ORWL Tyre Marking

ORWL

Outlined Raised White Lettering

A convention with no standards body behind it.

Where ORWL is on the tyre

Lettered markings read as the tail of the size string, moulded right after the speed symbol. Here it is on an example tyre.

ORWL Outlined Raised White Lettering

Outlined Raised White Lettering. Moulded on the wall after the size, in the same lettering.

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