on when I got it and although they were a superb tyre the noise was just about unbearable.
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I'm running eagle f1s on both my monzas and my ch's
But when cleaning my ch's yesterday I have found that all 4 tyres have split on the inside
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi760.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fxx242%2Fbaz300%2F7887cf97e621b4f523952a2963b48460.jpg&hash=6219c722cde28ed741e62a057887265881df2c81)
I noticed that the front ones had done this when I fitted my suspension last month and put the monzas back on.
I thought this might of been due to the wheels being stored by the previous owner but a quick search has shown lots of cases of Goodyear tyres splitting.
I have sent an email to Goodyear to see what they say about the splits.
I was very happy with the grip in wet and dry with the eagle f1 s but unless Goodyear offer me a good explanation for the splits I will be returning to pilot sports next time I replace my tyres
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Conti Sport Premium Contact 3s on mine
Will probably get SPC5s next time as the 3s have been replaced now :happy2:
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I'm running eagle f1s on both my monzas and my ch's
But when cleaning my ch's yesterday I have found that all 4 tyres have split on the inside
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi760.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fxx242%2Fbaz300%2F7887cf97e621b4f523952a2963b48460.jpg&hash=6219c722cde28ed741e62a057887265881df2c81)
I noticed that the front ones had done this when I fitted my suspension last month and put the monzas back on.
I thought this might of been due to the wheels being stored by the previous owner but a quick search has shown lots of cases of Goodyear tyres splitting.
I have sent an email to Goodyear to see what they say about the splits.
Are they assy 1's or 2's because they look different to my 2's?
I was very happy with the grip in wet and dry with the eagle f1 s but unless Goodyear offer me a good explanation for the splits I will be returning to pilot sports next time I replace my tyres
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(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fb308%2FRedRobin_05%2FEagleF1_Asym2_1503.jpg&hash=4c1e31ee18f87ac27c50b2f6d8126ec3b1e79aeb)
That info about them splitting is worrying but I've never had any problems with mine. Were the splits due to being poorly stored?
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Vred ultras here :sick:
to be removed and replaced by my favourite road tyres when worn which are The continental, good years or hopefully supersports if they ever release them in our size.
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That info about them splitting is worrying but I've never had any problems with mine. Were the splits due to being poorly stored?
I'm not sure, that was my original thoughts but there are far too many posts on various forums with the same thing happening.
I'm hoping to find out if it could of been a bad batch or something that has been corrected by Goodyear. As I have a set on my monzas and another set of 19" eagle f1's ready to fit to my ch's.
They all went on the inside of the tyre which is impossible to see unless you take the wheel off
Green cap? Are your tyres filled with nitrogen? Do you get any pressure loss at all or any advantages of running with nitrogen?
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I'm running eagle f1s on both my monzas and my ch's
But when cleaning my ch's yesterday I have found that all 4 tyres have split on the inside
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi760.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fxx242%2Fbaz300%2F7887cf97e621b4f523952a2963b48460.jpg&hash=6219c722cde28ed741e62a057887265881df2c81)
I noticed that the front ones had done this when I fitted my suspension last month and put the monzas back on.
I thought this might of been due to the wheels being stored by the previous owner but a quick search has shown lots of cases of Goodyear tyres splitting.
I have sent an email to Goodyear to see what they say about the splits.
Are they assy 1's or 2's because they look different to my 2's?
I was very happy with the grip in wet and dry with the eagle f1 s but unless Goodyear offer me a good explanation for the splits I will be returning to pilot sports next time I replace my tyres
They are assy 1's
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Pirelli P Zero's all the way for me; great tyres and plenty of grip when you need it (my view). Just brought two new front tyres from Kwik-fit and got them for less than I paid for the same tyres at the same place 18 months ago! How does that work????
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Green cap? Are your tyres filled with nitrogen? Do you get any pressure loss at all or any advantages of running with nitrogen?
....Yes, green cap = nitrogen. No significant advantage I can feel when driving but pressures more stable and my local ATS does mine for free.
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Toyo Proxes T1R, around 100 ea from Camskill :happy2:
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Toyo Proxes T1R, around 100 ea from Camskill :happy2:
used to have these on my 8v mk3, they were great but I only had 115bhp! always wonder why they are so cheap if so capable? But i think in Japan, Toyo are only seen as a mid range tyre are they not?
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Toyo Proxes T1R, around 100 ea from Camskill :happy2:
used to have these on my 8v mk3, they were great but I only had 115bhp! always wonder why they are so cheap if so capable? But i think in Japan, Toyo are only seen as a mid range tyre are they not?
I dont know if they are low/mid/high tyres tbh, I just know they are grippy in dry, great in wet and are lower price than other tyres, have used them on my last 3 GTI's :happy2:
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Those Toyo Proxes T1R tread pattern looks very similar to Goodyear's Eagle F1 Directionals before they brought out their Asymmetrics. They were a very good tyre I found but the Asymmetrics better in the wet.
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i run Toyo Proxes R1R, really good tyre.
around £160-180 each.
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i run Toyo Proxes R1R, really good tyre.
around £160-180 each.
What mm of tread to you get one those? 7mm or 5mm(a la r888)
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Green cap? Are your tyres filled with nitrogen? Do you get any pressure loss at all or any advantages of running with nitrogen?
....Yes, green cap = nitrogen. No significant advantage I can feel when driving but pressures more stable and my local ATS does mine for free.
I work in a gas plant so have unlimited access to UHP nitrogen all I need to buy is a tyre inflator to connect to a regulator and be able to fill my tyres with N2 whenever its needed.
A decent accurate tyre inflator is around £50 so I'm not quite sure if its worth the investment or not
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Green cap? Are your tyres filled with nitrogen? Do you get any pressure loss at all or any advantages of running with nitrogen?
....Yes, green cap = nitrogen. No significant advantage I can feel when driving but pressures more stable and my local ATS does mine for free.
I work in a gas plant so have unlimited access to UHP nitrogen all I need to buy is a tyre inflator to connect to a regulator and be able to fill my tyres with N2 whenever its needed.
A decent accurate tyre inflator is around £50 so I'm not quite sure if its worth the investment or not
....Probably not worth the financial investment but it might be worthwhile conveniently as you work in a gas plant with free nitrogen.
If you were storing tyres partly inflated for a long time then nitrogen will have definite advantages due to less oxygen/moisture content and with less loss of pressure.
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Just buy a cheap inflater and an accurate pressure gauge (about a tenner)
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i run Toyo Proxes R1R, really good tyre.
around £160-180 each.
What mm of tread to you get one those? 7mm or 5mm(a la r888)
7mm on the r1r's and 5mm on the 888's
I am running r1r's too. Superb dry weather grip. Dont last long though. I had mine fitted weekend before inters and theres only about 3mm left on. Gonna put my winter rims on and get some assymetrics on them i think. Then back to the r1r's for the summer again.
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Michelin Pilot Sport 3's all round. They came with the car and I replaced one as soon as I got it as it was down to the wear indicators. £135 fitted through Black Circles, and Clubcard points!
IMO great tyres, however I've taken a big step up in buying this car, I used to drive a 96 Polo with Primewell's on the front, one Firestone and one Mohawk on the rear. Therefore, my benchmark was pretty low to start with... :driver:
Will probably try a different tyre when these have had their day.
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I will try the cheap inflator from eBay and see how I get on. I already have a digital pressure gauge that I use weekly to check the pressures at the same time I check the oil and all other fluids
I'm planning to swap over from my monzas to winter wheels at work when the time comes as its coverd and dry at work, so will give them a few purges with nitrogen and top up to 1bar for storage.
I now have 2x tyre trolleys and my wheel bags are due to arrive tomorrow so I'm well prepared for this winter
I got a generic response from Goodyear telling me to return the tyres to a Goodyear dealer and they will send them back to Goodyear after fitting new Goodyear tyres and if they are found to be defective the dealer will issue me a refund on the % of tread remaining from the defective tyres. No mention of what could of caused the splitting and I'm not willing to pay for new tyres all round just to be able to get a response from them.
I'd rather just find out if it is just an assy1 problem or if the assy2s are effected too!
I'm going to get the 4 x asy1 s that I have in the garage fitted when the weather gets nicer and keep a close eye on them.
On a plus note I just checked the tread depth on the continental winter sports I bought last week and they are 6.5mm on the front and 7mm on the back so really happy as they were advertised as having 4mm so should get at least 2 winters out of them
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am running bridgestone potenza on ma mk5 gti they are a great tyres :happy2:
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I have Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2's ~£120 each
2nd set now, great all rounder tyres (even in the wet, although they do wear a little quicker than other brands but not by much)
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I have Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2's ~£120 each
2nd set now, great all rounder tyres (even in the wet, although they do wear a little quicker than other brands but not by much)
Ive not found that... mine have done about 17K, and it gets used. :happy2:
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Maybe I should slow down :)
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had vred ultras for over a year now and they've been a good tyre in my book either rain or shine. maybe a bit noisy compared to some but not enough to bother me.