SilverHorse Racing Rear Medallion Replacement
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In the meantime, you can just order a classic piece off the website and send an email requesting a flat one instead, we'll take care of you from there.
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still waiting for the larger emblem to come in btw. i hate ground shipping to hawaii.
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well, my large "gt" emblem came in. it looks really good from head on. the problem is that it is really concave, so the edges dont even come close to touching. this one was meant for the 69 hub cap. the other one i have is convex, but not to the same degree as the large one. on the small one, the center doesnt touch, but it is easier to hide. even though the larger one looks better, seems like i am going to have to go with the small one.
here is a pic of the larger "gt":
here is a pic of the larger "gt":
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Ok two ideas:
1) Sanding block / jitterbug sander set on tabletop, rub emblem back and forth until flat...
2) Urethane adhesive, more in the middle than on the edges, followed by lots of cleanup after the fact.
And you wonder why I leave this part up to you... Seriously, I'm guessing you could sand it flat in about 10-15 minutes by hand, or even less with the right sander.
In any case, I think the smaller one looks better, but that's just my .02 - the bigger one is kind of "over the top" I think.
1) Sanding block / jitterbug sander set on tabletop, rub emblem back and forth until flat...
2) Urethane adhesive, more in the middle than on the edges, followed by lots of cleanup after the fact.
And you wonder why I leave this part up to you... Seriously, I'm guessing you could sand it flat in about 10-15 minutes by hand, or even less with the right sander.
In any case, I think the smaller one looks better, but that's just my .02 - the bigger one is kind of "over the top" I think.
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marcello, i agree with you about the big emblem being too big. i went ahead and installed the medallion with the smaller emblem. i think it looks great. i had a hard time getting the old adhesive off, but i guess for now it is ok, since you cannot see it anyways. i tried goo off, but i think it started taking off the paint so i just left it alone.
thanks again for making such a wonderful product.
thanks again for making such a wonderful product.
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No, thank you, that looks really nice. I know of another one in the works that is coming along well too
Can we use those pictures on our website in the customer car section?
Can we use those pictures on our website in the customer car section?
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thanks for the compliments guys.
marcello, i would be honored if you would include my car in the customer car section. thank you.
nole trainer, i got it on e-bay. it didn't pop up when i did a general search for the emblem, but it is from the e-bay store "ohio mustang supply". it doesn't come in blue, but it does come in black. price was something like $21.95. you will have to cut off the two locating pins with a dremel or something similar. i was thinking about the black one, but the red matches my 65 gt side emblems pretty nicely. i guess if you wanted to, you could paint the inside part blue with touch-up paint or something.
edit: the emblem is under the "fuel cap" section. or you can type "gt emblem" in the search.
marcello, i would be honored if you would include my car in the customer car section. thank you.
nole trainer, i got it on e-bay. it didn't pop up when i did a general search for the emblem, but it is from the e-bay store "ohio mustang supply". it doesn't come in blue, but it does come in black. price was something like $21.95. you will have to cut off the two locating pins with a dremel or something similar. i was thinking about the black one, but the red matches my 65 gt side emblems pretty nicely. i guess if you wanted to, you could paint the inside part blue with touch-up paint or something.
edit: the emblem is under the "fuel cap" section. or you can type "gt emblem" in the search.
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yes. actually i did consider it. the reason i decided against it, was:
1) i already am using those emblems on the side and i thought it would be overkill
2) i wanted more of an authentic retro look. the emblem i am using on the rear is the actual one they used on the gas caps back then.
edit: here is a pic of the 65 gt emblem on my car
1) i already am using those emblems on the side and i thought it would be overkill
2) i wanted more of an authentic retro look. the emblem i am using on the rear is the actual one they used on the gas caps back then.
edit: here is a pic of the 65 gt emblem on my car
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Well, I've got both on order. So I will see which looks best for me. I've got the same side emblems as Danny (his idea, I'm just a copy cat). And I've kind of got the blue accent thing going on, so I might paint something blue. I bet the "GT" will be easier to paint
Thanks for posting a pix, the fake gas cap is just about the last original thing on my car...I will post pixs!
Thanks for posting a pix, the fake gas cap is just about the last original thing on my car...I will post pixs!
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Hireman that hood is sick!!!!!!! I know your stuff is custom and very detailed, but how much if you had to do something like that would it cost. I know probably more than I could afford, but I guess I can always dream for down the road. But anyway just wanted to comment on that gorgeous work.
#158
Here's mine based on sound wave's idea, I just used the bigger one, placed it in a vice (wrapped in towels) to flatten. Then painted blue, looks ok, but it was hard to get some of the original red over spray off.....but overall I like it. Very different!!