How-To: Custom Nostril Badge - SRT Forums

silver_ek · 08-10-2009, 07:23 PM

i was bored one day going through my things and i found my stage 1 badge i had taken off awhile and back and decided to put it back on just for kicks...i didnt like it on the trunk or anywhere else, so i tried inside..put it on pass airbag but fell off lol...looked weird anyways...so i walked around my car and thought of making it a nostril badge like the original SRT ones...heres how it came out..

materials used:
stage 1 badge (or any other badge you might want to use)
3x3'' TEE (i bought it at mcoys for 79 cents,it had holes already drilled on TEE so i didnt have to drill one)
3M dbl sided tape
a screw and nut

First what i did was bend the TEE with a hammer so it sits flush with one of the hold on the ducts on bumper(didnt have a clamp to hold or torch to heat bend, so i stood on it, let hang off some cement and pounded away...) (spray painted it black)

then i stuck some tape on it and press the badge on it firmly

mount on bumper like so with a screw and nut and wha-la, you have urself a nice looking custom nostril badge imo...here are the results...let me know what you think (yes i know its only mounted on one hole but it is tight, doesnt move at all...i decided to mount it with the bracket going underneath the bumper, gave it a much cleaner look than having it visible on tops (yes i know blood splatter from bugs FTL...)

you can mount on top of bumper or...

mounted under bumper for cleaner look

let me know what u guys think

silver_ek · 08-10-2009, 07:49 PM

dont mind my bumper/hood gap, i lost the little screws that hold and only have zip ties on the ends and pulled it too much i guess thats why it looks weird lol

SRFLEE · 08-10-2009, 08:28 PM

bump!!

silver_ek · 08-10-2009, 08:35 PM

thanks pulga!

canadian_srt_ehh · 08-10-2009, 08:53 PM

MODERATOR EDIT: Next time, find a nicer way to state your opinion.

Srtkr · 08-10-2009, 09:52 PM

i think its pretty sweet!! i like it

silver_ek · 08-10-2009, 11:59 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by canadian_srt_ehh

MODERATOR EDITED

Quote: Originally Posted by Srtkr

i think its pretty sweet!! i like it

Legoman · 08-11-2009, 09:57 AM

nice idea EXCEPT: the half hole looks really ugly!
Butter take a TEE w/o that second hole!

silver_ek · 08-11-2009, 10:48 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Legoman

nice idea EXCEPT: the half hole looks really ugly!
Butter take a TEE w/o that second hole!

true...yea im going to try and make a better one i just did this just to see how it would look and going to make a much cleaner one

edit: if i mounted it on the top of the bumper, you wouldnt see the second hole BUT you would see the whole bracket when u opened your hood...as shown in one of the pics

silver_ek · 08-12-2009, 12:52 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Legoman

nice idea EXCEPT: the half hole looks really ugly!
Butter take a TEE w/o that second hole!

i fixed that problem but ill take pic tomorrow looks much better

kr33p · 08-13-2009, 05:17 PM

thats pretty neat, even though i dont have either badge, i think i would still do the other "srt-4" badge just because it seems more noticeable, but awesome non the less.

silver_ek · 08-13-2009, 10:10 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by kr33p

thats pretty neat, even though i dont have either badge, i think i would still do the other "srt-4" badge just because it seems more noticeable, but awesome non the less.

yea i would too but didnt want to cough up what is it? 40 50 bux for it...its a good looking badge but rather spend it on other things and like i said i had laying around and decided to try it out

kr33p · 08-13-2009, 10:56 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by silver_ek

yea i would too but didnt want to cough up what is it? 40 50 bux for it...its a good looking badge but rather spend it on other things and like i said i had laying around and decided to try it out

oh i hear ya, i dont plan on spending that much anytime soon for a piece of plastic....if thats how much they run iono.

either way, great write up. maybe peel the chrome off and color match it?

silver_ek · 08-13-2009, 11:18 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by kr33p

oh i hear ya, i dont plan on spending that much anytime soon for a piece of plastic....if thats how much they run iono.

either way, great write up. maybe peel the chrome off and color match it?

you just gave me an idea

..how would i go about taking off the chrome on this..i guess its plastic also...i

kr33p · 08-14-2009, 12:02 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by silver_ek

you just gave me an idea

..how would i go about taking off the chrome on this..i guess its plastic also...i

aircrafter remover the whole thing i would do? then go back through and paint the lettering again, and tape that off and spray whatever else.

OR

you can just sand down the shiney off the chrome and spray over that. lol.