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Do you think the White Letters on Tires are ok?

Old Dec 15, 2018 | 10:21 PM
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Do you think the White Letters on Tires are ok?

Hey guys, I'm interested in your opinion, do you think the raised white lettering on my new KO2s is ok, or not, I can't really decide.

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Old Dec 15, 2018 | 10:30 PM
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I’m really not a fan of RWL sidewalls. My RWLs are mounted on the inside.
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Old Dec 15, 2018 | 11:36 PM
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Old Dec 16, 2018 | 01:06 AM
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Doesn’t fit the wheel esthetic in my opinion, I feel that tire lettering would look better say maybe with some off road looking wheels and some mudflaps but for a stock look no, that’s just my opinion. Car looks good though
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Old Dec 16, 2018 | 01:14 AM
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Old Dec 16, 2018 | 01:26 AM
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Old Dec 16, 2018 | 06:15 AM
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Old Dec 16, 2018 | 06:25 AM
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Old Dec 16, 2018 | 07:23 AM
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Doesn't fit the vehicle. I agree....old school.
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Old Dec 16, 2018 | 08:21 AM
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Old Dec 16, 2018 | 01:11 PM
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Not bad but I do think the wheels are too modern for the exposed white letter

The older 16" Atiks from the 90s could probably pull it off and for sure the steelies from the 460 and 461

Having said that, I would probably keep it like that for a while and see if it grows on me!
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Old Dec 16, 2018 | 04:13 PM
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Yeah, I think you guys are right................Crap, I screwed up. The tire company bought the RWL by accident and I just said, "put them on, it's ok" now I'm regretting it

I put nitrogen in the tires too, so it was a pricey mount up. Oh well. Got to make it right.

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Old Dec 16, 2018 | 04:31 PM
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Yeah, I think you guys are right................Crap, I screwed up. The tire company bought the RWL by accident and I just said, "put them on, it's ok" now I'm regretting it

I put nitrogen in the tires too, so it was a pricey mount up. Oh well. Got to make it right.
Get some rubber based paint and paint the letters black.....
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Old Dec 16, 2018 | 04:46 PM
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Really, that works? Has anyone done that?

It just seems the white runs through the tire and I would constantly be fussing with the touch up?
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Really, that works? Has anyone done that?

It just seems the white runs through the tire and I would constantly be fussing with the touch up?

I did this many...many....years ago in my hot rod days. I used a special rubber based paint, as I recall, and it worked fine unless you scrubbed a curb. I suppose you could turn the tires inside out as someone suggested but try the easy way first. What do you have to lose?
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Old Dec 26, 2018 | 11:45 PM
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Old Jan 23, 2019 | 08:28 PM
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they look fine

What size are your tires and how do you like them and how do they perform in the rain? Thanks, Jack
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Old Jan 24, 2019 | 12:36 PM
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New guy here but I think RWL all depends on the vehicle. Example, I don't mind them on my Ford Raptor but its not something I'm interested in seeing on my G63.

The KO2 is a nice tire by the way.
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