#26 _Skapinad_
Posted 03 November 2012 - 05:46 PM
#27 _torbirdie_
Posted 03 November 2012 - 06:57 PM
Nothing about whats on the car, just what they can and cant touch, so ADR etc is irrelevant.
Sadly i was there during my lunch break, so i didnt have time to ask them to print me out a signed copy of the legislatiton and sit there with my little eye glasses and examine it.
Perhaps you can come to QLD, go into a tire shop and inquire for yourself?
Cheers.
No need for the smart alec response, wasn't insisting that you specifically track the relevant docs down, just asking...if anyone has any knowledge of where to find them? the OP is from Perth, so I gather you are claiming it is a federal reg?
Edited by torbirdie, 03 November 2012 - 07:00 PM.
#28 _Bomber Watson_
Posted 03 November 2012 - 07:18 PM
Cheers.
#29
Posted 03 November 2012 - 07:35 PM
I agree.........(not the burnouts bit) but I can't find anyone selling new 225/60/13's and the 205's are hard to find.Why store tyres, do burnouts on the old ones....then buy new ones...easy..
#30 _73LJWhiteSL_
Posted 03 November 2012 - 09:33 PM
Steve
#31 _bunkerjest_
Posted 04 November 2012 - 10:54 AM
#32 _Bomber Watson_
Posted 04 November 2012 - 03:46 PM
Cheers.
#33 _torbirdie_
Posted 04 November 2012 - 04:37 PM
we sell tyres. we can sell a tyre that is 20 yrs old if we want. theres no rule on age. The seven year rule is just a myth ....
thanks for that, explains why I couldnt find any regs relating to it.
#34 _Bomber Watson_
Posted 04 November 2012 - 04:39 PM
Cheers.
#35
Posted 04 November 2012 - 04:40 PM
#36 _Bomber Watson_
Posted 04 November 2012 - 04:44 PM
Cheers.
#37 _434LX_
Posted 07 November 2012 - 06:13 PM
He said they don't care how old the tyre is if you bring it in to be fitted, as long as it's in good condition. (ie no cracks)
The age of the tyre only affected the manufactures warranty, not its safety. A good tyre fitter will always check the tyre over first.
As to storing tyres, his opinion is it fine as long as you store them in a cool dark place should be fine. UV is the biggest problem.
#38 _Bomber Watson_
Posted 07 November 2012 - 08:06 PM
I might have to wander in and ask to see this legislation after all, feeling annoyed now.
Cheers.
#39
Posted 07 November 2012 - 09:35 PM
Also asked whats around in a 13 inch 225 60 series and they just laughed should of bought a couple a sets 20 years ago........ bugger
#40 _Quagmire_
Posted 07 November 2012 - 11:41 PM
#41 _torbirdie_
Posted 08 November 2012 - 04:11 AM
asked the guys at my local tyrepower and they told me that they are not allowed to sell new stuff over five years old
Possibly just a company policy as there still appears to be no regulations on this in Australia.
The issue, afaik, has mainly had its roots in the US where there have been several incidences where 10+ year old tyres have failed at speed and ended with very bad consequences.
Where will it go, the average car tyre driving sedately can easily last 100 000km(Im not talking about tyres like eagers that wear out quicker than a pair of 50 cent thongs) and there are many who drive only 3-10k a year would only be looking at replacing tyres once in 10 years or so. are we going to get regs that say you cant have more than seven year old tyres on your car?
How would that affect the enthusiast who perhaps has several cars to have to retyre them every 7 years regardless of how far they are driven or how they are stored.
I think the tyre industry is possible in a catch 22 position here. They'd obviously sell a lot more tyres with such a reg, but by making too much noise about it now(before any reg has been passed) they would be faced with creating too much customer awareness with consumers refusing to buy anything more than a few months old and having to have major sales to clear the unsold stock.
As i understand it rubber will deteriorate within itself with time, so even if kept in total darkness in a vacuum or a "rubber" atmosphere they will still go off.
Some of the instances in the US happened from the inside out, meaning that the obvious deteration/cracking/hardness due to uv is not the only consideration.
#42 _Quagmire_
Posted 08 November 2012 - 08:36 PM
so they set thier own rules from store to store and use the "catalog specials" as guidelines....
like celebrations/ the bottleo
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