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Hey there , I was wondering if anyone has a wheel stripe vector for a 17 inch motorcycle rim ? Or can anyone customize one for me ? Any help on how to do this would be appreciated.thanks

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Just a single stripe? Wouldn't it be easier to use a straight piece and curve it around the wheel?

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At 1/4" wide(typically width for rime tape), the material will "bend" enough to follow the rim around... no need to cut a curve, just cut a long narrow rectangle and apply! :huh:

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pin striping tape is cheap and the thing for this job at the automotive parts store

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This is what i'm looking for also..

Rim tape is no good, you need a circle cut into quarters.

I've tried vectorizing one but i just can't get the circular shape right..

They need to come out like this:

Rim%20Accent%20Stickers%201a.jpg

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i use signblazer.

there is a specific tool to make "hollow circles" just make one, go to the properties, set the diameter to 17" inner diameter to 16.5" that will give you a full circle in under 2 min. at that point, you could always just delete part of th circle to make 1/4 curves if needed.

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Really easy to do with the circle tool in CorelDraw.

The arc function in the circle tool is the key.....just a hint....

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I don't have either signblazer or coreldraw..

I've got Flexisign pro & illustrator, both i can't seem to draw a hollow circle... :huh:

Most things i pick up easy, this one that should be simple has got me stumped... :(

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I don't have either signblazer or coreldraw..

I've got Flexisign pro & illustrator, both i can't seem to draw a hollow circle... :huh:

Most things i pick up easy, this one that should be simple has got me stumped... :(

in illustrator it is pretty simple. make a circle and create a stroke thickness that is as thick as you'll want the stripe. once you've got it, go to object > path > outline stroke. it will create paths at the edges of the stroke. done.

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Remember to click wire frame for ease of dealing with the editing of the circles. Makes it alot easier.

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