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Old 04-18-2006, 04:46 PM
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Tasteful or Tacky?

Here's a pic of a temporary hood fix for my '92 pearl. Due to my own carelessness, I caused a pretty good sized dent right in the middle of the hood. Not having the $400-500 to have it professionally fixed and painted, I did the bodywork myself and painted a center insert with flat black primer as shown. I then got some white commercial-grade reflective material (used for vehicle wrap graphics) and hand-cut and applied the SVX decal. It's not perfect, but looks good from 5 feet or more. I had always intended to have the whole hood repainted without the stripe, but I kinda like it. What do you think?
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Old 04-18-2006, 04:56 PM
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To each his own. I don't mind it but I wouldn't do that on mine.
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Old 04-18-2006, 04:56 PM
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not bad... I would say lose the decal, doesn't look bad in just flat black

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Old 04-18-2006, 05:44 PM
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I dont like it, but i can respect the fact others do, as above each to his own
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Old 04-18-2006, 06:05 PM
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i dont think that's too bad at all.
it's different
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Old 04-18-2006, 06:52 PM
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Hmm....If you use a non reflective decal, and mabey gloss black paint so it better matches the trunk / roofline, it would be REAL sharp. Doesnt look bad and I kinda like the idea. Might look just as nice with a scoop too
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Old 04-18-2006, 06:59 PM
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I think you should repaint the hood instead.
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Old 04-18-2006, 07:12 PM
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I don't like the decal, but that is me. I would rather keep them guessing.
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Old 04-18-2006, 07:27 PM
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I prefer the look of a clean hood instead (I like pearls especially). But, like the rest said, it's your car, so you do what you want to it.
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Old 04-18-2006, 08:38 PM
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Not bad.
You can keep the decal but make it slightly different color than the background. If the background is matt black, SVX decal can be gloss black or dark gunmetal, something like that. Slight difference creates very cool feeling. That's my 2 cents.
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I should add that I used a flash in the picture because it was near twilight, so the decal appears more reflective than it does in daylight. It's actually pretty close in color to the stock pearl paint. I thought about a scoop, too, but couldn't find a suitable one that I didn't think would look 'tacked on'.
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Old 04-18-2006, 09:31 PM
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I like it

I agree with its just eric. 100%
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Old 04-18-2006, 10:58 PM
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I prefer the look of a clean hood instead (I like pearls especially)
What he said, but not bad overall, just loose the decal
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Old 04-19-2006, 12:22 AM
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If I had a million dollars, my SVX would have the best paint job that money can buy. I don’t have a million dollars so my SVX isn’t pristine.

What you’ve done might not be the modification of choice for Bill Gaits but I think that it’s a very good solution given your financial restraints. One does what one can with what one has. In my opinion, what you’ve done is perfectly acceptable by any yardstick. As you've said, it's a temporary fix. Drive it with pride.
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Old 04-19-2006, 12:28 AM
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I think that was a very creative solution to the "oh****imbroke" problem. Excellent!
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