EXT: Red Honda Emblem for cheap

[magicdragon]

so i was messing around with my Honda emblem and figured i would make a DIY on what i did

this only works to my knowledge on the 90-91 front grills

Tools and materials Needed
Philip screw driver
razor blade or scissors
drill w/bits
thin piece of plastic, the color of your choice, (i chose red)

This will alow you to have a badge that is interchangeble with what ever color you want



1. remove the grill by removing the 5 screws securing it

2. then remove the 2 smaller screws holding the emblem on


3. cut a piece of your plastic out that will fit into the back of the emblem, and drill the wholes as needed (Note it desnt have to be perfect, as long as it looks okay on the front)



---this will take a lot of trial and error---

its really cheap and easy, and almost free, i used the red plastic from a cell phone product package

but do not use paper it will get wet and go poo poo on you


more pics to come

[Tippey764]

Why did you opt to do this vs painting? Not hating just curious.

[tommi]

clever. i like this little subtle mod. check back with us in a few months and tell us how its holding up.

[magicdragon]

this is an interchangeable option

say you want a blue badge one day and a red the next

once you get that one that works made, you can use it as a template and make one in any color

[cp[mike]]

Why did you opt to do this vs painting? Not hating just curious.

the 90-91 grille emblems are hollow, there is no surface to paint...

btw, magicdragon - looks good! will hold up better than paint. An alternative might be flexible 3-ring binders - lots of colors of easily cuttable, thin plastic.

[Gecko1]

Good diy I did this a couple of months ago.... but I used a old cd case and used spray paint and it worked great....

[magicdragon]

i'll have some more pics up soon of other colors and what not

[SilverShadow]

That's really interesting! So many backgrounds to choose from as long as it holds up to wear. You could even put gutter guard back there! Endless possibilities. Just a picture of the way you secured your plastic will do.

[magicdragon]

well after a few weeks of having it on and in the weather it is still holding strong no fading what so ever and it really stands out from the rest

[crazymikey]

for how simple and subtle this mod is, it's quite genius.

[visualpoet]

I did this a while ago when I pulled the grille to wrap it with CF vinyl. (THAT didn't work out so well. ) Mine is glow in the dark with a brown CF wrapped H.



I thought it was common knowledge that you could do it. lol

[WhiteShift]

I also believed that it is customizable with logo back of the trunk .. however, its got to be more complicated! Great and useful DIY! Thanks

[crazymikey]

I did a similar thing last summer with the Mazda emblem on my 3.

I got some carbon fibre wrap and made an underlay for the emblem.

[stretch JDM]

very nice job OP . i have a 91 and i did this in red and blue . thanks +1 for you my friend.

[cb7_with_snail]

This kind of makes me want to put my grille backon and do the glow in the dark!