Johno Posted July 4, 2022 Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 Anyone know a source for mk iv spirits dashboard decals? Heater controls, not on the knobs as I can find these but the ones under the sliders. Not talking about indicator of headlights either. Regards John'o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted July 4, 2022 Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 12 minutes ago, Johno said: spirits dashboard decals not sure about the spirits ha ! would a Lidl label maker/printer work as an idea bit like Dymo but on flat backing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpitFire6 Posted July 4, 2022 Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 MkIV plastic dash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishawley Posted July 4, 2022 Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 51 minutes ago, Johno said: spirits dashboard decals To narrow this down a bit: Are the ones you require as per the picture below? And, do you have the early black dashboard or the later veneer one. The escutcheon for the heater controls changed on the 'face-lift' Mk4s cockpit7.jp2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johno Posted July 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 I can't open the picture, it's the red and blue triangle with cold and not at either end, that stick on the centre console. Also the three words car screen and off on the centre console as well. Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpitFire6 Posted July 4, 2022 Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 1 minute ago, Johno said: I can't open the picture, it's the red and blue triangle with cold and not at either end, that stick on the centre console. Also the three words car screen and off on the centre console as well. Jonathan Is the dash wood or plastic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johno Posted July 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 Plastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishawley Posted July 4, 2022 Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 5 minutes ago, SpitFire6 said: I can't open the picture Another go with the picture. Is that better? That includes 'car' , screen' , 'off' I've never seen the blue and red before - every day's a learning day! Another question following from your picture: Are the legends 'car' , screen' , 'off' embosed into the plastic or are they just decals applied to the flush face of the plastic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johno Posted July 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 Just decals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 4, 2022 Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 22 minutes ago, Johno said: Just decals I think those have been added later? The lettering differs from the ones on the left which look original. Can't find any trace of them online to check which model they're from, and they're not shown on any of the models in John Thomason's book. Might be from a more modern car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishawley Posted July 4, 2022 Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 But going right back to the top: I've never seen reproductions of these legends for sale anywhere. So the only way to get a reproduction I can think of is to try a model makers company that specialises in bespoke waterslide decals. I did this for a sticker on a non-Triumph once and it was a laborious and non-inexpensive process. The result was good though. Possibly worth a look at https://www.bedlamcreations.com/custom-waterslide-decals/ for more of an idea on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef Posted July 4, 2022 Report Share Posted July 4, 2022 It’s not too difficult to make your own water slide transfers with a bit of image manipulation and access to a printer. But white on black are hard to apply and make look seamless. You have to print onto a white ‘paper’ so your black is only as black as what you can print, and there will be a tiny white edge visible. The company in Chris’ link looks like they can print colours properly though, so would definitely give a better finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishawley Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 9 hours ago, chrishawley said: https://www.bedlamcreations.com/custom-waterslide-decals/ Sorry, that might be misleading. They're American so is only an example of the possibilities. I can't find a record of who actually did mine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aitch Posted July 5, 2022 Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 http://www.proartsigns.co.uk/ Based in Cardiff used these some years ago when I renovated a Professional cycle frame and needed water slide graphics for the name etc. Might be worth a look. They also catered for some smaller sign jobs for me. Aitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johno Posted July 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2022 Cheers all. Good info thanks. Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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