dquagliaroli

Great look! Makes a statement without over dong it.

jrose7004

I see that you've been a member here just over a year.

2ooo-C5

not going to get into that... this screen name is only a year old.

You just proved my point... you decided to see what you could pick apart.
This forum loves picking people apart, but it is the largest corvette forum and has some great members.
Mr Bill is a great asset.

ROBCAR

""Perhaps... but I have used this forum for years and typically you get attacked if you customize a vette. There is some weird rule with the users of this forum and bashing anyone who does not put a vette in a glass box in a museum.""

You hit the nail on the head. Don't ask for advice on this forum. 80% of these guys spend more time staring at their car than driving it. Do what you feel like doing and screw everyone else.

JR-01

I don't see that at all. It doesn't matter what you do.......leave it stock or modify it, there is always someone that will trash you for it. As for advice, ask a question and you will get a hundred different opinions. That's why we are here, isn't it? Everyone has there own ideas about what Corvettes mean to them.

2ooo-C5

I am only saying this because there are so many senior members reading this thread...

I started using this forum 4 or 5 years ago when I bought a C4. (different screen name)

I immediately felt there was something different about this forum.
I am very active in several other forums. I use this one very carefully
and only for very specific reasons. I have found very few other forums that trash like this one.

I have spoken to several members of NCCC and they agree. This forum has a wealth of knowledge
and a few great members. I thank those members for there role. However this forum has more
people who just like to bash. Its a forum... who really cares.
Takes a while to get use to but whatever...

If I am bored and looking for something to do and ideas this is a great place to post a thread.
No other forum would have caused this much talk about a sticker... really, its a sticker
you peel it off if you don't like it.

So where are the other racers... I know last year there were a few. If they left where did they go?

jrose7004

I'm not picking you apart fact is I don't care what you do to your car but you were saying that you had been a member for years and don't post much but it says on your signature that you signed up in March of 2013. Just an observation, that's all.

2ooo-C5

here is what I ended up doing...

JR-01

Tastefully done. Looks ready for the track.

2ooo-C5

Thanks, have a race this Saturday.
Will post a pict when I get the slicks on it.

MrGary2011

Looks like you already crossed the line! What's with the numbers on the front (tel no. is case stolen you cab get a thank you note - just kidding)
If its a track car, which looks like it, plaster it with whatever, if its to remain a picture of beauty - get rid of the lettering.

MrGary2011

Ah, race car. I like it.

2ooo-C5

Its a track car.

That is My Rocky Mountain Region Driver Number. Its not a phone number.
Not sure why people think phone numbers start with letters.
But I get that all the time.

cessna10

leo magnet

chad3113

This ^ I don't think the problem is the decals per say, but the execution. It clearly looks as though you did them as an afterthought (which you did) and therefore it doesn't "flow".

This is actually what I do for a living (own a sign and graphics business) and what I tell my customers is to do the ENTIRE car as a package, at the same time. Trying to piece graphics together will ALWAYS look like you just slapped decals on...

And if you're trying to promote your business, you need to make your car appeal to the masses while still fitting your taste. Why? Because if the general public doesn't think your car looks good, or worse yet looks bad, it will hurt your business more than help it, trust me on this.

2ooo-C5

afterthought? I spent months deciding what I wanted.

I planned and mocked them all out in photoshop first and had the public
tell me what they thought of them.

99.9% of the people outside this forum love them. My father also dislikes them.

I like the placement, all are lined up very well with attention to body lines.

The angle of the stripes is off, not my fault Those are the only decals I had a shop do.
I plan on redoing them, but the Oracle Bronze Metallic is $108. So I am not in a
hurry to pay that for a 4" strip that is off about 10 degrees.
The letters even curve with the body flow

The 98 is off about 1/8 inch, I'm still learning to apply these.
This was my first attempt at installation and it slid a little higher then I wanted.

I would love to know more about applying these and making them curve better.
Since you own a shop maybe you can give me some pointers for getting the new stripes
to make that compound curve.

Do you have any oracle 651 Bronze Metallic #921?
If so sell me a foot or so. I don't want to buy a full roll.

onlyavette

What is good for you isn't necessarily good for me.

CactusCat

Here's the bottom line on all of this conversation. I stated almost the same thing in another thread. What YOU think of your stuff is WAY more important than what others think of your stuff. I am positive that MY opinion of my stuff is WAY more important than your opinion of MY stuff. The only time its ok to "bash" or "put down" someone else's stuff is if someone asks your opinion, then its ok to say exactly what you think. However, my Dad taught me that if I didn't have something positive to say, just keep it to myself. I've done that all my life and it's worked very well. Example: I can't stand tattoos. I think its a form of "look at me since I can't get attention other ways". But I always keep my mouth shut. It's their taste and not mine. It doesn't affect me in any way, shape or form. Nothing to be gained by me belittling their choice. So to the OP, I say, enjoy your ride and do as you please. Its your car and its to please you and no one else.

onlyavette

Like I said," what is good for you isn't necessarily good for me." I really like my tattoos and I really like my plain unatulterated c5.

Spider Vette

I think I have seen about 5 threads today with the same Undertone lol. Just shocked at how many people will Roast an Idea or car if they did something New/Different!!! It's your Money OP & I think it looks fine. Not my exact style but still looks fine. I'm Glad your out there doing something Different to your ride & Enjoying it. Hell I love when the Old Timers Buy a New Vette & Leave it stock in the Garage & let it sit & Lose Value then I can Buy a almost Brand new Vette for a Great Low price. Then with the Money I saved I can change it & Customize it to fit my taste. Looking for a C6 that's worth 50% of what it was new now to Change up lol. I love my c5 & Kudos too doing you. This site is Fun & will always be watched & Protected by it's Internet Thugs & Road Scholars on Corvettes lol. Make One Mistake & Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They will be on you like a German Shepherd chasing a criminal.



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