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Old 11-11-2012, 02:47 PM
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Ok where the hell do I get the carbon inserts for the Cadillac grill emblem and the V emblems???
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never seen anything like that.. got any pics?
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Originally Posted by tmonttt



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im pretty sure thats just painted OEM grill..


plasti dip

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. i have my grills plasti dipped as well. i know they make inlays or inserts for the flag part of the v and the inside of the actual Cadillac emblem i just don't know where to find them and i've been look for like 3 hours now lol didnt pay attention that these might be plasti dipped emblems though. damn
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this is mine just makin and addin some changes
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ohhhh gotchya... you should just grap a scrap piece of the 3m fake carbon and apply it then go around the edge with a razor blade.. screw buying it precut..

my Cadillac crest is blacked out with platidip. used the method above to remove the plastidip on the chrome crest outline
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thats actually not a bad idea and honestly dont know why that thought didnt even cross my mind. hmmm should not have gone drinkin last night
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oh and i like the way yours came out with doin the actually bumper below the lower grill looks good man
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8th day creations sells a decal for that as well (they have several options of what it can look like
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I just ordered a sample of black vinyl from Amazon for like $3.99 that will be enough to cover the Cadi badges all the way around. Overlay, then use a razor blade to cut out the right size/shape. Rinse and repeat for the others.

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ya i ended up just gettin a sheet of it. cost like 20 bucks but i got like 10sqft incase i wanna do some interior trim or something
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Sorry for the late reply on that, that's my car. My badges, and V emblems are just painted black and cleared over, but my grilles are plasti-dipped. I like the look of it because it flows better with the theme of the car.
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common dont' pay 8th day for something you can do in 3mins

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oh and i like the way yours came out with doin the actually bumper below the lower grill looks good man
thanks mang, gotta love plastidip, when you get tired of it peel it off
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Exactly! I ha my wheels done forever and then I hit a dn semi tire and GE body shop is gunna paint them for me so on less thing ice gotta do the dip too lol. Grills will stay dipped. And hopefully I can cut this **** right for my damn emblems.
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Very cool, post pics when done
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Stuff should e here end of he week and ill have it done this weekend
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Plasti & 8th day

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I like the look of the black V on a color other than black. Looks slick, Tuna.
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ya looks good on that silver


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