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Old 08-17-2010, 02:03 PM
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Just wondering if there is a white letter performance tire available in 17 inches and bigger? I heard Hankook makes some, but I am not able to find it. Any input is greatly appreciated.
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I love raised white letters...they remind me of the old 60's muscle cars. It may be just us two though...i've never seen them anywhere.
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Lots of views, but no answers. I guess they dont exist.
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u could always just use the special paint pens they sell for this type of thing to color in the words on the existing set of tires u have. Then you would have a white letter tire that no one else does.
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I was thinking of that... but didnt know how messy it would be. Are you referring to paint markers?
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white letter tires work if you are going for a 70s-80s look, but on modern cars look horribly out of place
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@ Thunderstruck - You think so? I want to try it, I think I can pull it off with my Artic white TA. I already have black powdercoated WS6 wheels ready to go...
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Go to a hobby shop and buy the white paint markers used for model cars. I used to touch up the raised white letters on my old S-10 and it worked pretty well. It will fade after a while though.
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Hoosiers have white letters.
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yea i was referring to the dupli-color hot tires paint markers... If thats the look your going for i say give it try, and you can always practice on an old junk tire to see how everything is going to work for you.
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try the paint and see thats what i would do if i was gonna go for that look
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Cool.. thanks for the input guys.
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Originally Posted by thunderstruck507
white letter tires work if you are going for a 70s-80s look, but on modern cars look horribly out of place
Absolutely agree

Keep the White letter stuff back where it belongs.
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i think it would look sick one bigs and littles but on 17's iunno maybe. give it a shot, and if you dont like it just take some brake clean to it
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Originally Posted by LS1W66
Absolutely agree

Keep the White letter stuff back where it belongs.

Nah... thats okay. Thanks for the suggestion though.
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Theres an old thread on someone running 17" zr1's with 325 hoosiers with white lettering in the rear. Ill see if I can find it.
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huge fan of white letter tires here too.

the ol' man use to have a convertible 65 galaxie with black wheels to match the black rag top an i beilieve he had yellow lettering good years on



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