Howie411 Report post Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) So there is a Red Spot (looks like paint or marker) on my tires. These were on the car when I got it (had 40ish miles on it) I thought they would go away after a while but they haven't. Any idea what the point of it was and is there a easy way to remove it? Edited January 29, 2014 by Howie411 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acdii Report post Posted January 29, 2014 Some tires are pre-balanced, and that red marker is used to point to where the valve stem should be located. Not may tire installers know that, I used to be a mechanic and did my fair share of tires. During a seminar with Cooper Tires i asked this very question and that was the answer I was given. Whenever I installed a tire from then on I made sure to line up the dot with the stem and the tires did balance with fewer ounces. Whether that is true of not for all tires, don't know, but it seems to be the case for the Coopers. 2 inco and hybridbear reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites