Is there something I caN DO to the wife like this? 2005 Zambezi TDV6 - Gone but not forgotten
2009 Alaska TDV8 - Gone and much missed.



WINNER - 2009 �Idler Of The Year� Award
Runner Up - 2009 �Just Doing What It�s Designed To Do� Award


DO NOT CLICK HERE!

You want to paint Mrs VA matt black? 

2009 Outstanding Contribution Award - Joint Runner Up
2009 'Tech-Head Of The Year' Award - Runner Up

Like it here? Then Donate to RRSPORT!!

If you are looking to wind her up ask her to stand watching the tv through her legs and question whether she see's the picture upside down OR thinks she see's the picture upside down - debate.....

Do you perplex people for a living, MAW?  

2009 Outstanding Contribution Award - Joint Runner Up
2009 'Tech-Head Of The Year' Award - Runner Up

Like it here? Then Donate to RRSPORT!!

shmoogle wrote:

Do you perplex people for a living, MAW?

Some would no doubt say so.....

shmoogle wrote:

You can use black light to show up cat's pi**, if you didn't know... don't know why it works, but it does

Apparently, you can write on something in UV marker pen and it will show up under Xenon headlights - can't imagine why you'd want to do that  Like this site? Buy some RRSPORT goodies to show your support!

Very Annoyed wrote:

UMBERTOB - the tyres are Q (99mph)

OK, does that speed rating mean they are not DOT certified? If they were, the sidewall would be marked with the letters "DOT", followed by a tyre identification code made of several digits... Thanks. 

I'm have a look later - the only thing I remember is the size, speed rating etc. 2005 Zambezi TDV6 - Gone but not forgotten
2009 Alaska TDV8 - Gone and much missed.



WINNER - 2009 �Idler Of The Year� Award
Runner Up - 2009 �Just Doing What It�s Designed To Do� Award


DO NOT CLICK HERE!

umbertob wrote:

Very Annoyed wrote:

UMBERTOB - the tyres are Q (99mph)

OK, does that speed rating mean they are not DOT certified? If they were, the sidewall would be marked with the letters "DOT", followed by a tyre identification code made of several digits... Thanks.

Hmm... I'm pretty sure our tyres don't have the word "DOT" on the side. Is this a US requirement, Umberto? I've never bought tyres outside of the UK, but we have speed ratings described by a letter.... 

2009 Outstanding Contribution Award - Joint Runner Up
2009 'Tech-Head Of The Year' Award - Runner Up

Like it here? Then Donate to RRSPORT!!

Yes, in order to be street legal in the US the tyre needs to be DOT approved, in which case an identification number is always printed on the sidewall. Without DOT compliance, a tyre shop in the US can only mount that tyre on a rim, but cannot install it on a car/truck, as it is illegal (farm vehicles excepted.) Most tyres, even those manufactured abroad, are DOT approved. My 21" Dunlop SP SportMaxx for instance, although manufactured in Germany and currently not sold in the United States, have a DOT number on them. These Goodyears are a bit of a mystery, however. When I inquired about them on the disco3 UK forum, I was told they are DOT approved, but here in the US Goodyear says they are not. I have learned to take anything Goodyear says with a grain of salt. Basically, we are trying to find out why in the world would GY not make these tyres available to US customers, since there is really no other choice for real offroading shoes if you own a Dynamic Pack or S/C Sport and can't "downsize" to 18" rims because of the front Brembos.

I bet your stock Contis in the UK have the DOT identification on them as well, it's not as easy to read as the size or speed rating (which is the same here as it is over there) but it should be there on the sidewall somewhere: "DOT XXXX XXXX XXXX" or similar format. 

Hmm... in the small print then  

2009 Outstanding Contribution Award - Joint Runner Up
2009 'Tech-Head Of The Year' Award - Runner Up

Like it here? Then Donate to RRSPORT!!

275/40/20 Continemtals on my S/C have the following .......

DOT HW3F N3HJ (3505 )


When you get down to read everything - the tyre wall is literally covered in writing/codes/numbers/info etc.

Plus they are made in Czechoslovakia for less than I probably pay for a bottle of beer  
" WITH MORE EXTRAS THAN A HOLLYWOOD EPIC "

umbertob - the DOT rating is Nemo 2JV4 3304 2005 Zambezi TDV6 - Gone but not forgotten
2009 Alaska TDV8 - Gone and much missed.



WINNER - 2009 �Idler Of The Year� Award
Runner Up - 2009 �Just Doing What It�s Designed To Do� Award


DO NOT CLICK HERE!

Thanks so much VA. Now it's just a matter of Finding Nemo...