Let's see. For 5 bug tires, does that work out to (95+50)x5= $725
US plus shipping handling and taxes?
Man that's getting too close to two thou Canadian.
Mike L
60A,67E,59Bug
----- Original Message -----
From Mike Maclean <macleans at earthlink.net>
To: Reid Trummel <AHCUSA@excite.com>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: January 26, 2001 12:22 AM
Subject: Re: White wall madness
> Reid,
> You can get reproduction Dunlop Gold Seal tires in
blackwall from British
> Wire Wheel (www.britishwirewheel.com). The last time I checked,
they were going
> for $95 each. British Wire Wheel will send them out to North
Carolina to have
> whitewalls put on. They send them to Diamond Back Classics, a
classic tire
> manufacturer that puts whitewalls by a vulcanizing process on
classic
> reproduction tires of other manufacturers. If you have the
Dunlop repros
> already, Diamond Back will put the whitewalls on for you for $50
per tire. Talk
> to John White (I kid you not) about the whitewall process. Very
nice fellow and
> very knowledgeable about tires.
> Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
>
> Reid Trummel wrote:
>
> > Hi Team,
> >
> > Recently bought the second Bugeye that I had been looking for,
and although
> > it doesn't need much, it could use new tires. I think I'm
going to go with
> > white walls, as original (except of course I want radials). I
wonder if
> > there is any common wisdom on the best source for such a
thing. Does Dunlop
> > make such a tire? (Doesn't have to be Dunlop, but it seems
like a nice
> > touch.)
> >
> > Alternatively, is there some kind of kit for putting white
walls on tires?
> > Does it work all right? Do they last? Thank in advance.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Reid Trummel
> > Tampa, Florida
> > 2 x BN2
> > 2 x AN5 Just bought another on 12/27/00 - Yeah, baby!
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