lt1redvettegc

Are they just a fad or here to stay? Painted on or glued, they've been seen on new Vettes to Camaros, Mustangs, Challengers even BMWs. Does the look pay homage to old school muscle cars or should it be left to the past? If you have them on your C5, post it...

Vetteman Jack

They're probably just a fad, but I do like the look. Guess that is the old school coming out in me.

nodima

...everything that is old, is new again...

Jeff T.

I'm just hoping plaid, cuffed, bell bottoms and nehru jackets aren't on the comeback trail!

I grew up with white letters so I don't mind them so much...

Volk2142

I wish I had my nittos in white letters. I hear you can order white letters instead of painting or taping.

ApexerER

I like the white letters on Trucks and old muscle....Not so much on anything else

Velocity_Vette

Yeah you can buy them as raised adhesive stickers.

https://www.tirestickers.com/product...ire-lettering/

Another popular way to go is a reverse one-time use vinyl mask which you then spray your color on. A lot of owners go that route because cut plain white vinyl is pretty cheap nowadays; it'd cost a fraction of the tire letter stickers to do.

Becoming more prominent also, particularly in the import crowd or really any car with a real thin side profile tire, is "shaving" the tire and then applying the letters. Shaving is as you imagine it; you shave all the raised portions of the sidewall with a razor to make a smooth surface; for that "moar race car!!" look.

glbeauchamp

tiregraficx.com 407-900-0190 They quoted me $159.00 I think for the stickers to do four Goodyear Eagle F1's last Nov. I'm still thinking about it.

Volk2142

159 extra for them to come with white letters or 159 for stickers?

glbeauchamp

That's for the stickers , adhesive, etc. You install them yourself or, in my case, try to find somebody to do it right.

Jeff T.

My fear with any kind of sticker is sooner or later the glue let's loose or worse yet some butt hole peels one letter off...

Biggest reason for no dash, steering wheel or rear letters on mine...

bradc6

I have white letter BF Goodrich on my 70 and think it looks fine on the older cars.

Just not a fan of them on the newer cars that have low profile tires with small sidewalls.

Durien512

They look cool... just not on my car

Volk2142

Rather just have the company make tires with the white letters

glbeauchamp

Me too. But they don't. At least not at this time. I put Goodyear white letter Polyglas GT's on a 70 GTX I used to have and Goodyear redlines on a 69 Roadrunner. They looked great. And I really liked the white outlines ala Goodyear Wrangler and Michelin all seasons. They wouldn't overwhelm the low profile tires of today. Maybe they will bring them back. "Hello Goodyear...Michelin... anybody. Are you listening?"

Volk2142

Well I don't trust the stickers on the tires to look all to good when up close lol especially with all of the stuff originally on the tires

grampi50

Same here...white lettered tires are so pre-90s...

glbeauchamp

And an afterthought. I really don't care for the serrated vertical bands that seem to be the rage now or at least in the recent past. Hard to clean and would eat up the foam applicators I use to put on tire dressing.

Volk2142

lebeeby

I happen to like Nehru Jackets and bell bottoms