How to Check and Age Your Classic Tyres
Danny HopkinsTyre rubber deteriorates over time and should be replaced once it gets too old. Matt and Danny explain the dating system used on modern tyres.
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On some tires you have a little lozenge on the tire here. So, you've got one here. Yeah. It says 1204. So, you can see this is a 2004 tire.
It's 11 years old. And that's the 12th week of 2004. I believe so, yes. If it's not got that date, then what does that mean? That means it's pre putting dates on tires.
It's too old to really be serviceable now. That's more than 30 years. and you ought to replace it. Exactly, you ought to replace the tire as a matter of urgency. So, check for a lozenge and check for the numbers in it.
Sometimes it has a couple of letters before it, but 1204 is the 12th week of 2004.
I purchased a set of Brooklyn tyres 4yrs a go they were kept in their wraps and were installed on my MGB gt in March last year and have now did 1000miles they will be out of date in 5yrs Time if they are still free from cracks etc will they need to be changed?