teyangacura

Has anyone bought Falken Ziex Ze 912 tires for 05 TL? What do you think of them? Noise, longevity, traction (dry, wet, light snow)? thanks.

Meek32v6

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I just got mine put on last week so really can't say.
Been fine so far but again they are brand new. Haven't notice any road noise...
Still waiting to drive them in the rain

teyangacura

Thanks for the reply. Keep me posted on you experience with these tires. I'm planning to get new tires in a couple months.

JimiThng

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TL_S_Driver

i had these on my 02TLS and i was very happy with them.

xavier25

I've only had these on for a couple weeks and can only compare to the stock EL42's.... huge improvement. There is definitely a lot less noise than the stock tires and they feel more planted on the road. It hasn't rained that heavy yet, but in light rain they did fine.

There are other better rated tires with probably better tread life, but I guess I'll see how long these last.

teyangacura

I look at Consumer report (Nov 07 issue) and they rate these tires #1.
I am going to buy them this weekend. There is a $100 discount at www.discounttiredirect.com for a set of 4 until 10/20/2007.

stillhere153

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I just ordered mine from dictount tire ^ what he said... $368 shipped for 245/40/18

jchcmax

I've been considering these for my next tire along with the Nitto Neo Gen. They are almost identical. Any opinions?

teyangacura

I received and mounted them on Saturday. 4 for my wife's jetta and 4 for my TL. So far, they are great:
* great handling (on dry pavement), will have snow pretty soon here in MN
* road noise is minimal
* looks good
* still some vibration when tires are cold but issue disappear quickly after a couple minutes

So far tires are good, I will recommend for everyone who is looking for new tires.

DMZ

That's impossible. The 912's only came out this year.
Consumer Reports rates these tires poor in the snow and for tread life.

As a former Falken owner, the 512's weren't bad, but I still recommend the new Goodyear Eagle F1 All Seasons. So far, I find their performance superior to the Falkens in every way.

Falken Ziex 912's are rated 360 A A
Eagle F1 All Seasons are rated 420 AA A, hence longer tread life and better bad weather traction.....where safety counts most.
http://www.goodyeartires.com/eagle/eagleF1AS_innov.html

JimiThng

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