my latest mod almost complete! (lots of pics)

[AKLGT]

well, i finally got around to installing my body graphics from decalkits.com. they sponsored me this summer and i hadn't decided what or if i was gonna do anything. but i got these in last month and decided to install them today. unfortuantely, the snow cause the power to go out for a few hours so it took a little longer than i'd have liked. i tried to get out all the little bubbles as possible, but w/o the heat and power it didn't go as smooth. you can't tell from 3 ft away, but i can! still have to install the red outs from blue bat. and to make matters worse, my battery died and i had to call roadside assistance to jump start the car in the HEATED garage!!! here's the link to the photo album side graphics and just to give you a teaser of before and after!and a close up of the door... had to do a lot of creative heating and stretching for those pesky door handles!

[scherry2]

looks great!!! those air bubbles should dry up over time.

[millster]

Looks really good!

[AKLGT]

thanks guys.

[Merzbow]

What air bubbles?Those vunyls look great What's the damage?

[kostby]

Awesome! It's amazing how a relatively minor mod instantly changes the look of the car. I like your choice of colors, too.

[AKLGT]

Quote, originally posted by Merzbow »What air bubbles?Those vunyls look great What's the damage?i got them w/ my sponsorship for free... of course it cost $80 for the application, so i guess it really cost me $80. lol. they are $150 on the site.

[wicked1981]

Hey I wasnt sure about graphics on the Vibe but I think it looks great!! Good job TRD.

[Merzbow]

Awww, you people and your sponsors lol...do they make you enter the car into shows and stuff like most sponsors?

[AKLGT]

well it's better if you do. but i have to fix mine up before i could show it... like the windshield and front end! still not fixed from march

[Mavrik]

looking good! nice, simple and matches the car. not to ricey

[AKLGT]

well, today it rained all day to melt the snow away, but now it's doing some kind of slush thing outside. that'll be fun for driving to work in the morning in my dunlop z rated tires! but the more and more i look at the side graphics, the more i'm pleased with my choices. they are so subtle and not that noticeable, not flashy and bright like most. also finished the taillight red outs. posted pics in the red out thread, but i'll throw another here too.now i'm thinking about taking off the hood deflector since it doesn't seem to help that much (imo) and i think it also detracts from the nice smooth monotone look of the car. what do you think? take it off or leave it clothed? i took this pic this morning when i went to church. see, mom! i DID go today! ha ha ha! blue bat's red outs! look fantastic! i like the nice monotone look to the whole thing!

[Triton]

Looks great Hope! Very nice. I am seriously looking into getting the tail light red outs.

[Merzbow]

Snow already??? lol don't even mention that word until about November.Those redouts look sharp! looks like the lens came that color I just got my pontiac emblem overlays yesterday, I'll also have pics up here soon.Once again, looks great.

[AKLGT]

Quote, originally posted by Merzbow »Snow already??? lol don't even mention that word until about November.this is the earliest snow fall in like 10 yrs!

[ToolGuy]

Looks good and not too over done! Nothig outrageous...

[Big_Red]

Well, if there are bubbles, it didn't show on the pics....great job!

[ZubenElGenubi]

Sweet...very classy looking and follows the Vibe's lines very well. Great work, Hope!

[VibeChick]

Looks great Hope! Those graphics turned out really nicely.

[ArcsVibe]

Wow! Seriously Hope it looks really nice I am not a fan of side graphics most of the time but yours and I believe Cetic Curse look really good.Nice job Hope!

[GMJAP]

(Urge for Jr. High-humor remark repressed, with difficulty)Taking off the hood deflector would improve the look, IMO. It kinda disrupts the lines of the car at the front.Graphics do look good!

[Psychobroker]

Looks GREAT Hope! I have thought for a while that your Vibe would LOOK much better w/o the bug deflector, but I figured its usefullness outweighed its appearance up there in AK. If it doesn't even work well, ditch it!!

[AKLGT]

Quote, originally posted by GMJAP »(Urge for Jr. High-humor remark repressed, with difficulty)Taking off the hood deflector would improve the look, IMO. It kinda disrupts the lines of the car at the front.Graphics do look good!well.... i agree! i think it'll look much better w/o the hood deflector! and besides, my windshield and front end are already pretty trashed as it is! so guess i'm gonna "take it off" baby! whoo hoo!

[Mavrik]

I'd leave the deflector, sure the paint damage has been done but thats not to say worse damage could accure. Or just get what I have on the front of my Vibe.

[AKLGT]

oh too late now! besides, i'd have to repaint the hood first before i put that 3M clear bra on the car... which i think is a good idea... but i want to wait til i get the whole thing fixed to do that.trdvibe looks much better too. also took off my "hope" decal on the rear hatch. it was too hard to see around it. and i still have the 2 smaller ones on the rear side windows.

[GMJAP]

Love to see a pic of the "after" (no deflector), if you get a chance....

[AKLGT]

just look up!but this one will also work!

[Mavrik]

oh... look at the leaves and the snow... brrrr...car looks awsome though, you almost can't see the sticker on the side.

[GMJAP]

Looks fantastic! In fact, the photo looks like something from an ad.....

[Celtic_Curse]

Looking good Hope!!

[alk21633]

Hope, I like what you have done with side graphics I am considering doing the same to my 2003, but was unable to ID the graphic number.woud you send please?

[5lbsofswisscheese]

TRDVibe is on vacation from here indefinitely. In the meantime, though, here is the page where the graphic she chose is at: http://www.decalkits.com/cgi-b...ripes