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Old May 19, 2006 | 03:27 PM
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Replacement badges

I was thinking about this for a long time and filially I did some designing and cut them from a mirror like vinyl. I wanted them silver but the shop didn't have any silver vinyl in stock.
Anyway I just wanted to see how are they gonna look on the car:









I made one more design for replacing the flying M badge, RE looking:



I'm not sure yet which one I like more.
Next step is to find a place to make them more OEM like.
Or do it myself.
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Old May 19, 2006 | 03:33 PM
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are those vinyls covering the holes or did u already have them filled?

it looks alright on the front, not so great on the back.
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Old May 19, 2006 | 04:14 PM
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the front looks good, but I think you should leave the back debadged.
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Old May 19, 2006 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by FABRO
the front looks good, but I think you should leave the back debadged.
I cannot. The badges covers the holes.
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Old May 19, 2006 | 08:13 PM
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dude where did you get the front grill from ??

thanks!
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Old May 19, 2006 | 11:57 PM
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dude where did you get the front grill from ??

thanks!
I've made it.
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Old May 20, 2006 | 12:14 AM
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Looks good on the front. TOS = triangle overload syndrome, sometimes it gets a bit too much though.
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Old May 20, 2006 | 12:44 AM
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front looks fine, but for the back it looks like a sticker, which looks tacky. if you could get it made into a badge it would look better.
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Old May 20, 2006 | 01:09 AM
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Originally Posted by presequel
front looks fine, but for the back it looks like a sticker, which looks tacky. if you could get it made into a badge it would look better.
I'm working on the 3D design now. 2D is easy. First 3D project for me. Still learning.
At the same time researching some possibilities for fabricating them.
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Old May 21, 2006 | 08:52 AM
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At risk of sounding retarded, that rear license plate bracket cover thing is pretty spiff.

Where do I get one?
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Old May 21, 2006 | 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Imidazole
At risk of sounding retarded, that rear license plate bracket cover thing is pretty spiff.

Where do I get one?
Search for Corvette Phantom License Frames. Mine is for 97-04 vette and needed some dremel work to fit nice.
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Old May 21, 2006 | 11:04 AM
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It'd look good done in shiny black.
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Old May 21, 2006 | 02:54 PM
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Well, I prefer them silver.
And I've made some.



Waiting them to dry and gonna put some clear.
They are even curved.
That was my very first design.
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Old May 21, 2006 | 07:55 PM
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I like the Rotary 8 emblem on the front and back! Way cool!! Your car looks awesome! So how much dremmeling involved in getting the license plate frame to fit properly? Where on the frame did you have to dremmel?

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Old May 21, 2006 | 08:07 PM
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WOW! Great job for your "first 3D project."
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Old May 21, 2006 | 09:35 PM
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I had to cut the bottom where the plate is inserted. I lost the mounting holes, but the base is flat all the way now. The frame and the plate are mounted with double sided tape to the bumper. No any rattle.
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Old May 22, 2006 | 05:33 AM
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the best i've seen so when you gonna produce it fo us
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Old May 22, 2006 | 02:36 PM
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wow i liek the front one. looks good
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Old May 23, 2006 | 09:17 AM
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very nice. I like em. Mass production considerations?
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Old May 23, 2006 | 10:10 AM
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Love the Renesis. Prefer the Rotary "8" badges to the rotary ones.

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Old May 23, 2006 | 02:18 PM
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I like the Renesis Bad too more than anything else. The renesis badge and anything else seems to busy on the back.
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Old May 23, 2006 | 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by crisis
I like the Renesis Bad too more than anything else. The renesis badge and anything else seems to busy on the back.
I would go with no badges at all, but damn holes needs to be covered with something.
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Old May 24, 2006 | 11:58 PM
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Originally Posted by SC-ed
I was thinking about this for a long time and filially I did some designing and cut them from a mirror like vinyl. I wanted them silver but the shop didn't have any silver vinyl in stock.
Anyway I just wanted to see how are they gonna look on the car:










I'm not sure yet which one I like more.
Next step is to find a place to make them more OEM like.
Or do it myself.


That looks similar to this one.
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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 07:54 AM
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I want to see the 3d ones on the car.
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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 08:14 AM
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Can I be the first to place an order?

If so, Id pay good money for the 8 symbol as well as the renesis badge, but could I possibly get them in black, or even better, gunmetal?
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