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Old 03-21-14, 06:18 AM
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Any one try this on their cars? I think it looks cool to give the car a track look like the Liberty Walk 458.
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I've got 'em on my truck, but on my F - NOOOOOOOOO

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I used to have white letter tires on my Firebird Formula... in the 80's Kelly Superchargers FTW! Keep 'em clean with some Westley's Bleche-Wite
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I have white letter pens but I havent had time to do it on my car.. maybe ill give it a shot this weekend
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Looks really weird on street tires. Slicks have flat sidewalls, so the lettering looks more like it might belong there.

Sad to say, but the Ferrari looks butchered. Those fender flares are horrible on a car that nice.

Not doing it to my car. It will yellow over time and look like crap.
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I love the white lettering. I wish there would be some options out there .
If you end up doing it, post some photos please .
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The only acceptable way on an IS F..

I like the tire decal approach.

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The issue with tire decals is the tire flexes and you can tell even from that picture that the decal looks creased from all the tire flex.. I've seen tire letter paint on regular cars and it looks ok.. i just wish the letters were bigger but acceptable IMO.

I'll tackle it this weekend.
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tredwearletters.com has white raise lettering and you can order the stencil in different sizes from http://www.tirestickers.com/tire_decals.html.

I'm waiting till i order wider tires all around
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have it on my toyo tires
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Originally Posted by ISFpat
I have white letter pens but I havent had time to do it on my car.. maybe ill give it a shot this weekend
damn still havent got to it yet hahaha make sure to shake up the pens before using them
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I had them on my BFG KO's and my General Grabbers on my off-road truck... not a look i would go for on my F
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Originally Posted by jiggahwh0
damn still havent got to it yet hahaha make sure to shake up the pens before using them
yeah lol, been pretty busy at work and i need to find a day where i dont drive the ISF so I can let it dry
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