Manufacturer Tire Sidewall Labels

[yzfmike]

With just about every tire manufacturer in racing nowadays, the tires have their logos on the sidewall. Can you buy tires that have the painted logos on the tires? For my dream car I would like to get the Michelin tires with their blue and white logo on them. ( but any other tire manufacturer will do. )

 

[poolhaas]

Try it yourself? Although the Michelin logo would be rather tricky

 

[Slick Rick]

I did mine myself with a white tyre pen


http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_175672_langId_-1_categoryId_165675

 

[-Fred-]

Most people simply use a stencil, however the paint will tend to turn brown-ish after a few miles of driving.

Logos on racing tires I believe are not actually painted on, more like layered on, similar in process to applying designs on surf and snow boards, for instance. But I'm no expert on the subject.

 

[yzfmike]

Thanks for your answers guys. I like your suggestions.

 

[AudiPro]

Yea I know Hoosier has kept the white logo on their wheels for a long time. You can get black print but most of them I see have white lettering.

 

[turboash78]

I also use the white tire pen on mine... looks really good but it needs touching up every few weeks. Also looks fantastic on ATV tires (although doesn't last worth a crap if you spin your tires in mud or against a log).

 

[Schwartz]

I did mine myself with a white tyre pen
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/585/dsc08768.jpg/

(pic)

Are those actually Pirellis?

 

[Joey D]

Are those actually Pirellis?

Considering it says P6000 on the side of them, yes they would be Pirelli's. And really who would lie about tires? Pirelli's are nothing special.

 

[a112]

White logos look pretty much stupid on normal/modern cars, although I find this cool

 

[Slash]

These come like this for trucks...'Cept mine are 33x12.5R16.5 which is WAY bigger than 265's.

 

[Schwartz]

Sorry if this is a bit off topic but... If I bought a new set of rims for my car that are bigger than the ones I have now I would have to buy a new set of tires right? This is the main thing deterring me from getting some new wheels.

 

[Perfect Balance]

Yes, yes you would.

 

[Punknoodle]

You might be able to get your old ones and trim them up to fit the new wheels...













/sarcasm

 

[CyborgGT]

Mmm, tasty

 

[Pupik]

Raised white lettering pretty much died out on cars in the mid-1980s; a few tires with sizes designed for 1960s-80's machinery - mostly American stuff - still exists, but otherwise, truck tires still can be found with your choice of lettering. Looks okay on cars and trucks (although personally, not so much with all-black/dark colors).

Racing tires used to paint the logo/branding on them, but it is some sort of layer (as -Fred- said), nowadays, so the logo doesn't wear off as easily.

 

[AOS-]

I personally like white wall tires that Vintage American cars have.

I'd like to drive around with tires of such, and to do that, I'd jack the car up, put it in neutral, spin a tire with a white paintbrush held down, like a needle on a record