Before I opened the thread, I was thinking... Oh no, this is going to be awful. But you know, it's actually not.

Just don't hang out in the bad part of town our the cops might think you're selling something that you're not (or at least I hope you're not).

 

LOL!!!

 

that sure is a different mentality from so cal

 

Ehh not a fan.. That red Cooper on steelies looks fine though... I guess it just takes the right setup to pull it off, as with everything else.. Slam that b*tch and get some black wheels...

 

They look great; especially on a PW Cooper.

 

THAT's the way to do it. It could use a set of chrome lug nuts and stainless trim rings, though, for the real '50s look.

 

NO, no no no no no no..... it's a "rat rod" thing. Goes back to the forties and fifties when hot rods had steelies.

 

i wasn't around back then.

 

as i was telling you though...."rat rod" came back in style again with VW's and other euros as "rat stylz". You were around 2 years ago right?

 

yah, but not in the veedub world, i guess.

guess it never caught on around my neck of the woods...

 

Nor mine. Thankfully.

 

Back to the original poster's white walls, please. I think they're spiffy!

 

I'd like to see a Rat MINI.

 

You can keep 'em spotless and bright.. but it'll take a bit o' work. I have a Road King with big whites.. I use Whestley's w/w cleaner and a Brillo pad. The key thing is to spray the Whestley's on the Brillo pad, and not on the whites - it will kill the clearcoat on your wheels (or aluminum if they're not clearcoated). Do one w/w at a time, and rinse it thoroughly - you'll love how easy it is to keep 'em clean.

 

Ooooh...that Road King is gorgeous!

 

hey, i thought we were supposed to be talking about the original posters white walls

 

I think those white walls would look great with wire wheels.

 

There isn't a bad part of Ardmore

 

That might be a matter of one's perspective.

Kidding, I'm sure it's a fine town. And I hope the OP realizes I was making an innocent joke. Like I said, those tires actually look pretty good.

 

+1 on that. Too bad MINI's version of white isn't a real white- that would look, "uber-euro"? I dont envy your detailer.

 

I did, and seriously there isn't

 

Actually, I was trying to discourage the bickering and keep the thread on-topic about white walls. Folks posting their white walls are in keeping with the discussion.

 

I really hate when I see some old guy driving a crown vic pimpin the white walls. It looks so tacky.

But on a mini it looks quite classy. Esepcially on the P/W

Nice one

 

I dont think there was any bickering....kenchan and i have friendly discussions like that all the time in the wheel forums. The discussion was about the original and contemporary styles related to whitewalls and it was all in good fun.

Thanks

 

I think it was my sarcastic, joking reply that earned Clo's lecture. ("Thankfully")