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estepona1999
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age of tyres

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someone told me that tyres have a date of manufacture on the wall of a tyre.Is the date shown as normal ie month/year or is it shown in a different format,what do I look for? Thanks
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Re: age of tyres

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Generally a week then year. For example 3209 means: Week 32 in 2009.
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Thanks for that
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Re: age of tyres

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Goes against the grain to ditch an old tyre with plenty of tread left, but the rubber does deteriorate.
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