Cut vinyl lettering
Letters and shapes cut from solid-colour vinyl, with no background around them. Crisp, clean and the most common choice for business names, phone numbers and websites, on panels or across the rear window.
Vehicle Signage & Decals Adelaide
Your business name, logo and phone number on any car, van, ute or truck, without the cost of a wrap.
Send a photo of the vehicle and your logo, and we'll come back with a design proof and a fixed price.
When signage makes more sense than a wrap
The main job of vehicle signage is to get people to call you. Your name, what you do and a phone number on the doors and rear does that job well, and it costs far less than a wrap. For a sole trader, a new business or a single work car, signage is usually the right place to start.
A wrap is worth the extra when the look of the vehicle matters as much as the details on it, such as when your brand colour is how people recognise you. If you're weighing the two, see our full wrap, partial wrap and decals comparison.
Lettering, decals, magnetic and reflective signs
Everything is designed, printed and fitted in-house at our Kilkenny workshop.
What your vehicle signage should say
Most vehicle signage tries to say too much. People see a vehicle for a few seconds, usually while one of you is moving, so the signage only has to answer three questions: who you are, what you do and how to reach you. That means your business name, a few words on what you do, your phone number and your website.
Everything else costs money and makes the important parts harder to read. Long lists of services, social media icons, slogans and small print don't get read on a moving vehicle. If you need more than four or five words to describe what you do, pick the jobs you most want to be called for.
Put the phone number on the rear, in the largest text on the vehicle, because the driver behind you has the most time to read it. Website lettering across the top of the rear window works well for the same reason. If your trade licence number has to appear in your advertising, include it, but keep it smaller than your phone number.
Magnetic signs for cars that double as personal vehicles
If your car is a work car from Monday to Friday and the family car on weekends, magnetic signs let you take the business off it when you want to. They also suit short contracts, trial periods and vehicles you don't own.
They do need looking after. Magnetic signs only stick to flat steel panels, so they won't work on aluminium or plastic panels or on deep curves. Take them off before washing the car, and lift them regularly so moisture and grit don't get trapped against the paint. At highway speeds a sign on a curved panel can lift, so check it's sitting flat before a long drive.
For a vehicle that's on the job every day, permanent vinyl lettering is the better choice: it never needs to come off, it can't blow away, and it looks sharper.
Signage on cars, vans, utes and trucks
Cars have small, curved panels, so lettering on the front doors and across the boot or rear window works best. See car wraps if you want more coverage.
Vans give you large sides and rear doors. The rear doors are the most valuable space, and the phone number should sit on one door, not across the gap. Our van and ute page shows a full layout.
Utes carry signage on the doors, the tailgate and any canopy. Canopy sides are often the best space on the vehicle.
Trucks need cab door lettering at minimum, and it has to be readable from further away than on any other vehicle. See truck wraps and signage. Trailers have their own page too: trailer wraps and signage.
Start with signage, add a wrap later
Plenty of businesses start with lettering on one vehicle and move to a partial or full wrap as they grow. If the lettering is designed with that in mind, the logo, colours and layout carry straight across to the bigger job, and the vehicle looks like it belongs to the same business before and after.
When you're ready, we can remove the old lettering and fit the wrap in one visit. See all our services.
Vehicle signage from our workshop
What vehicle signage costs
Signage is usually the lowest-cost way to put your business on a vehicle, and every job is priced individually. The biggest factors are how many panels you want signed and how much is on them: a name and number on two doors is a small job, while lettering on the doors, rear, tailgate and canopy is more.
Single-colour cut vinyl costs less than full-colour printed decals, and reflective vinyl costs more than standard vinyl. Magnetic signs are priced per sign. If the vehicle already has old lettering, removing it is added to the job.
Send us a photo of the vehicle for a fixed price, or call 08 8345 3177.
Vehicle signage questions
Can I update my phone number or details later?
Yes. Cut vinyl lettering peels off and new lettering goes in its place, so changing a phone number or website is a small job.
Will vinyl lettering damage my paint?
Not on factory paint in good condition. When it's removed, the paint underneath is usually fine, though on an older car you may see a faint outline where the paint around the lettering has faded in the sun.
Can the signage come off when I sell the vehicle?
Yes. We can remove lettering and decals and clean the panels, so the vehicle goes to its next owner without your branding on it.
Do you put lettering on windows?
Yes. Cut vinyl lettering on the rear window is a good spot for a website or phone number, sized and placed so it doesn't block your view out.
Do you make magnetic signs?
Yes. They suit vehicles that are used privately as well as for work. They need a flat steel panel, should come off before washing, and should be lifted regularly so moisture doesn't get trapped underneath.
When you're ready for more
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Car wraps
Full and partial wraps for business cars, plus colour changes in gloss, satin and matte.
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Van & ute wraps
Half wraps and full wraps for trade vans and utes, including canopies and tray sides.
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Truck wraps & signage
Cab signage, body graphics and curtain signage for light and medium rigid trucks.
Get your signage quoted
Send a photo of the side and rear of the vehicle, plus your logo. We'll come back with a design proof and a fixed price.