P Zero MO terrible tyre noise

TassieBMW · 06-13-2023, 07:46 PM

I'm currently running some Pirelli P Zero MO (Mercedes OEM) tyres on my E90 330i that I had fitted a year or two ago. They have plenty of tread left and no cupping or irregular wear patterns but oh my god, the noise is shockingly bad.

I actually replaced both front wheel bearings and a bunch of suspension components thinking that was the cause as the noise was so loud I thought tyres were out of the question. Just recently however I fitted another set of wheels with some crappy 10 year old Chinese tyres and I couldn't believe it, the noise was gone!

Has anyone else experienced this issue with the P Zero's?

What tyre would you recommend for an E90 M Sport (255/35/R18 rear and 225/40/R18 front) that has great grip but is less noisy? I was thinking perhaps the Michelin Pilot Sport 5?

335i54n · 06-13-2023, 09:30 PM

whats the date code, imo pirelli are junk , never had any good experiences. you will love michelins

TassieBMW · 06-13-2023, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by 335i54n

whats the date code, imo pirelli are junk , never had any good experiences. you will love michelins

Date code is recent (either 2020 or 2021 from memory) so they're not at all old.

I think perhaps the Mercedes version I got wasn't designed to be quiet since Mercs generally have better sound deadening but even still, I can hardly believe how loud they are for a premium tyre.

My M6 has PS4S on it and those are great, I have high expectations for the PS5.

Find it very odd how these P Zero's have this problem though.

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TassieBMW Private 17 Rep 66 Posts Drives: Le Mans Blue E90 330i MSport Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Tasmania iTrader: (0)	P Zero MO terrible tyre noise I'm currently running some Pirelli P Zero MO (Mercedes OEM) tyres on my E90 330i that I had fitted a year or two ago. They have plenty of tread left and no cupping or irregular wear patterns but oh my god, the noise is shockingly bad. I actually replaced both front wheel bearings and a bunch of suspension components thinking that was the cause as the noise was so loud I thought tyres were out of the question. Just recently however I fitted another set of wheels with some crappy 10 year old Chinese tyres and I couldn't believe it, the noise was gone! Has anyone else experienced this issue with the P Zero's? What tyre would you recommend for an E90 M Sport (255/35/R18 rear and 225/40/R18 front) that has great grip but is less noisy? I was thinking perhaps the Michelin Pilot Sport 5?
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335i54n Captain 354 Rep 610 Posts Drives: e90 335i, e39 m5 Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: socal iTrader: (0)	whats the date code, imo pirelli are junk , never had any good experiences. you will love michelins Last edited by 335i54n; 06-13-2023 at 09:35 PM..
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