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Need opinion. Should I remove firehawk stickers or not?

Old 11-02-2006, 02:45 AM
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Default Need opinion. Should I remove firehawk stickers or not?

I just got a black Formula Firehawk and seriously thinking of removing all the firehawk stickers. If they were real badges, it would have been a different story, but stickers just don't float my boat.

If I remove all the stickers, it's not going to have anything written on a car at all and for the people that can't tell the difference by the hood it will look like a V6 coupe. Should have a nice sleeper look to it until I get on it

What do you guys think?

And what should I use to remove the stickers?

Edit: Pictures of black debadged hawks, T/A's, and formulas would be great!

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Old 11-02-2006, 03:28 AM
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Remove the stickers, and then get it painted on the car.
Old 11-02-2006, 04:17 AM
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I'm not going to bother with repainting anything. It's either keeping the stickers as it is or completely rebadging the car.
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Do what you want , but i wouldn't debadge a Hawk , i'd keep the stickers if they dont look that bad. If they look bad get some more or badges.I like the sleeper look but c'mon you drive a Firehawk , be proud of it. (.02)
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at least buy a set of replacement stickers from SLP or something and hold onto them. If you go to resell the car for any reason, it will equal one big mess without those stickers....
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Also, like Adam 346 said, be proud of that dam Firehawk!!
Old 11-02-2006, 09:43 AM
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You could remove em' and get dragonZ28 (i think is his name) to get some cut out of metal.. that would look cool.
Old 11-02-2006, 09:53 AM
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be proud...if not, u could always give it to me...id like another one
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debadging your car has a pretty negative affect on resale value. (at least among dealerships)


I wouldn't do it.. at least get some nicer replacements or somthing.
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Ohh I'm proud of the car! Owning a Hawk has always been my dream. I just can't stand the fact that SLP had to use stickers! I've never put a sticker on any of my cars and having stickers on a hawk just pisses me off.

I didn't know there were real badges replacements. Never heard anyone selling them or seen them on forums.

Thanks guys
Old 11-02-2006, 04:58 PM
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Taking the Firehawk decals off?
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if you cant get them painted on or get custom ones cut out, leave em
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Originally Posted by Finite1
debadging your car has a pretty negative affect on resale value. (at least among dealerships)


I wouldn't do it.. at least get some nicer replacements or somthing.
And vice versa, I could stick a WS6 badge and hood on my car and trade it in for a higher value! I swear, some of the people that work at those places.
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Originally Posted by Trust
You could remove em' and get dragonZ28 (i think is his name) to get some cut out of metal.. that would look cool.
IIRC he said he had made some, but GM got onto him w/ copyright or trademark infringements.
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Hmmm. I was ready to take them off, but now you got me all thinking....
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keep em. the only way i'd take them off is if there was some type of emblem replacement.
Old 11-03-2006, 03:39 AM
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definately keep the stickers, if not either paint the badging on or have emblems made.


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Off with them I say. I've seen many Firehawks whose stickers start peeling off, or have wax stuck around the edges, and it looks nasty.
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Keep the stickers
Old 11-03-2006, 08:04 AM
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You might want to leave em for the sole reason that when I went to remove my "Formula V8" stickers on my 94 I started with a tiny little spot and there were just the slightest raised ridges in the clear. Only enough to see if you know they are there, but still it would bug me.

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