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Sleez · 06-19-2012, 04:36 PM

i am looking for some custom center caps/emblems for my AR Torq Thrust Ms.

does anyone have any custom center caps they want to show off? please list where they are from as well.

i contacted one place i found online, but they won't return my emails.

another place i found makes cool custom ones, will run around 125 a set!!! just for the adhesive backed emblem to go on my caps.

let see what you have, doesn't matter the brand of wheel.

Sleez · 06-19-2012, 04:51 PM

this is the design i like, the 2nd one for the wheel caps, and i might do the first one as a chrome emblem for the fenders below the camaro!

Sleez · 06-20-2012, 10:28 AM

a company in the UK will make these for 15.99 shipped, vinyl with a clear resin top coat.

thoughts?

Sleez · 06-20-2012, 11:47 AM

photoshopped on the wheel;

Sleez · 06-20-2012, 12:01 PM

versus the original;

Sleez · 06-20-2012, 03:04 PM

with the car in view;

as is;

proposed;

i know it is subtle, but i think i like it.

nobody has anything to say about it, eh? hard to believe from such an opinionated group!!! LOL

redirish · 06-20-2012, 10:14 PM

I like both! Did you get a price on the fender emblems and if so from who and how much?

bandit38 · 06-20-2012, 10:39 PM

I like it a lot.....little things like that add so much to a car

GMteSSted · 06-20-2012, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sleez

a company in the UK will make these for 15.99 shipped, vinyl with a clear resin top coat.

thoughts?

Can you get this company to make them with an SS ?

Maybe a group buy?

I looked a few months ago for something to fit the exact same center but didn't find anything I liked. I too sent messages that went unanswered.

Sleez · 06-20-2012, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GMteSSted

Can you get this company to make them with an SS ?

Maybe a group buy?

I looked a few months ago for something to fit the exact same center but didn't find anything I liked. I too sent messages that went unanswered.

they can pretty much do anything, i had someone else do the artwork and sent the artwork to the decal company, and they placed it on the CF background.

anyone with some PS experience could do the artwork.

i am actually thinking about enlarging the RS slightly anyhow, if i do that i can do some SSs as well, with different color inserts.

the group buy thing probably a no-go, they only charge $16 shipped, but takes 2 weeks or so. if we came up with a single size/design, we could maybe get a reduced price if we had a bunch of sets made. but with all the different size wheels centers and designs people would want, it would probably be better if everyone got their own individual quotes???

i measured my centers at 1.665", and this company does them in mm increments, so i went with 42mm.

this is the company; http://3dcarstickers.com/en/

i said earlier they were UK, but i am not sure about that.

they replied within the next day.

thanks for the comments.

Big C CamaroSS · 06-21-2012, 06:10 AM

So these are pieces that you stick over the existing center caps? I have the same rims as you, but in chrome. I could go for center caps with "SS".

Sleez · 06-21-2012, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big C CamaroSS

So these are pieces that you stick over the existing center caps? I have the same rims as you, but in chrome. I could go for center caps with "SS".

i plan on removing the decals that came with the wheels. install the new ones in their place, they will look very similar in design, having the clear resin giving the thickness.

i am going to adjust the artwork a bit, enlarge the RS and i can possibly make some SS ones, i'll make some white center and red center for now.

GMteSSted · 06-21-2012, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sleez

i plan on removing the decals that came with the wheels. install the new ones in their place, they will look very similar in design, having the clear resin giving the thickness.

i am going to adjust the artwork a bit, enlarge the RS and i can possibly make some SS ones, i'll make some white center and red center for now.

Aren't the decals sealed in a plastic cover? Post some pics of you removing the decals so we can see how its done.

Sleez · 06-21-2012, 12:10 PM

the "plastic cover" is a resin poured over the decal, then when the resin hardens, the decal is applied.

if you watch the little video on this page, you'll see how it is done, not too hard for someone who wanted to do it themselves.

http://www.sirvisual.it/languageeng/convex.asp

the trick will be removing it without damaging the edge of the cap itself!

06-19-2012, 04:36 PM	#1
Sleez Drives: 2010, 2LT, RS, 6M, ABM (#1893) SOLD Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Willits, CA Posts: 1,437 View My Garage	Custom Center Caps i am looking for some custom center caps/emblems for my AR Torq Thrust Ms. does anyone have any custom center caps they want to show off? please list where they are from as well. i contacted one place i found online, but they won't return my emails. another place i found makes cool custom ones, will run around 125 a set!!! just for the adhesive backed emblem to go on my caps. let see what you have, doesn't matter the brand of wheel.

06-20-2012, 10:39 PM	#8
bandit38 Drives: Camaro SS - Trans Am - Silverado Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Southern, US Posts: 1,638	I like it a lot.....little things like that add so much to a car __________________

06-19-2012, 04:51 PM	#2
Sleez Drives: 2010, 2LT, RS, 6M, ABM (#1893) SOLD Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Willits, CA Posts: 1,437 View My Garage	this is the design i like, the 2nd one for the wheel caps, and i might do the first one as a chrome emblem for the fenders below the camaro!

06-20-2012, 10:28 AM	#3
Sleez Drives: 2010, 2LT, RS, 6M, ABM (#1893) SOLD Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Willits, CA Posts: 1,437 View My Garage	a company in the UK will make these for 15.99 shipped, vinyl with a clear resin top coat. thoughts?

06-20-2012, 11:47 AM	#4
Sleez Drives: 2010, 2LT, RS, 6M, ABM (#1893) SOLD Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Willits, CA Posts: 1,437 View My Garage	photoshopped on the wheel;

06-20-2012, 12:01 PM	#5
Sleez Drives: 2010, 2LT, RS, 6M, ABM (#1893) SOLD Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Willits, CA Posts: 1,437 View My Garage	versus the original;

06-20-2012, 03:04 PM	#6
Sleez Drives: 2010, 2LT, RS, 6M, ABM (#1893) SOLD Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Willits, CA Posts: 1,437 View My Garage	with the car in view; as is; proposed; i know it is subtle, but i think i like it. nobody has anything to say about it, eh? hard to believe from such an opinionated group!!! LOL

06-20-2012, 10:14 PM	#7
redirish Drives: 10' IOM 2SS/RS/M6 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,354 View My Garage	I like both! Did you get a price on the fender emblems and if so from who and how much?

06-21-2012, 06:10 AM	#11
Big C CamaroSS Drives: Black Camaro 2SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Belleville, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,145	So these are pieces that you stick over the existing center caps? I have the same rims as you, but in chrome. I could go for center caps with "SS".

06-21-2012, 12:10 PM	#14
Sleez Drives: 2010, 2LT, RS, 6M, ABM (#1893) SOLD Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Willits, CA Posts: 1,437 View My Garage	the "plastic cover" is a resin poured over the decal, then when the resin hardens, the decal is applied. if you watch the little video on this page, you'll see how it is done, not too hard for someone who wanted to do it themselves. http://www.sirvisual.it/languageeng/convex.asp the trick will be removing it without damaging the edge of the cap itself!