How old are your tyres?

force_ten

AdrianC wrote: »

It doesn't change while the tyre's fitted...

but the tyres were already fitted when i bought my car

I went looking for the date code and it is on the inside of the tyres so it cant be easily read

if i have new tyres fitted during my ownership i could check the date code and make a note of it before the wheels go on

EdGasket

Does the date code matter? Some two year-old tyres can show sidewall cracking whereas some ten year-olds can look as good as new. Date alone doesn't mean much and ageing will depend on materials used and how it has been stored. If the tyre is fitted, how it ages depends on how it is maintained and used e.g. thrashed around corners and kept out in all weathers or the occasional trip to the shops and kept in a cosy garage.

George_Michael

pappa_golf wrote: »

the date on the tyres is a bit like "dream" beds , made on xx.xx.xxxx

Not really.
Tyres have the date of manufacture on them where as dreams beds have the date of delivery to the customer. (I know this as I had a new mattress from Dreams a couple of weeks ago).

pappa_golf

si the matress could have been sat in dreams warehouse , in the sun , or badly stored for years? , I suggest treating the label as a joke

Gloomendoom

jimjames wrote: »

Thought this might be of interest to some. Found the spare on my car is original as date is 2001!

If it's always been out of the sun inside the boot it will have aged a lot more slowly than a tyre on the outside of the car.

EssexExile

jimjames wrote: »

Thought this might be of interest to some. Found the spare on my car is original as date is 2001!

The back tyres on my van are 2000 originals, still going round.

AdrianC

EssexExile wrote: »

The back tyres on my van are 2000 originals, still going round.

That's not something to boast about.

iolanthe07

EssexExile wrote: »

The back tyres on my van are 2000 originals, still going round.

I was advised by an engineer friend, who didn't stand to gain anything, that tyres should be discarded after five years, whatever the wear on them. Was he wrong? Apparently they start to perish after a while.

AdrianC

iolanthe07 wrote: »

I was advised by an engineer friend, who didn't stand to gain anything, that tyres should be discarded after five years, whatever the wear on them. Was he wrong? Apparently they start to perish after a while.

<points back up to post 11>

neilmcl

iolanthe07 wrote: »

I was advised by an engineer friend, who didn't stand to gain anything, that tyres should be discarded after five years, whatever the wear on them. Was he wrong? Apparently they start to perish after a while.

After 5 years you should be paying special attention to the state of your tyres but that doesn't mean they need to be scrapped regardless. Most of the manufacturers will state 10 years as the maximum lifespan.