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DMGRS · 23rd May 2024, 13:26

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Originally Posted by xsport

Thanks steve. I have received 2 replies from gates regarding date manufacture codes. These are official from gates themselves , and i will post details of the codes of them on here shortly. There is a change to codes over the last 12 months,which they have also included within their last mail. I will wait a short while to see if any other replies before posting. If you send me your email address by P.M i can forward them to you if you wish. ..

If you could post up the reply, that'd be great - decoding their dates seems to be a bit of a nightmare!

Arctic · 23rd May 2024, 13:32

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Originally Posted by xsport

Thanks steve. I have received 2 replies from gates regarding date manufacture codes. These are official from gates themselves , and i will post details of the codes of them on here shortly. There is a change to codes over the last 12 months,which they have also included within their last mail. I will wait a short while to see if any other replies before posting. If you send me your email address by P.M i can forward them to you if you wish. ..

Hi Stefan.
PM sent to you thank you

DMGRS · 23rd May 2024, 13:32

Just a quick picture of the new belts we've received today -

Interestingly they still have the 'made in Italy' stamp on them - but no Isoran!
Either way, they feel virtually identical to our 2012 belts and we're happy with them; they'll be sent out with all future orders and as replacements for any 2012 items.

Reebs · 23rd May 2024, 13:41

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Originally Posted by xsport

I have received 2 replies from gates regarding date manufacture codes. These are official from gates themselves

Stefan has kindly forwarded me the email from Gates regarding date codes and it looks very much like my particular belt was manufactured on Saturday 25th March 2023 which is good news.

Well done again DMGRS for getting new stock in so quickly and offering to sort the OP out in Sydney with replacements

xsport · 23rd May 2024, 14:26

You are very welcome paul. ..

Arctic · 23rd May 2024, 16:09

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Originally Posted by xsport

You are very welcome paul. ..

Hi Stefan.
yes received the email thank you, just been trying to work out what my FL gates belt is ( 4 33 3PP ) which have not yet been fitted, and purchased November. going from what Paul has said maybe the 4th August/September 23 but what is the PP

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Auxiliary belt seems straightforward date.

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Belts i fitted back in 2017 which are now due again by year not mileages. 4 42 6PP = 4th October 2016 PP?

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Reebs · 23rd May 2024, 16:29

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Originally Posted by Arctic

Hi Stefan.
yes received the email thank you, just been trying to work out what my FL gates belt is ( 4 33 3PP ) which have not yet been fitted, and purchased November.

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I read that as Thursday 17th August 2023 (4th day of Week 33 being 14th-20th August in 2023) Steve.

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Originally Posted by Arctic

Belts i fitted back in 2017 which are now due again by year not mileages.

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Thursday 13th October 2016 (4th day of Week 42 being 10th-16th October in 2016)

That's how I interpret it anyway. The PP must refer to the location of the plant they were made at. On my belt DS refers to Dumfries

xsport · 23rd May 2024, 17:38

Yes place of manufacture . Dont know what PP stands for but , DS is dumfries apparently. There will be minor differences on belts such as week day (1-5) mon is 1 or they may have the date on instead. I think it depends on the depot. From what i have read the belt date is usually last before the last two letters of place manufacture. Tomorrow i will put up what i have on here, its not a full description of all belts but a general guide. Some suppliers do ask for different requirements on the belts printed info, such as mat is requesting from dayco. I am just waitng for any new emails from gates ,before i post ,but dont really expect any as i had a long winded affair to get what i got. ...

TeeCeeColley · 24th May 2024, 03:35

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Originally Posted by TeeCeeColley

.....should also let you know that one (yes, just one) of the short rear belts in the kit you supplied was considerably older than the date printed on the carton...........let me see if I can source a newer short belt....

I was able to source another short rear belt to replace the older one in the kit you sent. Picked it up this morning, a 2023, so I have a date matched pair.

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Originally Posted by DMGRS

Let me know if you'd like me to send over a 2021-marked belt - I'm happy to do this and cover the postage cost to you too of course.

Yes please, I'd like to take you up on this offer of a 2021 main belt. I can wait until it arrives before completing the job. Thank you.

DMGRS · 24th May 2024, 09:03

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Originally Posted by xsport

Yes place of manufacture . Dont know what PP stands for but , DS is dumfries apparently. There will be minor differences on belts such as week day (1-5) mon is 1 or they may have the date on instead. I think it depends on the depot. From what i have read the belt date is usually last before the last two letters of place manufacture. Tomorrow i will put up what i have on here, its not a full description of all belts but a general guide. Some suppliers do ask for different requirements on the belts printed info, such as mat is requesting from dayco. I am just waitng for any new emails from gates ,before i post ,but dont really expect any as i had a long winded affair to get what i got. ...

I really don't understand why the information is so 'secret' - if I was a belt manufacturer I'd want it to be publicly-available information so my customers could easily identify the date of the product - like Dayco do.

Good on you for digging out the Gates info, and I'm sure it'll help people in future

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xsport Posted a thing or two rover 75 club se Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Leicester Posts: 1,741 Thanks: 358 Thanked 419 Times in 310 Posts	Yes place of manufacture . Dont know what PP stands for but , DS is dumfries apparently. There will be minor differences on belts such as week day (1-5) mon is 1 or they may have the date on instead. I think it depends on the depot. From what i have read the belt date is usually last before the last two letters of place manufacture. Tomorrow i will put up what i have on here, its not a full description of all belts but a general guide. Some suppliers do ask for different requirements on the belts printed info, such as mat is requesting from dayco. I am just waitng for any new emails from gates ,before i post ,but dont really expect any as i had a long winded affair to get what i got. ...