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The issue with Japanese tyres is that although they may be exactly the same as a tyre sold here in Australia they will not have the DOT standard mark on the sidewall in most cases and that is what they look for to know they are suitable for Australian standards.

Personally I have no trouble driving with Japanese tyres but the laws are that you must have DOT approved tyres as well as meeting the minimum load requirements and being of correct size for you car. There are smart people at the registration authorities and police officers around who will check for DOT markings and others who simply don't know or don't care, so if you choose to use tyres without the DOT marking then just be aware that it's not really legal and you may get pulled up for it if you are unlucky.

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The only other reason (i've been told) is to do with the length of time the car may have been sitting still for - Tires go hard and turn brittle if they are left in the same position for a long period of time, drive on them after this period and you'll be risking a tire blow out.

....Wouldn't want that happening above 100km/h now would we?

For the record, I drive around on Japanese tires because they were brand new when it came off the boat, I couldn't justify spending up on new rubber when there wasn't any point to chucking out the current tires.

jarthel Enthusiast

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The only other reason (i've been told) is to do with the length of time the car may have been sitting still for - Tires go hard and turn brittle if they are left in the same position for a long period of time, drive on them after this period and you'll be risking a tire blow out.

....Wouldn't want that happening above 100km/h now would we?

For the record, I drive around on Japanese tires because they were brand new when it came off the boat, I couldn't justify spending up on new rubber when there wasn't any point to chucking out the current tires.

didn't the compliance shop replace the tires? or maybe they did replaced the tires and you're keeping them in storage for now?

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GTR-N1 Grand Master

GTR-N1

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I know that for compliance and rego a fresh import needs new Australian tyres. What if a dealer did this then put back the japanese tyres and tried to sell the car?

Been done down at Drummoyne; but they're not the only ones.

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Mr Eps Grand Master

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soooooooooooo is it possible to KEEP your imported tyres? sorry for epic thread bump...

but are we as customers allowed to keep the japanese / non DOT approved tyres? technically they're *our* property... right???

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