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[Matt Hamblin]

I am currently building door panels for a customer and am in need of a new emblem for the center of the silver panel. The passenger side went off with out a hitch but the driver side broke all the tabs off very easily.
I don't like using 3m tape cause it doesn't adhere very well on vinyl, and glue would only hold the outside edge and may not be enough.

Just looking for suggestions on where i can find these if anyone has come across them before. Thanks.

[John]

Your gonna need to do some googeling to find those. I would check www.classicindustries.com
If you find them consider getting 2 because the new one will probably look a lot nicer than the used one.

[19stitches]

This is a common problem with these thin pinned emblems. Other than a new emblem, it’s possible to drill into the pin locations from the back, and use some JB Weld to glue new pins in the proper locations. Small brass welding wire would probably fit the pin size. Drilling only enough to get a good bite with the glue. Having a new emblem re-casted then chromed would be great, but more expensive and time consuming.
Good luck

[Matt Hamblin]

Yeah I've tried classic industries, they show the lock ferrules i need but no emblems. They are just pot metal so i can't weld or solder them. I may try epoxy to see what it will do, didn't think of that. The pins are still there but they are like an 1/8" too short now. Im even concerned they would break just trying to put the clips on. I'll keep looking and the customer is in some olds groups so he is looking too. We will figure something out. Thanks for the input!

[John]

Sometimes there is enough thickness to drill and tap to allow small screws to thread in. That is how a lot of guys make custom metal trim.