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decals

Posted: 14 Jan 2008 15:04
by gaz
hi would one of you kind gent's be so kind as to measure the boot decals for me as i'm having some one make some up for me a little bit different than the standard ones and also the 2.0 litre badge that sit on the front wings are they the same size as the 3.5 litre stickers for the TR8

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Posted: 15 Jan 2008 00:51
by silverseven
The standard factory sized decals on my 1982 Solihull dhc are;

"Triumph" = 9 1/2 inches long by 1 inch high
" TR7" = 8 inches long by 2 inches high


Here some good shots of the custom chrome vynil lettering I made up a couple of years ago, in the factory sizes.....

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Ron.

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Posted: 15 Jan 2008 07:39
by gaz
thanks for that,thats amazing as i am getting mine done in chrome although with mine there will be another little twist i'll post piccis when its done
cheers Gaz

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Posted: 16 Jan 2008 07:25
by gaz
I never actually realised your stickers were chrome looking at your photo's at the bottom of your posts i allways assumed they were black on silver they do look good in chrome though............. thankfully

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Posted: 17 Jan 2008 01:21
by silverseven
yeah, it did give a rather neat effect to the car, much better that I thought they would, actually. Best part is most people don't notice the slight deviation from stock, untill you mention it to them....

What I also find cool is that depending on the angles, and sunlight...they even seem to disappear sometimes.


Should look great on a dark colour, can't wait to see what yours will look like [8D]

Ron.

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Posted: 17 Jan 2008 06:54
by gaz
i know what you meen about disappearing at different angles i have silver not chrome decals on my motorhome, thats painted white and have many photo's where you cant even see them.

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Posted: 18 Jan 2008 01:41
by Launie
My thought was to have them made up in the exact body color, but totally flat (no gloss). I saw a sort of "banding" done on a local hot-rod/muscle car that was like this, and the effect was both subtle and stunning. Has anyone seen this done?

Launie
'76 TR7 FHC
'86 Renault Alliance (daily driver)
'77 Chev Silverado
'86 BMW 635CSi

Posted: 18 Jan 2008 07:18
by gaz
no not i.... but sounds quie nice
i should be having mine fitted today i didnt fancy doing this one myself ive done vinyl before but i belhive the chrome be a little trickier especially if you crease it..... hopefully ill be posting some pics later on today

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Posted: 18 Jan 2008 19:14
by gaz
well here we go:
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like i said a little twist not too "BLING" are they

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Posted: 18 Jan 2008 19:45
by john 215
Hi Gaz,
Look cccccccccoooooooooooollllll mate. Bet they took ages,like the lines in them breaks it up a bit. Well done, IMHO not to bling.
Cheers john.

LIVE LIFE A QUARTER OF A MILE AT A TIME!
1979 3.5 FHC(STATUS PENDING!!)
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Posted: 18 Jan 2008 19:51
by gaz
cheers thanks john i actually wanted them to be thicker at the top and then run to fade like the TR8 stickers but they just kept shedding in the machine but i think i prefer them this way at least in chrome i do anyway

if anyones interested they cost me £25

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Posted: 18 Jan 2008 20:19
by Launie
That is very, very nice! Look perfectly applied too. I like it.

Launie
'76 TR7 FHC
'86 Renault Alliance (daily driver)
'77 Chev Silverado
'86 BMW 635CSi

Posted: 18 Jan 2008 21:08
by paul w
Very tasteful,Gaz.I like.Would'nt mind the chrome Triumph badge on
boot lid of my v8.
If you read this Ron,how can we get the TR7.com decal?Did you
get this made up?We def.need this badge of honour on our cars to
advertize our forum.How'bout a window sticker anyone?

See ya. Paul


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Posted: 18 Jan 2008 21:41
by john 215
Hi,
Thought the same thing myself Paul, window sticker would look great[8D]
Cheers John.

LIVE LIFE A QUARTER OF A MILE AT A TIME!
1979 3.5 FHC(STATUS PENDING!!)
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1982 2.0 DHC Soon to be a 4.6 fire breather!!
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Posted: 19 Jan 2008 03:05
by silverseven
Ah man, they look superb Gaz !!!!!!!! **** Thumbs up ***(




Paul, I made the tr7.com decals up a few year back ,with help from a friend who runs a graphics shop.

There was some light talk about doing something along these lines back then, I had sent a few samples off to Jay, and he was also looking into static window stickers, but they were going to be a tad pricey. There was some talk about perhaps running off a batch of stickers or two, but I think it got put on the back burner for some reason....
(maybe it could of had to do with my wife popping out babies or something at the time, lol?????)

They were just simple small vynil decals made out of 3M materials ,and were if I remember correctly going to cost me a couple of bucks each (possibly less), basically just to cover material charges depending on how many I actually made.

With permission from Trisha, maybe we could look back into this , if the demande was there......I'm game to handle it, if you guys want!

Ron.

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