Date:         Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:23:25 -0800
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From:         HotelWestfalia <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Subject:      How to find the dates of manufacture on a tire
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I'm always looking for the melted in three of four digit numbers, bordered
with an oval shape. Those are the ones that tell you the week and the year,
in that order.  Usually it's four digits.  Only on one side of the tire.
Zoltan


----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe T." <vanagon85@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 6:29 AM
Subject: Re: Michelin Agilis 51's for sale


> Thanks Miguel, good information there.
>
> I wrote down every little number on one of the tires last night, but
> apparently not in any real legible way.
>
> I'll need to take a closer look now that I know what I'm looking for,
> because according to my crack code-breaking skills, these tires were made
> in 1967.  Something tells me that's incorrect.
>
> --
> Joe T.
> '85 Wolfsburg Westy Subie 2.2
> Denver, Colorado, USA
>
> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 11:28 PM, miguel pacheco
> <mundopacheco@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Here's a good link for determining tire manufacture date :
>> http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=11
>>
>> Miguel
>>
>