Tires !!

[joe raptor]

Just bought 4 new Conti Extreme Contact DWS 06 and they were made in Romania !!!!!! plus they have four color lines around the tire !!. Can anyone explain ?? Thanks

 

[limited02]

Just bought 4 new Conti Extreme Contact DWS 06 and they were made in Romania !!!!!! plus they have four color lines around the tire !!. Can anyone explain ?? Thanks

Can you post a picture? I believe the color lines are tread depth indicators.

 

[SHOdded]

Made in ... Romania???

 

[joe raptor]

I called Discount Tire Direct and ask them why my tires were made in Romania and she said that most of the tires now days are made out of the USA !!!!. I didn't know that !!!! Do you brothers know this ? 'cause this's new to me !!

 

[SHOdded]

Yup most tires are not made in the USA anymore. They could be coming from Brazil, Mexico, Thailand, China, UK, what have you. First time I've heard of Romania in the mix tho, and that too with a prominent tire like the Contis.

 

[joe raptor]

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[yo tony]

There is a continental plant bout 15 minutes from my house in South Carolina

 

[DMB]

Not surprised at all. Romania is to Europe what Mexico is to the US, cheap labor. A lot of German companies outsource manufacturing to Romania. The German automotive supplier I used to work for did the same thing.

 

[bpd1151]

Just bought 4 new Conti Extreme Contact DWS 06 and they were made in Romania !!!!!! plus they have four color lines around the tire !!. Can anyone explain ?? Thanks

The color lines are NOT wear indicators.

However, they are just factory check marks that identify the tire has passed each step of the inspection process of their manufacture.

On the Conti's specifically, the wear indicators are molded into the tread itself. They literally read "D W S".

When the 'S' has worn away, the tire is no longer suggested for use in snow. The 'W' no longer for wet roads. Finally, the "D" no longer good for even on dry roads.

Those color lines will wear off rather quickly.

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[limited02]

The color lines are NOT wear indicators.

However, they are just factory check marks that identify the tire has passed each step of the inspection process of their manufacture.

On the Conti's specifically, the wear indicators are molded into the tread itself. They literally read "D W S".

When the 'S' has worn away, the tire is no longer suggested for use in snow. The 'W' no longer for wet roads. Finally, the "D" no longer good for even on dry roads.

Those color lines will wear off rather quickly.

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Learn something new everyday. Were you able to see the OP's picture? I was not.

 

[bpd1151]

No. The picture appeared as an incomplete link.

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[OmaHahn]

I just installed these tires about 4 months ago - excellent tire!!!! And yes, those color lines go away after a while, just a normal tire. I had NO idea an bout the DWS - thanks Rich!