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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 03:57 PM
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Hi Guys (and Gals, if applicable)!

I saw these on the internet, but can't find out who makes them. I'm talking about the stickers, as I know where the wheels come from.

I've been looking at a 2012 CEGS and thought that these would break up all of the black, while accenting the brakes. I've also thought of the red stripes around the lips too. Any ideas?

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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 04:15 PM
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They were never made. Chevy used them on prototype designs but got rid of them at production time.
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Originally Posted by Zap City
They were never made. Chevy used them on prototype designs but got rid of them at production time.
That was a wise decision.
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 06:01 PM
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I think he is talking about the Louis Chevrolet hub overlay. The red lettering is obviously not a sticker, it's paint.
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Originally Posted by CaryBob
I think he is talking about the Louis Chevrolet hub overlay. The red lettering is obviously not a sticker, it's paint.
Ah, okay, I misunderstood that. Thanks!
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by CaryBob
I think he is talking about the Louis Chevrolet hub overlay. The red lettering is obviously not a sticker, it's paint.
I believe he means the lettering? OP, care to chime in? And I do believe the lettering were decals just like on the carbon Z06.
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Zap City
I believe he means the lettering? OP, care to chime in? And I do believe the lettering were decals just like on the carbon Z06.
Thanks for the replies!

I did mean the lettering. They just break up all of the black and kind of add an accent to the red calipers. I'll have to Photoshop them on the wheels to see how they look.

My second choice would be to paint the red stripe on the GS wheels or get a set of Cup wheels. Either one of those would be different.

The nice thing is that the stickers are probably cheap and if I don't like them, I can take them off.

Just kind of throwing out ideas...Thanks for your help!
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Old Sep 15, 2012 | 12:07 AM
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If you really like em, I'm sure you could find a graphics shop to make you up some of the stickers relatively cheap. If you get tired of them, just yank them off. Of course, cups that are striped are the way to go!
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I can make the art file for you and just take it to the local sign shop and they will cut it.
PM Me 15 year graphic designer.

Outline circle doesn't work well on this wheel, it will get broking up due to the spokes.

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The red outline on the non-GS wheels is painted. I assumed that GM would paint the GS wheel as well, and abandoned the GS lettering design partly because of that. It would surprise me to see GM putting vinyl on that wheel, but maybe they've done it before.
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Originally Posted by ScottJ03
I can make the art file for you and just take it to the local sign shop and they will cut it.
PM Me 15 year graphic designer.

Outline circle doesn't work well on this wheel, it will get broking up due to the spokes.
Thanks Scott! I Appreciate that offer. If I pursue this, I'll pm you.

Your car is the one that gave the idea of the Cups on it. You've got a BEAUTIFUL ride there!

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The red outline on the non-GS wheels is painted. I assumed that GM would paint the GS wheel as well, and abandoned the GS lettering design partly because of that. It would surprise me to see GM putting vinyl on that wheel, but maybe they've done it before.
Thanks.

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Ah, okay, I misunderstood that. Thanks!
your font is pretty
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Originally Posted by ScottJ03
I can make the art file for you and just take it to the local sign shop and they will cut it.
PM Me 15 year graphic designer.

Outline circle doesn't work well on this wheel, it will get broking up due to the spokes.
cool. so you can pretty much make anything like that?

I've got "Forgeline" center cap stickers. Sure would be nice to have a gloss black sticker with a corvette logo to go over them.

hey, you should become a CF Vendor!
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If you like the look but can't buy the stickers....make them (or have sign shop make them). You can get durable, high quality 'sticker' paper and using a graphics program (even MS Paint would work) they would be simple to make.
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Originally Posted by Wayne O
If you like the look but can't buy the stickers....make them (or have sign shop make them). You can get durable, high quality 'sticker' paper and using a graphics program (even MS Paint would work) they would be simple to make.
Gotta be a vector image for the machine tool (plotter knife) to follow. MS Paint produces a raster image, no?

Any CAD program, Illustrator, CorelDraw, etc. would work.

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Originally Posted by ScottJ03

Outline circle doesn't work well on this wheel (GS), it will get broking up due to the spokes.
How right you are ...
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