Decals

Way back in the '90s, pickup owners used to do strange things to their trucks. As if to show a truck's sportiness or to prove some uniqueness, its owner would plaster its sides with decals. Thankfully, this phenomenon has declined significantly in the new millennium (although Ford still does it to the Raptor, which shouldn't need decals). The strange part to me is that some of the ugliest trucks I have ever seen are made so by their decals, yet owners refuse to remove them. And here's the part where I feel like the host of "What Not to Wear" on TLC (yes, I frequently watch What Not to Wear; how else would I know what not to wear?). These are things your truck should not wear:

It almost looks like camouflage here...

This truck is at least clean, but who in the hell can drive that and pull it off?

Without the stripes, this would be a nice truck. With the stripes, it looks silly. Again, we do thank the owner for taking care of it. It's much cleaner than my truck is right now.

As I will show, small trucks have (since their birth) showed decals to show how sporty they are. This one says "SPORT" in little orange-brown letters.

Arguably a descendant of the truck above, this Nissan has very similar decals. This time they are much more specific and proclaim to the world that this massive truck is powered by a V6 - not just any V6, mind you, but the XE-V6. You can't deny that this truck would look better without the decals.

A final note on decals: "Let me be clear" that I don't have a problem with pinstripes. I don't even have a problem with racing stripes if they are done correctly (that means not on your S-10, even if it is an Xtreme). Decals start to look bad when more than 1-2% of your door is covered by them. This is true in all cases here, and if it's true for you, please consider removing some decals (send us a picture if you need help deciding).