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Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:17 pm

Is there any way i can get hold of 2 e30 zone stickers? Im not sure who to talk to!
I saw a red 4 door e30 with a e30 zone sticker in the back window but the sticker looked really old and had discoloured.... Anyone??
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Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:26 pm

Also interested in some stickers if anyone is able to help...
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Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:32 pm

maybe a batch could get made up ? or a removable some sort ? like a front grill badge :mad:
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Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:09 pm

I want some too - small text window stickers in silver - discreet but cool :cool:
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Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:14 pm

Yeah, I want the small e30zone.net ones but in black. 2 of these. I'm gonna have to get my window crayons out for now I think and just draw some on.
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Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:23 pm

Me too! The bright orange streak of a zone sticker would sit nicely in the alpine white turd.
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Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:47 pm

Some grey ones for the rear quarter windows will be perfect!
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Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:53 pm

me too want some stickers for the rear windows
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Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:08 pm

Pussies the lot of you, lets have some 6' ones in fluorescent orange with flames underneath them!!!! :bow:
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:24 am

mattycoops43 wrote:Pussies the lot of you, lets have some 6' ones in fluorescent orange with flames underneath them!!!! :bow:
Haha! Lets do it!!!
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:46 am

I want some too!!
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:06 am

i was thinking some in orange to match the website. E30zone.net about 6"-8" long and about 3" high. if i had the graphics i could get some test ones printed up, see how they look. got a good cheap local signwriter nearby, i get good deals off him get clear plastic (removable, just) printed on A4 sheets and then just run then through a guilottine. easy.

Did that for the racing team i used to work with.
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:14 am

i can get self stick vinyl ones, could sell them to zone members for approx £3.50 each (22cm x 8cm stickers), and that covers all costs and the small profit goes to the zone.
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:03 am

I am just getting a price for some E30zone.net stickers and static clings at the moment, waiting for the email. orange stickers so it stands out, but not too big that it looks tacky and takes over.
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 1:24 pm

also interested! will keep an eye on this...
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:19 pm

Got the quotes back, for stickers and also static charge ones (like tax disc holders). waiting for the powers that be to get back to me about it.
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:23 pm

cost is going to be more than £3.50 estimated due to the quality of the stickers and the company i have contacted. likely to be around £5.00 for the sticker and about £5.50 for the static charge ones (this does include a small amount of money to go into the zone kitty to help pay to keep it going) depends if the admin etc want the stickers out at cost or a small amount from each one to keep the zone going. I don't mind £5-5.50, especially the static charge ones, you can move them from car to car in about 10secs flat and no sticky stuff or residue left on your glass.

just a show of hands who would be interested and in which ones? help admin etc work out if its a viable option.

1. m8782538- I'll take 2 of either
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:25 pm

1. m8782538- I'll take 2 of either
2. cee - whatever is available really - not fussy.
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:26 pm

I know the powers that be are discussing the whole stickers idea at the moment, cross fingers something goes ahead. i would like them in my black 2dr.
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:30 pm

Tax disc holders could be cool too? I just threw away my wrinkly old original BMW one
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:41 pm

I'd like some stickers, but not in council orange, you don't put orange vinyl stickers in the window of a "true classic" :wink:
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:43 pm

Yes but its the cost of them, the static charge window stickers to members at around £5.50 isn't exactly cheap but its a good price for the quality thats produced. Plus probably need to get money up front from members too, to cover the initial outlay, the more you buy the cheaper it is i got a quote based on only 100 but it depends on whether people want them and are willing to pay for them i suppose.

I have no problem ordering them and posting them out and the money comes to be and i just give the profit from each one to the zone, but again need 100 to go and payment up front as it isn't cheap to do.
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:48 pm

You're right, it's not that cheap, so it would be easier for zoners to commit if the design / colour was finalised.

I would pay, but not for the proposed design which as I understand it is the lettering and font from the banner at the top of the page "E30zone.net" in orange.

In order to get 100 firm orders I reckon you'll need to go for a more "neutral" colour.
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:52 pm

Or a choice of 2 colours - one dark and one light? Maybe make a poll?

Also, Orange would look awful on a red car

Silver/Blue could look good (to match BMW logo)
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:59 pm

i just got prices based on the logo on the website but in orange as it seems to be a theme on the website. The more colours you use, the more expensive it is, one colour is pretty much the same price. could get plain black ones or maybe silver.

Have to wait and see what admin says.

Hope they decide soon as i want to get my E30 on the road by september, welding is the major hold up as its not cheap and i have to save the cash to get it done. Both cills need sorting, plus a patch underneath, going to cost a good £500-£600 which at the moment i just don't have :(
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:13 pm

Sorry, I've just seen the size of the proposed stickers (20cm x 8cm).

I'd never get through a Euro MOT with a sticker that big in the window, I'll pass.
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:14 pm

personly think just "e30zone" , and leave out the .net bit, which like on number plates etc on older classic cars doesnt look great, just e30 zone clear sticker with just e30zone in a choice of colors, would look best

plus anyone with an e30 and didnt know the zone who saw one in an e30, would presume its a club/website anyway and google it if they wanted to find out
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:16 pm

its to go on the rear side windows or the rear window, shouldn't be a problem with euro MOT. There are not too many changes over the old MOT.
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:19 pm

m8782538 wrote:its to go on the rear side windows or the rear window, shouldn't be a problem with euro MOT. There are not too many changes over the old MOT.
Come over to Europe and try that one in the MOT station !

THe UK MOT is far from a continental MOT. We are not allowed ANY stickers in ANY windows (but with a bit of common sense you can get away with a discrete car club sticker).

Even the R5 Turbo boys have trouble with the word "Turbo" in the back window and that was factory applied !!!
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:24 pm

The MOT here has been changed slightly but not much, details are available

http://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/publications ... papers.htm

YOu need common sence when placing the stickers too, bottom of the rear side glass has no safety impact on the vehcile, doesn't obstruct the drivers view enough to make any difference.

You can still have sun strips on road cars upto 4" i believe on your front windscreen
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:24 pm

are the stickets not going to be made easily removable ? slightly thicker than normal and not a "sticker" as such, but the type you can put on/off a window lots of times without it getting stuck or leaving residue/marks, like a tax disc holder type of sticker is what you want to use

like these i think, also thyey dont charge for more colors and 50 start at £30 for 100ml x 100ml

http://www.edgesigns.co.uk/shop/transpa ... tremovable
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:27 pm

i got a quote for those too (static charge stickers), a bit more expensive but not much.

Would be good for members to have them, then at least we can tell zone members from just driving down the road and seeing the sticker in the window.

Could always get tiny little ones done for number plates, gym round the corner from me has them for its members car park. small little sticker about 5cm x 1.5cm stuck on one of the corners of the number plates (front and rear).
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:32 pm

well them static charge ones are the only choice, like myself, some people may not want to stick a proper permanent sticker in a 20-25 year old original bmw window, but a static charge one is no worries and can easily be put in/out
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:35 pm

static ones would probably end up being about £5.50 each (approx) based on the size (20cm x 8cm) and single colour but could be made smaller but won't really make it much cheaper.

I am more in favour of static charge ones too. my black 2dr with one in each rear side window would look ok.
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:13 pm

If people didnt want a straigh "E30 Zone" sticker/static charge, maybe we could use the obvious design skills of the club members and run a competition to produce a sticker design that was a little more "designed". If that was what people wanted, if there was limitations put onto the initial brief, ie one colour under 20cm x 8cm.

PS I would like a sticker to fit in the back side windows or rear window of my Tech 1, but would not want to put a bright orange sticker in my car, would much prefer something a lot more subtle :D
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