Yokohama advan db tyres

haider.ranjha (Haider Ranjha) 2017-06-19 01:26:26 +0500 #1

Friends here is the story.
i recently purchased yokohama advan db tyres for city 2016 and i am pretty much sure that i have seen manufacturing date before installing each tyre. now 3 months has been passed.
The thing which is really confusing that i tried hard to find manufacturing date on tyres but unable to find.
this is pretty much annoying that how is this possible?
what could be the problem here?

Ijaz_Ahmed (Ijaz_Ahmed) 2017-06-19 01:45:45 +0500 #2

Was the date embossed or ink printed? Ink printed is prone to fading or disappear at all. On almost all tyres, it is embossed / engraved in the rubber.

It could still be there but on the inner side of tyres. Maybe you didn't notice that it was on the inner side and now trying to find it on outside.

redsony (redsony) 2017-06-19 02:12:46 +0500 #3

Tyres have been installed inside out.

haider.ranjha (Haider Ranjha) 2017-06-19 02:14:23 +0500 #4

i mean i'm unable to find on all 4 tyres.
so it could be in the inner side?

haider.ranjha (Haider Ranjha) 2017-06-19 02:15:11 +0500 #5

it was engraved as far as i remember .and i'm sure that i verified the date before installing but now where is it gone

streetromeo450 (streetromeo450) 2017-06-19 02:57:46 +0500 #6

Can you tell me the manufacturing date on my tyre?

haider.ranjha (Haider Ranjha) 2017-06-19 05:24:44 +0500 #7

Its not manufacturing date.
Manufacturing date should be of 4 digits.
And first 2 digits represents week and other 2 shows year.

streetromeo450 (streetromeo450) 2017-06-19 14:48:05 +0500 #8

Is there any way to know?

haider.ranjha (Haider Ranjha) 2017-06-20 20:39:32 +0500 #9

yes, send me the picture of tyre and i will tell you.

haider.ranjha (Haider Ranjha) 2017-06-20 20:40:35 +0500 #10

Ok friends, Tyres were installed inside out from day 1 so that is why i was unable to find its manufacturing date.
installed them correctly today. Thanks

goez_getez (Hassan) 2017-06-22 04:15:47 +0500 #11

Is there any difference if tyres are installed inside out?

I installed advan db on first day. I felt no difference in drive. Instead I feel tyres are noisy and uncomfortable as compared to company fitted eurostars.

haider.ranjha (Haider Ranjha) 2017-06-22 23:51:25 +0500 #12

To be very honest, i have the same feelings. Apart from skidding issue in wet conditions, Euro stars were less noisy.
i dont know here whats the issue.
After changing tyres correctly, have not gone to long route yet. will update u about the difference.

goez_getez (Hassan) 2017-06-23 00:46:28 +0500 #13

Will wait for your feedback.

There is chance, that newly bought tyres r not original (God forbid).

While tyre replacement (Yokohama advan db) I faced following issues:

Tyres were old (40 week of 2016).
Asked him to give me newer ones but they said shelf life is 7 years. We are good to go.
Tyres were dusty even though were wrapped in orange paper.
Shaikh Brothers sticker was missing on 3 tyres. But packing was same and they showed imported (smuggled) ones with different packing. They said the sticker got separated while handling otherwise no issue.
230 gram weight was added to balance the new tyres. They mishandled rims . Charged extra 1K.
Car was parked in the middle of pathway. All of sudden they use jack on side. You are unable move your car. And people who are handling tyres around and motorcyclist don't care that car is getting scratched. So we have to make sure that car is parked in an open space rather than in the middle of busy passage.
Seller tried to convince me to buy 195/65/15 size. But I opted for 185/65/15. 195 was available with current year manufactured date. Also because Corolla xli got same tyre size therefore tyre sellers mark it as running size. And they get good margin out of it.

haider.ranjha (Haider Ranjha) 2017-06-23 00:53:33 +0500 #14

that much old doesnot make any difference. i have tyres 31st week of 2016.
and do u also have tyress installed inside out?

streetromeo450 (streetromeo450) 2017-06-25 23:52:38 +0500 #15

goez_getez (Hassan) 2017-06-26 01:03:17 +0500 #16

4016 is visible on all 4 tyres...
So on my car tyres r not inside out...

goez_getez (Hassan) 2017-06-30 00:18:50 +0500 #17

Today I checked air pressure in all 4 tyres, it was near 20psi. I purchased Yokohama Advan DB approx a week ago.

It is strange to have low air pressure in all 4 tyres even though i had kept 30 a week ago.

Now having 32 for front and 30 for back wheels.

Drive is better now but no difference on suspension.

nifiii (Aneef Izhar Ul Haq) 2017-06-30 02:46:06 +0500 #18

Euros ko 3000 km use karen aur phir btayen. Ghooon ghooon noise all the way. Start start me my euros were brilliant. Soft aur potholes se guzarte huay smooth feeling. Now the noise alone is enough for me to hate them.
But I sort of like them too because of their hardness as they are less prone to punctures and getting cut

kamyykk (kamyykk) 2017-06-30 18:42:37 +0500 #19

used euros 8k kms till now n satisfied bcs slightly hard but prone to punctures !
KK

usmankhichi (usmankhichi) 2017-07-07 12:08:13 +0500 #20

using euro tyres since day one now my Honda city 2016, have 25K mileage on it and only one puncture. after 10K I went for High Speed Balancing and after 20 K I started feeling little vibration on 120KMPH. Other than that i am satisfied with the performance.

I also hope these are good to go for at least upcoming winter weather.