Tyres - what did you get?

DOT stands for department of transport. It's the US body. I have no idea what Aussietig is asking you.

I'd be more interested in seeing if the manufacture dates are within a few months of each other.

re: the Bob jane guys comments. He's trying to put the wind up ya. No tyre shop likes fitting tyres bought elsewhere - we used to refuse to fit tyres we hadn't sourced as it p!ssed us off so much that we'd lost a sale (we used to sell at $1 profit just to deny our competitors a sale). If you do get vibrations then I'd be wondering if he actually balanced them properly.

Gave the tyres some highway runs today between 80-140kmph, no shaking whatsoever and they feel good going round bends and round abouts. Liking them!! Pretty quiet too!

Next is to test em in the wet.. :)

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Originally Posted by brad

DOT stands for department of transport. It's the US body. I have no idea what Aussietig is asking you.

I'd be more interested in seeing if the manufacture dates are within a few months of each other.

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Yes fellas ... DOT is the 4 digit number on the sidewall that gives away the production date (i.e. age) of the tyre.

So 'Date On Tyre' or 'Date Of Tyre' ... whichever floats your boat!


By way of example, here's a pic of a tyre on the car I would be driving right now if I was shooting blanks.

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/6821/gtityre.jpg

The DOT on the tyre is 1107.

First two digits represents the week number in the calendar year and last two the year itself.

If you speak to any so called tyre expert, they'll say keep away from any tyres aged 2 years or more.

This often explains why some normally expensive tyres sell at bargain prices occasionally.

Dan!! Don't ask what 'shooting blanks' is! You don't need to know! :D

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Originally Posted by MGV

Dan!! Don't ask what 'shooting blanks' is! You don't need to know! :D

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No ... bring it on!

Scouring through my video clip library right now! :D

I'll go have a look at the DOT later. Haha WTH is 'shooting blanks'.. I wldnt have asked if u didn't bring it up Matt haha

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Originally Posted by aussietig

Yes fellas ... DOT is the 4 digit number on the sidewall that gives away the production date (i.e. age) of the tyre.

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Here is how you interpret the DOT Tire Identification Number in full:

DOT AABB CCCC DDDD

DOT: United States Department of Transportation
A: Manufactuer's Identification Mark (typically denoting the factory and its location)
B: Tire Size
C: Tire Type Code (Optional)
D: Date of Manufacture


More information:
Tire Tech Information - Government Tire Approval Marks
Tire Tech Information - DOT Tire Identification Number
Tire Tech Information - Determining the Age of a Tire

Here's the picture of my new Conti's.
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...fdad65d3-1.jpg

So '4911' would mean 49th week of 2011... Meaning ard early Dec 2011?

seems plausible to me?!