I need opinions...

[Eldorado2k]

Hey guys, I’d like to get some opinions on how a certain emblem would look on my car...

This emblem:

Placed just above the side door molding:

On the side door molding:

On the fender:

How do you think it would look? It would be going on both sides of the car.

 

[Bill D]

I think if it originally came from the factory it would be on the fender. If it were an SUV it might be on the door. My “Roadster” emblem was installed by the dealer on the fender.

 

[Eldorado2k]

I think if it originally came from the factory it would be on the fender. If it were an SUV it might be on the door. My “Roadster” emblem was installed by the dealer on the fender.

Remember the late 90’s Devilles had script on the doors.

 

[Bill D]

Go for the door then. Maybe mine is on the fender because it’s a coupe.

 

[Eldorado2k]

Go for the door then. Maybe mine is on the fender because it’s a coupe.

Do you like how it would look?

Btw this wasn’t really my idea... Here’s the story:
This is the emblem I paid $40 dollars for. I purchased it just over a week ago on the bay but still this morning the tracking said it had been “accepted” at its origin city on the other side of the country.

So this morning I sent the seller a message asking if shipping normally takes this long for a package to get sent out and he said this wasn’t normal and that he’d look into it... He messaged me again saying it might’ve been lost or maybe usps hadn’t updated their tracking and that he’d send out another 1 today, along with a return label just in case the 1st one arrived. [great customer service]

Well just a few hours later the tracking finally updated after a whole week saying it had arrived @the hub in Los Angeles... I messaged him back to let him know about it and to give me instructions on how to return the 2nd package once it arrived. I honestly felt bad at the timing and wish I had just been more patient.

To my surprise he messaged me back telling me to keep them both. Super nice! Some real Cadillac people style you know what I mean... But now I’ve got 2 of these emblems. Not just any emblems either, they’re freakin $40 dollars each and they’re real deal OEM emblems so now I almost feel obligated to use both of them.

My initial plan was to replace the 2000-2005 DTS emblem on the trunk with the this new 2006-2011 DTS emblem. But now I’ve got 2.

It’s a good thing I didn’t de badge this emblem yet! I came close to a couple of times in the past few days but got sidetracked.

I don’t know what to do.

 

[TTQ B4U]

Don't do it. The clean look is what sets-off the side view of your car. Nice gloss, period fitting chrome wheels with nicely darkened trim and tint. It sits perfect as-is. Putting DTS on the sides of that car is right up there with the loons that put "22" on the side rolling on spinners. May sound a bit harsh but the latter just makes me LOL every time I see it. Those last two Caddy's on low profile tires and ugly wheels......those are tacky looking IMO. Yours is classy clean.

You have a clean car, thus I vote keep the badges off.

 

[Bill D]

I remember when I added the wreaths around my key holes. That really put the finishing touch to my doors although they aren’t necessarily OE

Since you showed me the pics of those cars with the emblems on the doors, I’d say put them on yours. People will probably think they came from the factory that way or the dealer put them there.

 

[Eldorado2k]

Don't do it. The clean look is what sets-off the side view of your car. Nice gloss, period fitting chrome wheels with nicely darkened trim and tint. It sits perfect as-is. Putting DTS on the sides of that car is right up there with the loons that put "22" on the side rolling on spinners. May sound a bit harsh but the latter just makes me LOL every time I see it. Those last two Caddy's on low profile tires and ugly wheels......those are tacky looking IMO. Yours is classy clean.

You have a clean car, thus I vote keep the badges off.

That’s exactly what I’m afraid of. There’s a fine line and I don’t want to cross it... 1 thing leads to another and next thing you know you’re rolling around looking like this!

I remember when I added the wreaths around my key holes. That really put the finishing touch to my doors although they aren’t necessarily OE

Since you showed me the pics of those cars with the emblems on the doors, I’d say put them on yours. People will probably think they came from the factory that way or the dealer put them there.

Honestly its going to be a hard decision if I choose to put them on there... Replacing the script on the trunk with the newer script was my plan and I think that’s subtle enough to look factory, but my gut’s telling me it might stick out too much to look original...

 

[SWETM]

If it's a badge for the trunk. It's much of high or deep the letters is. And if as useally they are little deeper than the side badges it could stand out too much with these on yours. Rebadge the original if you want to and you think it looks better than before. And maybe find a nice place for the other one in the interior or in the engine compartment. I would test with some double sided tape that is not so strong adisive and place it on the places you have chosed between. Take a step back and see if you like it or not.

 

[Desertnate]

I too am in the "don't do it" camp. IMO, the whole trend has gone too far when there are badges for the the brand, model, trim type, engine size, drive train type, etc are slapped all over the car. I prefer a clean, uninterrupted look to the exterior of the car with the fewest badges possible.

From a practical standpoint, it makes it much easier to clean. Just thing of the extra effort and time required to clean around each of those letters, or how hard it is to polish around them

 

[dlc95]

I like above the molding on the door.

 

[Eldorado2k]

I like above the molding on the door.

Thanks for the reply bro. Still not completely decided. I have to get it in my hands and as Swetm said, test it out with normL double sided tape to see how it looks.

 

[Aaryn NZ]

My two cents - Door if you’re gonna but I like it clean without. Sweet car though. rops:


Aaryn NZ. :dblthumb2:

 

[Rsurfer]

Don't do it. The clean look is what sets-off the side view of your car. Nice gloss, period fitting chrome wheels with nicely darkened trim and tint. It sits perfect as-is. Putting DTS on the sides of that car is right up there with the loons that put "22" on the side rolling on spinners. May sound a bit harsh but the latter just makes me LOL every time I see it. Those last two Caddy's on low profile tires and ugly wheels......those are tacky looking IMO. Yours is classy clean.

You have a clean car, thus I vote keep the badges off.

:iagreeretend you put them on and then removed them for a nice clean look.

 

[DMiglio]

I think we tend to beat ourselves senseless sometimes over the tiniest of things, being detailers I believe it can be more common than for most people. The mere fact you’re questioning it because your in a “bit of a pickle” due to receiving two emblems tells me you might be better off just returning one and sticking to the original plan of replacing the trunk emblem.

End of the day, it’s your car and your choice. You’re gonna see it daily and either think, “man that looks great so glad this two emblem shenanigans happened!” Or, “why the heck did I do this? I really wish the guy insisted I sent the other one back!”

 

[PaulMys]

All depends on what YOU think looks best on YOUR car, Ric.

Any other opinion doesn't mean squat. Lol

 

[hmardown]

does it stick on or does it have studs on the back ? if it sticks on just tape it on to get a feel for it. or maybe cut one out of cardboard paint it silver stick it on & then decide. some times emblems look cool & some times lean is mean. wish I could of helped, but it's a tough call. good luck.

 

[Finick]

All depends on what YOU think looks best on YOUR car, Ric.

Any other opinion doesn't mean squat. Lol

Agree with this.

That being said: I pulled all the emblems off my car for a reason. I’d pull the front Nissan logo off if it wasn’t integrated into the front bumper/grill.

I think I’ll always pull the badges and emblems off every car I ever drive so long as they’re removable and won’t leave any holes.

But that’s just how I am. I also refuse to buy clothes that have excessive branding on them (a logo on the chest is excessive, to me, so I have a hard time finding clothes sometimes lol.)


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[Eldorado2k]

I think we tend to beat ourselves senseless sometimes over the tiniest of things, being detailers I believe it can be more common than for most people. The mere fact you’re questioning it because your in a “bit of a pickle” due to receiving two emblems tells me you might be better off just returning one and sticking to the original plan of replacing the trunk emblem.

End of the day, it’s your car and your choice. You’re gonna see it daily and either think, “man that looks great so glad this two emblem shenanigans happened!” Or, “why the heck did I do this? I really wish the guy insisted I sent the other one back!”

You’re spot on how I feel about it.

Agree with this.

That being said: I pulled all the emblems off my car for a reason. I’d pull the front Nissan logo off if it wasn’t integrated into the front bumper/grill.

I think I’ll always pull the badges and emblems off every car I ever drive so long as they’re removable and won’t leave any holes.

But that’s just how I am. I also refuse to buy clothes that have excessive branding on them (a logo on the chest is excessive, to me, so I have a hard time finding clothes sometimes lol.)


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So I guess a Levis tattoo on your chest is out of the question?

 

[Finick]

So I guess a Levis tattoo on your chest is out of the question?

I’ve done some pretty ridiculous things to get rid of/avoid branding, lol.

I bought an American Giant hoodie like 3 years ago and the only visible branding was a hem tag, so I took a seam ripper and carefully removed it.

Prior to my weightlifting days I used to buy raw denim jeans from The Unbranded. Literally made for people like me, lol. I’d resort to eBay or custom button down manufacturers you can use online to get button downs without any branding.

It’s probably my biggest pet peeve with clothes. If you make nice stuff you don’t need to make it ugly by plastering your logo all over it.


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