[T3] Tired Searching for Tires

Dennis Stiefel dlstiefel at dekalbk12.org
Sat Feb 4 20:42:46 PST 2012


Been hearing rumors that the DOT is going to make the tire manufactures
start putting a code on them that has an expiration date (kind of like milk)
and if they have expired (I think 5 years is what I was hearing) you can't
use them on public highways.  

Dennis

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[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Keith Park
Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 10:23 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Tired Searching for Tires

I remember when I was in Oregon 10 years ago, they wouldn’t touch my tires
Because the date codes were out of their range, I think they were 7 or 8
years old at the time, by now... Ill bet many states make it hard to find
anyone that will fix or mount old tires.

Keith


Top Notch Restorations
topnotch at nycap.rr.com 
http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
71 Squareback "Hothe"
65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
87 golf "Winterat"
93 RX7 "Redstur"


-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Mike
Fisher
Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 10:24 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Tired Searching for Tires

I'm a tire hoarder/user from all my parts cars.  I block up pans
front/rear 2 mounted tires each end.  I have a good used set of 4
Brazilian with XZX tread pattern.  J.Jonik doesn't say where he lives?

On Sat, Feb 4, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
> I believe the new Mini's use our tire size.
> Anywho, here in the NE the Kumho's seem to be the
> Readily available tire in our size and Im actually very happy with mine,
> Much stiffer sidewall than the Kelley's I used to have and they handle
much
> better.  Tire rack carries Kumho.
>
> $68 is pretty darn cheap for a tire, my buddy just put new tires on the
> Oddessy and they were over $200 each, even more for his Ford Exploder.
>
> Keith
>
>
> Top Notch Restorations
> topnotch at nycap.rr.com
> http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
> 71 Squareback "Hothe"
> 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
> 65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
> 87 golf "Winterat"
> 93 RX7 "Redstur"
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of J. Jonik
> Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 5:43 PM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: [T3] Tired Searching for Tires
>
> Has this topic been addressed here before?  Can that be re-posted if
> possible?
>
> I haven't tried to buy tires for my T III for ages.    They are all 165 R
> 15.  When I found one bad tire, and having used up the good ones from
parts
> cars,  I went to local used tire shops for a replacement or two.    The
guys
> there didn't even recognize my measurement numbers.   They all said there
> MUST be a middle number...something about sidewalls.
>
> Long story short...even the VW dealer couldn't help.  They couldn't even
> advise another size tire that would work...i.e. Narrow enough to not rip
> itself up on front wheel well when turning.   (VW dealers can't do older
VW
> keys either.)
>
> So, finally, a Firestone dealer (two of my tires were Firestone) said he
> could order tires with numbers  165 80 R - 15.     $68 plus $18 balancing
> and mounting.   Almost $90 for ONE TIRE !  Quite a leap from my usual $20
or
> so for good used ones, for decades.   Don't know what the "80" is about
> And, I think these tires are Chinese.
>
> One person told me that the only other car that used that size was
> Triumph...but don't know what years.
>
> What's to know about this?    What range of sizes are compatible with a
T-3
> ?   How wide is the limit?
>  Are such tires now turning into some "specialty" item that needs to be
> mail-ordered?  Are there any known "hoarders" of 165R 15 tires who ship
> them?
>
> This can be a real problem if traveling and getting flats...only to find
no
> tires are available nearby.    A question then is...what to do in a pinch
as
> temporary tires?
>
> Salvage yards?   No luck.  Most old VWs have been long trashed for
> metal...and any tires ON the car would be rotted into the ground.   Gotta
> get lucky finding one in the trunk.
>
> To those with parts cars out on the lawn...get them off the ground if the
> tires are still usable.
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