Very scary!!! Tire dry rot
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Very scary!!! Tire dry rot
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=4826897
I'm sure allot of people like myself knew about dry rot but never knew that stores where selling old tires as new. I never knew until now about the code either so it was news to me. next time I buy tires I'm going to make sure that they are "NEW" new.
Example:
1402
14(equals week in year)02(equals year made (2002)
I'm sure allot of people like myself knew about dry rot but never knew that stores where selling old tires as new. I never knew until now about the code either so it was news to me. next time I buy tires I'm going to make sure that they are "NEW" new.
Example:
1402
14(equals week in year)02(equals year made (2002)
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wow this is really scary. i will go check all of my and my dad's tires.
edit: i just checked my kumho's. 2 of them were 23/06 and other 2 were 32/05
i purchased them together in feb. 07 from discounttire.com. so half of them was about
9 months old and other half was 19 months old when i purchased them. interesting....
edit: i just checked my kumho's. 2 of them were 23/06 and other 2 were 32/05
i purchased them together in feb. 07 from discounttire.com. so half of them was about
9 months old and other half was 19 months old when i purchased them. interesting....
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yeah, the date code has been there for sometime. but i'm glad that you posted this! it's important for everyone to know! And the rule is no tires over 5-6 years old. I draw the line at using tires 4 years old (like in storage).
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Originally Posted by krazyscion
hmmm...interesting...i wonder if that is even legal to sell old as new lol
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Originally Posted by krazyscion
hmmm...interesting...i wonder if that is even legal to sell old as new lol
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who buys tires from sears anyways? ahha[/quote]
Hey I bought my tires from sears. I have the falken 912's n got a really good deal on them because of price matching wooohooo.. Got all 4 for $360+tax.
Sears=smart shopping lol
Hey I bought my tires from sears. I have the falken 912's n got a really good deal on them because of price matching wooohooo.. Got all 4 for $360+tax.
Sears=smart shopping lol
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I think this might be an issue for folks buying tires for their SUV or old sedan, but I seriously doubt it impacts any tC owners-- most of us ride on Z-rated tires, and I know that the Lion's Share of Cali and Florida drivers are on ultra-high performance tires. These types of tires have short production runs, generally only 2-3 years between improvement, redesign, or replacement.
Out of curiosity, I just checked mine. I bought all four Falken FK451s from Discount Tire Direct in September of '05. All four tires are marked 2205, meaning they were manufactured in the second week of June, roughly 3 months before I bought them-- and I bought them the year they were discontinued and replaced by the FK452.
Trust ABC news and 20/20 to make a whole mountain range out of three or four molehills.
Out of curiosity, I just checked mine. I bought all four Falken FK451s from Discount Tire Direct in September of '05. All four tires are marked 2205, meaning they were manufactured in the second week of June, roughly 3 months before I bought them-- and I bought them the year they were discontinued and replaced by the FK452.
Trust ABC news and 20/20 to make a whole mountain range out of three or four molehills.
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Saw that video clip a while back too. Mine are 1408 (bad number combination I know, lol). Last week of March/First week of April of this year. So I'm good for a long time. WOOT.
I agree with the Doc on the risk of SUVs vs. the tC. However, it does still run a risk when we take hard turns and such with aged tires. Nothing like tires getting ripped apart when taking a hard turn on a hill. But then again, if we have performance tires, we'll have already replaced the tires before they even expire.
At least we know how to check the tires production date now.
I agree with the Doc on the risk of SUVs vs. the tC. However, it does still run a risk when we take hard turns and such with aged tires. Nothing like tires getting ripped apart when taking a hard turn on a hill. But then again, if we have performance tires, we'll have already replaced the tires before they even expire.
At least we know how to check the tires production date now.