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Old Aug 15, 2015 | 10:24 AM
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From Corvette Blogger comes this pic of a C7 with painted lettering on it's tires. Yea, or nay.

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Old Aug 15, 2015 | 10:27 AM
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That's the very definition of tasteless. White letter tires went out of style about the same time as bell bottom pants.
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Old Aug 15, 2015 | 10:30 AM
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Ok for a NASCAR racer.
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Old Aug 15, 2015 | 10:33 AM
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Brings back memories. I spent hours doing this as a kid. Silver paint works best.
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GM has done it recently:


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Old Aug 15, 2015 | 11:06 AM
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Not sure like to see it upclose, could start or restart a fad like black wheels.
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Old Aug 15, 2015 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by millpond
GM has done it recently:


Yep, but like NASCAR, F1 etc they get paid to do it or per contact, someone gets paid! Hmm, wonder how much Michelin is willing to offer?!
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Old Aug 15, 2015 | 11:23 AM
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I would buy them, they can't look any worse than black wheels.
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Old Aug 15, 2015 | 11:28 AM
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Looks great. Very aggressive and racey. The tires pop with the black wheels.
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Old Aug 15, 2015 | 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by juanvaldez
Brings back memories. I spent hours doing this as a kid. Silver paint works best.


Fifty years later, I still like the look... but would't do it on my car as it seems rather pretentious.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/C7-Co...2645030?ref=hl
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Old Aug 15, 2015 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve_R
That's the very definition of tasteless. White letter tires went out of style about the same time as bell bottom pants.
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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Looks better than I thought it would, I would have tried red letting on that car though.
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Old Aug 15, 2015 | 01:22 PM
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If you look on the Z06 forum you will see that the letters are glued on.
It's a pretty neat system.
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Old Aug 15, 2015 | 01:24 PM
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<p>Millpond, I'm kinda likin' the look, especially on a ZO6!</p>
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I like the look from 30 foot but might look real bad up close as I think they are glued on. You can it any lettering and size you want.
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Old Aug 15, 2015 | 01:37 PM
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We did that in the 70s with "raise letter tires."

That was then, and this is now. They look dated and tacky, but if you want them go for it. Not for me though.
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Old Aug 15, 2015 | 01:53 PM
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I like them...i was actually looking for a set, more research is needed on my part, they would look great on an AW car.
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Old Aug 15, 2015 | 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by dvilin
Not sure like to see it upclose, could start or restart a fad like black wheels.
Actually, it's becoming quite popular already. I've seen a few at cars and coffee with yellow lettering like this:
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