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Land of Oz
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June 2004
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Painting the lettering on tyres
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Fri, 10 September 2004 10:41
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Hi,
I've seen a couple of cars with the tyre details painted white on their tyre.
Is this something people do? I didn't think tyres normally have this painted on them, except "Desert" tyres (and the like) of the large 4WD vehicles - which I always assumed came on the tyre.
Do you paint in the "Goodyear" or "Michelin" etc on your tyres?
Is this a ghey, ricer thing to do?
seeyuzz
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Location:
c'town, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Painting the lettering on tyres
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Fri, 10 September 2004 10:55
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i used to have to paint the kelly springfields on my RA40. u can buy a texter pen for it from any auto store $11.
its a pain in the arse and u have to take the tyres off to do it cause the pen doesnt work well upright.
otherwise u can buy some rubber like bridgestone eagers that already have the white lettering.
ive always been a fan of white lettering on tyres no matter the profile.
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Location:
c'town, NSW
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May 2002
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Location:
Potts Point, Sydney
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: Painting the lettering on tyres
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Fri, 10 September 2004 11:17
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definitely makes the bigger tyres look 'mean' 
I dont hink any small tyres should have it tho...under 15" shouldnt do it ...
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: Painting the lettering on tyres
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Fri, 10 September 2004 11:20
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mine are 14's and have it(bridgestone eagers)
looks awesome IMHO
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Painting the lettering on tyres
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Fri, 10 September 2004 12:10
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But your rears are 265's!  They are big enough in width to make up for the lack of diameter.
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Location:
Ballarat, Victoria
Registered:
March 2003
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Re: Painting the lettering on tyres
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Fri, 10 September 2004 12:13
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i got the white lettering on my bridgestone eagers on my white ma61, looks great, old school (for a supra)
anyway, the best bit is that its not actually paint- the inside of the tyre is white, and they press it out. if you rubbed the whole tyre back, you'd have a whitewall 
if the white gets dirty, you use some light sandpaper to rub it back, and hey presto, its white again. 
they look tough. ive got pics in members rides if you care that much
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Painting the lettering on tyres
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Fri, 10 September 2004 12:13
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| Evil_Foetus wrote on Fri, 10 September 2004 20:13 |
they look tough. ive got pics in members rides if you care that much
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Nah
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Location:
Ballarat, Victoria
Registered:
March 2003
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Re: Painting the lettering on tyres
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Fri, 10 September 2004 12:15
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shutup!
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Location:
ballarat-vic
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September 2004
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Fri, 10 September 2004 15:10
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two words
who cares?
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD
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February 2003
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Re: Painting the lettering on tyres
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Sat, 11 September 2004 00:14
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| sway-her08 wrote on Sat, 11 September 2004 01:10 |
two words
who cares?
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yeah...real funny 
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I supported Toymods
Location:
sydney.au
Registered:
August 2002
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Re: Painting the lettering on tyres
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Sat, 11 September 2004 03:00
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looks tough on old school car with fat tyres!!!
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Location:
ballarat-vic
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September 2004
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Sat, 11 September 2004 12:37
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whatever! like take a joke!
i like the writing on the biggggggggggggg f-a-t tyres.. mmm nice
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Location:
Ballarat, Victoria
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March 2003
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Re: Painting the lettering on tyres
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Sun, 12 September 2004 06:48
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| ae86drift wrote on Sat, 11 September 2004 13:00 |
looks tough on old school car with fat tyres!!!
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holy unlyrical lyrics batman, you're fucking right
looks good on ma61s too
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Location:
Perth
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November 2004
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Re: Painting the lettering on tyres
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Fri, 07 January 2005 17:30
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you fucking bastards , you all stole my idea, because im genius. jk, yeah white paint over the lettering on low profile tires looks madness.
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Location:
Perth, WA
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December 2004
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Re: Painting the lettering on tyres
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Fri, 07 January 2005 17:54
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Bridgestone SF-340 Eagers, grippy as tyres for the VT, and the 3.8 litres, with all of their get-up-and-go still dont chirp em 
my car is gonna have em too, they rule!
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Location:
Perth, W.A.
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January 2004
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Australia
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: Painting the lettering on tyres
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Mon, 10 January 2005 06:38
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| EldarO wrote on Sat, 08 January 2005 01:54 |
Bridgestone SF-340 Eagers, grippy as tyres for the VT, and the 3.8 litres, with all of their get-up-and-go still dont chirp em
my car is gonna have em too, they rule!
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You might wanna double check that 'grippyness' of the Eager.
They are a bogan tyre, designed for bogans (hence they retain the white writing).
They are far from a performance tyre, and Bridgestone has much better tyres on offer, but they don't have white writing
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Location:
Perth
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November 2004
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Re: Painting the lettering on tyres
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Thu, 10 February 2005 12:10
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what paint would i use to paint the lettering? any suggestions?
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Location:
Perth, WA
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December 2004
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Re: Painting the lettering on tyres
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Thu, 10 February 2005 12:31
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| CrUZsida wrote on Mon, 10 January 2005 14:38 |
| EldarO wrote on Sat, 08 January 2005 01:54 |
Bridgestone SF-340 Eagers, grippy as tyres for the VT, and the 3.8 litres, with all of their get-up-and-go still dont chirp em
my car is gonna have em too, they rule!
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You might wanna double check that 'grippyness' of the Eager.
They are a bogan tyre, designed for bogans (hence they retain the white writing).
They are far from a performance tyre, and Bridgestone has much better tyres on offer, but they don't have white writing
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yes, im sure my mums daily needs $300 per tyre tyres, at the moment we're getting rid of the eagers slowly with the bobjane all rounders, they grip good too!
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Epping, Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Painting the lettering on tyres
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Thu, 10 February 2005 12:49
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in no way is it ghey.
my old ma61 tyres used to have it (on the stock rims)
big, chunky white lettering on fat tyres looks great.
white writing on thin tyres (<225) makes it look like a vintage car
and if the profile is low, I reckon it's homo too.
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Location:
Sydney, Shire
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April 2004
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Re: Painting the lettering on tyres
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Thu, 10 February 2005 12:50
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i dont like the look...
its acceptable on really wide tyres...my dads ute has white writing but his tyres r coads...
it reminds me of dukes of hazard days...not that i was alive then...
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Location:
Perth
Registered:
November 2004
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Re: Painting the lettering on tyres
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Thu, 10 February 2005 12:59
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what paint should i use? preferably so it doesnt come off after 2 hours..... please help
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On Probation
Location:
Hobart
Registered:
December 2004
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Re: Painting the lettering on tyres
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Thu, 10 February 2005 13:20
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WOOT go the bridgestone Eagers....** Looks at car** god love MA61's with Bridgestones Eagers
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Location:
c'town, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: Painting the lettering on tyres
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Thu, 10 February 2005 21:44
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| gorgan wrote on Thu, 10 February 2005 23:59 |
what paint should i use? preferably so it doesnt come off after 2 hours..... please help
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read the thread again the answer is in there
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Location:
Newcastle
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: Painting the lettering on tyres
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Thu, 10 February 2005 23:02
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Definatly looks hot if done properly and only on the lower profile tyres imo
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
February 2005
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Re: Painting the lettering on tyres
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Fri, 11 February 2005 02:30
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I came across this gem...i think the white writing looks the shit.
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Location:
Tassie
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October 2003
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Re: Painting the lettering on tyres
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Fri, 11 February 2005 03:38
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that looks sooooo dukes of hazzard
I love it
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