Hot Tub Forum
General => General info Somewhat hot tub related => Topic started by: wmccall on December 04, 2005, 07:44:59 pm
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Back when we totaled our van, we bought this Hyundai. At that time we were sure glad we had the hottub. :)
Ok, here is the Hyundai.
(http://mccallw.tripod.com/wingmobile.jpg)
Ok, now for the matter of taste. I recently bought 4 brand new tires. After they put them on, I found out they have raised white lettering. (There a Cooper tire of sort) They put them on black side out and white letter side in. Raised white letters would look good on an SUV wouldn't it? Even if its a little Korean one?
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For gawd sakes no white in! I made the mistake of putting white out on my SpaMan van "corny"! ;D
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Your vehicle looks good the way it is. How much would you have to pay to have the tires mounted letter side out, then rebalanced, and then put back this way again if you didn't like it?
I have raised white lettering on my Ranger tires, white side out, I'd be just as happy with it in.
How often do you see your own tires, anyway?
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Just to show you that I can agree with Spaman and Brewman on some things ;), I also think that unless it is sports car or off-road pick-up, blackwall out is the way to go. On the other hand, you could complete the NASCAR/NHRA look with numbers on the doors and roof and a bunch of decals. 8)
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White letters out is old school. Even in the old school some of us though raised white letters was stupid. Shiney black walls all the way for me.
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Funny topic - I just replaced my tires on my F150 4x4 - when the guy asked me " inside or out?" I was caught off-guard - who cares I thought - so I said "out - I guess". The tires are awesome either way. Yet, when my brother happened to stop over, he says, "Hey, nice tires but you should have put the lettering inside".
Regardless, I'm just glad that I am much safer than before. By the way, I do have an off-road package - does that matter? ;D
Jc
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I dunno. My wife just put $1000 worth of Brigestones on her pick up and they were mounted with the raised lettering on the outside, you know, where they belong.
I' thinlk purposely mounting the white letters on the inside in an attempt at style is is pretty stupid.
I dunno, maybe if I was 22 years old I'd think different. But I am not. ;)
I wouldn't go out of my way to change them. ;)
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Must have been some really nice tires if you paid a grand for the set!
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Must have been some really nice tires if you paid a grand for the set!
I am not a tire expert, but they are rated for high milage (70000 miles), all season radials. They are a decent tire, and good sized and cost her about $225 per unit.
They have white lettering. :^)
My wife does a lot of driving in her job, and through all sorts of conditions. I insist her truck be kept in top knotch condition.
Wmmcall, I thought about this and think you shouldn't take tire fashion advice from me. I like whitewalls. :^)
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if it was an older car (like my 69 el camino, wish i still had it :() then white letters OUT!! flare and old school style. newer cars, i always keep black side out. then again, i dont have a white car with which the colors wouldnt flow. 2 tone SUV, id stick with black out. looks smooth and clean.
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if it was an older car (like my 69 el camino, wish i still had it :() then white letters OUT!! flare and old school style.
True but keep one thing in mind, Bill still wears polyester bell-bottom pants and wide ties.
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True but keep one thing in mind, Bill still wears polyester bell-bottom pants and wide ties.
in that case, white walls and an old pinto are more of what he needs :D sorry bill, had to say it
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I'd picture him in a Gremlin, with chromed Keystone or Cragar (picture the wheels on the old Batmobile), jacked up rear end, and wide slick rear tires with lots of raised white lettering, with the soundtrack from "Saturday Night Fever" blasting from the 8 track tape deck.
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almost sounds like the way my el camino was set up!! lol w/o the 8 track though!!! instead of sat night fever it was hendrix mixed in with some hard rock (nine inch nails, alice in chains, and such)
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oh, alice in chains was my favorite.
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Leave it! Looks better the original way. I like the factory look!
Keep em' black
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Ok, Cased close. I'll leave it. I've never had white letter tires.
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oh, alice in chains was my favorite.
and the band wasnt too bad either ;D ;D :o ;D
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Ok, Cased close. I'll leave it. I've never had white letter tires.
Case reopened. I was at a school function last night and happened to notice 3 white SUV's (all the same model -- I don't know how they find their vehicle afterward) in the parking lot. Two had white outline letters -- facing out, the other blackwalls. The white letters with the white vehicle looked good. I am making an exception to the muscle car/ off-road pick-up rule to exclude white cars. I change my vote.
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Case reopened. I was at a school function last night and happened to notice 3 white SUV's (all the same model -- I don't know how they find their vehicle afterward) in the parking lot. Two had white outline letters -- facing out, the other blackwalls. The white letters with the white vehicle looked good. I am making an exception to the muscle car/ off-road pick-up rule to exclude white cars. I change my vote.
I told you. But do you listen? No. Why listen to drewstar.?
Sure, all the cool kids are in here talking bout tires and I tried to tell you about the letters, but noooooooo.
;) ;D
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I change my vote.
The polls closed yesterday at midnight and there will be no recount.
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The polls closed yesterday at midnight and there will be no recount.
But i think Soakin is from southern Florida, and thaty he was very confused about how to vote, and using the ballot, not to mention all the hanging chads, and disenfranchised TP tub voters. ;)
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I told you. But do you listen? No. Why listen to drewstar.?Sure, all the cool kids are in here talking bout tires and I tried to tell you about the letters, but noooooooo.
Actually you said your wife had the white letters put on, so I didn't think we had to pay any attention. ;) ;D. Besides, her truck already came in under the pick-up exemption.
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he was very confused about how to vote, and using the ballot, not to mention all the hanging chads, and disenfranchised TP tub voters.
I just checked with the Supreme Court, and they said the original result was the one they wanted, so there will be no recounts. :D
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I just checked with the Supreme Court, and they said the original result was the one they wanted, so there will be no recounts. :D
EXACTLY!
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Actually you said your wife had the white letters put on, so I didn't think we had to pay any attention. ;) ;D. Besides, her truck already came in under the pick-up exemption.
She also has NASCAR stickers on it too.
College educated, proffesional classy, jewish lady from MA driving around in a pick up truck with NASCAR stickers and white lettering on her tires. Go figure.
;D
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I sit near 2 very well educated professional ladies who are diehard NASCAR fans. Between the two of them, they could open a NASCAR souvineer store with a the stuff in their cubicles.
I find that a bit ironic. We're having our department pot luck lunch/secret santa thing today, and I think one of them even brought their food contribution in a NASCAR crock pot. I didn't even know there was any such thing.
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Drewstar,,
I think she needs a gun rack for the back window....
How bout it???
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...College educated, proffesional classy, jewish lady from MA driving around in a pick up truck with NASCAR stickers and white lettering on her tires. Go figure.
I can understand the truck, but how she ended up with a guy who is a hot-tub nerd is beyond me. ;D
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My wife has a room dedicated to Nascar meorabila.
There is acutally a roll of "Dale Earnhardt Caution Tape" in there. I kid you not. She is nuts. (thats why I love her).
She even has a NASCAR RUBBER DUCK:
(http://rickscafe.diaryland.com/images/mark_martin_duck.jpg)
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i never realized how big nascar was until i lived in ohio for a few years. say 1 wrong word about a driver and WHAM its on. made the mistake of doing that 1 day to a gordon fan......sent them into a tizzy!! was kind of fun watching them get so worked up ;D
socal
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I have all sorts of fun teasing my co-workers about their NASCAR mania. Luckily they are pretty good sports.
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I have all sorts of fun teasing my co-workers about their NASCAR mania. Luckily they are pretty good sports.
Me too, but that was from being an open wheel fan and looking down on the lowly Nascar types. But open wheel in this country has self destructed, largely to the Arjuna of Racing -Tony George. Now all we have left is Dannica. I wonder if she ever visits the team Headquarters here in town? I've personally met every driver Team Rahal has had except her. Bobby, are you here?
(http://members.tripod.com/~Mccallw/meandbobby.jpg)
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i met paul tracy and a few others at mid ohio a few years ago. was a great time. and Dannika is a big time :o :o hottie. had to use t6he restroom after meeting her. hey now, 4 beers in 40 minutes waiting in line will do that to a guy ;D
Me too, but that was from being an open wheel fan and looking down on the lowly Nascar types. But open wheel in this country has self destructed, largely to the Arjuna of Racing -Tony George. Now all we have left is Dannica. I wonder if she ever visits the team Headquarters here in town? I've personally met every driver Team Rahal has had except her. Bobby, are you here?
(http://members.tripod.com/~Mccallw/meandbobby.jpg)
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i met paul tracy and a few others at mid ohio a few years ago. was a great time. and Dannika is a big time :o :o hottie. had to use t6he restroom after meeting her. hey now, 4 beers in 40 minutes waiting in line will do that to a guy ;D
Actually I met Bobby for the first time in the rest room at Mid Ohio on Testing day. I waited till later to say hello. Did you mention Tracy?
(http://members.tripod.com/~Mccallw/tracy.jpg)
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ok, gotta ask....were you at the last/final cart @ mid ohio??? i was down around the final turn b4 the pits for that whole race wekend.
was a thrill watchin those guys blaze through the corners