By Alice Hill
RealTechNews

Yesterday I saw a car that went for that old school custom look. They took the standard “Corolla” emblem on the back of the trunk, whacked off the “C” “O” and “A” and wound up with “roll.” It made me a little sad, because it’s 2005 and you basically have three choices if you want to make a personalized statement – buy a bumper sticker, order a vanity plate, or whack letters off your car’s name. Like a Toyota becomes a “Toy” har har.

Luckily there is hope. A company called youremblem.com lets you create any emblem you want for your car – your initials, a name, whatever. I wrote about it back in June, but they recently sent me my gaming handle “GameGirl” and I have to say the quality is outstanding.

The plastic is the same grade as the emblem on your car, and all you have to do is carefully line up the letters and stick them on. You only get one chance, and the emblems are permanent, so make sure you don’t stick the letters on lopsided. (Why did I pick such a long name?!)

Anyway, if you want to personalize your car in a classy and unique way, I have to say I have seen the real goods and this is worth the money. It’s about $3.49 a letter or you can purchase popular pre-packaged phrases like “Custom” for $17.50. Makes a great gift for the car lover in your life.

Create a Custom Image Here
Note: The site is down again today. Guess we are flooding them. So check back the next day. Hopefully they will get a better web host like ours!

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