Saw this picture, pretty neat. Useful for folks who can’t understand a wear bar.[replace%20tire]

Should be standard on all tires but with larger letters.

Would be better running across the tread, in white letters, every 6 inches. All other drivers would see a white blur and know to keep away.

That was photo-shopped or someone used a hot tool to spell that out on the tire. I don’t thin there is any way to mold that into the tread ( @CapriRacer weight in, please) to appear later. Notice the wear bars are still visible and are not at the same level as the tread. That means they are still le…

I see the words but I can’t spot the wear bars. Help me out, please, pointing out where to look as furthering my education. :slightly_smiling_face:

[image] Marnet: I see the words but I can’t spot the wear bars. From the “R” in “REPLACE”, go a short distance up and left or a short distance down and left. I think that’s them.

[image] lion9car: From the “R” in “REPLACE”, go a short distance up and left or a short distance down and left. I think that’s them. Thank you. I wondered if that might be the wear bars. But I’m looking on a phone screen and can’t clearly see if it is wear bars or small rock grit in the tre…

No, not photoshopped. I’ve seen that on tires too. In fact, one manufacturer, I believe it’s either General or Nokian, actually has 80% 60% 40% etc etched into the center rib of the tread. Next time I see one come in I’ll take a pic.

Wow, I’d really like to know how they do that! A dissolving solid for the letters in the rubber? Molded on the underside of the tread cap?? Call out to CapriRacer again!

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common-sense-answer January 21, 2019, 5:38pm 3

That is pretty neat, but that tire needed replacement a while back and it never happened!

That tire is unsafe! It has been driven on in an unsafe condition for some time.

It should have worn through that layer of tread and now be reading, “You were told to replace this tire, you stupid twit! DO IT and see somebody about an alignment!”
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