GM Badging

woyster_00z71 · October 19, 2003

Does anyone know who supplies the various badging for General Motors? In particular, who is the supplier of the small raised 3-dimensional type LS, LT, SLE, SLT, and Z71 badges found behind the rear door on all of our trucks and SUV's. I am wanting to put some custom badges on my trucks but I want them to be a raised plastic instead of a flat decal.

Thanks,

B.J.

gmcjoe · October 19, 2003

Good luck with that one. Even if you do find out the supplier, the cost to have something made by them would be very high

I have seen replacement billet emblems at places like stylinconcepts.com and others that advertise in truck mags

Dave J · October 19, 2003

some of that stuff is made right in a GM plant somewhere and not sold to the public. sometimes made in the factory and ALSO farmed out to other suppliers/venders, at the same time!

woyster_00z71 · October 19, 2003

ok. next question. is there any type of clear pliable rubber/plastic material out there that starts off as a liquid and sets up that I could make my own emblems with? I could make a mold, fill the mold with the clear liquid plastic, then set the decal I want to use on top of it and hope the plastic adheres to the face of the decal. Any such stuff out there that anyone has seen?

Cyclic · October 19, 2003

Closest I know of is the custom computer case badges. They use an adhesive backed clear plastic then an adhesive backed "decal" that you print on your computer. Find the manufacturer of those and see if they will do it in a larger size for you.

Import Hater · October 20, 2003

I peeled off the black with outline gold lettered "LT" badges and bought some "LT" badges that go on the 2002+ Trailblazer. They only list for like $7 each. They look alot nicer to me. I have yet to see another Silverado with them.

Rob

cowboy02 · October 29, 2003

What looks nice to me is no badges at all......

"Badges.... We don't need no stinking badges"

All my Z-71 stickers are comming off this weekend. And then nex weekend I'm working on the Sierra ones and the GMC ones on the tailgate...

Then I will be badge free, IMHO I think the truck just has a cleaner look that way...

Taaaaaaahoe? · October 30, 2003

I peeled off the black with outline gold lettered "LT" badges and bought some "LT" badges that go on the 2002+ Trailblazer. They only list for like $7 each. They look alot nicer to me. I have yet to see another Silverado with them.

Rob

Any pics of what the new badges look like? Im not a fan of these blac ones on my tahoe

gnutruk · November 1, 2003

I'm with Cowboy 02. The entire truck just looks a lot slicker without any badges. Especially the tailgate.

What looks nice to me is no badges at all......

"Badges.... We don't need no stinking badges"

All my Z-71 stickers are comming off this weekend. And then nex weekend I'm working on the Sierra ones and the GMC ones on the tailgate...

Then I will be badge free, IMHO I think the truck just has a cleaner look that way...

Hotrodvw · November 1, 2003

ok. next question. is there any type of clear pliable rubber/plastic material out there that starts off as a liquid and sets up that I could make my own emblems with? I could make a mold, fill the mold with the clear liquid plastic, then set the decal I want to use on top of it and hope the plastic adheres to the face of the decal. Any such stuff out there that anyone has seen?

The only liquid I can think of is liquid latex.....or maybe some sort of an epoxy or resin, which I think is what a lot of them have in them.......Good luck....sounds like a lot of work to me