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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 08:56 PM
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I have an 04 Z16 (lemans edition Zo6). I recently came across some high quality vinyl decals of the Jake logo.
You know the Chevy skull logo used on the C6r's. Do you think putting a red one on the back of my lemans blue Z would look stupid??

I'm not a big decal guy, but I a a big fan of corvette racing, and love the logo. Since my Z is a commerative edtion of lemans, I thought it might look good.

I wish I could post pics, but you'll have to use your imagination. thanks
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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Gonzo
Hey,
I have an 04 Z16 (lemans edition Zo6). I recently came across some high quality vinyl decals of the Jake logo.
You know the Chevy skull logo used on the C6r's. Do you think putting a red one on the back of my lemans blue Z would look stupid??

I'm not a big decal guy, but I a a big fan of corvette racing, and love the logo. Since my Z is a commerative edtion of lemans, I thought it might look good.

I wish I could post pics, but you'll have to use your imagination. thanks
Gonzo
If you do do it, I would go with white or silver for your car color
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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 09:27 PM
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I would leave them off, dont really care for the look myself of stickers on a car. Sorry to those who have them as this is just my .02 on this
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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 09:39 PM
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your car do your thing
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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 10:13 PM
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go for it....
I think it would look good.
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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 10:55 PM
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My advice would be a no, but as always, it's your car.
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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 11:42 PM
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I wouldn't do it.
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 02:49 AM
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Less is more.
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 03:46 AM
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You could take a picture of said vette, and someone could photochop..
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 04:06 AM
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Two words: NO
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 04:56 AM
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I personally would not put one on my car. But it's your car and your money so do what makes you happy and don't worry about what someone else thinks.
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 07:39 AM
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Personally, I feel it looks Okay. I see some C5's with the C6 Jake on them, I like the idea and I think it looks Okay.. but... to me it goes with the "why are you putting C6 emblems on a C5" statement and in that I don't I would do it.
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 07:58 AM
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go for it. I think the skull looks cool, who cares what others think as long as you like what you see.
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by JETZ
Less is more.
Well said, the Lemans Z06's speak volumes on their own. Forum member Jetz Z16 is IMHO perfect. He's got a MCM hood and side splitters but stayed true to the Z16 appearance in every way.
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by homewrecker
Two words: NO
What's the other word dude
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by bhoch
Personally, I feel it looks Okay. I see some C5's with the C6 Jake on them, I like the idea and I think it looks Okay.. but... to me it goes with the "why are you putting C6 emblems on a C5" statement and in that I don't I would do it.
I thought about this point, C6 vs C5 logo. However it is not a C6 logo IMHO. It started as "grafitti" on the floor of the pit at Lemans, and has become a symbol for Corvette Racing. On the other hand I see it is incorporated into the ZR1 air bridge.

As such, I thought it would be OK on a car commerating Corvette Racing. That said I think I will leave it off, thanks for the opinions guys
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If it is fairly small and the right color, I think it would look pretty good. I would not go with anything large though.
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I wouldn't do it.
other than inserts on the corvette letters, I am not a fan of decals.
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Old Sep 15, 2008 | 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by bucwheat
What's the other word dude
F_ _ K NO ... Im sure you can figure it out
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