MK6 Wheel / Rim / Tyre Thread

[Corey_R]

what tyres did your gti come with ?

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[alebonau]

doesnt seem much more response on this one. Still keen to know especially with 2010 build GTI's. What did you gti come with, how do you find them.

with about month's use of michelin primacy HP's that my GTI came with. I can say it has good comfort, pretty quiet for road noise, Handles well around corners. Have never had it slip or slide. But under power in the wet they defintely seem to give away on wheel spin and with axle tramp depending how hard you push. Based on this I'd say the GTI is under rubbered with what VW provide it with. My last car also had michelin but pilot exaltos which I think had a bit better grip in the wet. will look to swapping to something more grippy once done with the current set have on the car in the mean time will have to go easy on the gas pedal especially in the wet ! hehe

[kennyc]

Mine are bridgestone with 17s

[MIRSAD]

doesnt seem much more response on this one. Still keen to know especially with 2010 build GTI's. have on the car i...hehe

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[alebonau]

Mine are bridgestone with 17s

which bridgestones and how have you found them

[alebonau]

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thanks for the link, some good info. they dont seem to have much anything on mk6 gti and peoples feedack. doesnt seem to have the primacy hp listed either. But a lot of good info there none the less. the michelin pilot sp2 seems a bit of a fav for the mk5 gti.

what tires did your gti come with mirsad and how have you found them so far ?

[MkVIGTI]

Mine came with Bridgestone Potenza RE50. I thought they were pretty good with good grip in the dry and good ride comfort/noise. Haven't really pushed it in the wet so dunno about its traction in the wet though. I heard somewhere that Yokohama has one that's also pretty good, even better than the RE50s for similar price. Can't remember which one it is though

[MIRSAD]

thanks for the link, some good info. they dont seem to have much anything on mk6 gti and peoples feedack. doesnt seem to have the primacy hp listed either. But a lot of good info there none the less. the michelin pilot sp2 seems a bit of a fav for the mk5 gti.

what tires did your gti come with mirsad and how have you found them so far ?

Nov 09 - Jan 2010 17" Bridgestone Potenza RE50
Jan 2010 - today 18" Bridgestone Potenza RE50 (changed 17 to 18")

It is looking OK ... not much driving in the wet ... few spins but mainly due to dirty surface or excitement...

But I can't find much difference (only minor change in comfort) even between 17" and 18" - not an "expert".

[alebonau]

Mine came with Bridgestone Potenza RE50. I thought they were pretty good with good grip in the dry and good ride comfort/noise. Haven't really pushed it in the wet so dunno about its traction in the wet though. I heard somewhere that Yokohama has one that's also pretty good, even better than the RE50s for similar price. Can't remember which one it is though

my previous car was coming upto replacing the michelin pilot exaltos and infact for 17" its not something was available, the places I visited mentioned yokohama 509's but I remember them from years ago ! youd think tyres had moved on since ! another one suggested were the pirelli p zero's for about the same money as the pilots and the yokohama's but no experience with either to comment.

[alebonau]

Nov 09 - Jan 2010 17" Bridgestone Potenza RE50
Jan 2010 - today 18" Bridgestone Potenza RE50 (changed 17 to 18")

It is looking OK ... not much driving in the wet ... few spins but mainly due to dirty surface or excitement...

But I can't find much difference (only minor change in comfort) even between 17" and 18" - not an "expert".

interesting experience there mirsad, what brought on the change from 17's to 18's looks like you stuck with stock alloys ?

sounds like your reasonably happy with your bridgestones. looks the michelin primacy are probably ok too, perhaps I'm being too picky and some of it could be surface related too. Just thinking probably could do better than them thats all I guess