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Old May 11, 2003 | 01:29 AM
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Windshield decal - Yes or No ?

I am new here and I know there is no better place to ask this question.
I had to replace the door decals, so I bought a kit with the windshield decal also. Now I want to know if I should leave it on or take it off.
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Old May 11, 2003 | 01:44 AM
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Go for it.
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Old May 11, 2003 | 09:02 AM
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as long as its the one in shown in your sig, leave it on, it looks cool
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Old May 11, 2003 | 10:32 AM
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Yeah, that's pretty cool.
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Old May 11, 2003 | 11:35 AM
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You should leave it on, it looks cool.
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Old May 11, 2003 | 11:41 AM
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How about a windshield banner that says...

"WINDSHIELD"

I just think it's kind of redundant to have stickers or banners that say the name of your car. I always think, "Hey, good thing that Honda has a HUGE sticker that says Honda on it, or I would have thought it was a Dodge..."

There's a girl I work with that has a Camry. She has a sticker on her back window that says "Camry" than right underneath that are her factory badges that say "Toyota Camry", and THEN she bought a license plate frame to go underneath that that says "Camry" on it as well. So when you look at it from the back it says "Camry Toyota Camry Camry"

There's another lady I work with who has a Ford Windstar with a Window Banner that says "V-Tech Powered by Acura"

Ok, now that I'm completely off track, let me get back to my point. You don't have to point out that you have a camaro, or an IROC, or something with a huge banner. It's just plain repetitive.
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Old May 11, 2003 | 12:13 PM
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Is it the one in your sig?
If so, I could take it or leave it. It's not the worst I've seen.
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Old May 11, 2003 | 12:29 PM
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I'm not a fan of windshield banners at ALL.

Leave it off.
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Old May 11, 2003 | 01:07 PM
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Unless it is something extroidinarilly unique (unlike the one pictured), I wouldn't bother. I see them all over the place, and I never thought they looked good.

It's one thing if you crappy little car like a probe, but don't ruin your car with that bs. Besides, they are a pain to get off.
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Old May 11, 2003 | 02:16 PM
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Leave that for the ricers.
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Old May 11, 2003 | 02:21 PM
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Dam r*cers ruined everything... ::shakes fist:: I dont know, i like it, but not in tribal, not in any asian language, and not matching the color of the car... if i see another blue banner on a red car im gunna scream....
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Old May 12, 2003 | 12:01 AM
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Yes it is the same as the sig pic. The color is silver metallic, which matches the ones on the doors. So far some say leave it and some say lose it. That is my problem, I like how it looks but I don't like to put things on my car that just doesn't belong there.
Thanks for all the replies so far. Still undecided.
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Old May 12, 2003 | 01:33 AM
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Originally posted by Ruddigger
How about a windshield banner that says...

"WINDSHIELD"
Here ya go, buddy:


EDIT: Sorry about the "advertisement" on it.

Last edited by tpiroc; May 12, 2003 at 01:36 AM.
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Old May 12, 2003 | 12:00 PM
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lol:sillylol:
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Old May 12, 2003 | 12:10 PM
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Leave it off, the car will look much cleaner without it.
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Old May 12, 2003 | 12:29 PM
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definatly cleaner without....

what i had before...........
<img src="http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_a/192000-192999/192436_241_full.jpg">



and now
<img src="http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_a/192000-192999/192436_242_full.jpg">
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Old May 12, 2003 | 01:45 PM
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I would have to say 1986CamaroSC's is/was a little nicer than 86HardtopIROC's, but would refrain from either personally.
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Old May 12, 2003 | 02:39 PM
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Leave it off.
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Old May 12, 2003 | 04:12 PM
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take it off, yuck
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Old May 12, 2003 | 06:06 PM
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I've always thought that the people who have "Honda", or "IROC" or "Camaro" etc., on the windshield were really...slow, mentaly that is. I mean think about it, anyone who knows anything about cars already knows what it is so they dont need a banner, and the people who dont know what car it is probably dont give a sh*it anyway.
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Old May 12, 2003 | 08:26 PM
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I like my banner. It's not to obtrusive.

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Old May 15, 2003 | 09:19 AM
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i got a regular pontiac one and made it blue with a marker.
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