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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 04:35 PM
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First off, yeah I'm a newb, but I've inspected every Z28 I could find on the road in Houston, and I have yet to find one with the same glass etching that mine has. On the driver and passenger side windows, there is a fancy pinstriping that runs along the base of the glass that has the "Z28" logo highlighted in the middle of the design. It's actually etched into the glass, not a vinyl decal. It's badass looking IMO, and everyone who's seen my car has commented on it. Anyone else out there have this design, or know if the previous owner apparently had this custom-etched? TIA fellaz!
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 05:29 PM
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Got pics so we can see? I'd love to see it.
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 05:58 PM
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 2000_camaro
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 07:12 PM
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Here's what he posted on the other thread in PC.com. I think it looks awesome.


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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 07:47 PM
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Okay, okay! Here's the pics! *Dropping them in the cage and quickly pulling hand away* LOL

Attached Thumbnails "Logo" etching on driver/pass. glass???-etch1.jpg   "Logo" etching on driver/pass. glass???-etch2.jpg  
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 07:52 PM
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Is that the acid etched stuff? didn`t know if there was a way to do it otherwise. I remember a guy doing a write up or had a link to something like that, just on the glass on the hatch.....
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 07:55 PM
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Man I dunno, I bought the car from a dealership's certified used car lot, and have no contact with previous owners. Carfax indicates I'm the 3rd owner. If you rub your fingernail over it, it's like.. "rough"...etched is the only way I can describe it. When it's wet it's invisible, and when the glass dries it shows back up bright as day, it's cool :-)
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 11:13 PM
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that looks pretty sweet! I've had a bottle of etching cream sitting here for a few months. Youre giving me a good reason to put it to use!
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Old Jun 8, 2007 | 11:17 PM
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Etching cream?? How does that work?
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Old Jun 9, 2007 | 12:00 AM
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Just a guess, but it could have been done with, i'm not sure what to call it, but it looks like an airbrush. And you load sand into the gravity feed cup, and mask off the glasss expsosing what you want etched. Then you just kinda sandblast the glass with super fine sand, and you could actually get shading with it depending how much you spray it.
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Old Jun 9, 2007 | 12:09 AM
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just put a decal, they sell "etched" look
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 04:39 PM
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I totally have that same exact thing on my windows. 1998 z28 black. I bought it in Humble, Texas last June.
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 08:05 PM
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yeah i havent seen that on any car till now. looks good though.
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 08:54 PM
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Bandit is the first person I've heard of to say they have the same thing. Very interesting, considering both our cars are from Houston. Must have been a dealership thing, perhaps our cars originally came from the same dealership?
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 10:31 PM
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My car has the same etching to but with trans am. I thought mine was the only one too. I bought it in Dallas, TX. The intresting part is that my car started on a lot from Houston too. This is the lot it was from.

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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 10:34 PM
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Wow...this is pretty crazy! Hey how can I find out what dealership my car is originally from?
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Old Apr 6, 2008 | 10:37 PM
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There is a guy on here that can look up dealership info. Name is joshp14. Search for him. You just have to give him your last 8 vin numbers. He might take a while to get back with you.
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Old Apr 7, 2008 | 01:01 AM
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I got to say that looks pretty damn cool. Definitely unique. I'd be interested to see if all three cars are from the same dealer.
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Old Apr 7, 2008 | 09:58 AM
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I am pretty sure that looks like it was done by the dealership. It may also still be a decal and just feel like etching.
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