It's that time around when Mrs Piyke's car needs new tires. For safety reasons, I usually replace tires maximum of 4 years from the manufacture date.

I zoomed off to Gudu, got 4 new tires and proceed to my regular wheel balancing/alignment outfit.

2 things that happened while I was there that made me open this thread...

First

A 2010 Toyota Camry came in with a tire blowout. Blowouts are structural failures and I was curious to see if I could identify any risk factors that may have led to the blowout in this case.

The first set of things I wanted to examine were: thread wear, year of manufacture and make/country of manufacture.

1. Thread wear: the tire hadn't worn down to the wear indicators.
2. Year of manufacture: 2013. 6 years plus old
3. Brand /country of manufacture: Westlake, made in China

Second

Someone else who came for a procedure I can't remember, had his tire explode during inflation. It was a very a loud bang!!!

Didn't get the chance to examine this tire but from the way it looked from 5feet, thread wear, aging were sure factors.

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While some premium tire brands (Michelin, Continental) recommend changing their tires 10years from the manufacture date (provided annual inspections are conducted after the 5ft year), Car makers e.g. Mercedes-Benz and Nissan recommend replacement 6 years from manufacture date irrespective of thread wear.

The fact is, rubber expires and there are factors that can hasten tire wear e.g. Heat, under-inflation, over-inflation, hitting obstacles at speed etc. It's even worse for us in Nigeria given the poor implementation of post market validation for the varied makes of tires that have flooded our market. A lot of low quality Chinese tires. Don't get me wrong, they are good quality Chinese tires.

Alright

Nothing to comment joooor
Knows nothing about tires

Standard Organisation of Nigeria nah social club

Me that's still trekking, what am I doing here?

ok

I dont speed much so my 6k toks tires only fail when parked

Hmmm

Piyke:

The fact is, rubber expires and there are factors that can hasten tire wear e.g. Heat, under-inflation, over-inflation, hitting obstacles at speed etc. It's even worse for us in Nigeria given the poor implementation of post market validation for the varied makes of tires that have flooded our market. A lot of low quality Chinese tires. Don't get me wrong, they are good quality Chinese tires.

simple

Op, first, that word is spelt "tyre".

Secondly, I don't subscribe to the crap that a tyre should be changed after a particular period.

Change your tyre as soon as the gripping threads are worn, whether or not it has expired.

All my double King tyres of just under 2 years are bad

Safety has less regard.

Yeaaaaa

As a homieeeee kindaaaa lady i just bought new tyres on 1st of 2020

and i think you on four wheels
should consider too. Especialy you drive in this sh!t of naija roads

The risk aint worth it

Baba God answer me this year ooo... I must own a good car this year..
maybe I buy ooo,, or somebody dash me,,, or I see it on the floor.. all I pray for is a good car.
and please if you have a good car that you are not using again please don't hesitate to give me. I will appreciate it and even mention your name in my testimony in church.

I rather buy Belgium Michelin tyres than waste my money on those fake Chinese tyres.

I think I need to buy some tyres too.

I will soon be buying my own car.

Lemme first go and purchase the tyres first

So, what is the point

Pls where can I balance the wheels of my Legediz benz??

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There’s no such thing as a good quality Chinese tire, my personal opinion.

Don’t be surprised if those tires were even bought used. I’m not sure why folks buy used tires. Yes, I’m aware of the economy but if one has ever had a blowout on high speed then they’ll think twice.

I bought two Firestone Destination A/T last week for N100K, I could have bought other brands for N35K but my life depends on my tires. Too much riding on it to take chances.

elotajohn1:
Me that's still trekking, what am I doing here?

Don't mind OP jare,

Here's what you need my brother...