These simple window stickers, consisting of an object with cracked decals, were on the back of many pickup trucks in the early 2000s. I remember going into Dollar Trees and seeing them in the car aisle. I wonder why these began to decline in popularity. Especially in a culture where putting stickers all over cars is ridiculously popular.
From a distance its really hard to tell these are fake. Its been a good 10 years since the majority of people have seen these on vehicles, and would make it easy for you to fool friends, family, and strangers into thinking someone was irresponsible by your car.
Another big 2000s-era statement piece for your vehicles were the car antenna balls. Which you can read more about them here.
Amazon and various online retailers seem to be stocking these items regularly, However I don’t see people using these on their vehicles. I put together this Amazon list for those interested in purchasing a gag.
Maybe its a generational thing, and all the kids I grew up with are now more into the generic JDM decals. With dumb tag lines like “sad boys” or “money pit”.
One Amazon reviewer pointed out that after one month of using a baseball version: These looked nice for about a week, within 3 weeks they looks dingy and old. And within a month they had a lot of mold under them. Gross. Wouldn’t buy again, maybe for a prank.
You don’t have to use these for cars exclusively. They work fantastic for all glass surfaces. House windows and even PC towers with glass side panels can use this gag as a great aesthetic touch.
If you plan to use one of these to add flare to your personal car, try to use a gag sticker with a plastic consistency such as a golf ball or rock variant. Yet below an image of another Amazon review showed their tennis ball version lasting a lot longer than a month. Of course it can always be one specific brand that has issues. It’s important to note that these are designed for simple one-time pranks. To apply and peel off after your friend or family member swats at you enough times for “damaging their car”.
Amazon sellers don’t offer the iconic rock versions. Sites like eBay or Mercari will be your best bet. Search for terms like broken window joke prank.