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bigD1515 04-05-2012 06:47 PM

Hood Accent Decals (Installed!)
 
Just installed these! I LOVE them! Just thought I'd share a few things :) http://www.americanmuscle.com/hood-a...lack-1012.html

Here's before:
http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/...s/IMG_0606.jpg

And after. THOUGHTS?:
http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/...s/IMG_0669.jpg

http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/...19883085_n.jpg

http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/...80575345_n.jpg

INSTALLATION
Install went easy as pie! You can do this by yourself, but it's nice to have a helping hand to lay it out straight with no issues. To make sure I had it lined up correctly, I peaked under the pointy front part of the decal and made that straight. Then I ran my finger along where the bulge of the hood starts at the top and made sure the edge of the decal was aligned with that. Flawless. Then I performed the rest of the procedure with the squeegee and such and let it sit for like 10-15 minutes. When we peeled it back, I would spray the decal as we pulled it off, made it A LOT easier and my dad said he could feel a difference whenever I sprayed it while he peeled. Easy as pie. Did the same for the other side and waited about 30 minutes for it to settle and stick to the car for sure before trimming the access at the top. This was quite tricky to cut the extra 1" that was hanging over the top. You COULD tuck it under, but we felt it wouldn't stick very well so we trimmed it. Get an exacto knife and pull the decal tight then try to cut it as close as you can without hitting the paint. If the decal pulls up a little, that's okay! You just spray it and lay it back down and squeegee it good. You can get as close as you want to my car and won't notice the decal being cut at the top. Overall it was a breeze. And I'm a BEGINNER with this $H!T too. Definitely recommend these if you think they'll look good on your car.

SILVER10GT 04-05-2012 07:58 PM

I like em alot... but I am alittle biased.

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s...hotos/hood.jpg

bigD1515 04-05-2012 08:04 PM


Originally Posted by SILVER10GT (Post 7900953)
I like em alot... but I am alittle biased.

HAHA I hear ya ;p those are different! I like those as well, different from mine and anyone elses that order from AM

Entaille 04-05-2012 08:11 PM

yours look great. better then mine. I ordered mine from a one off vinyl shop and they fall a little short closer to the windshield.

they really accent the cowl and make it more striking though, I love em

http://i892.photobucket.com/albums/a...1-30152823.jpg

bigD1515 04-05-2012 08:13 PM


Originally Posted by Entaille (Post 7900970)
yours look great. better then mine. I ordered mine from a one off vinyl shop and they fall a little short closer to the windshield.

they really accent the cowl and make it more striking though, I love em

Yes sir! yours seem a little skinnier too. If I failed epicly with these I was just gonna have a body shop do it also. But they came out great! I'm excited to join the cowl hood decal club ;p

Morty8833 04-05-2012 08:29 PM

Not a fan sorry, don't know what it is about those hood spears but they just don't look right on any car. I prefer the clean look.

AzPete 04-05-2012 08:33 PM

I do prefer the ones on the OP's car....but still not a big fan. We ended with this...
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c7...redownload.jpg

Tanner05 04-05-2012 09:28 PM

Very nice, OP!
I love white with black accents.

Azpete, I like that decal very clean.

bigD1515 04-05-2012 09:42 PM


Originally Posted by Tanner05 (Post 7901085)
Very nice, OP!
I love white with black accents.

Azpete, I like that decal very clean.

Thanks Tanner! :)

D'prived 04-06-2012 07:09 AM

Looks good OP! Amazing how a couple pieces of vinyl changes the look of the car.


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