Re: Wheels STOLEN in NH

[Mark Nelson <mnelson@brls.com>]

I recall recently when I bought a couple of new sets of BFGoodrich tires
from Super Shops (who is the cheapest by far on BFG's), they wrote down
all of the tire serial numbers on my warranty certificate.  Too my
knowledge, they normally don't do this, but I purchased an extended road
hazard warranty on the tires, which caused them to write down the serial
numbers for all the tires.  So anyway, it is obviously still done, but
only if the shop wants to do it, or if you purchase a different warranty
for the tire.  The tire comes with a standard warranty from the factory
which warrants them against defects, and for that there is no reason to
write down the serial number (it's obviously very easy to tell what kind
of tire it is by looking at the side wall or even the tread pattern).
Just my .02.

Best Regards,

Mark Nelson
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mnelson@brls.com
Borealis Technology Corp.
SQA Engineer
   http://www.brls.com

1990 Audi "S2" Quattro (Building for SCCA Pro Rally)

Past Audis: 1987 5000CSTQ, 1987 5000CSTQW
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>> >      Unless they have something to identify them
>> >      specifically, such as an engraved number,
>> >      even if someone spots them around town, how
>> >      you going to prove they're yours? You're just
>> >      SOL on this one.
>
>It used to be true that tires had serial numbers that were written 
>down by the shop when they installed them [for warratny/notification
>purposes I was told].  If this was done for your tires you should 
>have something to work with as long as they haven't taken the tires
>off the wheels.  I can't say that I've noticed the tire places I've
>been too lately writing these numbers down.  Is there anyone on the
>list in the know on the current state of this?  Are the numbers still 
>there?  Are they in a standard location?
>
>Steve Buchholz
>s_buchho@kla.com
>San Jose, CA (USA)