Do you prefer white letters facing out or in? |
1. Facing Out |
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36% |
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2. Facing In |
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59% |
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3. I have more important things to worry about...like soy or skim milk in my latté? |
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3% |
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photogdave Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2004 Posts: 3039 Location: Vancouver Island, B.C.
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:16 pm Post subject: Vanagon Tires – White Letters Facing Out Or In? |
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Just curious to see what the general preference is. I think white letters out looks cool on trucks and vans with aggressive tires but not so much on cars or trucks/vans with low profile tires. Which do you like on Vanagons?
I know, first world problems, right? Oh well, I've never started a poll before... _________________ 89 Syncro GL Westfalia 2.1 WBX/WBXaustSS
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shorepig Samba Member
Joined: November 30, 2005 Posts: 515 Location: Vancouver, B.C.
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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Ha ha! White letters in. Are you finally getting some manly tires? _________________ 85 Westy
92 Mitsubishi Mighty Max 4x4 V6
74 Honda CB500T cafe racer
2013 ktm 690r
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16CVs Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2004 Posts: 4020 Location: Redwood City, California
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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Whites out rate right up there with Black wheels, naming cars and mixing Alcohol and driving .
Stacy _________________ 1987 Syncro Westfalia Triple knob (bastard)
1989 Syncro Tristar Triple knob "Swedish"
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photogdave Samba Member
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IdahoDoug Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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White letter tires I've always associated with bubba country American branded cars. Euro cars I've always associated with all black sidewalls. I say black out.
And a random tip for you on new tires. For the first day of driving, don't stop or start hard as the mounting slip solution is not dried out of the beads yet and you can cause one bead or the other to slip ever so slightly. Then the tire will have a slight tread bulge and resultant vibration forever and ever despite balances and rebalances. I learned this the hard way once. Happily, Kelley Tire Company sent out a full set of 4 under warranty and I never took a new set of tires out for a romp again. Let them dry.
DougM _________________ 1987 2WD Wolfsburg Vanagon Weekender "Mango", two fully locked 80 Series LandCruisers. 2017 Subaru Outback boxer. 1990 Audi 90 Quattro 20V with rear locking differential, 1990 burgundy parts Vanagon. 1984 Porsche 944, 1988 Toyota Supra 5 speed targa, 2002 BMW 325iX, 1982 Toyota Sunrader |
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photogdave Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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IdahoDoug wrote: |
And a random tip for you on new tires. For the first day of driving, don't stop or start hard as the mounting slip solution is not dried out of the beads yet and you can cause one bead or the other to slip ever so slightly. Then the tire will have a slight tread bulge and resultant vibration forever and ever despite balances and rebalances. I learned this the hard way once. Happily, Kelley Tire Company sent out a full set of 4 under warranty and I never took a new set of tires out for a romp again. Let them dry.
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Good info! This should be in the tires sticky. _________________ 89 Syncro GL Westfalia 2.1 WBX/WBXaustSS
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Terry Kay Banned
Joined: June 22, 2003 Posts: 13331
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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White lettering showing means this is the guy you don't want to mess with--
He Will Make a Man outa you-- _________________ T.K. |
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16CVs Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2004 Posts: 4020 Location: Redwood City, California
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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I don't see any raised whites on your Crosley there ,Terry .
Stacy _________________ 1987 Syncro Westfalia Triple knob (bastard)
1989 Syncro Tristar Triple knob "Swedish"
2013 Jetta Hybrid a true "Zwitter"
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Terry Kay Banned
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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Not available in 12" tires.
Sorry Charlie-- _________________ T.K. |
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ALIKA T3 Samba Member
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Terry Kay Banned
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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I was meaning a guy looking like the Hulkster, Rocky Balboa, Or Arnold--
Chief "Kommon' I wanna Lei Ya" ain't the guy I was thinking about-- _________________ T.K. |
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ALIKA T3 Samba Member
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Terry Kay Banned
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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Just screwing around--plus it was pretty funny you popped up with that picture exactly at the right time--- _________________ T.K. |
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Wildthings Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 2:21 am Post subject: |
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White lettering looks really nice once it has been scraped up real well on curbs and rocks. |
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Hammy1 Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 3:42 am Post subject: |
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Aggressive tires=out
The other tires=in
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cvbill Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 5:28 am Post subject: |
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I didn't know this was something I was supposed to be pondering about. I have them in, and out , on the same vehicle, and at the same time. Silly me
Tire wear dictates! |
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