View larger image   Date Listed 22-Feb-14 Last Edited 25-Feb-14 Price $350.00 Address Georgetown, ON L7G 4S6, Canada  View map Tire size (diameter) 15 in. Her we have a set of uniroyal tiger paw radial red linesfor sale. $350.00 for the set of 4 tires. tires are like new, still have the nibs on the treads!   Call Chris Mon-Fri 8-5 [905]875-4700 ext 244 Visits: 48

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70 SS ACADIAN wrote:

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wonder just how old they are If they are 20 years old are they still safe?

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 I'd have to agree and suggest that these are completely useless. 65 profiles were used on 80's cars, that was a standard Monte Carlo SS profile 85-88.

427carl wrote:

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73SC wrote:

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70 SS ACADIAN wrote:

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wonder just how old they are If they are 20 years old are they still safe?

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 I'd have to agree and suggest that these are completely useless. 65 profiles were used on 80's cars, that was a standard Monte Carlo SS profile 85-88.

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          They build tires everyday     that will fit 85-88 cars    The tires are dated coded             call seller and ask   P215/65R-15 will replace a P205/70R-15   

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 Carl, can you tell us where to look for date codes and are they easy to decode?

BHVFE3X101 , 717 is this the date code?

67BBSD wrote:

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code is in the D.O.T. stamp -- anything over seven years old is suppose to be an issue, anything over three years old cannot be returned to manufacturer by the dealer. We all have tires that old

 

 Great set of tires for one of those 'flipper' guys to dress up a car with !

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DOT Code
The DOT code is used by the Department of Transportation (DOT) to track tire production for recall purposes. If a tire proves to be defective, this number helps keep track of where these tires ended up so that buyers can be notified of the problem. At the end of the DOT code you'll find a four-digit number. This is the manufacturing date of the tire. The first two digits stand for the week; the other two are the year. For example, if your tire had "1610" listed, it was manufactured on the 16th week of 2010.

If you come across a three-digit number, you have a tire that was manufactured before 2000. A DOT tire code of "127" indicates the tire was made on the 12th week of the seventh year of the decade. But it's difficult to know whether that was 1997 or even 1987. According to tirerack.com, some tires produced in the 1990s may have a small triangle following the DOT number to identify the decade. But any tire that has a three-digit code is history.

Tire experts recommend that tires that are six or more years old be replaced, regardless of tread depth.

Sometimes the DOT number will be located on the inside of the tire. In this case, you can either jack up the car to inspect it, or check with your local mechanic or tire shop. You should also make a habit of checking the manufacturing date on your spare tire as well.

How Old and Dangerous Are Your Tires?

http://www.edmunds.com/car-care/how-old-and-dangerous-are-your-tires.html

 

 

Pontiacanada wrote:

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70 SS ACADIAN wrote:

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BHVFE3X101 , 717 is this the date code?

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 http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=11

71st week of 1987 or 1997

 

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 There isn't 71 weeks in a year, maybe the code is read off the tire wrong? Maybe 117?

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 Good point. BHVFE3X101, 10th week of 1991

 Either way these tires are way beyond safe to use for anything. 

70 SS ACADIAN wrote:

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BHVFE3X101 , 717 is this the date code?

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        There is a number like that moulded in the tire  

       the date code is stamped  (like a branding)    They are coded by week   so  0109  is 1st week of 99    

       After 2000 the codes would be  e.g. 5213  would be last week of 2013    

       old tires stored in cool dark places can be as fresh as last years tires  

       The biggest sign of stress is cracking...   A tire thats 10 years old can pass a safety     just use your own descretion 

73SC wrote:

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I don't think they would last too long on the rear of a big block LeMans.

 

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         OMG !     never never never put new tires on a Lemans with Enforcer 454 engine    buy  $10.00 used ones 

-- Edited by 427carl on Monday 10th of March 2014 08:41:22 PM

Newer tires don't have the additives of the older ones,I've got antique tires that don't have cracks like a five year old one.