ThisBlood147

You may not be able to find many, if any, tires for 17+ rims that will offer white lettering. I know you can get them for 16's and lower (see above mustang pics)......but lower profile tires are another matter.

MetalMech

I think they look good! More racey..

Daniel60

Now that looks retro. When I wear out my stock tires I'm also going to look into the letter tires.

Wicked Pony

NASCAR tires don't look good on our retro mustangs.
I wish they made Firehawks in white letter for our cars.

Gloves

That's exactly right. It add that Nascar look. I think the white look awesome at slow speeds and awesome at fast speeds when it's a blur.

I've been wornding if this looks good on an '05 myself. Tires are expensive, i'll wait until someone else tries them out.

I also think the WL looks extra clean on black (or darker) rims.

Stoenr

Firebone makes the INDY500 in white letters, lol. Take your pick, INDY or NASCAR

Philostang

Personally, I never liked the WL look--on anything, race oriented or otherwise.

But, that doesn't stop me from trying to help a brother out. I say you should give the rubber paint a try. Sounds cheaper than getting entirely new tires, and if it's not to your liking I bet you could shave it off with a flat razor w/o losing any significant rubber. If you applied it with a small roller or something that evenely distributes it (a brush here worries me), I bet it comes out looking very professional. And touch ups wouldn't be hard. Mabye a sponge technique could also work (dense closed-cell foam)?

Good luck! Better your car than mine! (I really don't care for the WL look...did I mention that?)

Best,
-j

Stoenr

Someone else tried the paint and came out like crap

Philostang

Yeah, I don't doubt that at all. But I think technique here is going to mean everything.

Do you know how that other guy applied the paint? I mean, I can paint a car with spray paint, we know it'll come out like crap, but that doesn't mean "paint" is a bad idea for cars. How you apply the stuff will make a big difference, and I mainly suggested it because it would be cheap and easy just to see how he likes the basic look (which was an initial concern).

Best,
-j