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Old May 11, 2006 | 07:00 PM
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Well i was just taking a nap and i had this dream that i was back in college. In this dream i'm driving my TCM xB around the dorms and it had red rubber tires(dirty tread and all). I thought they actually looked pretty cool with some other red accents on the car. Now i know that someone out there has already come up with this idea and is developing it. My question is, would anyone else consider putting colored tires on their ride? Has anyone else heard of such a notion or am i still dreaming?
Old May 11, 2006 | 07:00 PM
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Old May 11, 2006 | 07:07 PM
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Old May 11, 2006 | 07:09 PM
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the tires are for the drifting scene.
creative yet cool looking when burning out.
Old May 11, 2006 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 2tone_xB
the tires are for the drifting scene.
creative yet cool looking when burning out.
DITTO!
Old May 11, 2006 | 09:04 PM
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BF Goodrich had a tire early in the millinium called the Scorcher. The tire had a couple of colored bands that ran around the circumference. They only had a couple of color options, red, yellow and blue if I remember correctly. The tire looked like a standard tire from the side, but you could see the bands on the tread from behind. It would also leave the colored rubber behind if you did a burn out.
It was a quick fad that never really took off.
Old May 11, 2006 | 09:28 PM
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http://www.coloredtiresusa.com/Extreme.html
Old May 12, 2006 | 01:11 AM
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wow, I have red tires on my bmx bike.
Old May 12, 2006 | 03:11 AM
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Oh man it was just a dream...i knew i would get it from someone.
Old May 12, 2006 | 01:01 PM
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Guys, I don't like the looks of this.
Old May 12, 2006 | 01:09 PM
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Just wait till you see the Louis Vuitton version.
Old May 13, 2006 | 04:45 PM
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some people will buy almost anything to be "different" .


just hideous..
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Old May 15, 2006 | 09:54 AM
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That's pretty good. Highlights and everything. Now give me 16" 5Zigen FN01R-C with 205/50-16 Falken Ziex ZE-512 tires.
Old May 15, 2006 | 10:43 AM
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*gulp

I dunno..... that doesn't look too awful.

It would be different, though... you can be pretty much guaranteed to be the only guy on the road with those tires.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeKD-LWjAKY
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Metzeler (Germany) used to make automotive tires, and some of their snow tires were royal blue - I had a set on one of my Volvos 'back when.'
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