Stainless steel emblems
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Stainless steel emblems
My emblems are done!! They turned out freakin' awesome. As soon as I get them put on I will put some pics up...
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I had them made because no one else offered them in the correct font.
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I am waiting on some doner emblems. I just aquired a set of RS ones, all I need is the IROC ones (side and rear), then on to production they go.
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If you do ones for the RS, I'll probably buy them if I can afford them since the original ones are no longer made.
Are you going to do a nose piece too?
Are you going to do a nose piece too?
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Dude day 2 and still no pics.
You tease worse then the chicks at hooters!
//btw I'll probably want a full set after seeing them on your car, but I'm waiting to see em
You tease worse then the chicks at hooters!
//btw I'll probably want a full set after seeing them on your car, but I'm waiting to see em
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Dude day 2 and still no pics.
You tease worse then the chicks at hooters!
You tease worse then the chicks at hooters!
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GEEEEZZZ... lol ... I work 7 days a week, I am trying, trust me. I have 20 sets sitting here and not one on my car yet, lol.... I am itching BAD. I promise I will have a pic within 2 days. And yes, I do plan on doing others for the Birds.
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OK... here is a ROUGH install. My car is filthy from the rain today and I didnt have time to get the old emblem adhesive residue off, but here is close to what it will look like.




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I'd like to see what you do for the firebirds. Will you do different fonts? 3rd/4th gen firebird, 3rd/4th gen Firehawk fonts? I'd definetly get a set of the 4th gen Firebird(with the Firehawk font). That may be asking a little too much though. I'd take the 3rd gen Firebirds ones too.
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I'll have to see what happens. I have tons of experience with the Camaro stuff, but dont know alot about Firebirds. And as for specialty stuff, I have to be careful because the setup fee and CAD work for each separate emblem is $70.00 plus the minimum order amount which means that I will have to have atleast 20 people that want them.
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what do you do about the old paint in the holes?? they dont look like they fit very well either. and the slashes arent correct with the emblems. you would have to repaint to put these emblems on. also the car would look weird because there are no nose emblems to match. the way your making them you are going to have a hard time making the nose emblem. why dont you look at these i found on ebay a few nights ago. (rs-#330005875904) (z28-330005908487). he usually has iroc but there not listed.
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Actually you wont have to repaint. Yes the paint in the holes is old but it has been covered and protected from the elements. I bought some Goo Gone to get the old adhesive out of the holes, then I'll wax with a small buffing pad by hand. And as for the slashes, if they went all the way through you would end up with a 3 piece letter which would be a pain in the *** to mount. And when I put my new front end on, I had the nose emblem spot bonded over and filled in to be smooth. You can get carbon fiber nose emblems from RK Sport, personally I dont like the nose emblems. And, the only reason I had these emblems made is because I wanted a set and no one makes any that look worth a damn, people just happen to say "hey I may want a set also" so I made a few extra, and yet more people want the IROC and the RS too, so I'll be making those. You are more than welcome to get the eBay ones, that is your taste and your choice which I respect. I wanted a thick, 3 dimesional emblem that had a "raw" look to it. Same texture and appearance as stock but alot more reflection and shine. I have a friend that has a white '91 Z28 that came with the mettalic red looking emblems, so I am putting a set on his after I paint them with metallic red paint or possibly transluscent red powder coat.
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Originally Posted by Xlr8torZ28
Actually you wont have to repaint. Yes the paint in the holes is old but it has been covered and protected from the elements. I bought some Goo Gone to get the old adhesive out of the holes, then I'll wax with a small buffing pad by hand. And as for the slashes, if they went all the way through you would end up with a 3 piece letter which would be a pain in the *** to mount. And when I put my new front end on, I had the nose emblem spot bonded over and filled in to be smooth. You can get carbon fiber nose emblems from RK Sport, personally I dont like the nose emblems. And, the only reason I had these emblems made is because I wanted a set and no one makes any that look worth a damn, people just happen to say "hey I may want a set also" so I made a few extra, and yet more people want the IROC and the RS too, so I'll be making those. You are more than welcome to get the eBay ones, that is your taste and your choice which I respect. I wanted a thick, 3 dimesional emblem that had a "raw" look to it. Same texture and appearance as stock but alot more reflection and shine. I have a friend that has a white '91 Z28 that came with the mettalic red looking emblems, so I am putting a set on his after I paint them with metallic red paint or possibly transluscent red powder coat.
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Looks great! Strongly considering buying a set... Do you have any more pictures of the rocker emblems installed, but from about 10ft. away? Any of the rear bumper emblem installed? Thanks, Josh.
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PLEASE.. if anyone is interested in buying, see the classifieds... I dont want this post to get locked. I posted here just for opinions on how they turned out. I made the dash ones bigger because I thought the factory ones were small and dinky for that big *** dash. And yes the IROC ones are coming. Should take about a month, give or take a few days, but they are definitely coming. Here are a few more pics to tease you (I havent put the bumper on yet because my bumper one is brand new and I dont want to tear it up yet)...








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those look awesome. are you using adhesives to install them? just curious.
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I found some 3M adhesive tape for emblems that is .23" wide. You have to be very careful putting it on because it just fits on the letters, almost no room for error.
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Originally Posted by Xlr8torZ28
I found some 3M adhesive tape for emblems that is .23" wide. You have to be very careful putting it on because it just fits on the letters, almost no room for error.
btw just curious as to how many you have sold already?
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I have 3 payments on the way. 2 of them for the full set and one for the deluxe set. I am waiting on someone to send me some IROC donor emblems, I will find out if this one guy comes through or not.
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I havent put the rear on yet. And as far as cleaning, its stainless steel, I am just going to clean with a toothbrush.
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that looks super clean. if i hadnt just dumped all my money due to stupid friends that steal from me, id order a set.
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I've got someone sending me some IROC emblems, so after I receive them, it should be about a month before the stainless IROC ones are done.
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Not sure what it would look like the same color as the car.
I have a friend that has a white '91 Z28 that came with the metalic red looking emblems, so I am putting a set on his after I paint them with metallic red paint or possibly transluscent red powder coat.
I have a friend that has a white '91 Z28 that came with the metalic red looking emblems, so I am putting a set on his after I paint them with metallic red paint or possibly transluscent red powder coat.
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how are the lettering connected or is each letter a seperate piece and i have have to space them? cant tell by the pics. but pretty sure i will order a z28 set.
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how are the lettering connected or is each letter a seperate piece and i have have to space them? cant tell by the pics. but pretty sure i will order a z28 set.
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The letters are separate. The ones that connect at the bottom look retarded, that is why I did these like I did....
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I have had these Billet Emblems/Badges for over a year now and they are 1 piece except for the "Z" part...I think that they look awesome!
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