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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 02:46 PM
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Just installed this emblem on my 1986 corvette do you think it looks to "Tacky" or not.

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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 03:00 PM
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Doesn't look bad. Not what I plan on doing, but it is OK.
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Ya I think it looks ok I just wish it matched my paint color better.
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 03:04 PM
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Great... now you wont forget what car you're driving Huh...
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 03:33 PM
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Doesn't look tacky to me.
That nice pretty roll of carpet a little ways above it though........yup.
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 03:34 PM
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I think, in red, it is a little tacky. I like the idea though, if it matched your exterior paint. Just find the paint code and go get a pint of the actual paint. I think that would look ok.
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 03:48 PM
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I like it!
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 03:57 PM
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Maybe a little loud, but it's all what you like. This is mine in silver.

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One strong negative vote here. The rest of your interior mods look very nice -- the huge letters look very tacky to me
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 04:43 PM
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It looks like you did a nice job. I think it looks good, but a little bit big. I would do something like that, but about 1/2 to 1/4 size of lettering.
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by rich653
Maybe a little loud, but it's all what you like. This is mine in silver.
That looks fantastic. Did you make the insert yourself?
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Onyx C4
the huge letters look very tacky to me

The letters are a bit too big for me. Smaller might look better.
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 05:19 PM
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my two cents, since you asked what people think. I find all that stuff tacky. You have the dummy light panel cover with the emblem, the center console cubby cover, the engine spec plate, and the floormats all with the Corvette emblem.

I suspect every single person that got in the car knew it was a Corvette before getting through the door. Why do you need to announce it in ten places?

That sort of stuff sort of makes me wonder. If Mid America or whoever sold a cassette tape you could pop in your car, and on the tape was just a voice yelling "it's a Corvette!" over and over, how many would they sell? My guess is maybe a lot.
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by DaleD
That looks fantastic. Did you make the insert yourself?
found the decal on e-bay they came from eg decals for 99 cents. had them in all colors and chrome.
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by rich653
Maybe a little loud, but it's all what you like. This is mine in silver.

How hard and how much time did it take to replace your pad with the flat plate? I have the part, but the instructions look like they were printed in Taiwan. They talk about cutting, etc. and I would like to avoid in the event the pad needs to go back in.
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by rich653
Maybe a little loud, but it's all what you like. This is mine in silver.

Nice. This looks perfect. I like the font and the size. OP's letters look too big.

I see you also have an '86 pace car. I see the Indy badge near AC

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found the decal on e-bay they came from eg decals for 99 cents. had them in all colors and chrome.
Is this the one you got pictured there?

http://www.egdecals.com/product.php?pid=CHE_VET
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Originally Posted by amm0bob


Great... now you wont forget what car you're driving Huh...
"Ditto" I took the name plate offa my rear -- let them guess
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Thank you all for the opinions I think I will take it off. It is kinda
big and red lol, I will find a place for it under my hood.
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by rich653
Maybe a little loud, but it's all what you like. This is mine in silver.

I like this one but it looks too small in the middle of that panel like that. I would have put it on the bottom left corner or even the bottom right. Right in the middle makes it look tiny. lol
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by 86PACER
Nice. This looks perfect. I like the font and the size. OP's letters look too big.

I see you also have an '86 pace car. I see the Indy badge near AC



Is this the one you got pictured there?

http://www.egdecals.com/product.php?pid=CHE_VET
Yes that's it, but found mine on e-bay for .99 guess I caught a deal.
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