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Spunky Munky Grand Master

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Hi fellas,

As the topic title suggests, I am after some advice from you guys on whether someone's managed to put red lines around the edges of their tyres. I think it looks awesome and makes the car stand out so much.

All in all, I have seen about 3-5 cars in the past few months with this done. One time, there was a black R33 Skyline at Tyre Power in Sunshine, Victoria with 18 inch rims and it had red lines running around the edges of the tyres. It looked totally awesome and was clearly on the tyres not the rims (as I know you can get rims that have this). Too bad he left just as I was about to ask him where he had this done.

However, I've asked a few panel beaters/paint shops and apparently they think that some places can get these fade-proof red lines (circles) painted onto a vehicle's tyres with pin-point accuracy by utilising some computer-controlled painting tool.

I was wondering if anyone on here has achieved this before. If so, please share with everyone some of your pictures/experiences and please do tell where this can be done and the various steps involved and the cost of it?

I live in the western suburbs of Melbourne and want this done.

If you look at the attached concept picture, the red line is clearly on the tyres not the rim - I personally think it looks nicer if it is on the tyre not the rim.

Thanks in advance.

Kevin

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Spunky Munky Grand Master

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It seems to look OK on any dark colored car - and of course the black one you saw.

...can't imagine it tho' on a white, silver or yellow one IMO

Hey mate, I agree. Would probably suit darker cars. So, got any ideas where I can get this done? :)

GTR-N1 Grand Master

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In the 60s & 70s, the fashion accessories included

i) body pin striping

ii) blacked-out panels esecially the rear as an alternative to two-tone

iii) oil crayon chalking of tyre brand & spec in red, yellow or white

iv) rear window louvres

v) chunkey alloy wheels and of course...

vi) the latest sound system AM > FM > Tape > CD > DVD > MP3 > iPOD

Has that cycle come round again?

GTR-N1 Grand Master

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We can only hope Tez...we can only hope.

8 tracks and picnic radios ftw.

Haha!

They'd better not make cds and dvds obsolete. I've got too many!

They'd also better not bring back rear louvres. It wasn't so hard to clean them as the sh/t that got stuck underneath.

Showing my age.... As you can see in my "Japan Photo Diaries" subforum. hehe

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i could get the number of a bloke in sydney that will come to ur place and do it for u but obviously it wont be any help for you. all they do is shave some of the writing off your tyre and paint the lines on. think it only costs around $100. can get any colours. planing on getting white for mine.

madbung Grand Master

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It's starting to happen already Terry, do you have a blueray player yet?

Sacd's didn't really get off the ground, but geez they're great players..yep we share some hobbies, audiophile/movie buff

My mk1 capri with rear louvre was all sex baby :)

GTR-N1 Grand Master

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It's starting to happen already Terry, do you have a blueray player yet?

Sacd's didn't really get off the ground, but geez they're great players..yep we share some hobbies, audiophile/movie buff

My mk1 capri with rear louvre was all sex baby :D

Nup, just heard about it - that's all! Dvd collection is not for ego. It's to help me remember what I saw last year hehe.

Capris? They were chick magnets along with MGBs and Lotus Europas. You just had to hide any traces of gaffa that were holding it together haha. I never had louvres on my Datto 1600, but by the time my 240K came around, it was INNNN!

Spunky Munky Grand Master

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i could get the number of a bloke in sydney that will come to ur place and do it for u but obviously it wont be any help for you. all they do is shave some of the writing off your tyre and paint the lines on. think it only costs around $100. can get any colours. planing on getting white for mine.

Mate, I am very very interested. I don't care what others think, it's personal preference after all and I love it.

$100 for this is a fair price to pay consider that that person actually comes to my door step, it's cheap if anything.

Yeah, it's more for looks - but I think on a black R33 with 18 inch rims, it would look hot.

Can you please hook me up. I suggest you post it here so that everyone else who's interested can also contact this person otherwise PM is fine also.

Many thanks,

PM.

Spunky Munky Grand Master

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You can buy them almost anywhere or get them cut into your existing tyres.

These were popular with the gt's of the 60's and 70's

http://www.redwalltyres.com.au/

Hey mate,

Unfortunately they only operate in the NSW regions. Any Melbourne contacts?

Cheers.

madbung Grand Master

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There's an old geezer in mordialoc or mentone that used to do it, it'll take me a day or two to track down a number through contacts.

I've been meaning to get some done on my old ute for a while, good excuse to get motivated.

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