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Old 04-19-2009, 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by NBM-WU8
How about stainless filler letters for the GTO? Cost?
Those will also be posted soon. We havent even went throught all of our items yet. I do not really want to post too many prices on items not pictured yet.
Expect them to be in the neighborhood of $30.00 for stainless, and then price will go down for other materials we use, that are available. They will be made for sure!!!
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Originally Posted by 1FASTBIRD
How much would they cost and when do you think I can buy a set????
The Pontiac bumper fills with the center etching out of stainless steel will cost right at $47.00. No etching will be $35.00.
Making them from the composite plastic with the colored border would cost right at $43.00 for the complete set.
We will also be making them from the solid color composites, and the acrylic in various for the mirror look.
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So I have been wondering why the composite plastic costs more than the stainless... Alot of my ideas are coming down to be black/red/stainless...
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Originally Posted by dragonZ28
We can get the material no problem. I have also seen them out of the "fake" carbon fiber. It looks real good in a picture, but much different in person.
on the collector edition trans ams. the ws6 in the back was carbon fiber with chorme over it.

if i get you a pictures. can you match it. or if i get you one of the placques? can you match it?
Old 04-20-2009, 09:39 AM
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So carbon fiber emblems will be available?
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Originally Posted by 99zee
Those are nice I just might give up my 2nd gen emblems
that's what I've been trying to get for ever! but dang now that DragonZ has these (the one's he just picture'd) they are perfect and have the edge I'm looking for. This has got to be the best thread in tech!
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Originally Posted by FamousZ
So I have been wondering why the composite plastic costs more than the stainless... Alot of my ideas are coming down to be black/red/stainless...
The composite plastics themselves do not cost more than the stainless. When we do the etching on them to get the 2-tone appearance, it takes more machining and that's why the price goes up. Whether you get the center etched stainless letters, or plastic letters, the cost increase from the base stainless or base plastic is the same machining time and price markup. You are simply paying for the extra machining time and cleanup time. Even after they are etched, there is still a good amount of final cleanup involved and we charge for that in the price as well.

So, solid stainless vs solid colored plastic, stainless costs more. Etched center stainless vs etched center plastic, stainless costs more. Etched center palstic vs solid stainless, etched center plastic costs more due to extra machine and cleanup time.

I hope this makes sense and I didn't just confuse the crap out of everyone.

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Originally Posted by LS1Tuner_06
This has got to be the best thread in tech!
We were estimating the amount of hits this thread was going to get before we started it, and I was guessing around 10,000. I was pretty far off . This thread is #4 in hits in the history of the appearance section, and soon to be #3. The weird thing is that #s 1, 2, 3, 5, etc have been posted for years and this has gone on for just over a month .

I've got to say that we are very pleased with the response. Tell your frineds, and link this thread wherever you have local boards. We'd greatly appreciate it.
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Originally Posted by dragonZ28
We can etch the centers of the letters and then the centers will be black. Trying to fill the centers with a dfferent material would be hard on the "28"

Will this be ok?
That would probably work. do you have any images on something else you have done to the same effect?

Thanks,
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Originally Posted by dragonZ28
The Pontiac bumper fills with the center etching out of stainless steel will cost right at $47.00. No etching will be $35.00.
Making them from the composite plastic with the colored border would cost right at $43.00 for the complete set.
We will also be making them from the solid color composites, and the acrylic in various for the mirror look.
Ok well which one look's better to you??? Because I do want the Black center with the Red outline...
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Originally Posted by 99_Z_155
That would probably work. do you have any images on something else you have done to the same effect?

Thanks,
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I this same page we have posted come Camaro letters done this way, and we will be posting Pontiac, letters as well. GTO is also coming up.
So there wil be plenty to see. But you can see the Camaros letters above.

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Originally Posted by 1FASTBIRD
Ok well which one look's better to you??? Because I do want the Black center with the Red outline...
They both look very nice, it just depends if you want to match some color on your car or not, which one you choose.
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Originally Posted by dragonZ28
They both look very nice, it just depends if you want to match some color on your car or not, which one you choose.
Well I am ready to buy right now.. My color scheme is Blacked out with black rim's with a red lip. So I would like the red outline to stand out since there is only some spot's with red.
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Originally Posted by 1FASTBIRD
Well I am ready to buy right now.. My color scheme is Blacked out with black rim's with a red lip. So I would like the red outline to stand out since there is only some spot's with red.
Send me an email. sales@emblempros.com
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Originally Posted by dragonZ28
Send me an email. sales@emblempros.com
Email sent Matt
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New items coming on soon tonight. An old favorite, LT, and LS something, as well as something new.

Thanks for watching.
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Originally Posted by dragonZ28
New items coming on soon tonight. An old favorite, LT, and LS something, as well as something new.

Thanks for watching.
Nooooo thank YOU! I look forward to checking out this thread every day!
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Originally Posted by mild2wild
Nooooo thank YOU! I look forward to checking out this thread every day!
I gotta agree. I was looking to get my Stainless emblems right around the time they came off the Ebay page.. it was horrible timing lol. I ended up getting some mirror acrylic ones that are "ok" but now I can do what I wanted to do originally
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2005 up GTO rear valence inserts - can be made in mirror stainless and plastics. Mirror stainless inserts shown.

$40.00 in stainless











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