Diesel Badge Reproduction - gauging interest (1 Viewer)

[bhicks]

Thanks for the orders guys. Were about 1/3 of the way to our break even point on these diesel badges. Hopefully by then end of the holiday season we will get into the profit window.

 

[OGBeno]

Ordered.

Thanks.

 

[The Jade Bean]

Once I confirm in the am that this is a fit, I’ll be ordering one.

 

[FJ73Texas]

Once I confirm in the am that this is a fit, I’ll be ordering one.

It looks like we have the same grill from the pics of your troopy I have seen.

 

[svsisu]

Ordered.

Thanks.

Will this work with the new style grill you installed on your truck?

 

[OGBeno]

Will this work with the new style grill you installed on your truck?

No idea. I’m ordering to support a community vendor.

 

[bottombracket]

Bump for new products:

I am the first person to ever have asked for a turbo badge for the front grill, so @bhicks did the design work and has produced a 5” turbo version of his diesel badge. The plastic backer is 3-D printed to match the contours of the turbo.

He does not have them on the website, but if there is interest he might make a run of them.

Support vendors who do awesome stuff for this comminity!

 

[FJ73Texas]

That looks really good. Almost good enough for me to order and pretend I have a turbo.

 

[bottombracket]

Just run a hairdryer and whistle. Same thing.

 

[JDM Journeys]

My buddy felt bad for me after he turned his delica up to 16.5 psi, so he gave me a turbo. It's slightly undersized though...

Badge looks great! The left rear barn door "DIESEL" badge also appears to be NLA, and mine is AWOL. Wonder how many would want to order up that one?

 

[CharlesHS]

Thanks for the orders guys. Were about 1/3 of the way to our break even point on these diesel badges. Hopefully by then end of the holiday season we will get into the profit window.

I would be interested in one or two when the production run is made.
Please contact me at: cstein511@gmail.com when ready....
Thanks....

 

[bhicks]

Bump for new products:

I am the first person to ever have asked for a turbo badge for the front grill, so @bhicks did the design work and has produced a 5” turbo version of his diesel badge. The plastic backer is 3-D printed to match the contours of the turbo.

He does not have them on the website, but if there is interest he might make a run of them.

Support vendors who do awesome stuff for this comminity!

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Are there others that would be interested in this turbo grille badge? I need to make a batch of about a dozen to ensure I don't loose money on them. If I see 8 or 9 interested folks then I will go ahead and cut a batch. That is close enough to 12 and I would like to have a few on hand for others who come along later.

 

[FJ73Texas]

To support our awesome vendor, @bhicks please put me down for one turbo badge. Who knows, maybe I will need it down the road.

 

[coldtaco]

Put me down for one, don’t know if it will fit or not, even though I have a plastic grill

 

[The Jade Bean]

Are there others that would be interested in this turbo grille badge? I need to make a batch of about a dozen to ensure I don't loose money on them. If I see 8 or 9 interested folks then I will go ahead and cut a batch. That is close enough to 12 and I would like to have a few on hand for others who come along later.

Are these like the diesel as in part is aluminum?

 

[bhicks]

Are these like the diesel as in part is aluminum?

These are machined aluminum badges. They attach to a 3D printed backing plate that matches the curvature of the grille. The two parts are attached in house before they are polished and sanded together as one piece. Then primer and paint at the same time so the backing plate and metal badge flow well together and don't look like 2 different parts of different material.

 

[The Jade Bean]

These are machined aluminum badges. They attach to a 3D printed backing plate that matches the curvature of the grille. The two parts are attached in house before they are polished and sanded together as one piece. Then primer and paint at the same time so the backing plate and metal badge flow well together and don't look like 2 different parts of different material.

Okay I’m down for one. I ordered the other badge off Etsy about a week ago. I don’t have a turbo, but maybe someday.

 

[sark]

I would be in for a group buy as well

 

[bhicks]

I will go ahead and make a batch of 20 of the turbo grille badges for the 70 series. Between this thread, private messages, emails, interest over on etsy and ebay, there seems to be enough interest to at least make one batch. I will get production going this week and should have them ready by the end of next week.

 

[bj70bc]

Hey buddy, nice work, i need a turbo badge too....