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Author Topic: People of Walmart, rejoice...your tires have arrived!  (Read 5960 times)

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Offline ChopTop

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People of Walmart, rejoice...your tires have arrived!
« on: March 08, 2012, 10:13:56 AM »
Autoblog
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/03/07/the-next-big-thing-bridgestone-prints-patterns-on-tires/

How many times have you said to yourself, "Self, I've modded every single part of my car, but those tires, they're just so... black. And boring." Bridgestone has the answer in the form of its Tire Printing Technology.

Comprised of two layers of ink – one below and one above a protective coating – you can fully customize the design of your sidewalls using any kind of vector-based graphics. Bridgestone claims the outer most layer won't succumb to scrapes and scratches, and neither the durability or the weight of the tires are compromised by the technology.

Bridgestone hasn't set a date for production, but the tires could be available as early as this summer. And if it hits in time, there's little doubt we'll be seeing plenty of horrid designs lining the halls of SEMA.

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Re: People of Walmart, rejoice...your tires have arrived!
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2012, 10:24:58 AM »
I saw that on Autoblog. Certainly not for me but I can see some pretty outrageous graphics printed on them by some.
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Re: People of Walmart, rejoice...your tires have arrived!
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2012, 10:32:03 AM »
Without a doubt the PERFECT accessory for the boy race street urchins that start blinging up their poser-mobile with beer can exhausts. Suddenly, laser surgery to make me nearsighted seems attractive.

BTW, why insult the Wal-Mart customer base?? These fugly things will be "appreciated" by the street squirrels that have sex with themselves while watching Fast and Furious movies. 

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Re: People of Walmart, rejoice...your tires have arrived!
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2012, 10:55:02 AM »
I suspect Choptop's reference to Walmart had something to do with this.

http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/photos/     :D
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Re: People of Walmart, rejoice...your tires have arrived!
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2012, 11:00:29 AM »
BTW, why insult the Wal-Mart customer base??

I just told a co-worker last week being featured on People of Walmart was on my bucket list.  They replied, I'm quite sure you've already accomplished that... :yay:

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Re: People of Walmart, rejoice...your tires have arrived!
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2012, 11:53:43 AM »
Im sure GJ will have pink bunny rabbits on his tires just as soon as these come out.
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Re: People of Walmart, rejoice...your tires have arrived!
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2012, 12:59:21 PM »
Why snaponbob, you sound so stereotypical.

I think plaid would look good on my coupe, yes thats it, thats what i want, plaid tires.

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Re: People of Walmart, rejoice...your tires have arrived!
« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2012, 01:22:13 PM »
Why snaponbob, you sound so stereotypical.

I think plaid would look good on my coupe, yes thats it, thats what i want, plaid tires.

Yes, but will they create plaid smoke? You know the deal -- go BIG or go HOME !!!!!
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Re: People of Walmart, rejoice...your tires have arrived!
« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2012, 02:42:40 PM »
Would it be wrong to have Bridgestone print "Goodyear" or some other tire manufacturer's name on the side of them?

This product could eliminate low profile tires since there isn't much sidewall to print on.
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Re: People of Walmart, rejoice...your tires have arrived!
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2012, 03:32:30 PM »
Somebody should let Marlboromike know about this.  Now he can put whitewalls on any car he wants.

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Re: People of Walmart, rejoice...your tires have arrived!
« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2012, 03:37:02 PM »
Somebody should let Marlboromike know about this.  Now he can put whitewalls on any car he wants.

I'm not sure they make hoveround size.

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Re: People of Walmart, rejoice...your tires have arrived!
« Reply #11 on: March 08, 2012, 06:20:21 PM »
I'm so getting these !

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Re: People of Walmart, rejoice...your tires have arrived!
« Reply #12 on: March 08, 2012, 08:33:36 PM »
Hope they make em in 30" tires so I can throw em on my donk!

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Re: People of Walmart, rejoice...your tires have arrived!
« Reply #13 on: March 08, 2012, 08:48:46 PM »
I want all pink tires so that when I lay down rubber they leave nice pink stripes.  :brnout:

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Re: People of Walmart, rejoice...your tires have arrived!
« Reply #15 on: March 09, 2012, 11:28:16 AM »
Link doesn't work Dave. The site doesn't appear to allow links or somethin'. Here's a different feed of the same story.

Police: NAK3D Man Steals Socks From Walmart
« Last Edit: March 09, 2012, 11:37:11 AM by Sly Bob »
Just trying to do my part...

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Re: People of Walmart, rejoice...your tires have arrived!
« Reply #16 on: March 09, 2012, 11:39:32 AM »
Works fine from my work.
Your firewall or proxy server might be blocking it.
Here is the YouTube vid

300-lb NAK3D man steals socks from Wal-Mart

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Re: People of Walmart, rejoice...your tires have arrived!
« Reply #17 on: March 09, 2012, 11:53:30 AM »
Too funny!

Yeah I don't know why the link doesn't work. On my Mac at home I get to the site but it says;

"Sorry, the page you are looking for does not exist.

Basically, the link you clicked, or the URL you typed didn't work. There are a few possible explanations:

You have a "bad" link.
You may have typed the page address incorrectly, check your spelling and capitalizations.
The content you are trying to access no longer exists, was never available or we just placed it somewhere else!
Don't worry!

You can give our search a try :"


That's bizarre.
« Last Edit: March 09, 2012, 12:24:30 PM by Sly Bob »
Just trying to do my part...

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Re: People of Walmart, rejoice...your tires have arrived!
« Reply #18 on: March 09, 2012, 12:03:23 PM »
Weird
I click on the link and get right to it.
It's our local news channel.

Maybe they don't allow canadians to view it
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Re: People of Walmart, rejoice...your tires have arrived!
« Reply #19 on: March 09, 2012, 12:18:44 PM »
That was just weird...
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Re: People of Walmart, rejoice...your tires have arrived!
« Reply #20 on: March 09, 2012, 01:16:46 PM »
Weird
I click on the link and get right to it.
It's our local news channel.

Maybe they don't allow canadians to view it
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Actually I'm thinkin' it must be a Mac thing.   :poke:
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People of Walmart, rejoice...your tires have arrived!
« Reply #21 on: March 09, 2012, 02:14:45 PM »
Glad they didn't catch me doing that. I didn't go for the socks, just the chocolate pudding...
Make the right choices now

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Re: People of Walmart, rejoice...your tires have arrived!
« Reply #22 on: March 09, 2012, 02:42:58 PM »
Sly

Im on a Macbook Pro at work.

mmmmmmm Pudding.

 

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