[T3] Tired Searching for Tires

[Jim Adney]

On 4 Feb 2012 at 22:42, Dennis Stiefel wrote:

> 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.  

Small repair shops, not tire shops, are most likely to let you get 
away with it. 

Also, the date marking on tires just has the last digit of the year, 
so an 8 there could mean '78, '88, or '98, or did this get changed in 
the last few years?

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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