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Oct 23, 2005 | 08:48 AM

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Off to Walmart!!

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Oct 23, 2005 | 09:02 AM

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Oct 23, 2005 | 10:08 AM

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DeeGee

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Great tip and it looks awesome.

Just need a Corvette Emblem now. Watch out guys the emblems will be disappearing from the hood if this catches on.

Oct 23, 2005 | 11:50 AM

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VetteSiNz

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Looks great.

Oct 23, 2005 | 07:15 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DeeGee

Great tip and it looks awesome.

Just need a Corvette Emblem now. Watch out guys the emblems will be disappearing from the hood if this catches on.

My guess is this is ONE of the reasons it's bolted on...

(Thanks to the Forum for enlightening me a few months ago to this very fact)

I'd say watch the rear one!!

Hey, is that sorta like. "Cover your A$$" ?

Oct 23, 2005 | 10:18 PM

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JohnsC5

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Thanks for the tip. Just got back from Walmart and bought one of those mirror sheets ($6). Used some tracing paper to outline the shape and cut it out. Very simple and looks pretty good.

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Oct 23, 2005 | 10:53 PM

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Oct 24, 2005 | 12:09 AM

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I made this one for under $10

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Oct 24, 2005 | 12:30 AM

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Well done!

Oct 24, 2005 | 01:03 AM

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From: Biloxi MS Theres something happenin' here, What it is ain't exactly clear.....

Quote:

Originally Posted by VLVETTE

I made this one for under $10

Pardon my ignorance, but what material did you use for that?
(and are those just peel n stick numbers from the hardware store?)

Thanks

Oct 24, 2005 | 01:40 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by RainJ

Pardon my ignorance, but what material did you use for that?
(and are those just peel n stick numbers from the hardware store?)

Thanks

I Googled and surfed the internet and found a local manufacturer who used sheet plastic for some kind of cellphone product and traded him a sixpac for a few 12''x12'' pieces of the textured sheet plastic. Talked the guy at Kinkos into giving me some of the vinyl used for signs (very durable it's the same stuff used for decals). Down loaded Corvette font off the net. Used Adobe Illustrator to set up letters at the proper skew and made a decal. It's been on there through the summer heat with no signs of deteroration.I used some of the vinyl to dress up my engine too.

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Oct 24, 2005 | 03:25 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by VLVETTE

I made this one for under $10

Actually, your mod gave me that idea. I knew someone here already made one but I couldn't remember the thread name to search it. Mine is actually if you include the emblem and the 3M double sided tape comes up to more than $30. The emblem I got a long time ago for $19.99.

Oct 24, 2005 | 10:18 AM

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white top

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Quote:

Originally Posted by slverc5

Was shopping at Walmart earlier and found myself in the auto parts section. Saw this thin acrylic plastic with chrome backing for repairing broken side mirrors and a light bulb lit up. I remember a member doing it and buying stuff from Home Depot.

However, th actual size of the actual product is 8 1/2 by 13 1/2. The one I did is smaller 7 x 10.

Wonder is this stuff big enough to do inside of trunk lid????

Oct 24, 2005 | 01:32 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by white top

Wonder is this stuff big enough to do inside of trunk lid????

Probably not. You can try and measure. That stuff is a 7x10 sheet from Walamart. I've also seen it a Pepboys. They might have a bigger one at Pepboys for Bigrigs but I'm not sure. Otherwise, if you really want to, just put 2 pieces together but it might look a little tacky if they're not lined up. Good luck. Next up is probably the battery/fuse bay. But I have to figure it out first.