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Old Jun 17, 2007 | 04:18 AM
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I Did this with the Dupli color Hot Tires. What do you guys think?

Old Jun 17, 2007 | 04:56 AM
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I like it. I thought about doing something like that with my tires.
Old Jun 17, 2007 | 04:56 AM
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Thanks.
Old Jun 17, 2007 | 05:01 AM
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I like it also. Thought about doind something like this in white for my Falkens
Old Jun 17, 2007 | 05:11 AM
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Thanks. Yeah, that would look good on a white B.
Old Jun 17, 2007 | 12:04 PM
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cool. like your wheels haha. much better condition than mine.
Old Jun 17, 2007 | 02:36 PM
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Thanks, What's wrong with yours?
Old Jun 17, 2007 | 03:39 PM
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haha i got my box used, so the wheels were on it already. they were pretty beat from the previous owner's curb-rashing, and i've contributed more this past year since i go to school in pittsburgh. so right now my wheels have curb rashing and scrapes everywhere.

anyway, the paint idea is cool, not what i would personally do, but cool. oh and don't know about you, but the wheel stickers annoyed me, so i took them off. might make your wheels less "busy" since you have the red lettering now.
Old Jun 17, 2007 | 04:43 PM
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Yeah, I plan on taking them off. I just haven't got around to it yet. They will eventually fall off anyway. Scion just replaced all four wheels under warranty due to the sticker issue. Now they just replace the stickers, I guess it started to cost to much.
Old Jun 17, 2007 | 05:48 PM
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bump for more input
Old Jun 17, 2007 | 11:55 PM
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Interesting. I like it!
Old Jun 18, 2007 | 03:53 AM
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Old Jun 18, 2007 | 05:30 AM
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i tried that with the factory goodyears. make sure the tire is dry and clean. they last a LONG time!

i want to do my Falkens with white and red. anyone ever do that yet?
Old Jun 18, 2007 | 01:24 PM
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That looks really good. Nice job!
Old Jun 18, 2007 | 01:32 PM
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looks good with your particluar wheel/tire set up. I would be interested in how long this stuff holds up over time.
Old Jun 18, 2007 | 04:54 PM
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where do you buy thr paint for that?
Old Jun 19, 2007 | 12:11 AM
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where do you buy thr paint for that?
Autozone, Advanced Auto Parts, Pep Boys
Old Jun 19, 2007 | 04:39 AM
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Thanks for the comments. It says that I can not wash the tires for 5 days after which sucks. I guess that it so that it can cure enough. It was a total pain in the @ss to do I ended up redoing the first one like 4 times. The pen doesn't flow like a regular paint marker. So I had to pool it on a 3x5 card then dip the tip of the pen in and paint it on.
Old Jun 19, 2007 | 06:38 AM
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It was well worth the trouble. Looks awsome!
Old Jun 19, 2007 | 06:20 PM
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