Something different, stainless look emblem.

Needed to put some kind of emblem so I went one of the old Tacoma badges that I took off the truck when I de-badged. I wanted it to look different so I took some Scotch Brite maroon pad and sanded it. I was going for a brushed look or similar to a stainless steel look. I think it worked great, hopefully the pics will show it. It took all of 5 minutes to do and cost me nothing since I had the stuff laying around. I think a pad of Scotch Brite isnt but a few bucks anyways. I still need to paint the parts in between the letters so they look seperate. Just something different and a small detail you have to see up close to notice. Let me know what yall think!!! Thanks.

 

awesome.

 

I forgot to add, I didnt strip the chrome, I sanded the chrome down and it looked like this. Just dont go too far and end up in the bare plastic. If anyone is interested I have a few extra "Tacoma" badges laying around and I can prolly do 2 or 3 more of them.

 

That looks good. I love the look of stainless steel. I think I might try it on my truck and if I don't like it I could just de-badge afterwards.

 

I think you should do the grille the same way. I like it.

 

Looks sweet bro

 

Thanks man. I thought about doing that to see how it would look. If it doesn't turn out good I plan on painting it anyways. I'm thinking of doing one of the small Toyota badges for the tailgate to match the grill emblem.

 

OP, Where did you get your mesh?

 

Hey looks great and a pretty cool idea, can you take a pic of it farther away so we can see the whole front to get a more balanced look

 

Pep boys. It was a little pricey but it's pretty sturdy stuff so it holds up well.

 

Yeah definitely will do first thing in the morning before I head out to work.

 

Thanks, How did you mount it? looks good man

 

I used epoxy and glued two small screws behind the "t" and "a" and ran some washers and nuts on the inside to secure the emblem. Similar to this: http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2n...nswer-converted-into-mod-write-up-w-pics.html

 

Lol I meant how did you mount the mesh! good to know how to do the emblem though since i am getting that also

 

Love it!! something definitely unique!

 

Oh haha my bad. Hard to explain so I found this and it's the exact same method I used. http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2n...ched-fj-letters-color-matched-trd-emblem.html

 

Thanks everyone for the kind words.

 

Nice! I did the same thing awhile back while I was waiting for my devil horns to show up.

Attached below; original chrome, painted dark grey, devil horns.

 

Looks great bro! I like the devil horns. Where did you get the eyelids from? I had the trex 2's on my black Tacoma but I like the ones you have that don't dip down.