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Poll: Black Walls out or White Letters out

Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by Nowhereman04, Feb 16, 2010.

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Black Walls out, or White Letters out.

Poll closed Mar 18, 2010.
  1. Black Walls out

    106 vote(s)
    62.0%
  2. White Letters out

    65 vote(s)
    38.0%
  1. Feb 16, 2010 at 3:37 PM
    #1
    Nowhereman04

    Nowhereman04 [OP] Well-Known Member

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    I have always ran black walls out, but i was wondering what you guys perfer. So humor me please! :D
     
  2. Feb 16, 2010 at 3:39 PM
    #2
    DeeKay21

    DeeKay21 Lieutenant Dan.

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    I think white out looks good on 1st gens.
     
  3. Feb 16, 2010 at 4:30 PM
    #3
    ST77

    ST77 Wandering doesn't mean you're lost

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    blackwalls only...
     
  4. Feb 16, 2010 at 4:42 PM
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    gomerpile1985

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    White letters out, go old school man especially if the trucks white and has tinted windows like mine. WHO DAT?!!!
     
  5. Feb 16, 2010 at 4:45 PM
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    XSB41

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    Recently got some duratracs, went w/ the black out; truck is Barcelona Red, and will be adding black nerf bars in the future perhaps, so that's why I did mine as such...
     
  6. Feb 16, 2010 at 4:53 PM
    #6
    Rocketball

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    White letters out, but I'm old.
     
  7. Feb 16, 2010 at 5:06 PM
    #7
    gusher

    gusher SUPERCHARGED!!!

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    I just did the same.on my Indigo Ink. For me, I think it looks better and I don't have to worry about trying to keep the letters clean!
     
  8. Feb 16, 2010 at 5:06 PM
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    Fed Taco

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    I have white letters out, I think it looks good. But they got to be solid white, not just the outline.
     
  9. Feb 16, 2010 at 5:15 PM
    #9
    steve o 77

    steve o 77 braaap

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    It depends on what kind of tires they are. If they're BFG's, good year, etc. then white out but if they're some off brand, then black out.
     
  10. Feb 16, 2010 at 5:42 PM
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    08TRD Sport

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    ok I went with the blackwalls out due to the fact that after the white lettering gets messed up they start to look like crap and some times the white peels off of some tires
     
  11. Feb 16, 2010 at 6:25 PM
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    misterquad

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    White letters out on left side and black on the right side.
     
  12. Feb 16, 2010 at 6:27 PM
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    Darkknight22

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    black walls, i was debating the same thing just put some km2's on my truck and they looks nasty blackwalled
     
  13. Feb 17, 2010 at 3:41 AM
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    huff.jeremy

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    I have always had the white letters out, and prefer the look. BUT now I am reconsidering my choice. I have Goodyear Duratracs being shipped to me on Teflon chambers which will go on a Mag Grey truck, with white letters out...

    I am hoping I will again be pleased with the white letters out, but if not, how many miles can put on the tires before it would be impossible to reverse them, or would it ever be impossible since I could just switch sides and keep the same rotational direction?
     
  14. Feb 17, 2010 at 4:30 AM
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    swise

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    Laces out, Dan! (Ray Finkle)

    anyway, yeah white letters out.
     
  15. Feb 17, 2010 at 5:20 AM
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    misterquad

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    The 70's was white letters out.
    The 80's were white letter in.

    Used to scrub the white letters with an SOS pad or Comet to get them bright white.

    For some reasons, white letter out and knee high tube socks were so 70's.
     
  16. Feb 17, 2010 at 5:28 AM
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    BirdTRD

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    I just put on 285 Duratracs black side out. I prefer black's looks. Even if I liked the looks of white, I probably wouldn't show them because it would be one more thing to take care of. I'm lucky to wash my truck once every 2 months, much less sit around and detail wheels. Dirty white walls look like shit.
     
  17. Feb 17, 2010 at 8:21 AM
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    sirsaechao

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    White letters out (stock height):
    DSCF1013_cc4754c5f4a48d7a63727182263c4cdd2ad1f529.jpg

    Black walls out (leveled):
    DSCF1244_22fb763d3ec198017c128952b1b909120e7f0dad.jpg
     
  18. Feb 17, 2010 at 8:36 AM
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    misterquad

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    If you debadge then black out.

    If you don't then white out is ok.

    You don't debadge and have white out - that feats the purpose
     
  19. Feb 17, 2010 at 12:35 PM
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    goblue52

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    Im rockin white letters out!
     
  20. Feb 17, 2010 at 1:45 PM
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    Cars0n`

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    i say white out
     

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