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Old 08-25-2021, 05:07 PM
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I debated about posting this but then I thought it might give some HTC owners ideas on how to add a little pizzazz to their engine cover.

I applied this decal to be visible when the top is in service mode. Could be something to show off at car shows?

I bought it from Decals City. The cost was a whopping $18 with shipping for two decals. You can get the decal in other colors. I chose silver because that's the color of my car and thought it would show up well on the dark engine cover.


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08-25-2021, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by RDSC8
kinda lame
I appreciate your opinion. If we all thought the same the world would be a boring planet.

The beauty is no one will see it until I put the top down or in service mode. And the cost was under $20. That's a win/win as far as I'm concerned.
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I like it. I like to show interested people the hardtop raising and lowering, and they always like it. During that operation they do get a glimpse of the cover, and I think having it a little dressy would be a fine addition. For people with more serious interest (if they ask about it) I lift the cover in the "maintenance" mode and show them how access to the engine works. Again, having that a little dressy would be a good thing, I think.
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I like it. Anything is an improvement over the plain old black cover.
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I still maintain a vendor needs to design a cover with a window in it to show off the HTC engine bay.
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Originally Posted by RDSC8
kinda lame
I appreciate your opinion. If we all thought the same the world would be a boring planet.

The beauty is no one will see it until I put the top down or in service mode. And the cost was under $20. That's a win/win as far as I'm concerned.
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Originally Posted by hawk02
I appreciate your opinion. If we all thought the same the world would be a boring planet.

The beauty is no one will see it until I put the top down or in service mode. And the cost was under $20. That's a win/win as far as I'm concerned.
Do you have the link, I couldn’t find it on their website? Thanks.
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Looks good, but lets amp it up next time. Find a picture of a Coup engine bay / cover and make it into a Wrap the size of the HTC Engine cover. Shazam .. you now have a engine bay to show off on a HTC!!!
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Very cool! I've got an ELB HTC and hope you don't me copying your creativity......
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Like what you have done
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Originally Posted by Warp Ten
Looks good, but lets amp it up next time. Find a picture of a Coup engine bay / cover and make it into a Wrap the size of the HTC Engine cover. Shazam .. you now have a engine bay to show off on a HTC!!!
Cool, I think I would be interested.
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Stickers...fk yeah.
The ideas are pouring in. Can't wait to get mine and add something there.
Maybe a giant MAGA hahah

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Originally Posted by hamta
Do you have the link, I couldn’t find it on their website? Thanks.

Here you go:

https://decalscity.com/products/chev...b6237c0f&_ss=r

I ordered the 15-inch size.
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Originally Posted by rodgard
Very cool! I've got an ELB HTC and hope you don't me copying your creativity......
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I don't mind at all. Thank you!

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Originally Posted by jfw949
Stickers...fk yeah.
The ideas are pouring in. Can't wait to get mine and add something there.
Maybe a giant MAGA hahah
LOL! A big decal of Trump's head with the caption underneath it saying "Best mid-engine car ever!" was my second choice.
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Originally Posted by hawk02
I appreciate your opinion. If we all thought the same the world would be a boring planet.

The beauty is no one will see it until I put the top down or in service mode. And the cost was under $20. That's a win/win as far as I'm concerned.
Some people on here just can’t wait to rain on other’s parade. People like that are the reason others hate Corvette drivers so much. It’s the world of the internet where you can be anything you want….and some choose to be idiots.
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LOL! A big decal of Trump's head with the caption underneath it saying "Best mid-engine car ever!" was my second choice.
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Looks good to me and adds a little something to a otherwise blank cover.
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The silhouette looks like a coupe. I think a top down HTC silhouette would look better, just my two pennies.
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