redtomatoman Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 I posted some pictures in my redtomatoman photo gallery of adding a grille emblem to my engine cover. It looks pretty cool and adds to the engine dress up kit that I have installed. I used the snap-on honeycomb grille type as that's what I happened to have. If I was to do this again I'd definitely use the push-on type with the metal push caps on the back. I used 3M tape to secure it in place. My initial plan was to drill the holes in the engine cover so that the emblem would "snap" in place in addition to the 3M tape. Turns out the shape of the snap-on pieces on the back of the emblem are tapered and this affected how big the holes had to be so it wouldn't "snap" into place. I had to drill and re-drill the holes until it would fit into place. I hope the 3M tapes holds and stands up to the engine bay temps. Time will tell. . . It looks clean and is solid today, so I'm hopeful. I'd love to hear comments. Peace. apellefigliodapollo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolly Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Good job red!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtsr Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Looks good !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apellefigliodapollo Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 very smart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawdog1911 Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 (edited) It came out great. Looks factory. Edited August 31, 2014 by Lawdog1911 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dethdeks Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 looks great, where did you get the red covers for everything or are those stock just painted ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtomatoman Posted September 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Billet technology makes a dress up kit. Anodized aluminum etched R/T. Peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totemus Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 I thought about dressing the underhood, but was doubting the feasibility: how often do I open the hood to enjoy the beauty inside? My conclusion was to skip this as for me it was an investment to make service men happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolly Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 He did it for the service women! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 I thought about dressing the underhood, but was doubting the feasibility: how often do I open the hood to enjoy the beauty inside? My conclusion was to skip this as for me it was an investment to make service men happy Same here....I keep my engine bay clean and hit it with some engine bright and shiny stuff for the plastic every now and then. Good enough for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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