Sport Cup shelf life

[Niel333]

Hi

I can get 2 new rear Cups at a good price but the production date is middle 2003, are they too old?

[Bounce]

Hi

I can get 2 new rear Cups at a good price but the production date is middle 2003, are they too old?

Ive been looking into this and the top tyre manufacturers say about 6 years is the life of a tyre,after this they start to go hard and brittle and are unsafe.So I would think after 9 years they have had it

[chicken]

Hey Neil

how much you want for them, i could be interested provided you are not in johies?

Seb

[rstoughy]

Id guess they would be ok for road use. I ran 2003 ones a couple of years ago and they were fine. If you are going to venture out onto track then id say get fresh ones.

[alexk]

BMW is selling 2003 cups on ebay :wink:

[autohabit]

Depends how they've been stored, if they have been away from direct sunlight and extreme temperatures, they will have a better chance of being ok. I'm sure Michelin will have good ozone protectant bulit into their compounds.

[Sailorbaz]

BMW is selling 2003 cups on ebay :wink:

Whereabouts? Sorry, tried searching for them but no luck, :bigcry:

[Niel333]

Hey Neil

how much you want for them, i could be interested provided you are not in johies?

Seb

I am, where are you from?

[Niel333]

I will most probably not use it for track but i might be doing a few higspeed runs, and that worries me more... Half price but maybe not a good idea.

[shimmy]

I will most probably not use it for track but i might be doing a few higspeed runs, and that worries me more... Half price but maybe not a good idea.

i dont think any issues with safety on older tyres, just that rubber gets a bit hard

if you look at all the supercar owners i bet most have on original tyres as cars do so few miles, and no issues

[Equinox_csl]

Bmw selling them on ebay ?? Where ??

[alexk]

Whereabouts? Sorry, tried searching for them but no luck, :bigcry:

Here it is

http://www.ebay.de/itm/235-35-19-87Y...ht_1208wt_1152

They are cheap.
I am just concerned that soon they will be 10 years old

[chicken]

I am, where are you from?

Im from Cape Town, but live in London.

i was just looking for a set that was road worthy, mine have canvas popping out.

Im changing to 18" wheel, and just wanted some rubber on my 19's but wanted cups to match the fronts, not sure if thats just ocd or not, lol

[shane@mbtech]

I agree with Shimmy

I don't think they will delaminate, I just think they might go "off", and not grip as well as a fresh cup.

But they would have to be cheap, very cheap.

[shimmy]

I agree with Shimmy

I don't think they will laminate, I just think they might go "off", and not grip as well as a fresh cup.

Caveat emptor