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Hey Phil, I just had 4 x Bridgestone Turanza Serenity plus fitted today. I paid $400 even (fitted and balanced).Honestly, I'm still not 100% sure that there is a significant improvement in noise. I think the frequency may have changed but that's about it. Coarse chip road surface noise does not seem to improve. However, I did notice an unusual harmonic hum at around 90km/h coming from what seems to be the tyre tread at that speed. I can't tell whether this sound was always there from the Hankooks and is only noticeable from the "different" quiet from these Turanza's??
Quote from: pidim on October 18, 2014, 12:02:59Hey Phil, I just had 4 x Bridgestone Turanza Serenity plus fitted today. I paid $400 even (fitted and balanced).Honestly, I'm still not 100% sure that there is a significant improvement in noise. I think the frequency may have changed but that's about it. Coarse chip road surface noise does not seem to improve. However, I did notice an unusual harmonic hum at around 90km/h coming from what seems to be the tyre tread at that speed. I can't tell whether this sound was always there from the Hankooks and is only noticeable from the "different" quiet from these Turanza's??Interesting… Pidim’s observations (post #85) mirror mine. After my complaint about the bloody noisy new tyres, Bob Jane TMart replaced my Yokohama BluEarth AE-01 tyres with a set of Yokohama C-Drives on Saturday. Like Pidim I am experiencing a slight harmonic hum (happened on the BlueEarths as well) so just wonder if the Hankooks hid the noise with their inherent loudness.I never expected the tyres to be ’silent’ but they still aren’t great - definitely quieter than the BluEarths but still ’sensitive’ noise-wise to changing road conditions. The reality is the i30 lacks decent sound proofing…However, if I thought the BlueEarths had better grip than the Hankooks (which weren’t bad at all) then the C-Drive tyres are another level of grip. Excellent!Interestingly over bumps there is a more solid sound. The BlueEarths sounded like they had ’thin’ sides - like hitting a thin balloon as opposed to a thick balloon - silly I know, but the only way I can describe it.
Hey Pidim, from your avatar it looks like we have different models - I have the 'old' model, and believe me, it needs better under-body sound proofing!
hey @bitsumishi & @dazzler, I can't speak for the old model but GD is definitely well sound proofed vs other cars I test drove back when I puchased, however, I think that tyre noise is an 'engineering' issue based on Mazda comments and could also apply to GD series. Mazda finds fix for noisy Achilles heel
@dazzle - yes definitely more involved that just thicker carpet or other insulation. Golf reviews indicate that their tyre noise and ride is exceptional and certainly the benchmark in the segment. Today I parked next to a Golf 7 and noticed the tyres were Hankooks with a similar tread to what I just got rid of.
Quote from: pidim on October 21, 2014, 09:06:09@dazzle - yes definitely more involved that just thicker carpet or other insulation. Golf reviews indicate that their tyre noise and ride is exceptional and certainly the benchmark in the segment. Today I parked next to a Golf 7 and noticed the tyres were Hankooks with a similar tread to what I just got rid of.That's interesting. I hope to find a quieter tyre for my Calais when the Bridgestone Turanzas wear out but that is perhaps 2 years away LOL
Quote from: Dazzler on October 21, 2014, 09:14:25Quote from: pidim on October 21, 2014, 09:06:09@dazzle - yes definitely more involved that just thicker carpet or other insulation. Golf reviews indicate that their tyre noise and ride is exceptional and certainly the benchmark in the segment. Today I parked next to a Golf 7 and noticed the tyres were Hankooks with a similar tread to what I just got rid of.That's interesting. I hope to find a quieter tyre for my Calais when the Bridgestone Turanzas wear out but that is perhaps 2 years away LOLI thought your solution to tyres wearing out was to change cars
Alignment at what intervals
You'll have to tell Hy not to rotate tyres. I wonder if Bridgestone will check balance and then want to charge you for that. We haven't had our 1st check yet but i wouldn't put it past them.
Oh, my wife organised ours, so I'd better read the document.
This is what happens when you,,,,,,mainsplain.
I thought I would advise after taking up Bridgestone's offer. Turned up on Saturday morning thinking these guys would grumble and curse under their breath about doing a freebie job. Anyway, I can report that they rotated tyres including a wheel balance without any attempt at selling me anything else. The guy simply said "yep sure buddy, give us 10 minutes". Didn't even have time to finish my coffee. At the end he said "see ya in 5k".