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Title: Tyre Year of Manufacture....Where Is It??
Post by: MutantCav on 02 August 2011, 22:06:34
Apparently tyres have their year of manufacture on them somewhere but I can not see where...anyone got a pic of what I'm looking for????

Much appreciated :y
Title: Re: Tyre Year of Manufacture....Where Is It??
Post by: Andy B on 02 August 2011, 22:08:21
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Apparently tyres have their year of manufacture on them somewhere but I can not see where...anyone got a pic of what I'm looking for????

Much appreciated :y

it's a 4 digit code. First two numbers are the week of manufacture, second two are the year.
Title: Re: Tyre Year of Manufacture....Where Is It??
Post by: MutantCav on 02 August 2011, 22:11:22
Cheers Andy...any idea where it normally might be??
Title: Re: Tyre Year of Manufacture....Where Is It??
Post by: Andy B on 02 August 2011, 22:17:28
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Cheers Andy...any idea where it normally might be??

There are various pictures here ..... http://www.google.co.uk/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1280&bih=685&q=tyre+date+code&gbv=2&oq=tyre+date&aq=3&aqi=g1&aql=&gs_sm=c&gs_upl=967l7834l0l11777l15l15l3l2l2l0l226l1298l5.4.1l10l0
Title: Re: Tyre Year of Manufacture....Where Is It??
Post by: MutantCav on 02 August 2011, 22:22:59
Excellent, thanks :y

Well you learn something new every day...I never knew they had manufacturing year on tyres or that they expired after 5 years...have always just replaced them when they broke! :y
Title: Re: Tyre Year of Manufacture....Where Is It??
Post by: Andy B on 02 August 2011, 22:29:19
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Excellent, thanks :y

Well you learn something new every day...I never knew they had manufacturing year on tyres or that they expired after 5 years...have always just replaced them when they broke! :y

I thought it was 6 yrs, but a car's tyres are usually fubar'd well before  :y
Title: Re: Tyre Year of Manufacture....Where Is It??
Post by: MutantCav on 02 August 2011, 22:32:05
The spare wheel tyre had a manufacture date of 2002 and its brand new looking...I would agree though that generally tyres are put on cars, the cars are used and so the tyres dont last more than about a year or 2...although regularly much less
Title: Re: Tyre Year of Manufacture....Where Is It??
Post by: henryd on 02 August 2011, 22:35:56
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The spare wheel tyre had a manufacture date of 2002 and its brand new looking...I would agree though that generally tyres are put on cars, the cars are used and so the tyres dont last more than about a year or 2...although regularly much less

A tyre that's been hidden from the light will not have degraded any thing like one fitted to the car
Title: Re: Tyre Year of Manufacture....Where Is It??
Post by: twiglet on 04 August 2011, 13:18:34
Did someone tell me that tyre age is going to be a part of the mot from next year, or did I dream it?  :-/

Also, why am I dreaming about car tyres instead of beautiful, naked women?  ::) >:(
Title: Re: Tyre Year of Manufacture....Where Is It??
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 04 August 2011, 13:33:10
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Did someone tell me that tyre age is going to be a part of the mot from next year, or did I dream it?  :-/

Also, why am I dreaming about car tyres instead of beautiful, naked women?  ::) >:(


 ;D ;D

there are many walking around at the moment, so you can come here ;D :y
Title: Re: Tyre Year of Manufacture....Where Is It??
Post by: Stallion on 06 August 2011, 03:22:24
definitely found out something new today, i ought to check mines tomorrow.. :y
Title: Re: Tyre Year of Manufacture....Where Is It??
Post by: 2woody on 07 August 2011, 22:02:35
tyres made before 2000 aren't date-stamped
Title: Re: Tyre Year of Manufacture....Where Is It??
Post by: lee4206 on 07 August 2011, 22:19:02
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tyres made before 2000 aren't date-stamped

Yes they are it's a 3digit code  normally in a oval after the letters DOT. If it has a small triangle in front of the 3 digit code then it was made in the 80s if there's no mark then it was made in the 90s. Same meaning though the first 2 nos are the week and the last no is the year.
Title: Re: Tyre Year of Manufacture....Where Is It??
Post by: Andy B on 07 August 2011, 22:28:51
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tyres made before 2000 aren't date-stamped

........ and I thought that you knew everything  ::) ::) ::)  ;)
Title: Re: Tyre Year of Manufacture....Where Is It??
Post by: 2woody on 08 August 2011, 17:44:28
gonna have to find one and check now.....!
Title: Re: Tyre Year of Manufacture....Where Is It??
Post by: Andy B on 08 August 2011, 21:53:56
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gonna have to find one and check now.....!

I'll look in the boot at my spare when I get my car back, pretty sure it's the original.  :y