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That maserati looks pretty good. I bought some lambo bulls and a nameplate from a defunct dealer earlier this year but have yet to install them.
Wanted to mention that using .png is overkill, you could probably do .jpg versions of your images that are one tenth the size of the .pngs and still look identical to anyone but a professional computer graphics designer.
I thought about doing the Lambo thing, but the VX didn't meet the image. Maserati has a history of "pretenders" - most notably the 180 hp BiTurbo (which this logo came from), the Citroen SM (spelling?), and the 4cyl turbo Chrysler TC by Maserati. So I thought I could maybe get away with a Maserati logo - of course whenever I'm asked, I fess up to being a pretender!
As for the pic posts - hey, I was patting myself on the back for finally joining the 21st century and figuring out how to post - now you tell me I'm still in the dark ages?? :waag: Actually, I have no idea what the hell I'm doing - my computer gave me the option to save a file compressed, and that's what I chose. Where can I go to get some info on doing this sort of thing? I don't mind reading and figuring it out, but I don't want to spend 20 hours trying to find out where to get the info!
Yeah, I haven't decided if I want to put the lambo nameplate, or just liberaly sprinkle the bulls around (sounds kind of appropriate) - I figure that the bull logo is not so well known so that anyone seeing it is just as likely to keep wondering what brand the car is anyway.
As for the web and graphics, I don't have a good link to send you to. It is just info that people pick up after a while or use in their daily work. I actually had a very small, teeny-tiny part in the creation of the png format back in the day, so all the docs I learned this stuff from are probably roadkill now. But I did do a google for you and after looking at a couple of dozen hits, this one looks like the best balance of detail and usefulness:
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/FAQ/standards.html
Thanks - I'll check it out. I don't use the computer much at work except for e-mail and spread sheets, so I don't get to play with all that cool stuff. I'll catch up though!
Well the ISUZU came off the back door today. With a little help from my wife, a hair dryer, and dental floss it came off easily. Used Goo Go to clean up the residue and a light coat of cleaner-wax to finish it off. No shadow left on the Ebony finish.
I took off the I and U and thought of leaving S U Z (think about that one Sue777). But I felt it wasn't worth answering all of the questions.
I bought a sticker that says 4wd in a nice furturistic style, but it looks very nice with nothing back there. Even my wife who thought I should leave the ISUZU on, thinks it looks much better without it.
So, for now, I will stay bare a$$ed. Sorry, couldn't resist.
Well Today I 2 took that step. I peeled off the ISUZU logo off the back and the front aswell. I finally put the Limited edtion on the front and I to say Damn it looks better. I even started the work on making my own custom grill. I am gonna gonna custom paint it Bright red once I done with it. I'm still looking for a custom paint shop around here to get painted. If that ends up being a no go, Then I guess it's back home to the boogie down to hit a friends shop. I'll post up the pics ASAP.
Well I've got to say that the VX is garnering even more attention since the addition of that Maserati logo on the back. I pulled into a parking lot today and was on the phone, so I sat in my car to finsh the conversation. I caught a glimpse of someone walking up behind the car in my mirror - he looked it over top to bottom, front to back for like 5 minutes - looked right at me, but made no motions to roll down the window, or ask me any questions, then walked off. Then I passed a Tiburon, and he caught up with me at a light & motioned for me to roll down the window. He said "man that's a beautiful car - what is it?" Well I'm sure he saw Maserati emblazoned on the back - but I said "it's a VehiCROSS" and he asked what motor it had, he said "is it a V8?"- I said "no a V6", and he said "it sure sounds like a V8!" (I have the cone filter, which does add to the sound). The light changed, and he said "nice ride man" before speeding off. I'm used to people rubbernecking to see what kind of car it is, but I'd have to say that it has increased 5 fold since I put that logo on the back door - I'll just keep them guessing!!:D :D :D