falken 452s are ok but the sidewalls are a bit soft, they tend to roll when cornering hard they dont lose grip but its a bit un-nerving, ive just put a set of f1s on the front of mine i have total trust in them in all conditions. they replaced bridgestone re050s which were useless in the wet but very good in the dry.
my brother in law has replaced a set of avon zz3s with the toyo proxes on his golf gti and he thinks they are miles better than the avons.
try http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/