Placing decals in proper place

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Placing decals in proper place

Post by James L » Mon Jul 04, 2016 8:36 am

Can someone post a few pictures no the good driver decal and fording plug decal please. Thanks Jim L


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Re: Placing decals in proper place

Post by Joe Gopan » Mon Jul 04, 2016 9:22 am

Fording Plug decal is illustrat4ed in the TM9-8014 Pages 24, 25, 317, etc, they were sometimes centered and not always level. I have witnessed hundreds of the decals on M-38A1's that were factory new or had original paint. Good driver was usually one side or the other of center on Glove Compartment door.
I'll post mine later today.
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Re: Placing decals in proper place

Post by Joe Gopan » Mon Jul 04, 2016 10:28 am

Here's my M-38A1 Dash. Note how the glove box door hinge line affects Good Driver decal location. I used GI Issue Waterslide 807466 Bell Housing Drain Plug Decal that I bought from Jeep back in the old days and a Surplus Good Driver decal, the yellow used on the good driver varies. The sticky types availible from Rick Larsen are excellent quality and look every bit as good.
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Re: Placing decals in proper place

Post by TGP » Mon Jul 04, 2016 10:47 am

Nice!
Your experience shows!
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Post by Joe Gopan » Mon Jul 04, 2016 11:01 am

One more tidbit, note the color contrast with the fresh 24087 GI Issue Rust Inhibiting OD used on the dash board with that of the Instrument Mounting Plate. The plate is a NOS fresh out of the box 2430 OD Color. The M-38 and M-38A1 Jeeps had a pleasant to look at O.D. which was a mystery until explained by Joe Friday a few years back. By that time my M-38A1 already had been painted and repainted with GI 24087. Had the 2430 as applied by the JEEP factory been available to me in 1975, I would have used it.
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Re: Placing decals in proper place

Post by Joe Gopan » Mon Jul 16, 2018 12:59 pm

If you are going to have just one decal, it should be the one for the Bell Housing Drain Plug. If you want to splurge with just two, the "Good Driver" decal adds some color.
(I read my "Good Driver" decal every once in a while and pay attention to the instructions that are on it) :wink:
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Re: Placing decals in proper place

Post by Joe Gopan » Wed Mar 27, 2019 8:11 pm

Nothing like adding a little official color to your M-38A1.
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Re: Placing decals in proper place

Post by MadRiver1968 » Mon Apr 01, 2019 8:57 am

Hi gang -- what's the yellow decal over the glove box that starts with "caution"?
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Re: Placing decals in proper place

Post by mdainsd » Mon Apr 01, 2019 12:36 pm

I cant make it out but looks like the Caution - Turn off communication equipment before starting engine.
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Re: Placing decals in proper place

Post by Joe Gopan » Mon Apr 01, 2019 2:06 pm

Go to my post yesterday SHHHHHHHHH, THEY'RE SLEEPING it's got better pics


Rick Larsen has all these Decals. Some of mine are the water slide type I have had for 50 years
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Re: Placing decals in proper place

Post by Joe Gopan » Sun Apr 26, 2020 5:31 am

Note the nice stencils on the dash of my M-38A1, they are from Rick Larsen "Military Stencils".
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Re: Placing decals in proper place

Post by Joe Gopan » Sun May 23, 2021 3:55 pm

For you new M-38/M-38A1 owners, some factory added color for your Jeep. It can be found in the SNL's.
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Re: Placing decals in proper place

Post by Joe Gopan » Wed May 26, 2021 2:27 pm

Makeup is not necessary, The M-38A1 is beautiful just the way it left the factory.
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