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When my truck comes in around May 11th I'm thinking of having my dealer or a tire place turn my Michelins around so that they will be blackwall tires. Not a fan of the raised white letters. Has anyone done this with their Michelins and could you post a picture of them turned around Or maybe I should just bite the bullet till they wear out.
I've done this on many of my vehicles in the past as I really dislike white lettered tires. The dealer likely will do this for free for you. It costs them nothing but a 30 minutes of one of their tech's time to spin them and rebalance. Here's a pic of my 2017. Not the Michelin's but blackwall in stock 20" size so pretty much the identical look.
Not to change the thread, but I ordered the wheel lip moldings that are included with the two tone but sent them back because there are about ten push pins that go into the fender so drilling all those holes was not going to happen. The parts guy said the fender is actually a different part # for two tone. I ordered the bushwacker oe flares
I hate white letters to, but I couldn't be bothered to get them flipped and I'm used to it now.
Given the choice at ordering, I would have went bsw.
It looks not too bad on a black truck.
The Michelins are OUTLINED white letters - I'm not necessarily a fan of of WHITE Letters but for some reason these don't bother me - the outline seems subtle
If the white bothered me so much, I believe I'd try a $2 bottle of black shoe dye before I went to the trouble and potential cost of switching the tires around. Just a thought. YMMV.
The Michelins are OUTLINED white letters - I'm not necessarily a fan of of WHITE Letters but for some reason these don't bother me - the outline seems subtle
OWL is the only way you can get white letters these days on Michelin truck tires so it was implied that's what was being discussed. We were just being lazy and not typing the "outlined."
Just like in the sticker removal thread, some like to remove advertising and letters/numbers. Some like them in place. Some don't care either way. It's all subjective and personal opinion. No right or wrong.
Clearly a personal preference issue but I don't like white lettering on tires either, partly due to appearance. I also prefer not to advertise for a company unlessIchoose to do so. I also remove dealer plates and the like for the same reason. My hackles will go up if any stickers not of my choosing show up on the vehicle, off they will quickly be.
Carmax stickers come to mind here.
This is 'Merica! I require remuneration for advertising!
Lunch at the drive thru window of my choice at minimum.
Karl4Cat.
Ceiling fan in the garage is a great idea. I have 2 of them mounted under the Pergola on our back porch but never thought of using one in the garage. Dragging my floor fan around is a pain and is another item to find storage room for.
LOL, when we bought our house there were two black ceiling fans in the LR. I removed them as I didn't like the look and installed one at each end of my garage over the hood area. Makes summer projects a little cooler...
When my truck comes in around May 11th I'm thinking of having my dealer or a tire place turn my Michelins around so that they will be blackwall tires. Not a fan of the raised white letters. Has anyone done this with their Michelins and could you post a picture of them turned around Or maybe I should just bite the bullet till they wear out.
Not to change the thread, but I ordered the wheel lip moldings that are included with the two tone but sent them back because there are about ten push pins that go into the fender so drilling all those holes was not going to happen. The parts guy said the fender is actually a different part # for two tone. I ordered the bushwacker oe flares
Glad to hear this. I had considered doing this. How do you like the bushwacker oe flares? How do they compare to factory?
Glad to hear this. I had considered doing this. How do you like the bushwacker oe flares? How do they compare to factory?
Sorry for the thread highjack.
I know there was a thread with a photo of the bushwacker oe flares on a ruby red truck and they looked nice. My truck is on order and I might have the dealer put the BSW out on my 20" wheels also.
OWL is the only way you can get white letters these days on Michelin truck tires so it was implied that's what was being discussed. We were just being lazy and not typing the "outlined."
Just like in the sticker removal thread, some like to remove advertising and letters/numbers. Some like them in place. Some don't care either way. It's all subjective and personal opinion. No right or wrong.
couldn't agree more - to each their own, being unique and different is a good thing (when were tolerant)
personally I can't stand the Michelins (had em on my 2004).
I LOVE those lariat / KR wheels - if anyone wants to trade
