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General => Cosmetic and bodywork matters => Topic started by: vixteris on 31 August 2004, 20:46

Title: painted walls??
Post by: vixteris on 31 August 2004, 20:46

when u paint the walls do u just use an everyday outdoor paint or is it something special??

ive seen a fair few aircooleds with the look and i love them on this dub.

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/misscab/no_surfboard.jpg)


not sure id do it on my car just interested to know how its done

thank

vix

Title: Re: painted walls??
Post by: AdamB on 31 August 2004, 20:53

I thought you had to buy them with painted walls, I didnt realise you had to do it yourself. Is it not ingrained into the rubber, in the moulding process?

Title: Re: painted walls??
Post by: vixteris on 31 August 2004, 20:56

maybe it is.  i was just guessing that they were painted as i have never seen any for sale with the walls a different colour.

a camper van in the car park at my work has a really thin coloured line that i thinks look really bling.   8)

Title: Re: painted walls??
Post by: jv on 31 August 2004, 21:02

it's tipex  :P

some are like that - marked in the rubber

other option is white trims that just fit on any tyres

Title: Re: painted walls??
Post by: topher on 31 August 2004, 21:07

find your local american-auto dealer and ask them about whitewall tyres  8) mostly seen on huge V8 caddy's

Title: Re: painted walls??
Post by: AdamB on 31 August 2004, 21:09

I do think they look like the Canines Cojones, I wouldnt mind having a car classy enough to stick them on. Would need to be a proper blinged up, Ho-renting, platinum lined, pimp mobile! 8)

Title: Re: painted walls??
Post by: Speedydub on 31 August 2004, 21:11

http://cgi6.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&since=-1&userid=waxacar&rows=50&include=0&rd=1

this guy might have some

Title: Re: painted walls??
Post by: piggy on 31 August 2004, 21:12

Yeah I'm sure that they're made as part of the tyre, but I remember having a white pen thingy that you could get to highlight the lettering on my motorbike tyres.
Would only take you a few weeks to do properly :D

Title: Re: painted walls??
Post by: jimbo on 31 August 2004, 23:00

just think, if you put white wall tyers on white alloys your wheels would look huge!!!!!! ;D you could have that 20 inch alloy look on a mk2 ::)

Title: Re: painted walls??
Post by: ...joe on 03 September 2004, 17:22

you either buy them like that or there are places where you can buy just the wall as a disc that gets fitted to the rim as the tyre goes on. wouldn't know where to get them though, might be worth checking out hotrod sites or maybe even motor bike sites? anyone into american cars should be able to help you out i'd have thought.