Bowtie Grill and Hatch Decal
07-01-2006, 02:50 PM
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Bowtie Grill and Hatch Decal
I found these vinyl bowties on ebay and put them on my car a few days ago. I expected that the vinyl would completetly cover the gold factory bowtie. 
But I should have looked closer at the picture on ebay, the sticker is just a bit smaller than the grill/hatch emblem leaving a gold outline around the blue. If you are directly in front/behind the car it appears mostly blue, very small outline, but if you see it at an angle you see the gold. I keep going back and forth between liking the gold outline and not. I know there's no shortage of opinions here....tell me what you think. 
But I should have looked closer at the picture on ebay, the sticker is just a bit smaller than the grill/hatch emblem leaving a gold outline around the blue. If you are directly in front/behind the car it appears mostly blue, very small outline, but if you see it at an angle you see the gold. I keep going back and forth between liking the gold outline and not. I know there's no shortage of opinions here....tell me what you think.
07-01-2006, 03:16 PM
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Looks much better on your car than it did on mine. I got same color and dealer put it on when they did running boards. Took one look at them and ripped them off. Maybe it was the color issue...but I didn't like mine. Yours look good though.
07-01-2006, 04:21 PM
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Personally I don't like the gold being visible. No offense meant but it looks like what it is, a decal that is too small, not something done by design. I prefer what CJ has done first. As a second choice I would paint them body colour.
But as with all mods, if you like, who cares what others think.
But as with all mods, if you like, who cares what others think.
07-01-2006, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by nfboy
Personally I don't like the gold being visible. No offense meant but it looks like what it is, a decal that is too small, not something done by design. I prefer what CJ has done first. As a second choice I would paint them body colour.
But as with all mods, if you like, who cares what others think.
But as with all mods, if you like, who cares what others think.
No offense taken. I wanted the decal to cover the entire emblem in the first place. Anyone have a source for a larger decal, that fits?
07-02-2006, 10:00 AM
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I just ordered black ones a couple of nights ago. I could tell in the photos that a little of the gold showed. I figured it would just give it a layered look. I'll be able to tell more about whether or not I like it after I get it installed and see it in person. Unless it looks really crappy, I figure it will be an improvement over the solid gold factory emblem.