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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 07:30 PM
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Watch this... then check your tire. It could save your life!

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897

Check your tires... it could save your life!!
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 07:32 PM
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This is a repost but yet its good.
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 07:33 PM
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only the advertisement vid plays
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by JCswoosher2
This is a repost but yet its good.
My bad, I just found it on another forum.

Originally Posted by mario_234509
only the advertisement vid plays
I just double checked and it works fine on my pc and my fiances.
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 07:49 PM
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insane. i cant believe they can get away with that. mine were made 14th week of 2006. lol and made in england... who knew??
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 07:52 PM
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wow very good video. +1 am safe my tire reads 0507

man companies dont care about ur safety they just want to sell u stuff.

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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 07:54 PM
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Good info.

Time to go check my BFG KDW'2...
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 07:56 PM
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yeah when i worked at americas tire we werent even allowed to repair or air up tires older than 6 yrs
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Old Jul 24, 2008 | 09:33 PM
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Checked mine... 2106!! I'm safe!

When I checked my fiances winter tires on the otherhand... seventh week of 2000. Good thing shes getting a new car in the next few weeks and I'm taking over ownership of the Accent as a winter beater.
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 01:22 AM
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the tires on my nova 4192. yea there old
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 01:38 AM
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That's insane! I'm going to have to check all the tires here tomorrow.
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 01:37 PM
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Just check my BFG KDW 2 tires and woot woot

0108 = first week of 2008
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 02:01 PM
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wow crazy...

2 of my tires have NO numbers
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 02:15 PM
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wow crazy...

2 of my tires have NO numbers
Try looking on the other side of the tire...the number is on the tires it just may take you a bit longer to find it.
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Old Jul 25, 2008 | 05:02 PM
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when i worked at the tire shop. we always put the FOT numbers in if they were on one side. not such an eyesore.
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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 01:03 PM
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Wow that was chilling to watch. Everybody should watch this.
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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 10:43 PM
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anyone ever by drag radials form summit or jegs. some of them are 2-3 years old
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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 10:07 PM
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I mounted a ten year old tire a couple weeks ago, when I noticed how old it was I told my boss and he told me to go ahead and put it on because it was the only one we had in that size and he diddnt want to loose a sale.
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