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Time for new tires, are the raised white letters still turning yellow/brown? Thanks in advance for your replies.
I have a set of BFGs 255/60/15s about 8 months old and they have brown spots i cannot remove and were like that early on... not cleanable as it's bleeding through the white and not on top.
I love the BFGs but I emailed them within a few months and said this is my last set i will purchase, ive been through lots of same size cooper's and I'm going back.
I've read that they were fixing the oil bleeding through the white but again I purchased these in about April.
I bought my latest set of BFG's earlier this year as well, and yes, they still turn brown.
But I use acetone to clean the white letters as part of my detailing routine,
Takes a little time, but makes them white as snow.
Also makes people scratch their heads at car shows...lol
I bought Cooper Cobras close to two years ago and no Browning problems with them. A quicky with a Brillo pad every now and then. They cost less than the BFG's. They also have a slightly higher top speed rating, if that matters to you.
I have a rule. I bought BFG RBL tires for our '68. Turned brown. They wouldn't do a thing even though they knew they had an issue. Now they say it's fixed and it appears it isn't, or 'maybe' at best. My rule? They fooled me once; never again and I'll be sure to let others know. Coopers look good. Our son is actually at Big O right now getting Coopers on his Terrain. Best, Paul
I may be one of the lucky ones but I bought a set of 255/60-15 last fall for my 82CE and they have not turned brown yet. hope this reply does not jinx me.
I may be one of the lucky ones but I bought a set of 255/60-15 last fall for my 82CE and they have not turned brown yet. hope this reply does not jinx me.
I had the BFG tires about 30 years ago, great tire, no discoloring. I would say in the last 15 years is when the problem showed up on the tires, hit or miss i guess.
Life is to short to screw around with the lettering discoloring on the tire.
Went with the Cooper's this time, nice tire, drives nice.
What happened to the white crayon/wax sticks that we used back in the day to dress the letters? Bright white and stayed on for a long time. Yellowing letters wouldn't be enough for me to ditch a tire brand that I liked everything else about.
I got mine last fall and had a few letters on one tire turn brown...seems everyone has their own special fix for this... I think I sprayed or tried everything in the house, Spot Shot rug cleaner and dollar store brillow did the trick and after a couple of times it's stayed white, or as white as the others that need periodic normal cleaning... If there is a next time I'll try the MT's....
It's funny, I've seen that Awesome Cleaner mentioned a number of times...It did not even touch it for me, ... I wonder why different stuff works for people..
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Last edited by 1860army; Nov 22, 2023 at 08:00 AM.
I got mine last fall and had a few letters on one tire turn brown...seems everyone has their own special fix for this... I think I sprayed or tried everything in the house, Spot Shot rug cleaner and dollar store brillow did the trick and after a couple of times it's stayed white, or as white as the others that need periodic normal cleaning... If there is a next time I'll try the MT's....
It's funny, I've seen that Awesome Cleaner mentioned a number of times...It did not even touch it for me, ... I wonder why different stuff works for people..
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That is the only thing that works for me. My front tires are the ones that go brown and have a 2018 mfg date. My rears stay white and have a 2017 mfg date.
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I buy Cooper Cobras. Cheaper than BFG and no browning problem. Howeve,r I needed two front tires for my 69 Camaro that only BFG made in the size I needed and bought them 2 years ago and have had no browning problem.
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