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Old 07-01-15, 04:37 PM
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Raised white letter tires
anyone know where I can buy 13 inch raised white letter tires?
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Dry rot or no dry rot?
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No dry rot. Looking for usable tires I can mount.
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I have some dry rotted ones, but usable ones are going to be hard to find.
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Thanks Ray. Even Cokers doesn't have any.
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I'm afraid they're unobtanium. But if you find some, please let us know!
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The only tires you may be able to find are legend racing series tires. Not sure they have the RWL on
them still but its one avenue to try.
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Some new Kumho street tires + a white paint pen = 80s tire style goodness


I am seeing allot of local autocrossers doing this with their tires.
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How long does it last with a paint pen?
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Don't know how long the new stuff lasts. But I am seeing white, silver and even yellow lettered tires now. I guess the white letter look is back in style.


Back in the day......like in the late 70s.....I colored in the lettering on the family truck using a tire paint stick. It didn't last that long
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Don't know how long the new stuff lasts. But I am seeing white, silver and even yellow lettered tires now. I guess the white letter look is back in style.


Back in the day......like in the late 70s.....I colored in the lettering on the family truck using a tire paint stick. It didn't last that long
Thats funny. My buddy and I used to do the same thing on our tires about the same
time frame. And no it didn't last worth a damn. Only looked good for about a day or
maybe a week.
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a buddy of mine used some white tire paint on his rx3 last year and it looked pretty good. not sure how long he had it on prior but it was a few weeks before i had the chance to take a look at it...it was turning just slightly brownish/yellowish after that long...so not that bad i thought. definitely lasted longer than a day or a week though.
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What about import tires? I understand that there are sizes of new manufacture from Europe than can be bought but how would you get them imported.
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The shipping would be more than the cost of the tires. Not sure they have RWL in europe either.
I know some Mini guys that have to get their 10 and 12 inch tires from europe, its their only option.
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Check this video out, seems to be a much better alternative than paint

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Tredwearletter.com ^
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Tredwearletter.com ^
Added the "s" to the end

Tred Wear Letters - Raised White Letter CUSTOM TIRES
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Raised white letter tires
$30 per tire? No thanks...
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Its a solution that looks like it would work well. Good find.
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Chartpak Pickett Vinyl Letters And Numbers 34 White by Office Depot & OfficeMax
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A buddy of mine just used a white Sharpie. Took him a while, but a lot cheaper. Not sure on longevity but interesting and looks good so far!

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Looks awesome.
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They make white Sharpies?

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Let us know how the white sharpie thing works as the tires age and are used. May be our only
option soon.
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