I have my MERA letters off the car due to a recent paint job and am trying to clean them prior to reinstallation. I can e-mail you a fairly high quality picture of original MERA letters if that would help. I would also include them with a ruler in the shot to give the proper sizes. Let me know if you want the photo and I will take it this week.
Nelson
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Originally posted by zigaroo:
I too am using the Bonk font and, after blowing up that "Real Mera badges" picture I'm finding the word MERA has all sharp corners, minus a few. I'd need a sharp, close up shot of the original lettering to try and mimic it the best. I can also recreate the original MERA wheel centers if that hasn't already been done.
I see about the R though. I'll work on it. I like to do these things for my own as it's good practice for my real job (one of the things I do is recreate old jet tail flashes/designs and squadron patches)... so if no one ends up using any of this, I won't mind.
hello nelson, mine are stock mera panels and have correct mounting locations. i will contact you when i get back into town nov10th. and i am sending the grand am se stuff to you as well. thanks, mike in oklahoma
Mirror box received today but I have not opened it yet.
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Originally posted by mera7:
hello nelson, mine are stock mera panels and have correct mounting locations. i will contact you when i get back into town nov10th. and i am sending the grand am se stuff to you as well. thanks, mike in oklahoma
I picked up a set of stock lace type wheels from Bob Bracey's wife's MERA (a white 88 with an auto transmission) and it came with the black and silver design wheel centers. Maybe the color was a function of the vehicle color instead of the year. Any thoughts on this or maybe she just liked this color better and swapped the centers.
Nelson
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Originally posted by Rodney:
They are gold and black. The 87's were black lettering on silver but slightly different. I probably have some pic's of the 87's somewhere.
I have a set of original MERA wheel centers for the lace wheels that came off Bob Bracey's wife's car. They are a bit different from Rodney's current decals which use a black design on silver/gray vinyl. The ones that I have appear to be a black design on a clear vinyl that have been applied to the standard type of Fiero metallic center cap. They work well on the conventional wheels but are too shallow for the 88 Chromadoras.
If you or I can could locate the correct depth and diameter wheel centers, I have already spoken with someone about pricing for providing domed vinyl stickers. There is a set up charge but I would pay that if there is some interest in several people getting sets.
Nelson
What center caps are correct for the 88 Chromadoras?
I have my MERA letters off the car due to a recent paint job and am trying to clean them prior to reinstallation. I can e-mail you a fairly high quality picture of original MERA letters if that would help. I would also include them with a ruler in the shot to give the proper sizes. Let me know if you want the photo and I will take it this week.
I do not really know. Both of my Chromadora sets had the external large cover over the lug nuts. One had no small center caps at all and the other one had Ferrari Horse center caps.
Nelson
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Originally posted by Rick 88:
What center caps are correct for the 88 Chromadoras?
Here is a picture (low resolution) of the centers that were included on my standard lace type 88 wheels. A higher resolution picture is available for anyone who wants it.
Nelson
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This is the 87 Mera wheel center cap. Most 87 Meras came from the factory (Corporate Concepts) with the stock Fiero lace wheels painted the same color as the body. If you had a white 87 Mera the wheels were painted white etc. Some 87 Meras may have had aftermarket wheels? Hard to say. Dealers could have changed the rims once they took delivery of these 87 Mera's. For a while Corporate Concepts ran out of the Cromadoras and some 88 Mera's shipped out wth the Fiero factory OEM rims painted the body color and some may have shipped from Corporate Concepts with aftermarket rims.
Originally posted by Rick 88: I guess these are the correct Mera center caps in the framed emblems. Anyone have these on their Chromadoras?
I have seen some all original 88 Meras that had no caps under the large wheel caps and some that had these. So it is hit or miss but this is the correct wheel center for the 88 Mera. Since Corporate Concepts was such a small company (maybe 10-15 or so employees at their peak and they made many other products) nothing was set in stone. These Meras were made and shipped out. Variations probably occured.
This is likely one of those CC factory anomolies. The white lace wheels and these center caps came off a white 88 Mera belonging to Bob Bracey's wife (verfied by registration paperwork that I had inbmy possession). This car had both the Chromadora wheels as well as the standard ones. It also had Recarro seats installed and a spare set of gray cloth seats that went with the car.
Nelson
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Originally posted by Rodney:
This is the 87 Mera wheel center cap. Most 87 Meras came from the factory (Corporate Concepts) with the stock Fiero lace wheels painted the same color as the body. If you had a white 87 Mera the wheels were painted white etc. Some 87 Meras may have had aftermarket wheels? Hard to say. Dealers could have changed the rims once they took delivery of these 87 Mera's. For a while Corporate Concepts ran out of the Cromadoras and some 88 Mera's shipped out wth the Fiero factory OEM rims painted the body color and some may have shipped from Corporate Concepts with aftermarket rims.
lookie what i got: BIG UPS to Fireo in Paradise for the fix. thanks Tom! (keep em comming I will think of more uses. like embeded in a bowling ball ..yeah thats a a good one. any bowlers????)
and lookie what i made:
and next is T-shirts and trucker hats with the peagesus design. you guys are the artiests and I will be the marketing/sales and merchendise. make a killin at the fair/carshow.....".come one come all.....Get your MERA merchantdise"..... later dudes- Dan
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I have seen some all original 88 Meras that had no caps under the large wheel caps and some that had these. So it is hit or miss but this is the correct wheel center for the 88 Mera. Since Corporate Concepts was such a small company (maybe 10-15 or so employees at their peak and they made many other products) nothing was set in stone. These Meras were made and shipped out. Variations probably occured.
I have seen some all original 88 Meras that had no caps under the large wheel caps and some that had these. So it is hit or miss but this is the correct wheel center for the 88 Mera. Since Corporate Concepts was such a small company (maybe 10-15 or so employees at their peak and they made many other products) nothing was set in stone. These Meras were made and shipped out. Variations probably occured.
Rodney Dickman Mera Registry
Rodney,
Do you have Mera center cap insignias for the 88's with Cromadoras for sale?
my car had the m e r a letters, the 2.8v6, and the gts emblems stuck in the center console between the seat backs. way cool. i would buy mera floor mats if someone makes them
my car had the m e r a letters, the 2.8v6, and the gts emblems stuck in the center console between the seat backs. way cool. i would buy mera floor mats if someone makes them
Man lucky dogg......some people have all the luck....Build stickers in the glove box..emblems in behind the seats......girlfriends.....money.....least I have the cars.....YEAH....I had some ferrari badges on mine....cufflinks and a nose badge...whoopie...later guys- Dan
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jewelry???? lol i know i know.... bling bling is jewelry. lol
watch faces, one earring, a nice broach for the ladies....phat las vegas style rope necklace medallion on pure silver inlaied in onyx.....on solid 2" gold rope chain...you know for the guy that buys that $26000 Mera on craigslist....bloody richer..hahaha..lets see..... a medical alert type bracelet would be cool....and......blank.. anyway there is a start. any body know how to print iron-on transfers from a computer.....Que the circus music....I am on it boys....hats, t-shirts, underware, neck tie, and baby doll tees for the ladies...cannot forget them....large target audience. wait what about....the KIDS!!!!
FYI, I'm already looking into having a couple of companies custom embroider the Mera logo and "MERA" underneath the logo, onto 32oz DuPoint nylon cut mats. I'll let you know what I find out.
FYI, I'm already looking into having a couple of companies custom embroider the Mera logo and "MERA" underneath the logo, onto 32oz DuPoint nylon cut mats. I'll let you know what I find out.
Ok, put me down for beechwood, along with door surround emblems, plus whatever else you can whip up.
I think your "MERA" is about as accurate as it can get. The gold and black badge has perfect proportions and will make a great front fender decal ala the F-car. The F-car decal has a green white and red band across the top--wonder what this would look like with a red white and blue band just inside the top black border.
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I think your "MERA" is about as accurate as it can get. The gold and black badge has perfect proportions and will make a great front fender decal ala the F-car. The F-car decal has a green white and red band across the top--wonder what this would look like with a red white and blue band just inside the top black border.
I second this ca-motion......chaos....... future venture in the free enterprise market......Yeah looks good...can i make a tee shirt or 10000????
the kink reminds me of a mitillary patch design....kinda goes good with the ole red white and blue..... ohhh....and i like the black outline around the colors....thats cool
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This car has Cromadoras with MERA center cap emblems. Which emblem is he using? Where can you get them?
it looks like too me he has both types....weird....drivers side are clearly black w/gold letters.....pass side appears to be the silver w/black letters ......let me see that again....hold on.....
yup, that's my story and i am sticken to it......good eye bro...
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I like to do these things for my own as it's good practice for my real job (one of the things I do is recreate old jet tail flashes/designs and squadron patches)... so if no one ends up using any of this, I won't mind. 
