I am wanting to change a few things up on my front end. I want to add a new grille bow tie emblem. I've only seen a few aftermarket ones for 99-02 Silverado (03-06 Tahoe & suburban) black, chrome, aluminum, (with or without a border). They all look very plane jane, and I don't care for em, and this is the best I have found that would be a straight swap.
![s-l1600.jpg]( "s-l1600.jpg")
Looking around, what I would really like to do is find an emblem that's 30-50 years old to put on the front. I have an indigo blue Silverado. I have never really liked chrome, and if blue didn't look horrible to murder out, I probably would have, (I have on other cars that were red and one white). I have added the indigo blue outside mirror paint caps. Once I did that I thought it completely changed the look, by breaking up the chrome from the top, and now it flows from the bumper to the impact trim. For the first time ever, I LIKE THE CHROME on my truck now. I plan on doing a painted grill, (with a black center stripe, or maybe even try to add the HD center chrome grill, but probably not). The black billet grill inserts, and would much rather use an emblem that has a little "character" to it..
![s-l1600b.jpg]( "s-l1600b.jpg")
![di45eLy4T.jpg]( "di45eLy4T.jpg")
From what I am finding (online, and have not yet searched the yards), is it looks like the 80s, some 90s and earlier used actualy studs with nuts to secure and not these plastic clips that they kept changing. Any one like that would be easy to drill a hole in the grill or make a mounting plate. The problem I am having is I have no idea how big they are based off just a picture. My 02 appears to measure 10" from tip to tip.
Is there any list, or any database, or any kind of information to find at least what (older) emblems would be the same size?
Looking around, what I would really like to do is find an emblem that's 30-50 years old to put on the front. I have an indigo blue Silverado. I have never really liked chrome, and if blue didn't look horrible to murder out, I probably would have, (I have on other cars that were red and one white). I have added the indigo blue outside mirror paint caps. Once I did that I thought it completely changed the look, by breaking up the chrome from the top, and now it flows from the bumper to the impact trim. For the first time ever, I LIKE THE CHROME on my truck now. I plan on doing a painted grill, (with a black center stripe, or maybe even try to add the HD center chrome grill, but probably not). The black billet grill inserts, and would much rather use an emblem that has a little "character" to it..
From what I am finding (online, and have not yet searched the yards), is it looks like the 80s, some 90s and earlier used actualy studs with nuts to secure and not these plastic clips that they kept changing. Any one like that would be easy to drill a hole in the grill or make a mounting plate. The problem I am having is I have no idea how big they are based off just a picture. My 02 appears to measure 10" from tip to tip.
Is there any list, or any database, or any kind of information to find at least what (older) emblems would be the same size?
