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---Some tires have Blue, Red and Yellow dots. You must contact the manufacturer and ask them what each means as there is no "standard" and it can vary.

---Yellow generally goes on the same side as the valve stem, directly in line with the valve stem, but as with any specification, contact the manufacturer, don't trust the "technician". Know what type of rim you have and find out where the dot is suppose to be in relation to the rim. This will not only add to the life of your tires because it will aid in balancing, but it can mean the difference between one weight and zero weights on a brand new rim and even two to three weights and zero weights on an old rim.

---Imagine, a brand new rim and tire that "zeros out" when spun the first time... and when checked again.

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Colored dots on sidewall

by: Harvey Brodsky

Tire manufactures use colored dots in the manufacturing process for many purposes, but generally they are "uniformity marks." Tires are almost perfectly round, but not quite. Uniformity marks help tire technicians identify they "not quite" part. This information is useful when mounting the tires on wheels.

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