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Old Aug 6, 2006 | 09:11 PM
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Domed or Reflective?

just as the title states...

Reflective: (i think this is member xtin's car) i hope you dont mind me using this picture as reference ill have the mods take it off if its a problem



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Old Aug 6, 2006 | 09:25 PM
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What are you guys using to do that? Is it a sticker?
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Old Aug 6, 2006 | 10:28 PM
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Depends on the color
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Old Aug 6, 2006 | 11:53 PM
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Not a fan of the reflactive. I only see this as a neat on a lighter colored vehicle. I have the carbon domed on my SSM and it looks sexy.......
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Old Aug 7, 2006 | 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by rockyfeller
Depends on the color
i completely agree.

What color you ridin?
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Old Aug 7, 2006 | 10:26 AM
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where did you get yours from
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Old Aug 7, 2006 | 10:32 AM
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The reflective doesnt look that bad on a dark car, or any car. You can still choose what color sticker you want, theres just a metallic backing on the sticker which reflects light. Here it is again at another angle where light isnt reflected back:

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Old Aug 7, 2006 | 12:09 PM
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I sure wish someone would make a set of those reflective letters for me...
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Old Aug 7, 2006 | 03:31 PM
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Where did xtin get that sign, I was looking for one but the only ones I found the "Acura TL" lettering was black, and the rest of the sign was red. :ghey:
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Old Aug 7, 2006 | 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by rockyfeller
Depends on the color
yeh that would help

the BEST color: Anthracite
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Old Aug 7, 2006 | 05:52 PM
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Originally Posted by A SiQ TL
Where did xtin get that sign, I was looking for one but the only ones I found the "Acura TL" lettering was black, and the rest of the sign was red. :ghey:
They have them on ebay.....you can set what color you want the sign to be
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Old Aug 7, 2006 | 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Armada05
What are you guys using to do that? Is it a sticker?
can someone answer me? Thanks.
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Old Aug 7, 2006 | 11:54 PM
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It is a sticker. Basically the letters are cut to fit inside the "A C U R A" letters that are embedded on the front bumper.
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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 12:05 AM
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custom made sticker from reflective material.
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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 08:30 PM
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so which one?
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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 08:42 PM
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I say go with a regular black acura sticker, non reflective, non domed, because thats what I got and what I think looks the best.
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Old Aug 8, 2006 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by leedogg
I say go with a regular black acura sticker, non reflective, non domed, because thats what I got and what I think looks the best.
interesting...linky?
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 07:53 PM
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What's the difference between domed and reflective?
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Old Aug 12, 2006 | 02:56 PM
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Old Aug 12, 2006 | 02:59 PM
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This all looks very good.
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Old Aug 12, 2006 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Rawr
This all looks very good.
Thanks for your comment, hb.
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Old Aug 12, 2006 | 04:46 PM
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The domed sticker is a RAISED sticker with a domed surface.....comes in colors

The reflective is a FLAT sticker (comes in colors), but I have never seen a domed, reflective sticker.

I have a black domed sticker om my SSM and I love it.

The look on the bumper without anything but the debossed Acura text looks too "Pontiac-y" for me. The domed sticker was one of the first things I did to this TL.

Domed is about 3X more $$ than the reflective though.... I paid $30 on ebay. Most expensive sticker I ever bought but it is of a very high quality.
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Old Aug 12, 2006 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by cincinnatikid
The domed sticker is a RAISED sticker with a domed surface.....comes in colors

The reflective is a FLAT sticker (comes in colors), but I have never seen a domed, reflective sticker.

I have a black domed sticker om my SSM and I love it.

The look on the bumper without anything but the debossed Acura text looks too "Pontiac-y" for me. The domed sticker was one of the first things I did to this TL.

Domed is about 3X more $$ than the reflective though.... I paid $30 on ebay. Most expensive sticker I ever bought but it is of a very high quality.
Could someone post a link to these stickers?
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Old Aug 12, 2006 | 08:58 PM
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where would the cheapest place to get the plain black sticker?
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Old Aug 12, 2006 | 11:30 PM
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reflective all the way
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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by theone
where would the cheapest place to get the plain black sticker?

All I could find: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/O4-06...rdZ1QQtcZphoto
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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 12:44 AM
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I installed the non-domed but in carbon fiber (look alike) on my WDP TL. I was debating whether to buy the domed ones but was quite a bit more expensive. The carbon fiber looks good though.
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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 04:18 PM
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Please post some pics of what the carbon fiber ones look like.
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