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Wheels and tyres in storage

neilmcl
neilmcl Posts: 19,460 Forumite
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edited 20 November 2021 at 1:12PM in Motoring
I've got a set of wheels with winter tyres on that I got over 3 years ago but have never been used and just kept in storage in my garage unmoved in that period. Would there be anything to be concerned about given that they've just been laying stacked on top of each other, albeit 2 by 2 and covered? I'm thinking about putting them on this coming week.

I had a quick look at one and all looks OK, no cracks or bulges I can see and still got plenty of air in them.

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  • MX5huggy
    MX5huggy Posts: 7,170 Forumite
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    No crack on. They have a date code for when manufactured in the format 4218 would be the 42nd week of 2018. If they are ancient 7 years plus I would probably avoid. 
  • neilmcl
    neilmcl Posts: 19,460 Forumite
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    MX5huggy said:
    No crack on. They have a date code for when manufactured in the format 4218 would be the 42nd week of 2018. If they are ancient 7 years plus I would probably avoid. 
    Good thinking about the date code, I forgot about that and will check.
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