Stickers: the other snorkel

[dieselcruiserhead]

When you are into stickers though sometimes you do get the urge to go nuts.. I took a whole bunch of stickers I had duplicates of, or were not that important, and started applying.. (see fridge in background)...

 

[dieselcruiserhead]

The truck (now sold, building new one)...

Front shows:
-biodiesel sticker
- a 4x4Labs sticker.. Have not bought too much from them but I love their products and Luke and his outlook on cruisers and life, so one of the few 4WD stickers I have on there...
- A "Dal Soglio" sticker on the right, local biodiesel filling station who supports the Coop...
- Two small birfields, something Mark from MetalTech does, put one on for each you break, LOL.. I had never broken any before so I put them on honestly to feel like I'd joined the club when I finally did, LOL...

 

[kcowyo]

- Two small birfields, something Mark from MetalTech does, put one on for each you break, LOL...

That's pretty clever and very funny. Like fighter planes and their decals for the bombs they've dropped.

Fun stuff - :clapsmile

 

[lowenbrau]

To me, a decal indicates my support of something. If a vender supports me I support them back. I think a company like Warn is lucky since their product is right up front where everybody can see it. A product like Longfield really relies on stickers to get the word out. I have always been a bit concerned about advertising the goodies in my rig to thieves as well. I do put on stickers of clubs I belong to and events I've attended. I really like things that say something about who you are or where you've been. Some of the German Cruiserheads put a camel sticker on for each trip to the Sahara and a Moose sticker for each trip to Finnland. Similar to Andre's birfield stickers.

 

[MoGas]

From left to right: U.S.Navy , Copper State Cruisers, TLCA

Australia Market 4500i Twin Cam decal.

 

[BigAl]

It really bugs me for some reason when I see duplicte stickers placed symetrically on a vehicle

 

[7wt]

It really bugs me for some reason when I see duplicte stickers placed symetrically on a vehicle

Yea, why is that? That one gets me too.

 

[Schattenjager]

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While I am far from the sharpest knife in the drawer, when I bought my Toyota Tacoma I knew it was a Toyota Tacoma. The bank sends me a reminder every month in case I forget. So why would I want to have five pounds of gaudy, traffic radar reflecting plastic screaming TOYOTA TACOMA? It is like having a tattoo of HUMAN across your forehead.

Worse yet is the billboard, err, car with crooked stickers. These are typically stickers that pontificate the stupidity of our fellow man. Most stickers just proclaim things that no one but the owner cares about anyway. It is kinda like underscoring insignificance in the eyes of other motorists. Can you imagine just how mad "they" would be if we really did Free Tibet?

The careful observer will notice the previous owner (PO sounds much like BO, no?) had a crooked WATCH FOR MOTORCYCLES sticker. If you are reading that you are gonna miss what the motorcycles are doing. I digress.

Here are a couple of before and after. I think that less is best in the sticker department. Unless you are in the business, of course!

 

[Superu]

Figured it was time to fan the flames of this topic!

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If you like 'em you'll probably love it.

And, if you hate 'em, well.....

:ar15:

 

[ntsqd]

Only put sponsors stickers on. So at the moment the truck only sports some Pennzoil stickers and a couple of northeast british parts stickers. To me stickers are the same as say paying for a coca-cola T-shirt or say a chevrolet (or Land Rover) jacket. Why would I want to pay to advertize someones product

Jeff

Bingo! The sales guy at Chris King (bicycle jewelery for those who don't know of them) couldn't understand why I didn't want the gaudily laser etched head set & was willing to wait for an un-etched unit.
If they're sponsoring or in someway helping me then I'll run their steeker (< proper Baja spelling), if not then forget it & no way will I buy a steeker to display.

 

[overlander]

I'm of the minority here I can tell, so BAM here it is. That big Land Rover sticker on my rear quarter keeps me from answering 100 questions in parking lots and gas stations, and I love it. The Defender sticker on the windshield is for all the pre-adolescent boys in the back seat of cars ahead of me, staring me down in traffic.

I also have my Southern land Rover Owner Society sticker on both sides, so that fellow members can identify me in traffic, and yes, I have an Expedition Exchange sticker on my front wing, because I like it, and like to advertise the outfitters that I have received good service with.

I am a BIG advocate of the Land Rover Marque, and I want to see the legacy continue as close to it's heritage as possible, and help the brand from drifting towards soccer-mom'ism SUV's by influencing consumer demand where I can.

I am also of the mindset that well traveled vehicles that choose the alternate road to far away places, are well suited to emulate the 'steamer trunk" likeness of representing exotic and exciting places they have been. If I have been to Belize or Africa (as an illustrative example) in a vehicle, i want something on my vehicle stating as such, so that others with a desire to go can walk up to me and ask me about it. That is a way of drawing out and meeting like minded people.

on a side note, note the gratuitous snorkel on my vehicle. (Not a single ECU on my vehicle either BTW). I have forded many a stream/river and have walked too, too close to the edge of hydrolock due to unexpected depth (even with a ground guide), and found myself in my past 4wd's saying to myself, "I have got to get a snorkel before I ruin my engine". I just dropped quite a bit of mula for my turbo diesel conversion, and want the snorkel insurance to save me from myself while in the outback, when mister 'damn the torpedo's-full speed ahead" climbs up on my shoulder...

I forgot to mention, that I need to put Overland Journal, D-90.com and Expedition Portal.com stickers on as well, to spread the love. I'm waiting for something that doesn't go on the the inside of glass, since the windshield is already taken.

 

[BajaTaco]

I'm of the minority here I can tell, so BAM here it is...

That was a great post. You brought up some interesting points. Man, what an awesome machine you have there.

 

[Incusus]

I've got my Ohio Trails Partnership, Metroparks/5RO, and ExPo stickers on my truck, and have no problem with advertising worthy groups such as that.

All the product stickers I've accumulated? well, they have a home too...