Road noise

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Christoff
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Road noise

Post by Christoff »

We have owned my wife's 206cc since new but seldom use it because there is so much road noise.
Would the noise be reduced by fitting smaller wheels/larger walled tyres and trying to find tyres that are known to produce less road noise. At present still on the Goodyear Eagle F1 tyres and 16" wheels fitted by the manufacturer
Perhaps they are just noisy little cars, but any help/advice would be appreciated.
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Chris

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gazza82
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Re: Road noise

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You could go down to 15" but you'd have to make sure that you keep the tyre radius/diameter but adjusting the tyre profile. The 16" tyre is a lower 45 profile .. and the lower the profile the harsher the ride.

I should also mention you should keep the tyres/wheels to a standard Peugeot option as you also need to get the BSI reconfigured .. the wheel/tyre size is held in that and affects the mileage/fuel consumption display/etc

carbibles.com would be a good start as you can compare different tyres sizes.


but first, are the current tyres worn? Is the alignment OK? What about the suspension? Worn/bushes starting to degrade?

They are noisy little cars but some tyres are much worse than others .. I'd heard Eagles are noisy .. we've got Hankooks on ours and they are also fairly noisy.

BTW If you tyres are original and over 7 years old .. they should probably be changed as they will be starting to degrade ..
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Christoff
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Re: Road noise

Post by Christoff »

Many thanks for your reply - I doubt if anything is worn or out of alignment as we have done so few miles and the noise has been there since new. Tyres aren't 'tread worn' but I agree with you they need replacing on age alone. My wife bought the car as part of her inheritance from her Mother so it has sentimental value and I know she will want to keep it. Just thought that as the tyres need to be replaced it's a good time to see if we can do something about the noise. I'll have a look at carbibles as you suggest. Interesting that you have heard tha Eagles are noisy so maybe some hope that I can find something quieter
Thanks again for your commets

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Re: Road noise

Post by iooiuk »

What are you comparing the level of noise to?
What do you call a few miles?

I have a Chevy Aveo (bog std salon) and that is no more noisy than my 04 1600 CC (28K on the clock).

Remember the CC is a convertable and will be more noisy than your average car. Compare it to a rolls royce and it will be like being in a church against a rock concert :lol:
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Re: Road noise

Post by Christoff »

Thanks iooiuk. Few miles = under 6,000 since new.
Maybe a good point about comparison - daily drivers are Rover 75 tourer and Range Rover but in Spain we have a worn out Ford Escort and it's nowhere near as noisy as the Peugeot. I take your point about 206cc being convertible but noise definitely seems to be road noise from the tyres and kicks in at a fairly low speed. Since my original post I have spoken to local tyre factors and they said don't spend on new wheels - spend the money on better quieter tyres. They were also of the view that the Goodyear Eagles are unidirectional and known to be a bit noisy. Problem for me is how would I know which tyres are quiet/quieter.
It's a fun car - perhaps it just a noisy little buzzbox and I've got to put up with it, but as the tyres need changing it just seemed a good opportunity to try and improve things

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Re: Road noise

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Christoff wrote:..............Problem for me is how would I know which tyres are quiet/quieter............
By looking at the EU labelling scheme that was introduced in 2012
http://www.atseuromaster.co.uk/tyres/tyre-labelling
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gazza82
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Re: Road noise

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I'd treat those ratings with pinch of salt. We had Bridgestones on the MiTo and I always thought they were noisy. Replaced them with Dunlop Sport 01 which were rated quieter ... not much difference.
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Re: Road noise

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i am thinking that i should accept my little pug is noisey and thats that, its a convertible and will be noisey I guess. :O)
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Re: Road noise

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I think the F1s can be noisy at higher pressures. Mine were too high when I got it. I have reduced to the specified 2.3 Bar (33psi) and it seems quieter, plus it handles better.