Turbo Elan decals ready soon - size and any takers?

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Turbo Elan decals ready soon - size and any takers?

Postby Mikee » Tue 05.08.2014, 00:01

Hello all, I've been working with isaydingdong on the decals for my JPS version.

I've asked them if they'll produce some turbo elan decals as per Paul's jps. There seemed to be some interest on here from a few of you.

Does anyone know the correct size for the decal, because they don't want to produce the cutter the wrong size.
Let me know if you're interested and I'll mention it to them.

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Re: Turbo Elan decals ready soon - size and any takers?

Postby theelanman » Tue 05.08.2014, 07:15

Mikee wrote:Does anyone know the correct size for the decal, because they don't want to produce the cutter the wrong size.


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Re: Turbo Elan decals ready soon - size and any takers?

Postby esprit888 » Tue 05.08.2014, 16:10

I have a new set in NMY that I never installed on my BRG Elan, will dig them out and measure them but as there never were 'original Turbo Elan' letters I am not sure what you mean by 'correct' size'?
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Re: Turbo Elan decals ready soon - size and any takers?

Postby Mikee » Wed 06.08.2014, 20:12

Thanks esprit, you are right of course, so by correct size I guess I really mean the size that best fits the design of the car. I think Paul got it right in my opinion.
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Re: Turbo Elan decals ready soon - size and any takers?

Postby Scott J » Sun 10.08.2014, 16:10

I had one made 4 months ago in Gold for my black car, 20cm x 9 cm fits on sill in front of rear wheel. Very wet outside, I'll try to get a photo.
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Re: Turbo Elan decals ready soon - size and any takers?

Postby Scott J » Mon 11.08.2014, 20:02

http://www.awsigndesign.co.uk/lotus.html

I had this company modify the esprit decal to élan, £4.99.
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Re: Turbo Elan decals ready soon - size and any takers?

Postby tweetdriver63 » Mon 11.08.2014, 23:00

Sorry for the photo quality, but here's a pic of the ones on my car. Somebody here had them made up a couple of years ago. Wish I could remember who (Paul P or Enright?). I'll try to find the thread.

For now, here's the pic.
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Re: Turbo Elan decals ready soon - size and any takers?

Postby Enright » Wed 13.08.2014, 15:50

I can narrow that down by one - it wasn't me.
Many moons ago I started experimenting with a similar logo, but never did anything with it.
I probably still have the graphic on my laptop though, and wouldn't mind sharing it.
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Re: Turbo Elan decals ready soon - size and any takers?

Postby tweetdriver63 » Wed 13.08.2014, 16:21

I think it was in a thread of Paul P's. Major Projects maybe? It was a long thread with all the stuff he was doing. I tried a lot of searching the forum for the exact place where I found mine (somebody on here had them and I bought them from/through him. Just can't remember who.) but didn't find it. Paul's car had very similar ones and the thread has a source for them in it, but they were pretty expensive -- 65 GBP I think. They also weren't exactly like the ones I have, in that the letters in "elan" don't have any overlap. The Turbo Esprit logo had the exact fonts the ones I have use, and there is the overlap in the letters. I really like these as a tribute. They're a good size too, so they aren't obnoxious, but they are noticeable.
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Re: Turbo Elan decals ready soon - size and any takers?

Postby Mikee » Wed 13.08.2014, 23:09

Thanks all.

Chris would you agree on the size being 20 * 9 cm?

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Re: Turbo Elan decals ready soon - size and any takers?

Postby tweetdriver63 » Wed 13.08.2014, 23:26

I measured mine just now. Overall length x height in inches is 8 x 3. That's about 20 x 8 cm. So your 20 x 9 seems to be right on.
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Re: Turbo Elan decals ready soon - size and any takers?

Postby bryang » Sun 05.07.2015, 22:37

I designed and made these. Gave them away for free.

Found some the other day in Jiffy bags ready to post out to old members

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Re: Turbo Elan decals ready soon - size and any takers?

Postby Ian T » Sun 05.07.2015, 22:46

tweetdriver63 wrote:Sorry for the photo quality, but here's a pic of the ones on my car. Somebody here had them made up a couple of years ago. Wish I could remember who (Paul P or Enright?). I'll try to find the thread.

For now, here's the pic.


I'm not normally one for stickers, particularly none-original ones, but these are very nice indeed. :)

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Re: Turbo Elan decals ready soon - size and any takers?

Postby tweetdriver63 » Mon 06.07.2015, 02:08

In addition to the turbo elan decals, I have two other decals/stickers on mine. I like them all, obviously.


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Forgive the wheels. These pictures were taken some time ago, before I re-finished the wheels in gun metal.
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