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  1. 16th June 2009, 02:52 PM #71
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    Quote Originally Posted by V8Ian View Post
    This is not an Australian article, therefore a bit irrelivant to our rules and conditions.
    True, but it states that These are GUIDELINES set by the tyre manufacturers, not binding rules. I posted up a question on outerlimits, as there are a few approved inspectors and tyre sellers on there.

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    BS, we used to knock them back if they had any type of damage or failure due to age but that is all.
    When I first built my IIA, the tyres fitted were an unknown age (whatever we had lying around that was legal), yet it went through a (QLD) roadworthy fine. That was in 1995. In 1996 I bought a new set of tyres for the IIA (BFG Trac Edge) and these were fitted to my 110 when it passed a roadworthy inspection in WA at the end of 2006 (they have since been replaced - at about 3-4 mm tread). The IIA I built for dad had ex-military half-worn steeltreks of unknown age when it went through its RWC. etc. etc...

    This is the first time I have heard of tyres having such a short "shelf" life.
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    As I mentioned earlier, my son was knocked back (Qld RWC) as the tyres were over 5 yo. They were a quality 215/65x15, purchaced new by me about 4 - 4 1/2 years previous and showed no sign of defect. Ben enquired at QT and was told by an inspector that QT deemed any tyre over 5 yo unroadworthy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by V8Ian View Post
    As I mentioned earlier, my son was knocked back (Qld RWC) as the tyres were over 5 yo. They were a quality 215/65x15, purchaced new by me about 4 - 4 1/2 years previous and showed no sign of defect. Ben enquired at QT and was told by an inspector that QT deemed any tyre over 5 yo unroadworthy.
    Do you have that in writing? Nothing on the QT site which states that - just says tyres must be free from defects and have at least 1.5 mm tread across the entire section.
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    how the hell did they know how old the tyres were......
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    Quote Originally Posted by isuzurover View Post
    Do you have that in writing? Nothing on the QT site which states that - just says tyres must be free from defects and have at least 1.5 mm tread across the entire section.
    He made a verbal enquiry as he thought the RWC guy was having a go, trying to get a sale for a pair of tyres. QT Pineapple St confirmed it without prompting.
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    fwiw,,
    about 25 years ago (gawd was it that long??) I did a Defensive RIDING course at the old Amaroo Park,, The mate I went with got knocked back at the Tech inspection as his front tyre had small cracks showing---
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift View Post
    fwiw,,
    about 25 years ago (gawd was it that long??) I did a Defensive RIDING course at the old Amaroo Park,, The mate I went with got knocked back at the Tech inspection as his front tyre had small cracks showing---
    He should have done the Burt Munro trick with the boot polish
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    Quote Originally Posted by dullbird View Post
    how the hell did they know how old the tyres were......
    Its stamped on the tyre as a code. A secret mysterious code
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    so how would you tell how old a remould is? for example the mongrels when bought to fit a 15 wheel didn't have the sides capped....there for the person that had them had new tread on the tyre but had the side walls showing from the old carcus both inside and out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dullbird View Post
    so how would you tell how old a remould is? for example the mongrels when bought to fit a 15 wheel didn't have the sides capped....there for the person that had them had new tread on the tyre but had the side walls showing from the old carcus both inside and out.
    That's the normal method or retreading or recapping, the age of the case is the only relivence.

    PS you avoiding the question in Scully's thread?
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