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Title: REPLACEMENT tyres for Golf gti 7.5
Post by: neiln20 on 03 April 2018, 16:57
Hi Guys,

ive been reading the posts relating to tyres on here and would like some advice specifically on the golf gti mk 7.5 which I cant see anyone having already posted.

I have the original Bridgestone's and have covered about 4000 miles since new. The grip on them is shocking, I wanted to see if wearing the tyres in would improve this but it has not. I find the wheels spinning even just pulling away when the road is damp. Cornering and breaking grip however seem fine. I would like to replace the 2 front tyres and was wondering if any other mk 7.5 owners have experienced the same and if so what they have replaced the Bridgestone's with?

Title: Re: REPLACEMENT tyres for Golf gti 7.5
Post by: barrym381 on 03 April 2018, 17:23
Pilot super sports are what you need  :smiley: replace all 4 though
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Post by: Guzzle on 03 April 2018, 19:12
This has been discussed the n'th degree on the Mk7 forum, Michelin Pilot Sport 4 seems to be the tyre of choice for many.

However before you go rushing off to bin your Bridgestone's, you should begin to notice an improvement as the weather becomes milder. They need a bit of heat in them to get the best out of them,  they're not well suited to the British winters. In my opinion, in the summer months they're fine.
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Post by: JHWP on 04 April 2018, 11:17
I'd recommend the Michelin Pilot Sport 4. If you can, I'd replace all four as barrym381 has said.
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Post by: BobbyT on 15 May 2018, 17:20
I must be the only one who doesn't mind the Bridgestone's. I wouldn't buy them again but I have no complaints, seem good in the wet.

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Post by: carlt69 on 25 May 2018, 21:34
I have Bridgestones on my GTi and I don’t find them that bad at all

A bit noisey maybe but not too bad!
Title: Re: REPLACEMENT tyres for Golf gti 7.5
Post by: Restlessnative on 26 May 2018, 23:16
This has been discussed the n'th degree on the Mk7 forum, Michelin Pilot Sport 4 seems to be the tyre of choice for many.

However before you go rushing off to bin your Bridgestone's, you should begin to notice an improvement as the weather becomes milder. They need a bit of heat in them to get the best out of them,  they're not well suited to the British winters. In my opinion, in the summer months they're fine.
Totally agree.On my GTD they were fine outside of Winter.Especially trying to put down the power in the damp/wet-they just lit up the traction control light all the time.After punctures/wear i now have 4 MPS4's on.Fantastic,especially in the wet.Not as sticky as MPSS but a better all rounder i think.Good deals on Blackcircles,especially if buying 4.
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Post by: Jeff Wood on 31 May 2018, 10:57
Ive just ordered some Goodyear effcientgrip Performance tyres, they just seemed to tick all the boxes, re, noise, rolling resistance, comfort, but I'll let you know what I think when they're on.

I do find the Bridgestones noisy, its the first thing I noticed when I first drove my Golf..
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Post by: itavaltalainen on 01 June 2018, 11:06
I don’t mind the Bridgstones either.They need temperature to do well, more suited to hotter continental climate.
I ran winters on my GTD in cold winter months so this hasn’t beem an issue for me.
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Post by: Wide on 01 June 2018, 11:27
I have tried som tire on my 7,5 GTI..  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :grin:

https://youtu.be/6YJJ4xeb7mQ (https://youtu.be/6YJJ4xeb7mQ)

And i vote for Sportcontact 6! or the 4S..  :wink:

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Post by: fredgroves on 01 June 2018, 13:48
I'd not bin the BS's immediately (in fact I didn't on my current GTD) but certainly look forward to when you can swap them after they wear out. I put PS4's on after my front OEM BS's were worn but put them on the back. In a little while the BS front's will be gone and I'll be PS4 all round.

That will be nice, but in the meantime, yeah whatever. If I was tracking my car (hmmm maybe not a GTD but you get the idea) perhaps then I'd think about a quick swap out but otherwise, its not as good as it could be but equally they aren't ditch finders.

Mind you, some of you seem to spend loads of money on your cars and if you do, then certainly you'll want to just straight out swap.
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Post by: DanDuda48 on 02 June 2018, 02:23
So Fred (and others), how long did your Bridgestones last? I have 12k on my GTD and they are still almost 6mm...
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Post by: Duke Dickson on 02 June 2018, 05:03
Fronts on mine lasted somewhere around 15k. However, rears are still at 5mm at 22.5k, so they're a hardy bugger when not worked too hard.

Depending on how many miles you do and whether a little movement might be the order of the day, PS4 or MPSS (if more committed and weather less of a concern) at the front and the Bridgestones, until they die, might be the order of the day. Doing ok for me at the moment, but will admit I would put Michelin on the rear as well when they die.

One thing I don't like about the PS4's is that they do feel a little sqiudgey at times and I'm never quite 100% sure, even though they will work. That may just be me though, as I prefer 98 or 99% a or b to that bit of doubt before firming up to be something.
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Post by: fredgroves on 02 June 2018, 07:45
So Fred (and others), how long did your Bridgestones last? I have 12k on my GTD and they are still almost 6mm...

About 15k on the front.

On my last GTD the rears lasted ~65k before getting binned because they had saw toothed and drove me mad. Hence why I have put the new tyres on the rear - hopefully the last rears I'll put on this one now.
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Post by: monkeyhanger on 02 June 2018, 23:14
The Bridgestones last so long that if you only keep a car 3 years and do average miles, you'll be doing most of those miles on the Bridgestones. They are a handicap on the car, i'd get them off ASAP, stick them in the loft or the garage for if you go to sell the car or p/x itwhen a new set of rubber would be required.


Coming up to 25650 miles and I swapped the Bridgestones for Michelin PSS at around 6000 miles. Just had year 3 service and MOT - PSS still at 5.5mm on the fronts and 4mm on the rears according to the VW dealership advisory report (how the rears are wearing faster than the fronts, and with no abnormal wear is a mystery to me, as the R is heavily front biased, and the front wheels are steering.

Not sure whether they got their numbers the wrong way round as I seem to have self healing brake discs (warranty work in Jan, 80% worn rear discs; Service at the end of May and I have 70% worn rear discs and a suggestion to spend £268 to replace them).

When the rear discs get replaced I won't be going OEM - those rusty hubs look sh!te, as do the very rusty disc shrouds. On an R at least, the PSS wear well, front and back - did not expect to likely get 30k miles out of a set of tyres on a 300ps car before they're down to 2.5mm