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White letter in or out?

Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by tarheelfan_08, Feb 18, 2009.

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White letters facing in or out?

  1. In(toward truck)

    368 vote(s)
    63.6%

  2. Out(toward everyone)

    211 vote(s)
    36.4%
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  1. Feb 18, 2009 at 4:27 PM
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    tarheelfan_08

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    tarheelfan_08 [OP] Carolina Alliance

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    tarheelfan_08, Feb 18, 2009
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  2. Feb 18, 2009 at 4:27 PM
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    FlawedXJ

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    in

    edit: by that i mean not showing
     
    FlawedXJ, Feb 18, 2009
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  3. Feb 18, 2009 at 4:33 PM
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    THXEY

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    nice wheels

    and not showing white letters... trust me you dont wan't the "cool" looking tires haha
     
    THXEY, Feb 18, 2009
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  4. Feb 18, 2009 at 4:35 PM
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    buffalo tacoma

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    ill go with out....
     
    buffalo tacoma, Feb 18, 2009
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  5. Feb 18, 2009 at 4:35 PM
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    wildjerseyfirefighter

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    stock, for now
    white letters in..Less to clean
     
    wildjerseyfirefighter, Feb 18, 2009
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  6. Feb 18, 2009 at 4:42 PM
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    THXEY

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    x2
     
    THXEY, Feb 18, 2009
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  7. Feb 18, 2009 at 4:43 PM
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    RelentlessFab

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    white letters are a bitch to keep clean. +1 for in like the other guys voted
     
    RelentlessFab, Feb 18, 2009
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  8. Feb 18, 2009 at 4:46 PM
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    brianr

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    brianr go shit in your hat

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    out.

    no one shows the white anymore.
     
    brianr, Feb 18, 2009
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  9. Feb 18, 2009 at 4:53 PM
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    Pster

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    Inny or Outty?
     
    Pster, Feb 18, 2009
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  10. Feb 18, 2009 at 4:54 PM
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    Exactly! Be proud of the tires you bought.
     
    Dustin03, Feb 18, 2009
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  11. Feb 18, 2009 at 4:57 PM
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    311offroad

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    I might go for the white look next time I buy tires... which will be a while :)
     
    311offroad, Feb 18, 2009
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  12. Feb 18, 2009 at 5:01 PM
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    Delmarva

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    It's the wife's T4R so it's stock
    White truck In

    Black/Gray truck Out
     
    Delmarva, Feb 18, 2009
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  13. Feb 18, 2009 at 5:17 PM
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    brianr

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    chicks with an inny are the only way to be.
     
    brianr, Feb 18, 2009
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  14. Feb 18, 2009 at 5:24 PM
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    das56170

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    half and half

    driver side: white letters in
    passenger side: white letters out

    best of both worlds
     
    das56170, Feb 18, 2009
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  15. Feb 18, 2009 at 5:35 PM
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    ILove2Drive

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    I say out :thumbsup:
     
    ILove2Drive, Feb 18, 2009
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  16. Feb 18, 2009 at 5:36 PM
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    AFButters

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    White Always In... I used to work at Discount Tire back in Highschool.. and i never could figure out why people think that the White Letters out look good...
     
    AFButters, Feb 18, 2009
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  17. Feb 18, 2009 at 6:02 PM
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    TacticalBacon13

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    if you pay for white lettering why wouldt you wanna show it.
     
    TacticalBacon13, Feb 18, 2009
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  18. Feb 18, 2009 at 6:12 PM
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    jolayiv

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    Def. white letters out. I will show you guys how good it looks here in a couple of weeks!
     
    jolayiv, Feb 18, 2009
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  19. Feb 18, 2009 at 7:18 PM
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    NicksRig

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    I voted in. Will look better with those wheels
     
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  20. Feb 18, 2009 at 11:31 PM
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    i personally think it's nicer and cleaner with white lettering facing inward. But for originality go with the white facing outward.
     
    m_yota, Feb 18, 2009
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