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LIL6cyl

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So My car is in paint now and I am thinking of putting custom emblems on the car. My car will be a full pro touring car. I have contacted a few custom emblem makers inquiring on the price of new power 6 emblems. They would be on the fenders and trunk lid. The only other emblems on the car will be the Buick on the trunk and grill. The car is a 87 T-WE4. The emblems I was looking at would be aprox 1.75 - 2 inches tall. Just the 6 would be the emblem, colored correctly and lined in chrome. Any thoughts?
 
Custom emblems are cool. My entire car will have no factory emblems at all.
I'm making every one of them new.


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Coach - post up pics when they are done! :) I sure would like to see them.
 
LIL6cyl said:
So My car is in paint now and I am thinking of putting custom emblems on the car. My car will be a full pro touring car. I have contacted a few custom emblem makers inquiring on the price of new power 6 emblems. They would be on the fenders and trunk lid. The only other emblems on the car will be the Buick on the trunk and grill. The car is a 87 T-WE4. The emblems I was looking at would be aprox 1.75 - 2 inches tall. Just the 6 would be the emblem, colored correctly and lined in chrome. Any thoughts?

Sounds cool to me! :)
 
I just don't want it to look like chit...... 9k+ in paint, 4.5k in wheels and tires ect ect.... ;)
 
[quote="LIL6cyl,]I just don't want it to look like chit...... 9k+ in paint, 4.5k in wheels and tires ect ect.... ;)[/quote]

I hear ya, in the middle of doing all that too! I decided to go with NO Emblems anywhere. I may go with a 'Skull & Crossbones' here and there. :)
 
As of now I will only have a Buick on the trunk and in the grill. I will post all the pics when I get home and complete the work. It should be sweet when done! With the Boze mesh 18's. DSE suspension, Baer disks x4 and new paint.... Can't wait to start on it! We will see the quote cost on the emblems lol.
 
sounds good! looking forward to the pics! :)
 
Coach - post up pics when they are done! :) I sure would like to see them.
No way!!! They are totally secret!!!
When I go to car shows...I'm covering them with duct tape!!! Hahaha


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So the place I was looking at quoted me 1500$ for 2..... I think I will pass on this one lol.
 
Sooooo...
anybody have a copy of the font used for the "3.8 SFI TURBO" & "BUICK" lettering
or know the name of it/how to find it?
We have a laser printer & a 3D printer on my campus
& I'm trying to sweet-talk 'em into making a few custom emblems

Do_O
 
That's the problem with most of the members on here. They want "custom", but it has to look "factory". I made up some custom hood emblems and showed them to guys at the dyno tune in April during Norwalk weekend. Every person liked them, but wanted them to look more factory. Why would I design emblems to look factory?!?!?! I want custom.
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Why not have your painter stencil and ghost on some emblems in pearl or chrome illusion?

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Sweet, Coach!
...but
any way to make 'em look, oh. I don't know...
more "factory"-y?:D

JK!
Do_O
 
I used this font on my hood. Sorry I have no idea at the moment where I found it or what its called. I have end of day impaired head space. Hope you can use this & I will keep looking - I know I have more digital info buried somewhere.
Bob

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I think the BUICK font (like on the grille) is very close Times New Roman, with the little serifs on the letter-ends. Modern BUICK ad campaigns are using Avenir 65 medium typeface, iirc from an online pdf I read. You can search for GM/ Buick branding guidelines on Google, I'm sure.
 
I'd like to get an aftermarket set of painted billet grand national emblems for the rear decklid and on the grill where the buick logo goes. Nothing to wild, same style just more modern... like it was designed today.
 
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