New Toyo T1-S Tyres (found out manufactured in 1999)

[Ferrariz]

Was informed that i brought 1999 Toyo T1-S Tyres when i was at Stamford Tyres Yesterday.

 

That was a 6 year old tyre. Obviously i was pissed, so i went back to the place i brought my tyres and ask wtf is going on.

 

According to Mr Song of New Hoe Seng Tyre & Battery Services (the place i brought my tyres)

 

he told me that the tyres no problem one, its was warped up with proper warping and has oil covering it. no sun no water...tyre wont spoil one.

 

Told him that i push my tyres hard and he assure me that there is no problem one.

 

Is it true? any advice?

[Marcz]

unless you bought it at a very cheap price, i would change it still, i don't trust tires that are more than 2 years old.

[Secondhand]

Take it this way... If anything goes WRONG with the tires, U go back to Mr Song and DEMAND a free replacement. Cause you're are ASSURED that it's OK to use those tyres. You should have wrote that down on paper... So u have something legal to prove against the shop ppl...

Edited June 19, 2005 by Secondhand

[Jamesgetz]

didn't u check the age of the tires when u first got them? u can tell when the tire was made by looking at the side wall. look at the article below extracted from another post:

 

btw, 6 yr olds tires better don't play play. and if u r using T1-S, it prob means like you r into spirited driving...

 

btw, the shop you went to isn't exactly cheap. was looking for S-03 which they quoted at least $160 to 170. went elsewhere and wss quoted about 10 to 20 % cheaper

 

 

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http://www.tirerack.com/...al/determtireage.jsp

 

 

When it comes to determining the age of a tire, it is easy to identify when a tire was manufactured by reading its Tire Identification Code (serial number). Unlike vehicle identification numbers (VINs) and the serial numbers used on many other consumer goods (which identify one specific item), Tire Identification Codes are really batch codes that identify which week and year the tire was produced.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) requires that Tire Identification Code be a combination of eleven or twelve letters and numbers that identify the manufacturing location, tire size, manufacturer

[Sash7]

i think u better change it... cos when tire reaches 3 year into their life span .. they start to get harden.. dun play play.. think is dangerous.. so some of the bros changes their tire by mileage some by ages... 6 years quite long but i dunno whether it makes a different when in poper warping or not.. hope that helps

[Ferrari7]

All tyres have a shelf life. A tyre that has been kept on a shelf for too long is unsafe because the rubber compound deteriorates and turns brittle; the newer the tyre, the more grip and elasticity it has. Try stretching the hairs on the side walls. On a new tyre, it will easily stretch to 3-4 times its length without snapping.

 

Anyway, Mr Song can tell you any story he likes. You are the one using the car with 6 year old tyres, not our friend who assures you with words. His logic is the equivalent of saying that your spare tyre(which has been kept in the boot away from sun and rain)is as good as Day 1!

 

Out of curiosity, where exactly is New Hoe Seng?

[Secondhand]

Wait.... wait..... So u're saying that our spare tyres are NOT safe to use?!?!

[DarkLord]

Spares are met to be for emergencies.. Used for a while niaz.. Not for long term usage..

[Civic155]

The max tire life is about 5 years, used or not. So your tires condition are very dangerous and better change it coz it is the only contact your got between your car and the road...

[Secondhand]

Then another question comes to mind... If we change to sport rims and bigger wheels, we CAN'T use the stock spare tyre... rite? Now how do we solve that?

[Civic155]

You can change sport rim coz the spare tire are meant to be driven for a short distance and low speed till you replaced or repaired your tires. The overall wheel and tire size is still the same even if you change to bigger rims...

[Secondhand]

Wow... I didn't know tat... So let's say if stock is 15" and i change to sport rims 18", I still CAN use my spare tyre in the event of a tyre flat?

[EventH]

your rolling diameter (rim plus tyres) should only differ by less than 3-5% when you up size you rims.

 

aka drive slowly should be ok.

[PohHengTyre]

tyres has shelf life of 3 years.............1999 is a six years tyres.....

 

will tend to harden after some time

 

just my opinion

[Benhew05]

Maybe can check with CASE... whether got such thing as shelf life expiry dates for tyres

 

sounds dangerous to me...

[Ferrariz]

ok, i think i go and demand a refund

[Jamesgetz]

interesting to see if the shop will refund you, esp if u have used the tires for a while. let us know the outcome

 

from your exp, don't think they are v honest IMHO. to say the least, their prices aren't fantastic

[Robertoon]

yea...lets see if they are willing to refund. Anyway, should check with authority if they have any rules on the restriction of sales of 'old' tyre sold here.