Centennial Grill Emblem on a 2014?

[Cheverado]

Since they don’t make one to fit the 2014-2015 front grille,  I “massaged” a tailgate emblem to fit.

Edited October 5, 2018 by Cheverado

[Bobaloo22]

That looks great! I'm intrigued , how hard was it? I may have to copy that, it looks so good 

[Cheverado]

2 hours ago, Bobaloo22 said:

That looks great! I'm intrigued , how hard was it? I may have to copy that, it looks so good 

Thanks. It’s a long process so time and LOTS of patience are needed.

-start by taking a deep breath because you more than likely paid  between $65 and $100 for this emblem.

-start by removing the adhesive tape from the back. 

-using a radial arm saw and a sharp carbide blade, cut a 3/16” deep slot down the back from top to bottom

-copy the angle of the bottom of the grill pocket with a contour gauge.

-I put mine half way in a wood padded vise and began to SLOWLY and evenly heating the middle area until it bends. This step alone took me at least half an hour. I got about 75% of the bend in this step.

-now do the same to the outer portions creating the needed contour.

(lots of dry fitting)

—you will need to shave about 1/16” off of the sides and round over the points just a bit to get it in.

-double stick tape from there??

- andvthe square part of the new bow tie is narrower than the old one so you will have some “gappage” on the sides. I did some strategic filling with silver silicone.

Edited October 6, 2018 by Cheverado

[lapoolboy]

Wow, that's a lot of dedication and patience to fit an emblem that was made to fit an actual centennial truck onto a non-centennial truck.  ?  Good job!

[Cheverado]

41 minutes ago, lapoolboy said:

Wow, that's a lot of dedication and patience to fit an emblem that was made to fit an actual centennial truck onto a non-centennial truck.  ?  Good job!

Thanks, I just hate it when somebody tells me I can’t have something

[Red Rally 2]

I’m a fan of custom, so I love it. Did you put one out back also?

[Cheverado]

30 minutes ago, Red Rally 2 said:

I’m a fan of custom, so I love it. Did you put one out back also?

Yes I did

[Cheverado]

34 minutes ago, Red Rally 2 said:

I’m a fan of custom, so I love it. Did you put one out back also?

And the floor mats

[sldhead700]

And the floor mats

Love the emblem on the floor mats too!!

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[Cheverado]

On 10/5/2018 at 6:08 PM, Cheverado said:

Since they don’t make one to fit the 2014-2015 front grille,  I “massaged” a tailgate emblem to fit.

So I get home today and this is what I see.they got the bow tie and the license plate with the bracket?

[Raven Z71]

1 hour ago, Cheverado said:

So I get home today and this is what I see.they got the bow tie and the license plate with the bracket?

Unbelievable, I hate thieves.  Karma will eventually catch up to them.  Put a claim in and get yourself an illuminated bow tie, or replace it with the centennial. Then again the centennial may get stolen again. ?

[RACERX7775]

They better hope you don't see it on another truck. Since its a custom made piece, it won't be hard to prove they stole it.

[Cheverado]

12 minutes ago, Z71RED said:

Unbelievable, I hate thieves.  Karma will eventually catch up to them.  Put a claim in and get yourself an illuminated bow tie, or replace it with the centennial. Then again the centennial may get stolen again. ?

Correct, I just put the old one back. In fact I put the gold bow tie back on the tail gate as well

[Cheverado]

2 minutes ago, RACERX7775 said:

They better hope you don't see it on another truck. Since its a custom made piece, it won't be hard to prove they stole it.

That’s what I was thinking

[RACERX7775]

God help them if it was my truck and i saw them with my stolen pieces.