Z 71 Decals

urbancowboy · July 9, 2008

Washed my 2008 silverado crew cab yesterday with a pressure washer and one of my boys was rinsing it with it set to its highest position and lifted some of the rear Z71 decal off. can anyone send me a link or oem part # to get another set of decals. i know a lot of people take theirs off, but i like them on. wonder if my warranty would cover them ?

July 9, 2008

warranty might cover them... might also save you the hassle of removing them and putting to new ones on..

its not very hard and you would only need one decal..

sonjaab · July 9, 2008

If you don't wanna get the $pendy GM replacements check

out http://www.decalking.com

They have several different kinds of knockoff Z decals

at reasonable prices.

A pair of them for $39 bucks

asilverblazer · July 9, 2008

I think warranty would cover it if you left the part out about pressure washer.

compulynx · July 9, 2008

Pressure washers are good for a lot of things, but one of them is NOT cleaning the finished surfaces of a vehicle. Not only will you ruin paint and decals, but you will also force water into places it does not need to be.

Ok, I am sprayed down with retardant, flame away....

C

BigJayDogg3 · July 9, 2008

Pressure washers are good for a lot of things, but one of them is NOT cleaning the finished surfaces of a vehicle. Not only will you ruin paint and decals, but you will also force water into places it does not need to be.

Ok, I am sprayed down with retardant, flame away....

C

Why are you ready for a flaming? You have a valid point.

Washed my 2008 silverado crew cab yesterday with a pressure washer and one of my boys was rinsing it with it set to its highest position and lifted some of the rear Z71 decal off. can anyone send me a link or oem part # to get another set of decals. i know a lot of people take theirs off, but i like them on. wonder if my warranty would cover them ?

Do you want my opinion? It isn't exactly what you want to hear.

jrrod2004 · July 9, 2008

Do you want my opinion? It isn't exactly what you want to hear.

(Shoot away)

BigJayDogg3 · July 9, 2008

If you and yours are the reason it came off, then you and yours should have to pay for the damages. If the sticker just fell off from normal driving, that's one thing. But having GM pay for something they couldn't help, that's a totally and completely different story.

slomo007 · July 9, 2008

Our family has used a pressure washer on our vehicles for years (2700 PSI) and have not ever experienced a problem from it, as long as you don't get too close to the paint. Keep 6" away at least and you will be fine (of course that depends on the pressure of the pressure washer also).

oh, and take the decals off and just leave it that way. Looks MUCH better.

BigJayDogg3 · July 9, 2008

Our family has used a pressure washer on our vehicles for years (2700 PSI) and have not ever experienced a problem from it, as long as you don't get too close to the paint. Keep 6" away at least and you will be fine (of course that depends on the pressure of the pressure washer also).

oh, and take the decals off and just leave it that way. Looks MUCH better.

I wasn't saying that for the pressure washer in particular, but IMO that's like saying you went off-roading and drove a stick through your oil pan and expecting GM to foot the bill.

slomo007 · July 9, 2008

agreed, I was just replying to compluynx above.

BigJayDogg3 · July 9, 2008

agreed, I was just replying to compluynx above.

Oh sorry. /sheepishly kicks dirt

And as for the looks, if you just want the stickers, I would say go aftermarket and get some better looking ones. GM could have done better with the design of the Z stickers.

slimjim2525 · July 9, 2008

Our family has used a pressure washer on our vehicles for years (2700 PSI) and have not ever experienced a problem from it, as long as you don't get too close to the paint. Keep 6" away at least and you will be fine (of course that depends on the pressure of the pressure washer also).

oh, and take the decals off and just leave it that way. Looks MUCH better.

I wasn't saying that for the pressure washer in particular, but IMO that's like saying you went off-roading and drove a stick through your oil pan and expecting GM to foot the bill.

While I agree with you to a point, it's not exactly the same thing. Washing a truck is a natural part of the life of a truck, but 4-wheeling is not. I went through a car wash and it pulled off my black and gold chevy sticker on my center cap of my wheel. Am I not supossed to go through a car wash?

tobias · July 10, 2008

Your boy did you a favor! Rip it the rest of the way off and then have him rinse the other side too. Take it all the way off and then take a really good look at it. I think you'll find it looks better without. Beautiful paint, Chrome, and vinyl stickers. Which one of these things don't belong???

There's a reason you don't see cars like this with stickers. (Nice ride Rocco!)