Tyre Noise

Beagler · 11-17-2019, 06:32 AM

Quite a few comments on this subject but is anyone able to evaluate it for example using a noise meter in the various x1 configs or other vehicles.

Feddersen · 11-17-2019, 06:47 AM

Don't have a X1 but we have been trying a lot of different tires in different cars. Normally the less db they are rated the better but it also depends on the car, the tire pressure, the speed index, weather and age of the tire.

I have however been trying some X1s and I have heard less noise on 18" RFTs summer tires on an X1 compared to non-RFTs winter tires on 17" on another X1.

The best ever tire regarding noise we have had were som Dunlop RFT winter tires for an E82 rated at 210km/h.

We drive so much that our tires rarely age more than three years so it isn't age that makes them noisy.

Beagler · 11-17-2019, 06:56 AM

I wonder if it could be that the X1 is so quiet in the cockpit that the tyre noise is more audible than other makes of cars. A comparison with other makes may be more enlightening.

Feddersen · 11-17-2019, 07:12 AM

I tried a friends X1 today and he had way more tire noise than I have in my 335i. I had also a X1 loaner for some days and that one had way less tire noise than my 335i. Both my 335i and the X1 loaner uses the standard tires mounted by BMW. My wife's M240i again has less tire noise than mine and is on par with the X1 or slightly above.

A couple of weeks ago i tried a Mercedes GLC and that was on par with the loaner X1.

I am considering the X1 as a quiet car and I am looking forward to get one some time next year

. If it is noisy I would blame the tires.

Bluewater335D · 11-17-2019, 08:10 AM

I have just fitted 17" BMW Alloy Winter Wheels and Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 tyres - they seem to ride "better" with maybe the same (or slightly) less tyre noise than the 18" Alloys fitted with Bridgestone Tupanza......... but I cannot be 100% sure - the Cabin in the X1 is quite big, so maybe you "feel" the noise more - my car is an 18d Xdrive, M Sport.

Just a point to watch out for - the Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 are directional tyres, (i.e. marked on the tyre with a "rotation" arrow, they only fit one way, either on the near side or the offside of the car), so just check if you are fitting tyres

kavatski · 11-17-2019, 01:06 PM

Just put 18" Sottozero 3s on ours (28iX xLine) for winter. I think they're slightly quieter than the Cintauro P7 all-seasons that it came with, but too early to say for sure. Ride is, again, maybe slightly softer, and turn-in seems unaffected. Looking forward to see how they do when it gets slippery.

Beagler · 11-17-2019, 01:33 PM

There is an App “Toolbox Pro” that has a decibel meter. I have this on my iPad.
When my car is in eco mode the engine drops to idle on the overrun so the only noise could be from tyres . If others could do this at say 50 mph we could have a reasonable comparison.

Jorix · 11-18-2019, 02:55 AM

I've also just put Sottozero's on mine, and it does seem better then with the Bridgestones (both 18" RFTs)

11-17-2019, 06:32 AM	#1
Beagler First Lieutenant 75 Rep 383 Posts Drives: Sept 2019 Facelift X1 MSPORT Join Date: May 2019 Location: Lancashire iTrader: (0)	Tyre Noise Quite a few comments on this subject but is anyone able to evaluate it for example using a noise meter in the various x1 configs or other vehicles. __________________ Everthing goes to Entropy in this Age.
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11-17-2019, 06:47 AM	#2
Feddersen Lieutenant 451 Rep 469 Posts Drives: X1 xDrive25i Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Denmark iTrader: (0)	Don't have a X1 but we have been trying a lot of different tires in different cars. Normally the less db they are rated the better but it also depends on the car, the tire pressure, the speed index, weather and age of the tire. I have however been trying some X1s and I have heard less noise on 18" RFTs summer tires on an X1 compared to non-RFTs winter tires on 17" on another X1. The best ever tire regarding noise we have had were som Dunlop RFT winter tires for an E82 rated at 210km/h. We drive so much that our tires rarely age more than three years so it isn't age that makes them noisy. __________________ DD: F48 X1 xDrive25i '20 - https://f48.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1703083 For fun: F22 M240i '19 - https://www.2addicts.com/forums/show....php?t=1644646 Previous BMW: Fully loaded F30, 335i https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1681247
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11-17-2019, 06:56 AM	#3
Beagler First Lieutenant 75 Rep 383 Posts Drives: Sept 2019 Facelift X1 MSPORT Join Date: May 2019 Location: Lancashire iTrader: (0)	I wonder if it could be that the X1 is so quiet in the cockpit that the tyre noise is more audible than other makes of cars. A comparison with other makes may be more enlightening. __________________ Everthing goes to Entropy in this Age.
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11-17-2019, 07:12 AM	#4
Feddersen Lieutenant 451 Rep 469 Posts Drives: X1 xDrive25i Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Denmark iTrader: (0)	I tried a friends X1 today and he had way more tire noise than I have in my 335i. I had also a X1 loaner for some days and that one had way less tire noise than my 335i. Both my 335i and the X1 loaner uses the standard tires mounted by BMW. My wife's M240i again has less tire noise than mine and is on par with the X1 or slightly above. A couple of weeks ago i tried a Mercedes GLC and that was on par with the loaner X1. I am considering the X1 as a quiet car and I am looking forward to get one some time next year . If it is noisy I would blame the tires. __________________ DD: F48 X1 xDrive25i '20 - https://f48.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1703083 For fun: F22 M240i '19 - https://www.2addicts.com/forums/show....php?t=1644646 Previous BMW: Fully loaded F30, 335i https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1681247
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11-17-2019, 08:10 AM	#5
Bluewater335D Second Lieutenant 33 Rep 201 Posts Drives: E92 35D, F48 X1, M4, 911, 3.2 Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Hampshire, UK iTrader: (0)	I have just fitted 17" BMW Alloy Winter Wheels and Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 tyres - they seem to ride "better" with maybe the same (or slightly) less tyre noise than the 18" Alloys fitted with Bridgestone Tupanza......... but I cannot be 100% sure - the Cabin in the X1 is quite big, so maybe you "feel" the noise more - my car is an 18d Xdrive, M Sport. Just a point to watch out for - the Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 are directional tyres, (i.e. marked on the tyre with a "rotation" arrow, they only fit one way, either on the near side or the offside of the car), so just check if you are fitting tyres
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11-17-2019, 01:06 PM	#6
kavatski First Lieutenant 147 Rep 304 Posts Drives: 2023 X3 30iX Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Nova Scotia iTrader: (0)	Just put 18" Sottozero 3s on ours (28iX xLine) for winter. I think they're slightly quieter than the Cintauro P7 all-seasons that it came with, but too early to say for sure. Ride is, again, maybe slightly softer, and turn-in seems unaffected. Looking forward to see how they do when it gets slippery.
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11-17-2019, 01:33 PM	#7
Beagler First Lieutenant 75 Rep 383 Posts Drives: Sept 2019 Facelift X1 MSPORT Join Date: May 2019 Location: Lancashire iTrader: (0)	There is an App “Toolbox Pro” that has a decibel meter. I have this on my iPad. When my car is in eco mode the engine drops to idle on the overrun so the only noise could be from tyres . If others could do this at say 50 mph we could have a reasonable comparison. __________________ Everthing goes to Entropy in this Age.
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11-18-2019, 02:55 AM	#8
Jorix Second Lieutenant 73 Rep 293 Posts Drives: BMW 120d, BMW X1 xDrive20d Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Bulgaria iTrader: (0)	I've also just put Sottozero's on mine, and it does seem better then with the Bridgestones (both 18" RFTs)
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