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Old Oct 19, 2003 | 10:34 PM
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Non-OEM decal and marking ???

The T/A is going in for paint Friday. I can't decide if I should get the factory bird and lettering on the car or something custom. If anyone's got any custom graphics and/or lettering...pleease post a pic. Just looking to maybe get some ideas. BTW, the car is going to be all white so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 09:44 AM
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imo custom print looks retarded, i want my iroc to be a pure iroc, not one with some lame looking font :/
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 02:13 PM
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imo custom print looks retarded,
aint that the truth . Just get factory stickers or dont put any on.My trans am doesnt have any and i like it that way .
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 05:17 PM
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I like the oem look but a friend has a Monte Carlo SS with very subtle air-brushed lettering instead of the decals from GM and it looked pretty tasteful. I was hoping to see some custom ideas as I'm sure a few must have done something.
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Old Oct 20, 2003 | 06:46 PM
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what about the autografics.com decals?
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 09:09 AM
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What color paint? Some custom stuff can be pretty tacky because most people go overboard. It's the subtle changes that make it stand out.
I made some second and third gen bird graphics as desktop wallpaper that somebody else wanted to use as a bird graphic.
I don't know if it was ever done or how it would look printed out but here it is anyway. Granted, this is pushing towards tacky but it can be toned down.
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 09:15 AM
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The car is going to be white. I'm now leaning towards 4th gen lettering. If anyones got any pics of them on the car....please post 'em.
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Old Oct 21, 2003 | 09:16 AM
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By the way Scot....nice job on the bird...I used it a while back on my desktop
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Old Oct 22, 2003 | 06:57 PM
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I'm going with a black hood bird and black with red accent OEM decals when I repaint my car. If you get any sort of lettering on the car, make it BLACK. Especially if you have a black wraparound spoiler like me.

~Matt
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Old Oct 23, 2003 | 09:10 AM
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go to www.phoenixgraphix.com look there for your decals and stripes
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