Re: Used tire stores
Posted by:
gotsomegreattires
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Date: July 05, 2013 09:05PM
Oh .......very important.
If you get used tires or - for that matter new tires - make sure the tires are not old. Depending on various factors such as usage, whether the car is garaged, etc tires that are 6-10 years since the date of manufacture, are considered to be potentially hazardous because irrespective of tread wear, the rubber deteriorates and they can literally come apart making the consequences potentially dangerous.
Even brand new tires that are sometimes sold may have been manufactured several years ago. They may have been stored at the manufacturer or at a tire dealer.
The date of manufacture appears on the sidewall. It shows up as for example "DOT 2008" - which is what mine shows - and this means it it was manufactured in the 20th week of the year 2008. The first two digits are the week it was manufactured and the last two digits are the year of manufacture. This four digit code appears on tires manufactured after the year 2000.
My tires potentially have up about 5 years before they would need to be replaced irrespective of tread wear.