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Old Nov 12, 2021 | 01:58 PM
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I've got a 93 TA and it's door windows and hatch are etched. I can't remember exactly what is on the doors but it has the phoenix on the back. How common is this?
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Old Nov 12, 2021 | 02:54 PM
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This is nothing stock, GM didn't do this, so it's only as common or uncommon as any other sort of custom appearance modification.
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Old Nov 13, 2021 | 09:58 PM
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My 01 has bent pistons etched into the door glass by a previous owner. Definitely not something I would have ever done, but doesn't bother me enough to hunt down new windows either.
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Old Nov 16, 2021 | 11:57 AM
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The dummy who had my 02 before me etched playboy bunnies into the side windows, a very redneck crossed checkered flag design into the back window, and... CAMERO across the top of the windshield. Before I bought the car, I had him replace the windshield. The side windows and rear hatch are easy to replace with junkyard pieces. I'll never forget that windshield though lol...
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Old Nov 16, 2021 | 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by themealonwheels
The dummy who had my 02 before me etched playboy bunnies into the side windows, a very redneck crossed checkered flag design into the back window, and... CAMERO across the top of the windshield. Before I bought the car, I had him replace the windshield. The side windows and rear hatch are easy to replace with junkyard pieces. I'll never forget that windshield though lol...
That's pure gold! Did you by chance take a picture of that?


LOL, and I thought my T/A's dealership doing the old upcharge for Anti-Theft Glass Etching add on was silly.
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Old Nov 16, 2021 | 04:16 PM
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I have a large phoenix etched on the back window of my formula, but I chose to get it done. I love it, especially when the sun is shining.
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