What? Wow, I haven't heard of that before--sounds pretty clumsy.
The ones I bought in 2005 and this year came from
this guy on ebay. I explained what happened to my old set and he gave me a discount, seems like a stand-up guy. Also stated that the vinyl he's using these days is of higher quality, but I don't remember how the old ones were so I can't compare.
These are the same kind of vinyl stickers that people use to rice out their cars, although it's very thin unlike the kind they usually use. The thinness allows the sticker to actually take on the texture of the material underneath so it helps camouflage. Application could be done just by peeling off and sticking, but he recommends you wet them down first so you can squeeze out the air bubbles. Works like a charm.
He also includes a pair of rectangular stickers for covering up the air bag warning on the underside of the sun visor, although these end up being a little more obvious than the ones on the vanity mirror.
As a side note, this guy's probably made a pretty good pile of cash from this side business. The price is reasonable, but his manufacturing and shipping costs are pennies.