Tyre Manufacture Date

[Gaygle]

Hi everyone, I've recently bought 4 new ContiSport Contact 3 tyres and the manufacture week stamped on the sidewall of the rear tyres says “0211”. Which is obviously the second week in 2011, however i only got these tyres fitted on the 20th January 2011 – can they really go from being manufactured to being fitted within a matter of a week?! The fronts say “4710” which means they’ve been around for about 3 months, which is about what i was expecting?

Any advice welcome!

[LeoSayer]

I had the same with some Michelins a few year back, just 2 weeks old.

I guess '02' could mean they were made on 10th Jan.

[HellDiver]

Takes 3 days for tyres to come from Germany if ordered from Mytyres. Why wouldn't a popular tyre make it from factory to rim in a week or so? I'm sure Continental want tyres out the door, not sitting on shelves for months.

I had Bridgestones that were a little over a month old when fitted, and they were made in Japan...

[Gaygle]

HellDiver said:

Takes 3 days for tyres to come from Germany if ordered from Mytyres. Why wouldn't a popular tyre make it from factory to rim in a week or so?
I had Bridgestones that were a little over a month old when fitted, and they were made in Japan...

I just thought 10 days or so was a very small amount of time for them to be manufactured, Quality Controlled, shipped to the wholesaler in the UK, then sent to the garage that i bought them from. If it makes any difference, they are "MO" tyres, so not exactly their best sellers.

HellDiver said:

I'm sure Continental want tyres out the door, not sitting on shelves for months.

Every other tyre that i've ever bought has been about 2-3 months old when i've got it, and my fronts which i bought at the same time as my rears (and are a much more popular size than the rears) are over 2 months old.

Basically, i'm just worried that i have somehow managed to acquire fake/counterfeit tyres.

[jonstable]

Not impossible that they could have arrived that quickly. I get tyres from Japan that are only a couple of weeks old. If in doubt, ring the UK distributor and speak to them, if there are counterfeit tyres coming into the UK they would be most interested I'm sure.

[HellDiver]

Gaygle said:

I just thought 10 days or so was a very small amount of time for them to be manufactured, Quality Controlled, shipped to the wholesaler in the UK, then sent to the garage that i bought them from. If it makes any difference, they are "MO" tyres, so not exactly their best sellers.

Being a less used tyre probably means they were shipped straight from Continental to your garage. The dizzy would probably have just placed the order. Saves a lot of time.