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Another thing to keep in mind is, this is a very aggressive look...very race oriented. If you have a chrome wheel Corvette that is stock rally ride height and you put white lettering on your tires, it's going to look flat out stupid and ridiculous. If you're car is aggressive looking, sits aggressive, etc...then you can pull it off.
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I've always liked raised white lettering on tires. In the pic posted by the OP, the lettering actually looks pretty good to me.
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I'll have you know my new Nissan Frontier pickup has factory white-letter tires. If a stylish, avant garde work of art like my Fronty has 'em, they ain't tasteless! Anyway, style goes in cycles, so maybe it's time for bell-bottoms and white-letter tires again. On second thought, not bell-bottoms, please.
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would've helped.
Last edited by iclick; Aug 18, 2015 at 02:19 PM.
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It's a Nissan Frontier pickup truck. See broader shot here, or a shot of mine shown below if you prefer. My reference was facetious, in response to someone who said white-letter tires were a product of the 1970s and old school, but I apparently didn't make that obvious enough.
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Actually, it's not a right way or a wrong way of doing anything. It's to each their own. I don't own a full fledged racecar. So I don't want lettering large enough to cover rim to tire edge. I like how it looks. It's not right or wrong. I blow dry my car. Some use towels. Doesn't make it right or wrong. Just different ways and different outcomes. As long as each is happy with their vehicle.
I agree with you 100%.
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Don't let her drive the Vette, as that technique has more serious consequences with it.
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To each his own, but I can't agree with that that this is the way to do it!
