We had a snowstorm last week, and then the temperature dropped to near zero. Since my outside spigot was frozen I went to a car wash (not a drive through) to spray the nasty, salty ice off my car. When I was finished I discovered that a large portion of my "Type-R" decalcomanias had washed off. I've never heard of anything like this happening before. I guess it was a combination of the cold weather and the high pressure spray. My car is five years old, but I didn't think decals ever wore out.

So where is the cheapest place to order replacements?


[Modified by fredtoast, 10:10 AM 1/21/2003]

 

just spray the other ones off or buy new ones

 

Better get some new ones

 

winter ownz you

 

It's a fakeeee!!!!!

 

Is it still an Arrrr without the decals?

 

nope


rob- who spent literally hours removing his decals, and is suprised the factory ones would come off so easily.....

 

them high pressure spray can also damage/remove paint.. there should be some type of restriction on max pressure in carwash places.

 

It isn't a fake R. I did buy it used (almost new at 11K). It is POSSIBLE that the rear quarters had been painted, but I doubt it. The decals didn't wash off completely. The gummy glue stuff is still there: just most of the paint is gone.

 

AHHH...u just lost 30 HP! U better get new ones!

 

i've never heard of the oem decals coming off in a car wash, i've had mine for 4, going on 5 years through some terrible weather and they're still fine.
go buy new ones but they won't come cheap, or just peel em all off.

 

I have a set of brand new ITR side decals I bought from the dealer just in case I wanted to put them back on my ITR. IM if you or anyone is interested.

Mattj

 

First time I have heard of that.

 

Same here, I actually had to really work mine off e'rrr rodney had to help I mean do most of it for me.


Just take the stickers off, it looks better without them anyway. IMHO of course...


A.

 

must have been a lot of water pressure

 

From the title of the post, I thought there had been some sort of decal-related injury - seriously.

EDIT: I was relieved once I read it.


[Modified by Padawan, 7:15 PM 1/21/2003]

 

What kind of idiot removes his ITR decals

 

I hear they are only (just kidding) $70.


[Modified by 97Mcgrain, 1:38 AM 1/22/2003]

 

Naw, just leave them off and let it be a sleeper.

 

Agreed,this thread should be called decal blessing,keep em' off,their corny(to me of course ) Plus,you still have the most important one on the back that anyone you pass can see.

 

So have you felt any serious loss of horsepower at all?

 

I would definitely just leave them off

Stealth

 

I just found my receipt from 7/21/00 for the side decals that I never put back on Retail $42.42 per side, Ouch.

Mattj

 

Hahaha...you got ripped off by your dealership.