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Toad emblems

I recently ordered and received 2 of the 6-inch toad emblems to put inthe back side windows of my Cobalt.

What I have received is 2 emblems exactly alike, so that to install them, one has to be upside down or pointing to the rear of the car.

If anyone has a loose set, I would trade one emblem so that each of us has a "correct" set.

My only alternative to get a proper set is to order another set. However, if I got the same set I have, I still could not install emblems on both rear windows correctly.

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Reply #1 –
what dem elbm's look lik ???
(What does them emblems look like)
1993 U300, 6v92
build 4366
USAF retired, Flight Engineer, C124, C130
 ATP, A & E.  & ex AI

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Reply #2 –
Emblems?  Think someone is holding out on us.
1994 U225
build #4514

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Reply #3 –
I'm guessing those are the gold Motorcade/Foretravel logo emblems?  We saw a few toads with them at the Texas Grandvention but haven't ever seen them for sale.

Michelle
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

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Reply #4 –
Perfect time to start making and selling/giving the new ForeForum logos, Toad size, tatoo size, etc
Dave

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Reply #5 –
Hi all,
  This is the Foretravel emblem we have on our Ford Explorer, that follows everywhere.
Raymond & Babette Jordan
1997 U 320
1998 Ford Explorer XLT

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Reply #6 –
The emblems look exactly like the Foretravel logo at the top of this page:

                            http://www.foretravel.com/

The oval and its contents. They are 6 inches high. The emblems are available from the Foretravel Motorcade club for $8 per pair (plus shipping) in various colors.

I am NOT talking about the gold emblems which are very expensive ($50 each plus shipping from the parts department).

I am somewhat surprised some forum members are unaware of their availability. :o

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Reply #7 –
Just a guess ... but I think the "arrows" will always only be pointing in one direction?  A logo is a logo is a logo .... usually not "reversible". 
Carol & Jeff Savournin
Usta have a '93 U225 36', Usta have a '95 U320 40', Usta have a '02 U320 40'
Usta have a 2006 Born Free, Usta have a 2011 Phoenix Cruiser
Usta have a 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4dr
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life."  Steve Jobs

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Reply #8 –
Agree.  And I like to thing that both logos are pointing forward.  We are, after all, a forward thinking group. :D :D :D
George Stoltz.  Retired from full-time living in a great Foretravel and now are back to living in a traditional sticks and bricks in Florida.

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Reply #9 –
Carol,

CORRECT.  Standard approach is to turn one side upside down.
Regards,
Brett

'99 42' Foretravel Xtreme
'14 Brown Motorsports Stacker
'05 Chevy SSR
'02 BMW R1150R

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Quote from: amos.harrison –
Carol,

CORRECT.  Standard approach is to turn one side upside down.

I have considered doing that that, but it ain't right!

I will probably just get my local decal friend to make me two that WILL install correctly. It might be interesting to ask him for a quantity price, if anyone else is interested. Would need to be all of one color (gold?) to get a deal.

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Reply #11 –
I would...
 
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On 9/18/2010 6:52 AM, Duane Budd wrote: 
Quote from: amos.harrison on Yesterday at 05:53:59 PM
 
Quote

 Carol,
 
CORRECT. Standard approach is to turn one side upside down.

 
I have considered doing that that, but it ain't right!
 
I will probably just get my local decal friend to make me two that WILL install correctly. It might be interesting to ask him for a quantity price, if anyone else is interested. Would need to be all of one color
(gold?) to get a deal.
 
Duane Budd
dcbudd@embarqmail.com
Johnson City, TN
'97 U320TB / Cobalt Toad
 
The selected media item is not currently available. Dave Head & Megan Westbrook
Titusville, FL - The Great Outdoors
'98 270 buying this month
Toad is a 2018 F150 XLT

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Reply #12 –
Duane, I'll probably take two sets.

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Reply #13 –
Quote from: Duane Budd –
Quote from: amos.harrison –
Carol,

CORRECT.  Standard approach is to turn one side upside down.

I have considered doing that that, but it ain't right!

I will probably just get my local decal friend to make me two that WILL install correctly. It might be interesting to ask him for a quantity price, if anyone else is interested. Would need to be all of one color (gold?) to get a deal.

Well, I checked out my decal guy today: He says about $30 for computer time fixing the emblems so they are correct - facing front on each side. And then the emblems would cost about $5 each in colors like siver, red, etc. He has some real gold he can cut for the emblems (his gold stock looks really nice) and in gold would cost about$10 each.

The math: 10 GOLD sets = $30 + $200 = $230 / 10 = $23 a set + postage & envelope.

10 sets in color (silver, red, black, etc.) = $30 + $100 = $130 / 10 = $13 a set + postage and envelope. I do not think a mix of colors would increase the price, but I need to check on that.

Comments?

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Reply #14 –
Please understand that you are monkeying with what may be a registered trademark.  FOT may take exception.
Carol & Jeff Savournin
Usta have a '93 U225 36', Usta have a '95 U320 40', Usta have a '02 U320 40'
Usta have a 2006 Born Free, Usta have a 2011 Phoenix Cruiser
Usta have a 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4dr
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life."  Steve Jobs

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Reply #15 –
Quote from: Carol Savournin –
Please understand that you are monkeying with what may be a registered trademark.  FOT may take exception.
Carol,
 
You are right-on.  Maybe an attorney/member can shed some light on the subject.  The use of an emblem or any part thereof would infringe on the trademark w/o the trademark holder's consent.  This usually applies in the case of a for profit commercial enterprise.  If contractually agreed, the trademark owner allows the use of the trademark for a related purpose for a royalty.  But since the ForeForums is not a for profit organization, I have no idea how FOT would handle such a request.
 
IMHO, I would not design anything with any portion of the Foretravel logo w/o FOT's consent.
Peter & Beth Martin
No Forrest? What have you done?
MC# 15890 until Dec 2016; FMCA #F329677
Cincinnati, OH

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Reply #16 –
Best left to Foretravel Motorcade and we find our own logo, in fact we have one!
1994 U225
build #4514

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Reply #17 –
Quote from: Peter & Beth –
But since the ForeForums is not a for profit organization, I have no idea how FOT would handle such a request.
 

Just to be clear - ForeForums isn't involved in the decal request/work that Duane is investigating.

Michelle
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

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Reply #18 –
Quote from: Steve & Michelle –
Quote from: Peter & Beth –
But since the ForeForums is not a for profit organization, I have no idea how FOT would handle such a request.
 

Just to be clear - ForeForums isn't involved in the decal request/work that Duane is investigating.

Michelle
Oops...I should have left out the "ForeForums" phrasing, but everything else applies...  :o
Peter & Beth Martin
No Forrest? What have you done?
MC# 15890 until Dec 2016; FMCA #F329677
Cincinnati, OH

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Reply #19 –
This may be an exaggerated example, but if, for instance, you were a Disney lover and you happily decorated your coach with several of the Dwarves and Snow White  ... and did not use a licensed image provided by Disney and approved by them for use on a private vehicle ... they would come after you so fast it would make your head swim.  It would not matter to them if you were for profit or just a private party.  Even though a Foretravel owner wants to amend the Foretravel logo with the very best of intentions, to do so without express permission is not a good idea. 
Carol & Jeff Savournin
Usta have a '93 U225 36', Usta have a '95 U320 40', Usta have a '02 U320 40'
Usta have a 2006 Born Free, Usta have a 2011 Phoenix Cruiser
Usta have a 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4dr
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life."  Steve Jobs

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Reply #20 –
Quote from: Steve & Michelle –
Quote from: Peter & Beth –
But since the ForeForums is not a for profit organization, I have no idea how FOT would handle such a request.
 

Just to be clear - ForeForums isn't involved in the decal request/work that Duane is investigating.

Michelle

OK - just to be clear - forget it...

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Reply #21 –
I would be good for a set in gold and a set in red.
 
Quote from: Duane Budd –
Quote from: Duane Budd –
Quote from: amos.harrison –
Carol,

CORRECT.  Standard approach is to turn one side upside down.

I have considered doing that that, but it ain't right!

I will probably just get my local decal friend to make me two that WILL install correctly. It might be interesting to ask him for a quantity price, if anyone else is interested. Would need to be all of one color (gold?) to get a deal.

Well, I checked out my decal guy today: He says about $30 for computer time fixing the emblems so they are correct - facing front on each side. And then the emblems would cost about $5 each in colors like siver, red, etc. He has some real gold he can cut for the emblems (his gold stock looks really nice) and in gold would cost about$10 each.

The math: 10 GOLD sets = $30 + $200 = $230 / 10 = $23 a set + postage & envelope.

10 sets in color (silver, red, black, etc.) = $30 + $100 = $130 / 10 = $13 a set + postage and envelope. I do not think a mix of colors would increase the price, but I need to check on that.

Comments?
The selected media item is not currently available. Dave Head & Megan Westbrook
Titusville, FL - The Great Outdoors
'98 270 buying this month
Toad is a 2018 F150 XLT

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Reply #22 –
Quote from: Duane Budd –
Quote from: Steve & Michelle –

Just to be clear - ForeForums isn't involved in the decal request/work that Duane is investigating.

OK - just to be clear - forget it...

Duane,

I hope you didn't take my post the wrong way - we think it's wonderful what you're trying to do for those who want to get emblems and in different colors.  I just wanted to make sure folks understood that Steve and I aren't set up to order a bunch and then resell them as a "ForeForum" benefit.  Some of the posts were talking about the ForeForum logo in this same thread and it was getting a bit confusing.

Michelle
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

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Reply #23 –
Duane. I would buy a set of gold.
No RV! Have hung up the keys.
In the past: 2016 Winnebago Era, 1994 Foretravel U240, 1995 Foretravel U240 (wide body), 1999 Foretravel 320, 36 Foot, 2003 Foretravel U320 38 foot,