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Kyle in NO
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by Kyle in NO Nov 08, 2017 3:15 PM
What is the manufacturing date on these tires?
duggi
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by duggi Nov 08, 2017 4:34 PM
Those labels look suspiciously "vintage."
demetk
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by demetk Nov 08, 2017 5:16 PM
Maybe they were hermetically sealed all these years in a nitrogen filled chamber.
duggi
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by duggi Nov 09, 2017 4:13 PM
Looks like these were produced in the second week of October in [most likely] 1991. Could be '81 as well.
simonm11
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by simonm11 Nov 09, 2017 5:38 PM
demetk wrote: Maybe they were hermetically sealed all these years in a nitrogen filled chamber.
RonW
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by RonW Nov 09, 2017 6:32 PM
duggi wrote: Looks like these were produced in the second week of October in [most likely] 1991. Could be '81 as well.
Bar codes went into use in the mid '70s. I'm saying the tires are from 1991. See the little triangle to the right of the date code? Tires from the '90s sometimes have that, specifically so you can tell they're from the '90s.
duggi
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by duggi Nov 09, 2017 9:01 PM
RonW wrote: duggi wrote: Looks like these were produced in the second week of October in [most likely] 1991. Could be '81 as well.
Bar codes went into use in the mid '70s. I'm saying the tires are from 1991. See the little triangle to the right of the date code? Tires from the '90s sometimes have that, specifically so you can tell they're from the '90s.
I was just browsing pics online and saw some from the mid-90's with barcodes on the labels and figured these might have been earlier. Barcodes were around, but still weren't common on some products well-into the late-80's. Glad someone had some better knowledge. 1991 was still 26 years ago, though...
Karl Grau
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by Karl Grau Nov 09, 2017 9:02 PM
lol, I think modern snow tires have a less aggressive tread than those.
jca
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by jca Nov 09, 2017 11:14 PM
Bad ass tires...
ahab
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by ahab Nov 10, 2017 12:29 PM
jca wrote: Bad. Ass tires...
FTFY
Blue Shadow
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by Blue Shadow Nov 10, 2017 2:38 PM
Perfect for those 4 people that want brand new period correct spare tires in the trunk on a freshly refinished wheel.
dcains
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by dcains Nov 11, 2017 9:06 AM
Ferrari guys pay big bucks for these.
RonW
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by RonW Nov 11, 2017 12:07 PM
dcains wrote: Ferrari guys pay big bucks for these.
I've heard e24 guys do too.
maybeillbuyit
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by maybeillbuyit Nov 27, 2017 6:28 AM
ahab wrote: jca wrote: Bad. Ass tires...
FTFY
duggi
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by duggi Nov 28, 2017 6:12 PM
dcains wrote: Ferrari guys pay big bucks for these.
except the sizes for e28s, e24s and Ferraris were all different
a
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by a Nov 29, 2017 11:00 AM
School me on this point please. Would a judge at a concourse d'elegance subtract points from an'85 535i if it didn't have a set of TRX's ?
Karl Grau
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by Karl Grau Nov 29, 2017 11:33 AM
ahab wrote: jca wrote: Bad. Ass tires...
FTFY
MicahO
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by MicahO Nov 29, 2017 2:24 PM
Karl Grau wrote: lol, I think modern snow tires have a less aggressive tread than those.
Seeing the tread pattern does bring back memories. Like seeing the old A008 tread.....
Cactus
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by Cactus Nov 29, 2017 3:02 PM
MicahO wrote: Karl Grau wrote: lol, I think modern snow tires have a less aggressive tread than those.
Seeing the tread pattern does bring back memories. Like seeing the old A008 tread.....
I have a set of those. They're worn way down and hard as rocks, but they're still cool.
Sagi
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by Sagi Nov 30, 2017 1:02 AM
are you trying to get someone killed ? arent this a bit risky to drive on ?
Soco
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by Soco Nov 30, 2017 6:06 AM
fun non-sequitur about another vehicle I own with "excellent" factory rubber:
Blackhella
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by Blackhella Nov 30, 2017 2:29 PM
a wrote: School me on this point please. Would a judge at a concourse d'elegance subtract points from an'85 535i if it didn't have a set of TRX's ?
yep
ahab
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by ahab Mar 15, 2018 1:26 PM
Blackhella wrote: a wrote: School me on this point please. Would a judge at a concourse d'elegance subtract points from an'85 535i if it didn't have a set of TRX's ?
yep
And even more so with a cobbled-together, mismatched set like this.
