Raised White Letters
Melting Slicks
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From: Grand Sport #82
Originally Posted by LT1SPUD
Does anybody out there have tires with raised white letters on them? I don't think i've ever seen a C4 with them.. 
Cant you just be happy?!?! NO! need to give people ideas like that
Race Director
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From: First to Sign Grumpy's Hat Only 53 miles from Hell
St. Jude Donor '06-'09-'10-'11
Originally Posted by Wayne88
I never saw a C4 with those, I think thats more of a C3 style.
I think they look good on a C3, not on a C4. But I could be wrong, maybe if the tires were on Torque Thrust II????
Drifting
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From: bakersfield cali
i believe that chevy had promotional only goodyear gsc with raised white letters on some of the convertable 96 pace cars.
if you really want raised white letters on your vette there's a white vinyl paint pen that you can buy from j c whitney.
did you ever see the episode of biker build-off where exilce motorcycles went up against the detroit brothers. remember the big wheels on the
Exile cycles trike? the letter on the side of those tires was done with the j c whitney white paint pen. I believe it costs 5 bucks.
if you really want raised white letters on your vette there's a white vinyl paint pen that you can buy from j c whitney.
did you ever see the episode of biker build-off where exilce motorcycles went up against the detroit brothers. remember the big wheels on the
Exile cycles trike? the letter on the side of those tires was done with the j c whitney white paint pen. I believe it costs 5 bucks.
Melting Slicks
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From: Grand Sport #82
Originally Posted by LT1SPUD
ease up there lars87....just asking, not promoting........
Sorry.....Dont think i added enough
then....Its was ment in a frindly tone...Thats the problem with the the internet, i dosent catch Ironi, or sarcasme.
Sorry.
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
Originally Posted by Lars87
Cant you just be happy?!?! NO! need to give people ideas like that
Definitely something more suited to North Carolina Cadillacs, which are jacked up, 4WD pick-ups!
Originally Posted by 86VX1
if you really want raised white letters, you could always sette for pirelli P-zeros with the famous little yellow P-zero stamped on all their tires.
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From: eastern NC
You will be hard pressed to find RWL's on speed rated tires (V and above) because it requires that white (in some cases yellow?) rubber be vulcanized into the sidewall. The outer (black) layer is shaved exposing the RWL's. I remember reading about this when the C4 first came out with the V rated tires and Goodyear gave this as the reason.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Sydney
Originally Posted by rocco16
I don't think a manufacturer has ever made 16" or 17" performance tires with RWL.
You are correct; RWL is a C3-era thing.
Larry
code5coupe
You are correct; RWL is a C3-era thing.
Larry
code5coupe
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From: Fuquay Varina North Carolina
I have RWL tires on my 71 Mustang Mach One, look great on that car as it was designed for them from the factory..they are period correct and make the total package work on that car. As for putting them on my Vette?..not a chance 
