Izuzu Logo Back Door

[David Wiltshire]

Hi Sgt and drdavid,
Having looked through petition I can see that a large number of members put their name to the petition. Did Isuzu Japan respond?
I have just posted some pictures of the new badges ( in my gallery as I still do not have the knack of posting them here) I have had made, the first ones were too expensive and the lettering when examined close up were not correctly lined up, the new badges were only £8 each and so far have weathered really well. As far as the removal of the word Isuzu from the back I too agree that it somewhat detracted from the whole look and concept of the vehicle because over here in the U.K. the troopers are a bit agricultural which I suppose is what they are designed for. I also think that the curve of the rear area looks better without the letters. I have kept the Vehicross on the side because I think thats quite a nice design. The other day I parked it outside a furniture outlet and about half the young staff came out to look at it all saying it looked amazing etc and most found out it was an Isuzu by looking through and seeing it on the steering wheel Which reminds me to get a VX badge made to cover the name Isuzu.

[Apostle]

CRAP!!!!!!

i cant get the damn ghost image out of the back. Ive tried rubbing compound, but its not working. even have blisters on my fingers from rubbing it so damn much

Suggestions?

[David Wiltshire]

Hi,
Strange because on my dark blue VX the word ISUZU does not appear at all, all I did was to remove them with a heat gun then polish with a standard mettalic paint wax. I can't imagine that the USA spec model has stickers any different from my Japanese spec one!

[Triathlete]

It all depends on length of time they were on and the weather they were submitted too. If you live in an area where the sun is bright and hot 355 days a year (oh, like say the Arizona desert) it will fade the paint much worse than in other areas. Also the darker the color the quicker it will fade, thus leaving the areas under the stickers protected and unfaded.

[Rickster]

Try having it buffed with a high speed buffer, by a professional, so you don't burn the paint.

Rickster

[drdavidr4u]

Ok...I'm convinced .....I'm going to remove all traces of Izuzu as soon as I get my serviceing done..
Here is the story....
I met a date at the mall today. We had a nice chat, grabbed some food and were walking thru the mall toward our cars. Since her car was on the opposite side of the mall I asked her "can I drive you over to your car in my new Lunar Rover"?
With a puzzled look she asked" Your what, what is that?" I told her its my lunar rover, the vehicle NASA designed to explore the lunar and martian surface!! Her eyes lit up and we walked out the mall doors to my VX. She picked it out right away and seemed very excited. THEN....SHE NOTICED THE IZUZU LOGO AND SHE SAID" OH, ITS AN IZUZU.............." At that point she lost that interest that peaked in her.....DAMN....

THE LOGO COMES OFF !!!!!

[Apostle]

o.O

[Tonka]

If you didn't lead her on like that, her reaction may have been different.

[drdavidr4u]

It was worth it just to see her expression when I told her I'd give her a ride in my rover!!!
Anyway...she's comming over tonight so I guess the Izuzu logo didn't totally turn her off!!!
Weeeeeee!!!!!

[Raque Thomas]

Dr. Dave - try this next time....what it should have been all along!!

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/sh...php?photo=2961

[WyrreJ]

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.

[Raque Thomas]

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?? 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!

[WyrreJ]

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

[Raque Thomas]

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!

[dog]

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.