Tire mystery
#1
12-15-2006, 10:41 AM
Tire mystery
I've googled this and keep running into dead ends or ambiguous answers.
I bought a used car from North Carolina, it had two worn tires and two that were practically new. I wanted all four to match so I bought two Gillette Accelerator GT.
Who makes this tire?
They were cheap so I figured it was an entry level model from somebody.
I had to hunt to find a dealer and he couldn't give a straight answer.
I bought a used car from North Carolina, it had two worn tires and two that were practically new. I wanted all four to match so I bought two Gillette Accelerator GT.
Who makes this tire?
They were cheap so I figured it was an entry level model from somebody.
I had to hunt to find a dealer and he couldn't give a straight answer.
#4
12-15-2006, 02:47 PM
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12-15-2006, 03:55 PM
#7
12-15-2006, 04:02 PM
Originally Posted by Raoul
Hey, that would be great.
DOT HYUN CLB
the only other info on the tire besides the standard safety warnings:
made in the USA
P205/60/R15 90T M+S
Tubeless radial
Gillette Accelerator G/T
DOT HYUN CLB
the only other info on the tire besides the standard safety warnings:
made in the USA
P205/60/R15 90T M+S
Tubeless radial
Gillette Accelerator G/T
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#8
12-15-2006, 04:22 PM
I hope not. 
I liked the looks of the tread design, I guess the M+S is for Mud/Snow which is surprising on such a small tire.
It does seem like a 'soft' tire though. I don't think I'll get 55k out of them as I was told.
Just thought it was odd that I had such a hard time finding someone around here who could order them for me.
I guess tire manufacturers are getting like big oil. Three or four mega companies putting out upteen hundred product names.
I liked the looks of the tread design, I guess the M+S is for Mud/Snow which is surprising on such a small tire.
It does seem like a 'soft' tire though. I don't think I'll get 55k out of them as I was told.
Just thought it was odd that I had such a hard time finding someone around here who could order them for me.
I guess tire manufacturers are getting like big oil. Three or four mega companies putting out upteen hundred product names.
#9
12-15-2006, 05:49 PM
Originally Posted by my text book
The DOT number is coded to indicate the manufacturing plant that made the tire (first two letters), pertinent information about the tire construction or sizing (the middle letters), and when the tires was made (the last three numbers) The last number is the final digit of the year in which the tire was made and the two numbers preceding it indicate the week it was made.
So a DOT number ending in 306 indicates the tire was made during the 30th week of 1976, 1986, 1996.
So a DOT number ending in 306 indicates the tire was made during the 30th week of 1976, 1986, 1996.
-Patrick