rossinio

The default bridgestones were so bad, I didn't really believe it until I changed to the as5s

I heard a good trick is to do a before and after drive (at speed) with the boot empty vs full (usually of holiday stuff) to see if that makes a difference. The biggest thing is still the tyres though. Annoyingly road surfaces in the UK are generally very bad, it is only when you get to good tarmac you really notice the difference. I also did silentcoat under the bonnet and bought the skoda cover to go over it which may have helped a bit. Mine is all just silentcoat to stop vibration with closed cell foam over the top. Without the mass loaded vinyl it is not finished yet. https://www.deadening.co.uk have loads of stuff.

Another vote for Goodyear Asymmetric 5, make sure they have right amount of air in them for best results, I added recommended for 4 people. The Bridgestones it came with were garbage in comparison. I have also done a fair bit of noise insulation in boot, under rear seat but still not got around to adding the mass loaded vinyl I bought a year and a half ago.. I also haven't touched the door panels, and the buzzing noise in right door panel decelerating between 3k and 2k without using pedal seems to have temporarily vanished.