trans_am_2000

iTrader: (6)

so i wanna do the trans am molding under the doors black, and theres 2 options, paint them or buy the overlay for them witch i think would be hell to put on straingt and have it line up perfect, looking for who has done each one how they done it and even pics if you got them thanks

Trans Am Jam

iTrader: (7)

Just remove your side moldings, they're stupid. It looks a lot cleaner with them gone too. The only reason we have side moldings are to prevent damage to our doors when others parked next to us hit our cars w/ their doors; it's supposed to hit the side molding and stop it from getting your entire door at once.... you can simply make sure this never happens by parking further away from ppl when pulling into a parking lot.

transambroli

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I always park far away from other cars and yet someone always parks right beside me. I think the OP is talking about the TRANS AM letters on the side I'd just put a decal on it; its easy just make sure the surface is clean and take your time. You can also spray a little bit of soapy water or window tint fluid on the back of the letters so you can move them round before they're stuck for good.

crimson_bird

iTrader: (4)

havent done either of your suggestions, but like Jam said, id remove them. im glad i did. So much cleaner

and the whole idea of them stopping another car door from hitting you is a myth. it just doesn't work out like that. go park next to some other car and test it out. for them to work, the farthest end point of the other car would have to be the EXACT height of your moldings for them to work... odds of that happening? every car has different dimensions/heights, so the moldings do not really do anything to prevent damage. (i had to tell myself all of this to convince myself to finally remove my own)

crimson_bird

iTrader: (4)

oh, didnt even realize he was talikng about the letters. thought he was asking about the door moldings. id highly recommend www.EmblemPros.com for the overlays. TOP quality stuff from them. if you chose to remove the letters before doing the new letters, just use some masking tape to make a box around the stock letters so you know exactly where to put the new ones, so they line up right.

or like transambroli said, its not too hard to paint them, or apply the vinyl decals

trans_am_2000

iTrader: (6)

Im thinking the decal is best,then if i dont like the look if its also alot easier to go back to the white

bigtymer386

iTrader: (6)

Put a decal on them, then make your decision.

Trans Am Jam

iTrader: (7)

just paint them....save some money....but if I had a white t/a I would go w/ stainless from emblem pros for sure..I'm glad I painted mine, because I ended up debadging them in the long run. but....here's some pics of them (painted w/ red caliper paint)

trans_am_2000

iTrader: (6)

did you take them off to paint? what did you use to put them back on, thanks

Trans Am Jam

iTrader: (7)

i took them off to paint for sure... and I didn't mark where they were (beginners mistake) ...so I just looked at pictures ...and got blue painters tape and did it up that way.

black_sheep454

iTrader: (9)

I would just get overlays because double side taping them back on straight and spaced right is a pita.

Trans Am Jam

iTrader: (7)

I used 3m's emblem glue, worked fine.

Super-Bat

iTrader: (38)

Decals. I like the look better vs paint. I guess because I've seen too many cheaply done paint jobs.

97ramsst

iTrader: (162)

If you use a little water when putting on the decals they are not hard to get straight at all. I have done quite a few, and all looked great. I have stainless ones on my SOM car and decals on the others.

skopers3

iTrader: (3)

you speak the truth.

Pipeless416

iTrader: (2)

i'm going to be debadging mine to paint them black next weekend. if you don't mind me asking, where did you get this 3m emblem glue? now i just need to decide between a flat black vs gloss black..

Trans Am Jam

iTrader: (7)

from your local NAPA/Advanced Auto/Pepboys ...you'll find it





they have smaller versions too

trans_am_2000

iTrader: (6)

so when you use soap and water to get them straight do you have to squeege it out like tint or just let them dry there

97ramsst

iTrader: (162)

I just use water...no soap (it tends to mess up the sticky on some of them), and once in place use a heat gun on low to dry them. A squeege will just move them around since they are so small.

onesicws6

iTrader: (15)

Has anyone just used the trans am overlay stickers instead of the actual molding (get rid of the moldings and just lay the stickers down)? I was wondering how that looks.