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Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!
Honestly just plasti-dipping those wheels black would do wonders for the car.

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Vincent Van Goatse
Nov 8, 2006

Enjoy every sandwich.

Smellrose
What would be the most inappropriate car to put whitewalls on?

HandlingByJebus
Jun 21, 2009

All of a sudden, I found myself in love with the world, so there was only one thing I could do:
was ding a ding dang, my dang a long racecar.

It's a love affair. Mainly jebus, and my racecar.

Vincent Van Goatse posted:

What would be the most inappropriate car to put whitewalls on?

Enzo.

eyebeem
Jul 18, 2013

by R. Guyovich
I could see whitewalls, or some new modern variant appearing on something like the i3. The BMW I cars in particular seem to be trying everything possible to be "new" and change up styling norms. The only normal looking things are the tires.

Strategy
Jul 1, 2002


:shittypop:

Q_res
Oct 29, 2005

We're fucking built for this shit!
I have to admit, that Explorer made me want to see how my car would look with Raised White Letters. But apparently nobody makes RWL tires in 265/35R20. :saddowns:

Boaz MacPhereson
Jul 11, 2006

Day 12045 Ht10hands 180lbs
No Name
No lumps No Bumps Full life Clean
Two good eyes No Busted Limbs
Piss OK Genitals intact
Multiple scars Heals fast
O NEGATIVE HI OCTANE
UNIVERSAL DONOR
Lone Road Warrior Rundown
on the Powder Lakes V8
No guzzoline No supplies
ISOLATE PSYCHOTIC
Keep muzzled...
I wish the BFG Comp-2s had a RWL option. I've been contemplating painting the letters since I bought the drat things.

Bajaha
Apr 1, 2011

BajaHAHAHA.



I found out they make white vinyl decals for use with certain tires, like the Michelin pss which I've recently bought.

I'm tempted just to see what it'll look like, but not sure how vinyl will hold up.

Deteriorata
Feb 6, 2005

Bajaha posted:

I found out they make white vinyl decals for use with certain tires, like the Michelin pss which I've recently bought.

I'm tempted just to see what it'll look like, but not sure how vinyl will hold up.

Peel and stick whitewalls would be kind of cool. You could cut all sorts of shapes into them. It would be a much cooler fashion statement than stancing and all that other rot.

Code Jockey
Jan 24, 2006

69420 basic bytes free

I'm the swords

F1DriverQuidenBerg
Jan 19, 2014

Code Jockey posted:

I'm the swords

It's tape

Queen_Combat
Jan 15, 2011

Vincent Van Goatse posted:

What would be the most inappropriate car to put whitewalls on?

Bricklin.

90s Solo Cup
Feb 22, 2011

To understand the cup
He must become the cup



eyebeem posted:

When my p71 needed new tires for the first time, there was no question. God I miss that terrible car.



:krad:

cakesmith handyman
Jul 22, 2007

Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.


I love terrible trikes but the body on that is a hideous mess even before you get to the swords.

eyebeem
Jul 18, 2013

by R. Guyovich

cakesmith handyman posted:

I love terrible trikes but the body on that is a hideous mess even before you get to the swords.

Don't tell me this is your first T-Rex

um excuse me
Jan 1, 2016

by Fluffdaddy
RWL tires look good I think. You can make fun of my car cause I no longer have those wheels/tires though.

Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug

Boaz MacPhereson posted:

I wish the BFG Comp-2s had a RWL option. I've been contemplating painting the letters since I bought the drat things.

I've seen people have reasonable success with certain kinds of paint markers. You just have to make sure the chemistry is safe.

`Nemesis
Dec 30, 2000

railroad graffiti
There's a Chrysler Crossfire with RWL tires on it running around my neighborhood, and it's still not hateable.

The rest of the garbage stick on crap on the car (and the car itself) still is, though.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.
Getting rammed from behind does make you less of a Man, it seems!

Deteriorata posted:

Peel and stick whitewalls would be kind of cool. You could cut all sorts of shapes into them. It would be a much cooler fashion statement than stancing and all that other rot.
You can get those, "Portawalls", they're like white plasticky discs that jam around the edge of the wheelrim.

Mister Kingdom
Dec 14, 2005

And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

I don't like this new Batmobile.

Powershift
Nov 23, 2009


InitialDave posted:

Getting rammed from behind does make you less of a Man, it seems!

You can get those, "Portawalls", they're like white plasticky discs that jam around the edge of the wheelrim.

It didn't get rammed from behind, it took a huge load to the face.

Darchangel
Feb 12, 2009

Tell him about the blower!


Bajaha posted:

I found out they make white vinyl decals for use with certain tires, like the Michelin pss which I've recently bought.

I'm tempted just to see what it'll look like, but not sure how vinyl will hold up.

Custom white letters:
https://www.ammonyc.com/detailing/how-to-install-tire-letters/
http://tredwear.com

Zeppelin Insanity
Oct 28, 2009

Wahnsinn
Einfach
Wahnsinn

Olympic Mathlete posted:

A diesel Maserati? lmao that's the worst thing in the world

There's an ad on the UK radio that specifically only says "the Maserati Ghibli Diesel".

Then they say "perhaps we should let it speak for itself *engine noise*"

I don't remember if they used a petrol engine noise or diesel noise, though.

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


um excuse me posted:

RWL tires look good I think. You can make fun of my car cause I no longer have those wheels/tires though.



I'm going to make fun of your car because it's a Subie and not a hatchback :unsmigghh:


:barf:

Though, in the unlikely chance they did that entirely by themselves, :golfclap: for doing it yourself

StormDrain
May 22, 2003

Thirteen Letter

Are there any off the shelf items that just say "RAISED WHITE LETTERS"?

Humphreys
Jan 26, 2013

We conceived a way to use my mother as a porn mule


StormDrain posted:

Are there any off the shelf items that just say "RAISED WHITE LETTERS"?

Oh that would be perfect!

Much in the same vein as an RX3 that had some serious performance upgrades in my area many years ago. Instead of the list of brands he used down the panel - it was literally a shopping list (eggs, milk, bread, etc..)

Anyhow, here's a Lambo driver betting cash he can beat an R32 'deathtrap'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP-DEuIt_V8

It's this R32:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd_M1Q9Nw2g

Olympic Mathlete
Feb 25, 2011

:h:


Humphreys posted:

Anyhow, here's a Lambo driver betting cash he can beat an R32 'deathtrap'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP-DEuIt_V8

It's this R32:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd_M1Q9Nw2g



That first video was very satisfying to watch. :allears:

BigPaddy
Jun 30, 2008

That night we performed the rite and opened the gate.
Halfway through, I went to fix us both a coke float.
By the time I got back, he'd gone insane.
Plus, he'd left the gate open and there was evil everywhere.


Love it when posers get shown the door.

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


Darchangel
Feb 12, 2009

Tell him about the blower!


BigPaddy posted:

Love it when posers get shown the door.

"Cheetah, deal's off!"

Pffft! You're failure to know your competition isn't cheating. Jumping the start on the other hand...
Typical rich jerkoff.

Throatwarbler
Nov 17, 2008

by vyelkin

This is a picture of a stock Pontiac g6 gxp. What's the joke here

Darchangel
Feb 12, 2009

Tell him about the blower!



Dollars to donuts it's factory. (Still terrible.)

e: f, b.

Darchangel
Feb 12, 2009

Tell him about the blower!


StormDrain posted:

Are there any off the shelf items that just say "RAISED WHITE LETTERS"?

That would be awesome.
Or something like they used in CARtoons: "Good<winded boot graphic>Boot", Good Front", "Good Rear".


Humphreys posted:

Oh that would be perfect!

Much in the same vein as an RX3 that had some serious performance upgrades in my area many years ago. Instead of the list of brands he used down the panel - it was literally a shopping list (eggs, milk, bread, etc..)

That's awesome, too.

xzzy
Mar 5, 2009

The tires in 7 days to die read "BRIMSTONE" on them which is pretty awesome.

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


Throatwarbler posted:

This is a picture of a stock Pontiac g6 gxp. What's the joke here

The fact that someone at the factory thought it was a good idea.

Saukkis
May 16, 2003

Unless I'm on the inside curve pointing straight at oncoming traffic the high beams stay on and I laugh at your puny protest flashes.
I am Most Important Man. Most Important Man in the World.

angryrobots posted:

I realize that this is a piece on an entertainment website and is not necessarily comprehensive, but I feel like his attorney's main argument should have been that his client was no more guilty than the Ford dealer who probably received cash to buy a brand new pickup.

The prosecutor argued that he facilitated the drug trade, but if that's the only requirement, I mean there's a long list of people who deal with any suspected drug operations on their public and legal face.

Yes, this sets a worrying precedent and the sentence was for too harsh compared to what other people got. But while I was reading the article and thinking about it, I started forming arguments I would have used as prosecutor.

Somewhere there is a line between selling a product to honest citizens that drug smugglers would have use too and a product for drug smugglers that some weirdo honest citizens might also buy, and I feel Anaya was firmly on the wrong side of that line.

Sure, many people could have a use for secret compartment for wallets and guns and whatnot, but what they need is a compartment they can open in 5 seconds and that takes more than 15 seconds for a crackhead to find. The only people who need a compartment that can survive a long search by K9 unit are drug smugglers and showoffs that have few grand that they can't fit in the wallet.

As a rule of thumb make a list of your customers, imagine which of them could be in the drug industry and if you come up with more than 10%, stop what you are doing.

MrYenko
Jun 18, 2012

#2 isn't ALWAYS bad...

They weren't prosecuting him because he built hidden storage compartments. They were prosecuting him because he refused to snitch on people that probably would have hacked his family up into tiny little bits.

The fed doesn't take kindly to being told no.

Rhyno
Mar 22, 2003
Probation
Can't post for 10 years!
I seem to recall somebody buying a car that West Coast Customs had built and it was full of secret compartments. They were later arrested for using it to smuggle drugs.

InitialDave
Jun 14, 2007

I Want To Believe.

Humphreys posted:

Anyhow, here's a Lambo driver betting cash he can beat an R32 'deathtrap'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP-DEuIt_V8
That is just beautiful.

MrYenko posted:

They weren't prosecuting him because he built hidden storage compartments. They were prosecuting him because he refused to snitch on people that probably would have hacked his family up into tiny little bits.

The fed doesn't take kindly to being told no.
Hang on. Aren't you very much constitutionally entitled to not tell The Man what he wants to know? And while, if you do not, a proposed deal to let you off in favour of turfing other people in may indeed disappear... The only way that deal can exist is if they have something they can arrest/convict you for? Which in this case was building drug-related hidey holes into cars. So yes, he was prosecuted for that?

If so, that's dangerously close to the playground "if I walk toward you windmilling my arms, it's your fault if you get hit because you didn't get out the way" logic.

I appreciate that drug dealing is some pretty bad poo poo done by pretty bad people, but as a society we should be very wary of potential unintended consequences of expanding what can be done to tackle it. If he did not commit a crime beyond carrying out a job (which was perfectly legal in and of itself) for people who were going to use it for illegal purposes and paid him with earnings of the same, I believe it is wrong for him to be done for it. Especially when "sorry, I'd rather not do business with you" results in the aformentioned family-in-tiny-bits scenario.

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TehRedWheelbarrow
Mar 16, 2011



Fan of Britches

InitialDave posted:

That is just beautiful.

Hang on. Aren't you very much constitutionally entitled to not tell The Man what he wants to know? And while, if you do not, a proposed deal to let you off in favour of turfing other people in may indeed disappear... The only way that deal can exist is if they have something they can arrest/convict you for? Which in this case was building drug-related hidey holes into cars. So yes, he was prosecuted for that?

If so, that's dangerously close to the playground "if I walk toward you windmilling my arms, it's your fault if you get hit because you didn't get out the way" logic.

I appreciate that drug dealing is some pretty bad poo poo done by pretty bad people, but as a society we should be very wary of potential unintended consequences of expanding what can be done to tackle it. If he did not commit a crime beyond carrying out a job (which was perfectly legal in and of itself) for people who were going to use it for illegal purposes and paid him with earnings of the same, I believe it is wrong for him to be done for it. Especially when "sorry, I'd rather not do business with you" results in the aformentioned family-in-tiny-bits scenario.

STOP RESISTING CITIZEN

*beats you until you die*

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