Hood wrap or decal?

Its been about 5 minutes since I bought something for my truck. I'm thinking of "personalizing" it a little bit more. Will probably just photoshop some stuff, but I'd like to see what others have done for the time being. Google image search wasn't very inspirational.
Cheers.

 

You know I really love the screaming chicken. You can buy them for about $600. I measured and it will fit the Tacoma hood.

 

$600 for a vinyl cutout?

 

Thunder chicken !

 

I run my own vinyl cutting side business and deal a lot with 3M and Oracal products.

Depending on the type of vinyl and what you are covering (Oracal 851 or premium Oracal 951 are great places to start) and where you're placing it, vinyl can be a good option.
If you are trying to cover a larger area with more curves a vinyl wrap would be a better choice.
If it's hood only Oracal 851 or 951 would be a great choice.

 

I was off by a little. About $540 depending on the tax rate you pay:

The 79th anniversary is the biggest bird and has the most colors:


https://www.yearone.com/Catalog/196...-bird-decals/1979-10th-anniversary-hood-birds

 

Damn! Definitely more than I was expecting. A gold firebird with the wings around the hood scoop could be pretty sweet though.

 

This seems like the perfect size I'm looking for. Where did you get it from?

 

Yes, and would want it professionally installed too...how bad would you feel about messing up a $500+ sticker?

If I recall those 79 birds had very large decals-the feathers would run onto the fenders.

Brett

 

yea my dad had a 77 Smokey and the Bandit edition Trans-Am with the shaker hood when I was growing up and I've always idolized that car and the firebird

 

Took it to a shop to get it done:

 

Looks nice! I might have to put that on my Silver Sky,

 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/906993...f=sr_gallery-1-1&frs=1&organic_search_click=1

Wasn't hard to do at all. Took me maybe an hour to an hour and a half.

 

Yeah VERY large vinyl cut outs are super pricey, mainly due to the very large size and cost of the cutter/plotters needed to make them. That goes especially true for something as large as a TA Fire chicken.

 

This company offers a couple different versions, including this topo style. Lots of color options too.

https://jupiteronearth.co/product/tacoma-hood-decal-f-3rdg

 

cobra chicken decal seems better suited for classic cars no? I feel like it would be out of place on a taco. I do like the topo stuff!! defiantly more my style. But for the price of those pieces pictured above. That Ive seen anyways. Would it make more sense to just wrap the whole hood? Ive never experienced glare off the hood with normal driving. This is purely cosmetic for me.

 

Small price to pay for the greatest hood decal of all time.

 

For less than $600 you could get charged by a functional hood wrap!

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