Solid Hood Decal Sticker Compatible with 2007-2017 Toyota FJ Cruiser (Matte Black)

Makes truck stand out I love it

For starters, my decal arrived with only the hood piece. I was missing the front decal that was supposed to be included. If you are looking for both pieces, this isn't the seller for you... and frankly... everyone SHOULD receive that piece as it was written up to be included in the sale. (-1)My decal arrived with several large bubbles in it, which I wasn't expecting. It was packaged really well in a sturdy mailing tube, but there was a long ridged bubble and big bubbles along one end. I have included photos of the end with the large bubbles, as well as the back of the decal so you can see the type of vinyl I received. (see photos 1 &2) I went back and forth about whether or not I should proceed with those bubbles and I decided to go for it.I have never attempted this kind of installation before, so it was a first for me. I researched the heck out of this. I watched a ton of videos on YouTube before attempting this installation by myself. (I honestly don't know why I didn't wait for help from my husband as it probably would have taken less time and maybe without as much stress... but I digress.) You'll get a little sheet with instructions and maybe a tip or two... but do yourself a favor and watch some installations on YouTube to get a feel for how to install a hood decal and what is involved. You'll need to remove the spray nozzles for your windshield fluid. I watched a great video that showed how to install the decal one half at a time. This step is really important and it also allows a single installer to do it well.Definitely install this decal using the wet method! I would NOT attempt this any other way unless you are a professional. (I confirmed this after the fact with a friend who used to install car wraps... so if you get anything out of this write-up... do yourself a favor and mix up that bottle of water with one drop of dish soap.) The wet method will allow you some forgiveness to shift the decal a bit if you didn't get it straight when placing it. Read the included instructions and use tips from YouTube videos on how to place it, install one half at a time, and tips on how to get the bubbles out.I opted to install my decal in a manner that wrapped the back edge (closest to the windshield) around the back edge of the hood. I saw it on a YouTube video and I liked the look. Make sure you clean that edge of your hood if you do the same to make sure it is clean on top and underneath.TAKE YOUR TIME! What took some guy like 15-20 minutes to do on a YouTube video... took me like 3 hours in person. I was so nervous of messing it up and having a giant, black sticky problem on my hood... so I seriously took my time at every step. I kept finding bubbles and pushing them out for what seemed like decades. Don't rush the process and make sure you've pushed out the bubbles as best as you can. When it was time to finally pull up the top protective clear film (it had a texture to it), I did have a couple of spots where the top film separated onto the decal. You need to pull this layer off slowly and carefully. (which I did) Again, the YouTube videos will help you get a feel for things. I took my time and was able to rub that extra material off with my fingers and I may have used some of the soapy water. (see photo #6) In a perfect world, and maybe with different vinyl materials... that shouldn't happen... but if it does, you should be able to recover from it. It is just more of a pain to deal with. If it had happened all over... that would be a big issue.As you can see from the closeup finished photo, there were still some smaller bubbles left. A day or two with some heat from the Arizona sunshine took those right out and it is smooth as silk! The decal has held up well through an Arizona summer and has been on my FJ for about 10 months now with no problems. (+1)Installing this was a bit of a pain in the butt for me, but it looks great! I'm not sure I'd want to do it again... but I definitely COULD do it again now that I know what to expect. This decal is affordable and it will change the look of your FJ.

This fit my FJ perfectly but taking the top layer of the sticker off was not as easy as it seems but it’s awesome love the look

Product fit well and is average to install. Vinyl is thin. I was shorted the small second piece with no resolution. I would go with another vendor with 3m vinyl or similar.

Looks good

The Vinyl is is low quality. When the instructions say have a professional instal they mean it because of how difficult and unforgiving this stuff is. This is NOT my first time with vinyl so I have some experience.The protective paper cannot get wet otherwise it will stick to the material and forget getting wrapped paper off of it with out wrinkling or damaging the vinyl.Very unhappy with the purchase.

this ain’t no 15 minute 30 minute an hour job. You better have a lot of soapy, water and a lot of patients. If you rush it you well have screw ups. Gave it 4 stars think the final could be thicker.

This is good heavy vinyl that sticks very well. And if you have 6 friends with extremely long arms, who can hover off the ground and defy the laws of physics then you may just get this installed. I tried my best and it was a total 5HIT show. I gave up in disgust, pulled it all off, and threw it away. Good thing it was cheap. I'm going to a local business and have them do it. You might be well advised to do the same.