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Tires, How Long Will They Last?
The tires on my Beetle are getting old but, the tread on them is still
good. I read somewhere that they should be replaced about every six years and no later than every ten years regardless of tread depth. There are some fine cracks on the inside of some of these tires. I got a set of the stock 5.5 inch rims which are now made in China from cip1.com. I plan to get some 185/65R15 inch tires for them. I think I will get Bridgestone Turanza EL400T tires. They claim to have 5% noise reduction. But, can I leave the old tires on for 11 or 12 years and be safe? TIA! |
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>, Jim Ed > wrote: > The tires on my Beetle are getting old but, the tread on them is still > good. > > I read somewhere that they should be replaced about every six years > and no later than every ten years regardless of tread depth. > > There are some fine cracks on the inside of some of these tires. > > I got a set of the stock 5.5 inch rims which are now made in China > from cip1.com. > > I plan to get some 185/65R15 inch tires for them. > > I think I will get Bridgestone Turanza EL400T tires. > > They claim to have 5% noise reduction. > > But, can I leave the old tires on for 11 or 12 years and be safe? > > TIA! I sometimes "treat' the exposed surfaces to old brake fluid. It is a lube so keep from the road surfaces interfaces. -- Money; What a Concept ! |
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I once had Austrian Semperits( 401,s comes to mind but memory may be
failing) on my Type 3,s which I transferred from car to car. After 10 years the tread was still good but the rubber was perishing. Didnt seem to affect braking/handling but I replaced them with Irish made Semperits. Less said the better about them!. When got rid of the originals would have had >100,000 miles. John |
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Tires, How Long Will They Last?
"John Stafford" > wrote in message m... > >> But, can I leave the old tires on for 11 or 12 years and be safe? > > IMHO - no. No way. agreed.... |
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Oh crap, my tires are 12 years old now.
I better change them when they have problems! lol To be honest I do see some very small sidewall cracks though. -- later, (One out of many daves) "Joey Tribiani" > wrote in message ... > > "John Stafford" > wrote in message > m... > > >>> But, can I leave the old tires on for 11 or 12 years and be safe? >> >> IMHO - no. No way. > > agreed.... > --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: --- |
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Tires, How Long Will They Last?
"dave AKA vwdoc1" > wrote in message ... > Oh crap, my tires are 12 years old now. > I better change them when they have problems! lol > > To be honest I do see some very small sidewall cracks though. when it comes to tires, and their age, there's alot to it... actual age versus how long you've had them can vary... the problem with old tires, especially if showing their age, is that it is a gamble... many folks have used really old tires with no issues, at least issues that were apparent, but there's always the chance of a catastrophic failure.. when it comes to tires, and how relatively cheap they are, *I* personally won't chance it... |
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> I sometimes "treat' the exposed surfaces to old brake fluid. It is a > lube so keep from the road surfaces interfaces. Remember, Brake fluid is a great paint remover. |
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> > But, can I leave the old tires on for 11 or 12 years and be safe? > > IMHO - no. No way. Thanks guys! I will get a new set of tires as soon as possible. At our local Hibdon's Tire they have a sale on. Buy 3 and get 1 free. |
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Tires, How Long Will They Last?
Here's an ABC News video on the danger of using old tires. And these
tires were new but had sat on store shelves for years -- 4 to 12 years if I heard the video correctly. http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897 |
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Tires, How Long Will They Last?
Here's how to read sidewall information. The information should allow
you to determine what year and week they were manufactured. There are also scads of links to tire topics. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...currentpage=37 |
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