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Golf mk8 / Re: mk8.5 GTI road noise
« Last post by CarbonGTD on 15 March 2026, 16:06 »I had the new set of Pirelli P ZERO PZ5's fitted to my GTI yesterday. Went out for a decent run this morning as the weather was good here - yes there is a definite improvement (esp in ride quality plus slight noise drop) - it is early days and this feedback is based on a single 20 mile mixed test drive this morning, but I don't regret paying for the early switch in tyres at all (particularly as there was a 20% off price deal on the PZ5's at the moment). Will see how the new tyres bed in properly over the next few weeks - given my car is only on standard 18" rims I still think the passive dampers set up is too hard on the 8.5 (and that there has been too much sound deadening stripped out of the car) but it feels like this switch in tyres means I can now enjoy the car (whereas on the noisy hard riding OEM Bridgestones I would find myself getting annoyed at it on just about every trip).
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