Some of you may have seen that Jim E and I (along with a talented Illustrator artist) have found ways to replicate most all of the original E36 body stickers to an OE grade level. This includes using OE material and a laser etching process. This far exceeds the pixelated vinyl printed junk Pukar offers the community and the few stickers that Future Classic offers. The Bulgarian ones seen on eBay use OE material but fail horribly at the art and etching portion.
My question and topic I'd like to have input on is the legality of making these. I'm enjoying this so much that I feel like it could be a viable service/product to offer everyone (and to every car brand). Replacing a sticker set on a car I have in my possession for restoration I'm sure is fine. Selling these online opens up a lot of questions. BMW has their trademarks on the logos that some stickers posses and then the moral dilemma of replacement body VIN tags being used on replacement panels. There might even be some mandates against possessing replicated VINs, though from research this seems to be more of an issue with the stamped VINs found on the metal of the car vs a replaceable sticker.
We all see stickers like this getting replicated for restoration projects (not limited to E36). I'd like to do this right. I'm also tired of scummy products like Pukar being passed off as "OE grade" when they are far from correct. Anyone wanting original details deserves better in their restoration goals. Does anyone have first hand input on this situation?
To add; BMW does still offer some of these stickers but they are no where near original looking and vary in style every time you order. Some they will not remake and some are NLA.


My question and topic I'd like to have input on is the legality of making these. I'm enjoying this so much that I feel like it could be a viable service/product to offer everyone (and to every car brand). Replacing a sticker set on a car I have in my possession for restoration I'm sure is fine. Selling these online opens up a lot of questions. BMW has their trademarks on the logos that some stickers posses and then the moral dilemma of replacement body VIN tags being used on replacement panels. There might even be some mandates against possessing replicated VINs, though from research this seems to be more of an issue with the stamped VINs found on the metal of the car vs a replaceable sticker.
We all see stickers like this getting replicated for restoration projects (not limited to E36). I'd like to do this right. I'm also tired of scummy products like Pukar being passed off as "OE grade" when they are far from correct. Anyone wanting original details deserves better in their restoration goals. Does anyone have first hand input on this situation?
To add; BMW does still offer some of these stickers but they are no where near original looking and vary in style every time you order. Some they will not remake and some are NLA.



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