old new tyres

[davidc1]

got 2 new conti 3's front tyes for my clio 197 last week.


however , was not pleased as when i inspected them , 1 tyes was date stamped 39/2006 the other was dated mid08.

i told them i wasnt too happy and they swapped the the 06 tyre for another mid08.


am i being picky here?


i guess the moral is to physically see the tyre before it goes on...

[davepoth]

2006 is too old - you'd want to be changing it in less than 2 years regardless of wear to be safe.

[Ozzie Osmond]

If you're fretting about the age of your tyres I hope you're having your airbags changed regularly.

[rallycross]

Ozzie Osmond said:

If you're fretting about the age of your tyres I hope you're having your airbags changed regularly.

Well the bags should be fine, but you do need to referesh the air thats stored in them.

Old new tyres will be fine if they are stored ok but how could you (or they) tell if they had been stored well?

[davidc1]

that's my concern , the tyres didnt have that nice fresh black look to 'em.

the week before i got 2 new tyres on the wife's car and the michelins looked "new" and the date stamp was 08/10...

[Bluebarge]

Ozzie Osmond said:

If you're fretting about the age of your tyres I hope you're having your airbags changed regularly.

airbags last 10 years generally, plus he'll be relying on his tyres more often than this airbags. OP did the right thing IMHO.

[flemke]

davidc1 said:

got 2 new conti 3's front tyes for my clio 197 last week.


however , was not pleased as when i inspected them , 1 tyes was date stamped 39/2006 the other was dated mid08.

i told them i wasnt too happy and they swapped the the 06 tyre for another mid08.


am i being picky here?


i guess the moral is to physically see the tyre before it goes on...

Although newer is always better than older, in general an '06 tyre (which has been stored properly) should present no problems. Think of the number of cars currently driving around with '06 tyres, all of which have been through loads of heat cycles and are therefore more "aged" than yours would have been. Think of the ones driving around with '05 or older tyres.
If the old new tyres have not been properly stored, that is entirely different. The tyre-makers themselves store them properly, although whether a set has been sitting in a dealer's inventory and exposed to sunlight for the last 4 years may be another matter.

[Dog Star]

I wouldn't personlly be too worried - it's sunlight that kills them and it's almost certain that they'll have been stashed in a dark warehouse.

[nsmith1180]

Bluebarge said:

Ozzie Osmond said:

If you're fretting about the age of your tyres I hope you're having your airbags changed regularly.

airbags last 10 years generally, plus he'll be relying on his tyres more often than this airbags. OP did the right thing IMHO.

Just my thought. Old airbags become more of a worry when you are on old tyres.

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

This isn't the full story on tyres and age though really is it?

If you ask most manufacturers, they would say that older tyres ON A VEHICLE are bad news.

BUT if they're stored correctly in a cool, dry environment and not exposed to sunlight, they will actually be fine to fit even after quite a few years.

I can back this up because I found some new 'old stock' Michelins on ebay once, and I called up Michelin and asked this very question.

[Ritchie335is]

I fitted "new" 5 year old pirellis on the rear and they are unbelievably ste.
The were suspiciously cheap on ebay and only checked the date when I got round to fitting them.
One plus is that they appear to be made out of incredibly hard rubber which allows lots of action without any wear.