New to a golf Gti, appreciate help!

[Buyitus]

Hi all. I just. Bought my 1st ever Gti. A mk6 on a 10 plate. I have a question about road noise! The car seems to have a lot of tyre noise on some roads, very loud rumble at low speeds. It has done 40k, tyres are mint and it was bought from a dealer so it had a full mechanical check.
Any ideas, is this normal?
Thanks very much for any feedback.
Nigel

[Taff_09]

might be wheel bearings...? can explain a rumble you get at low speeds or tyre condition

GTis are known to have noisy tyres fitted as standard (dunlop/bridgestone), the tyre roar from certain road surfaces can be rather loud (!)

what tyres are you running? tread ok?

[Raffe]

What tyre brand do you have firstly and secondly it may be worth feeling the inner edge of the rear tyres as they can generate a strange wear pattern which makes it sound as though a wheel bearing as gone, best way to describe it is the tyre has a 20p shae to the tread blocks as you feel around the wheel.

It's very common and I have experienced on a Focus, Golf, A3...and gets there after about 35k miles.

[dubber36]

It's quite a common issue, and the bigger the wheels the worse the noise is. Tyres can make a big difference. Michelins and Goodyears seem to be the quietest with Dunlops and Bridgestones being the noisiest. My GT with 18" Dunlops sounds like it's got failing wheel bearings on anything other than super smooth roads.

The problem is, the rest of the car is so quiet and refined due to very good sound insulation, there is no other noise to cancel out the drone of the tyres.

[Buyitus]

Wow, thanks for the speedy replies. It has Bridgestone tyres on the rear
And Michelin on the front. I felt the rear tyres for uneven wear and they don't seem to have any.
Would swapping the wheels over front to back work?
Thanks again.

[dubber36]

I'd put the Bridgestones on the front so that they will wear out sooner, then you can have Michelins all round. That should make things a lot better.

Have you got 18's?

[Raffe]

Wow, thanks for the speedy replies. It has Bridgestone tyres on the rear
And Michelin on the front. I felt the rear tyres for uneven wear and they don't seem to have any.
Would swapping the wheels over front to back work?
Thanks again.

That's good news, it's very easy to feel if they have created the strange lumpy wear pattern ninner edge.

May be interesting to see what happens when swapped.

[Buyitus]

Thanks a lot, I will try swapping them over.

They are 17" standard Gti wheels.

[gti210ps]

I'd put the Bridgestones on the front so that they will wear out sooner, then you can have Michelins all round. That should make things a lot better.

Have you got 18's?

totally agree.  have michelins on my 18'', have had them for ages, never a single disturbing sound and believe me, we have some really nasty-looking roads down here

[Big_Dave]

My Leon FR had the same issue, when the fronts were worn I put new Goodyears on the back and the Bridgestones that were on the back, on the front and the noise all but disappeared. Now I'm on Goodyears all round and the noise has gone...and now that I've just got some good tyres I'm getting my new Golf in the next few days (if VW stop puting the date back )