Wheel decals

[Moonstone]

We've got a couple Audis in the family and ever since my 2018 RS5 (which I no longer have) I noticed that Audi started putting "Audi Sport" on their wheels. I quite like it. It's subtle but another nice wee detail. So this is my inspiration for my project tonight.

I've got a vinyl plotter and made some decals in blue vinyl (to match my paint work). I'm experimenting but I quite like it.

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[ciaranob]

Speaking of decals - I put these on the 'empty' areas each side of my modded 'Monkey Butt Removed' tail

Purposefully 'ghosted' black on black and actually way more subtle than this photo suggests IRL:
https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/decals-on-my-modded-license-plate-area.15265/#post-234300

Need to take a better pic!

 

[Moonstone]

Speaking of decals - I put these on the 'empty' areas each side of my modded 'Monkey Butt Removed' tail

Purposefully 'ghosted' black on black and actually way more subtle than this photo suggests IRL:
https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/decals-on-my-modded-license-plate-area.15265/#post-234300

Need to take a better pic!

I saw those in your thread. Have to admit I prefer the monkey butt to be honest. Sorry!

 

[ciaranob]

I saw those in your thread. Have to admit I prefer the monkey butt to be honest. Sorry!

Yikes - may be a first there - possibly one of the ugliest design elements I’d seen on a Porsche TBH but everyone’s taste entirely personal

 

[Moonstone]

Yikes - may be a first there - possibly one of the ugliest design elements I’d seen on a Porsche TBH but everyone’s taste entirely personal

I know and ultimately when it comes to your car, only one persons' option matters. I get what you're going for but to my eyes it kind of looks like something's missing. I really don't know why they didn't just give North American cars the same rear as us to be honest.

 

[ciaranob]

I know and ultimately when it comes to your car, only one persons' option matters. I get what you're going for but to my eyes it kind of looks like something's missing. I really don't know why they didn't just give North American cars the same rear as us to be honest.

Agreed - that iPhone ‘bubble’ pic I shared above is not at all flattering TBH and tends to exaggerate the width - other pics in my mod threads give a much better perspective - looks OEM IRL imo - most of all not blocking the clean lines of the rear valance.

 

[Ross]

We've got a couple Audis in the family and ever since my 2018 RS5 (which I no longer have) I noticed that Audi started putting "Audi Sport" on their wheels. I quite like it. It's subtle but another nice wee detail. So this is my inspiration for my project tonight.

I've got a vinyl plotter and made some decals in blue vinyl (to match my paint work). I'm experimenting but I quite like it.

Moonstone/Dick Dastardly!
I like the decals.
You sound very clever or at least a lot cleverer than me.
What is this witchcraft you speak of?
‘Vinyl plotters’ and ‘made some decals’
Did you get GTS interior pack?
I have GTS like you but didn’t get the GTS interior pack even though I have a Crayon car.
Partly because I am tight but mainly because the only thing I wanted was the GTS logo on the steering wheel.
Don’t like carbon bits, crayon belts, coloured headrest logos or coloured stitching.
I am wondering if you could do a crayon (ish) logo for a GTS steering wheel?
Cheers

 

[Archimedes]

I saw those in your thread. Have to admit I prefer the monkey butt to be honest. Sorry!

Agree 100%. Love the US rear, especially with a US plate.

 

[Moonstone]

Moonstone/Dick Dastardly!
I like the decals.
You sound very clever or at least a lot cleverer than me.
What is this witchcraft you speak of?
‘Vinyl plotters’ and ‘made some decals’
Did you get GTS interior pack?
I have GTS like you but didn’t get the GTS interior pack even though I have a Crayon car.
Partly because I am tight but mainly because the only thing I wanted was the GTS logo on the steering wheel.
Don’t like carbon bits, crayon belts, coloured headrest logos or coloured stitching.
I am wondering if you could do a crayon (ish) logo for a GTS steering wheel?
Cheers

Hi Ross. Thanks for your comments. Yes I have the GTS interior pack.

In terms of the witchcraft I'm practicing. I have a Cricut home cutter which is like a printer but for cutting vinyl and card etc. In terms of making you a GTS decal, I'll need to politely decline. It's not something that I'm in anyway involved in from a professional point of view and by the time you paid for the vinyl (that I would barely use when making such small decal) you'd be cheaper actually getting a professional to do it who has a stock of various materials on hand.

Then there's the hassle if you don't like the end result (I'm not sure how the cutter would cope with such a small decal), make a mess of applying it, it doesn't stick properly etc etc.

It's just not worth the potential hassle when there are people out there that you can pay for a better result.

 

[Ross]

Hi Ross. Thanks for your comments. Yes I have the GTS interior pack.

In terms of the witchcraft I'm practicing. I have a Cricut home cutter which is like a printer but for cutting vinyl and card etc. In terms of making you a GTS decal, I'll need to politely decline. It's not something that I'm in anyway involved in from a professional point of view and by the time you paid for the vinyl (that I would barely use when making such small decal) you'd be cheaper actually getting a professional to do it who has a stock of various materials on hand.

Then there's the hassle if you don't like the end result (I'm not sure how the cutter would cope with such a small decal), make a mess of applying it, it doesn't stick properly etc etc.

It's just not worth the potential hassle when there are people out there that you can pay for a better result.

Thanks for the advice.
Who do you think are the people out there that could do a good result?
I have no idea!

 

[Moonstone]

Thanks for the advice.
Who do you think are the people out there that could do a good result?
I have no idea!

I’ve used these guys for caliper decals before. Might be worth dropping them an email to see if they can make one for your steering wheel

https://www.brakecaliperdecals.co.uk/

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