Tailgate vinyl, yes or no

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  1. patriotpop

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    Put on the vinyl on tailgate today, not really sure i like it.
    Would like your input on weather I should get rid of it or keep it!

    Here's 2 pics of what it looks like and another one of what the whole truck looks like.


    What do you think....be truthful......let the comments rip!!!

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    The overall theme, does the tailgate vinyl really fit?


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    with those pics I say maybe ditch it, get some better pics though. in day light
     
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    i'm split on it, so i will say you decide
     
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    What do you think....be truthful......let the comments rip


    I think you have done a great job on the truck, looks super, personally the tailgate vinyl doesn't do anything for me, the rear looks to busy with the window logo and other decals, maybe something in the order of the side ripped style with the name logo incorporated into that across the rear.
    Clean and simple so the truck shows through instead of the eye focusing on several different designs on all corners.
    Bottom line though, it still looks great, and if you like it, to heck with what I say :D
     
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    Ya I'm not sure I'm sold on it either. I agree and think it looks busy. Maybe a small 6"-8" decal in the rear window like that????????
     
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    Thanks guys, I needed that!!! She's back to the way she was.

    Should there be anything on the tail, if so, give me some ideas!!! :D
    And should I get rid of the 2 small stickers on the rear window?

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    i am curious as to what you painted your truck with. It looks like a blue metallic with a satin finish is that what your intentions were, or are you trying to get your vinyl decals on and then going to clear everything?
     
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    vinyl decals on and then going to clear everything
     
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    I think if you got the same piece you had on the tailgate smaller with shading on the star and maybe rips like the side pieces it would look cool. I personally don't like any window stickers but thats just me..

    I think it might also look cool if you continued the white and red stripe vinyl on the tailgate / roll pan and did the same logo smaller

    Some clear tail lights smoked with the same paint as the outside of your truck would be the icing on the cake for me, but cops might not like it much.
     
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    I like the whole mock up you got going on, BUT, I think you could scale the rear down to a smaller decal, say, the size of about 6 x 6 or 8 x 8 inches and place it to one of the bottom corners, overall, hot design, way to big thou, just screms to loud for me. Its either scale it down or completely remove it. . .
     
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    That's exactly what I was thinking, that's why I mentioned put something smaller in the rear window. Now that the tailgate is clean again, I think that same decal about 8" off to one side would look cool.
     

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