i can vouch for Diamond Back Classic Tires as i bought my redlines from
them a few years ago. the redline side is smooth excepting the redline with
all
tire info on the inside on a modern radial. you can buy better performing
tires for
autocrossing and such, but i love the look and feel that redlines are part
of the
"classic" touch of the car.
i've recommended Diamond Back to other car owners and i've never heard
a complaint.
Tom Di Iulio
1976 TR6
Denver, Co
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sondergard, Michael L." <michael-sondergard@uiowa.edu>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 12:30 PM
Subject: Redlining modern tires
> Does anyone have any experience with purchasing modern tires with redlines
> applied aftermarket? Diamond Back Classics has a process for removing the
> raised writing from the sidewall of a new tire and then vulcanizing on the
> red rubber for red lines. The bonding that takes place between the black
and
> red rubber is supposedly the same process that takes place in the mold
> during the making of a new tire when different tires have to be bonded
> together. In my case I am looking at a set of new Yokohama T4s (205/70/15)
> with redline applied at a total cost of $645 for the set (the redline
> process itself accounts for $300 of the price. I'd like to know if the
extra
> cost is worth it (do they look that much better?) and if the quality of
the
> finished product is first-rate). Thanks for any help that fellow Sixers
can
> provide.
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