Decals

[Kurt Zee]

Whaddup!? i've got an '04 4 dr GLS (white) and thinkin' about putting full side length decals on her. I've got a sponsorship with decalkits.com and gettin' some free stuff. i'm new to this....so i think i'm going to post some pics of some ideas? let me know what you think?

(mind that it wont be an eclipse and i'm gunna need suggestions on the colors)

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Black Widow

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Ice Splash

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Modern 1

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Modern 2

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Neon Spiral

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Samurai

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Tribal 1

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Tribal 2

let me know what you guys think? are any of these okay? i'm torn between the spider or modern 1!! :wacko:

[Grouch]

your gonna find on here that many are not fans of decals. So with that said, take whatever is said in the several post to follow with a grain of salt and remember it's your car, it's your taste and what you like.

On a white car I'd go with silver or gray unless you have another color theme thing going then go with that color. Of the choices I'd go with Modern 1 or 2, but again I too am not a fan of large side grafix.

[smlzalero]

if I HAD to pick one... i'd have to say Modern 1

They all are kinda funky, but that one draws the eye best.
I LOL at the big spider. no offense. :P It's too heavy at the back of the car anyway.

And are all the aspects gonna be 1 color? B/c that makes a HUGE difference on how they look.

[Kurt Zee]

thanx for the info...i'll take it too heart!! there are some other smaller options, pin stripes and fast stripes, etc... that would look better. just figured that i'll take advantage of the deals the sponsor's givin me.

[smlzalero]

^ Heck yeah

[j_smith]

I agree... my first choice is Modern 1. Second would have to be Ice Splash. Others don't look too good to me.

[BlackJack]

you have any other trim colors inside or under the hood to base your decal color decision on?

[Kurt Zee]

yeah....definately mod 1 is the best out of those, now that i look at them again.

i did some more looking with the options given to me and found these....

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Accent Stripe

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XDNA

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Stripe 1

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Swoosh Stripe


i have green neon lights under dash and as a cd player accent that flashes to the beat...it looks hot...i'm gunna have to show some pics...so i'm trying to stick with a green theme....but i might change it.

[smlzalero]

Originally posted by j_smith@Mar 28 2005, 12:43 AM
I agree... my first choice is Modern 1. Second would have to be Ice Splash. Others don't look too good to me.
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If the car's white.... you could get IceSplash in brown with pieces of grass...... lol

[smlzalero]

Ok I like the Swoosh Stripe best out of al of them

[Grouch]

Accent stripe isn't too bad. I'm of the school that thinks less is more. ;)

And the swoosh is growing on me if it's a subtle color and not loud or has too much contrast.

[smlzalero]

I think the accent stripe is too high. It's allright if it gets placed lower... but I'm not sure it's the right style for that.

And I agree about the swoosh not being chartreuse.... unless the car is chartreuse...

[Kurt Zee]

yeah, i've been up all night (night shift with USMC) looking at what i can do to my car with the graphics....and i've got an idea with the swoosh stripe.

i'm going to go with a dark gray color and get a custom decal made of "Alero" in a pretty good lookin' font. let me see if i can get a pic in for ya....

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Swoosh Stripe
(it will be dark grey, i tried to touch it up but couldn't get it in a supportable file extention)

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this is the font that i want to put on the swoosh right behind the front wheel well, the color would be white.

i drew it on paper.....the joys of being a graphic designer!!.....and it looks HOT!!

tell me what you think!

[Kurt Zee]

hold on.....i uploaded the wrong graphic...... :huh: :blush:

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there we go....put those two together....obviously the font is going to be smaller...LOL...but i think it'll look good.

[justinusaf]

I like the black widow. We also got sponsored from DecalKits.com and went with the Jungle Superman.http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/3/web/699000-699999/699089_4_full.jpg

[Kurt Zee]

hell yeah man.....that looks good!! i was looking at that....but i'm gunna let be your style...i don't want to steel the rug from your feet! i think i'm going to like what i'm cookin up

[justinusaf]

Are you going to get the decal outlined? I dunno if you can see it but there is a silver outline around the black. If you want yours outlined you have to call them and let them know ahead of time that you want it outlined and you have to send additional vouchers.

[Kurt Zee]

i was looking at that....yeah, i think i am going to do that.

how did you end up with their sponsor?

[Kurt Zee]

since i'm going with a green theme (green neons inside) would it be good to get a green outline with the dark grey graphic? i'm also thinking about getting the smaller swoosh black and the bigger one grey? hmmmm....we'll see though...

[OpalaAlero]

Cant anyone that applies get a sponsorship from them?

[justinusaf]

I used carsponsorhips.com

[johny_boy32]

keep the vynil to a minimum in my opinion...to much and it looks like poop. And for f*cks sake, don't do green vynil.

[El Pablo]

yeah nothin wrong with vinyl graphics in my opinion as long as they are tasteful and go with the car, i wanna get one but i aint found the right one yet

[|Rev|]

yeah, I have that utterly worthless sponsor as well. Basically you pay $90 dollars to get decals for free, and half off some way overpriced sound stuff from house of boom or something like that. Huge scam IMO www.carsponsorships.com

[Skiboarder311]

yeah thats what i was gonna say, its not like a real sponsor, cuz anyone can do it

U can be rollin a stock 83 dodge aries and get that sponsorship.

basically ur payin for the decals (a decal kit costs between $75 and $150 usually) then the discounts they give u are on stuff thats so over priced that u can get it elsewhere, with no discount cheaper.

all those sites that find sponsorships for you, n poop like that are BS. You gotta go and find real sponsors, and work at them, they don't just give stuff to anyone

[johny_boy32]

Originally posted by Skiboarder311@Apr 27 2005, 08:11 PM
U can be rollin a stock 83 dodge aries and get that sponsorship.


I had a 1986 Dodge Aries once, I should have done that....lol.

[jackal2000]

i saw what i thought to be a neon today with a smaller version of that black widow decal. i almost laughed out loud to myself. i think what you have in the works will look pretty good.

[Youngblood77]

I'm lovin' the swoosh/Alero text idea man...If I wasn't so big on flames, I'd do that one myself. It's gonna look hot. :cool:

[Travis99Alero]

i'm torn between the samurai and the black widow. maybe put the samurai on one side of the car, and the black widow on the other side. that'd be hotttttttttt. :hide:

[Redog]

I like this one

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What else do you have done to the car? I just feel as though the money you spend for these decals, you can get something that will actually increase HP

[|Rev|]

Originally posted by Redog@Apr 27 2005, 07:49 PM
I like this one

http://invision.aleromod.com/uploads/post-2688-1111992753.jpg

What else do you have done to the car? I just feel as though the money you spend for these decals, you can get something that will actually increase HP
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Some people care more about looks than HP

[Redog]

True but around here decals equal HP, even if you have nothing done to the motor :rolleyes:

[Kurt Zee]

yeah...i think that's me...i don't really race at all...i want to, but everytime that i go and think about getting a CAI, or something....i find something to do to make the appearance a little better. i just ordered the decal last week and am waiting on them to come in.

but i've painted my interior trim white.....cleared corners.....pinstripped tails (although not a lot of people like, i do tho)....and put neons under the dash and inside the center vent.

[Redog]

^^Thats cool dood. As long as you don't go overboard with the decals it should look cool.

Entire body decals are a PIA to do. When you put it on, Cover everything and then after you get it set and start drying it all off and pull the white paper off the decal, then cut out for the doors. This way, your not trying to line everyhting up and driving yourself nuts doing it :thumb:

[ryanthefizz]

swoosh with text seems like a great idea. be sure to get some nice pic's

[Kurt Zee]

Originally posted by Redog@Apr 28 2005, 07:39 AM
^^Thats cool dood. As long as you don't go overboard with the decals it should look cool.

Entire body decals are a PIA to do. When you put it on, Cover everything and then after you get it set and start drying it all off and pull the white paper off the decal, then cut out for the doors. This way, your not trying to line everyhting up and driving yourself nuts doing it :thumb:
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thanx man...much appreciated info! i haven't received them yet...so i'm going to be giving them a call here in the next couple days if i don't get anything.

[jturkey69]

what color rims are you using??..if they were silver, id go with silver outlined by charcoal, or black, or if you were using colored rims, try to accent the color with the rollers your gonna end up with......this is just opinion, as my car is black, and all my decals, will be (and are) silver, along with my new rims(which are silver)


that swoosh does grow on ya grouch.....i see ALERO ghosted in with a bit of a slant to the letters, placed on the front doors