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Telecasterjoey · 02-11-2011, 01:34 AM

My horn button emblem was all cracked and crappy lookin so I was bored in the garage tonight and got a dumb idea. I cut out a piece of plastic the same shape as the old emblem, and then found a pic of a custom grille in an lmc catalog and stuck em together slipped it back into the horn button and now I have an awesome looking horn button again for free lol.

PS I've seen it done before on here but I think the person used a flowmaster sticker. So the thread isn't anything new but I laughed at how good it looks for just being a piece of plastic and a cutout of from an LMC mag lol.

justinburnett · 02-11-2011, 01:38 AM

Dude, that's mildly ghetto, but totally kicks ass and if I ever get my truck back and it runs again I'm stealing your idea! or whoever's idea it was.

Telecasterjoey · 02-11-2011, 01:42 AM

Lol totally half assed I know! but I can put the original back in at any time I just wanted to see what it would look like. Thanks for the compliment!

Billy81 · 02-11-2011, 01:46 AM

I think it looks pretty good i would leave it in.

SBTork · 02-11-2011, 03:58 AM

hot rodding at it's best. Very cool idea!!

BLE 'BURBAN · 02-11-2011, 04:32 AM

Now just get the real grille to match and you're Stylin!!!!

jitteryguy · 02-11-2011, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by BLE 'BURBAN

Now just get the real grille to match and you're Stylin!!!!

that is the real grill !
that is to cool , good job !

Restrorob · 02-11-2011, 07:47 AM

Purdy nifty idea !

parrisc19844x4_468 · 02-11-2011, 08:24 AM

good old american ingenuity.. what makes this country great

West Texas Z · 02-11-2011, 11:03 AM

NICE!!!! you should have the peice laminated so it won't warp and get old. Thumbs up on the idea.

timjt · 02-11-2011, 11:11 AM

Looks good!
Looks better than the ziptie I'm using for a gear indicator needle. glued it on and painted it when I was painting the other gauges.

**N2TRUX** · 02-11-2011, 11:34 AM

Better than what you had...

CaliDude76 · 02-11-2011, 03:57 PM

Diggin on that GMC Steering wheel fix!!!!

Hey... but you gotta do what you gotta do tho... even if it is mildly ghetto

I cleaned up my interior... and painted my steering wheel, and panels the same color....
also, experimented with shelf-paper for the woodgrain look.....
surprising what you can do on a budget!!!

Keith Seymore · 02-11-2011, 04:11 PM

Nicely done!

Signed,

the person with the flowmaster sticker

allengator · 02-11-2011, 04:22 PM

dude... that rocks!

68Timber · 02-11-2011, 07:40 PM

Nice repair on the cheap - good job...

Hulk Will Smash · 02-11-2011, 08:12 PM

That's one of the things I love about our trucks... The respond so well to backwoods modification! I swear, with a square, the weirder it is, the better it turns out! Nice work!

silvereagle07 · 02-11-2011, 09:20 PM

Cool idea! Oh and the wood grain looks pretty good.

justinburnett · 02-12-2011, 11:08 AM

Nice! What'd you use to paint the door panels? Mine are all beat up and faded and I'd love to clean them up, also match them to the dash and the rest of the trim (it was blue, originally, but I found some nice brown stuff that wasn't all cracked and ***ed up looking).

Telecasterjoey · 02-12-2011, 12:37 PM

Hope you dont mind I stole your idea keith! Ps your truck looks amazing!

Keith Seymore · 02-12-2011, 02:12 PM

lol - thanks!

K

KMK454 · 02-12-2011, 03:08 PM

Pretty nice DIY solution! If you want to beef it up some more, find a high quality PDF or JPG online of a GMC logo and get a professional print. A Walgreens can do it for cheap. I would anticipate that magazine clipping fading or falling apart over time.

Telecasterjoey · 02-12-2011, 04:05 PM

Thanks for the comments fellas. I actually went to the junk yard yesterday and found another horn button in mint shape! But now I'll have a "custom" spare one lol. I also found a mint instrument bezel, cab moulding, drip rail, a radio, headliner, and lots of other interior stuff. My buddy sent me a message with some pics today of a truck he found in another scrap yard with a mint black interior!! So I'm gonna go and take it all lol. I'm planning on changing my whole truck to black, so if these parts work out i'll be laughing!!

Mr79C10 · 02-13-2011, 07:29 AM

haha,, Now thats what we call TRUE hot rod'n

CaliDude76 · 02-13-2011, 04:18 PM

[quote=justinburnet

02-11-2011, 01:34 AM	#1
Telecasterjoey Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ottawa ON Posts: 514	You guys might get a kick outta this! My horn button emblem was all cracked and crappy lookin so I was bored in the garage tonight and got a dumb idea. I cut out a piece of plastic the same shape as the old emblem, and then found a pic of a custom grille in an lmc catalog and stuck em together slipped it back into the horn button and now I have an awesome looking horn button again for free lol. PS I've seen it done before on here but I think the person used a flowmaster sticker. So the thread isn't anything new but I laughed at how good it looks for just being a piece of plastic and a cutout of from an LMC mag lol. Attached Images Last edited by Telecasterjoey; 02-11-2011 at 01:37 AM.

02-11-2011, 01:38 AM	#2
justinburnett Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The Dalles, OR Posts: 392	Re: You guys might get a kick outta this! Dude, that's mildly ghetto, but totally kicks ass and if I ever get my truck back and it runs again I'm stealing your idea! or whoever's idea it was.

02-11-2011, 01:42 AM	#3
Telecasterjoey Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ottawa ON Posts: 514	Re: You guys might get a kick outta this! Lol totally half assed I know! but I can put the original back in at any time I just wanted to see what it would look like. Thanks for the compliment! Last edited by Telecasterjoey; 02-11-2011 at 01:43 AM.

02-11-2011, 01:46 AM	#4
Billy81 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Medford,Oregon Posts: 390	Re: You guys might get a kick outta this! I think it looks pretty good i would leave it in. __________________

02-11-2011, 03:58 AM	#5
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02-11-2011, 04:32 AM	#6
BLE 'BURBAN In the Forgotten far North. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 2,627	Re: You guys might get a kick outta this! Now just get the real grille to match and you're Stylin!!!! __________________ 1987 R3500 CREW CAB DUALLY (BIG RED)Acquired 06/12/2015 1990 chevy suburban V2500 5.7L My cluster Mods-Nov 2007 overhead console Stereo install Round 2 Aug 2009 Heated/turn signal mirror upgrade

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02-11-2011, 08:24 AM	#9
parrisc19844x4_468 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Town of Summit, WI Posts: 322	Re: You guys might get a kick outta this! good old american ingenuity.. what makes this country great __________________ 2017 Silverado LTZ 6.2 1984 Scottsdale K10 - 468 700r 4x4 lwb 1978 GMC Sierra Grande K15 350 Soond to be 406 th350 4x4 swb 1968 GMC 20 305 V6 good ole wood hauler. Good Fences make good neighbors

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West Texas Z El Mero Mero Frijolero!! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 669	Re: You guys might get a kick outta this! NICE!!!! you should have the peice laminated so it won't warp and get old. Thumbs up on the idea. __________________ My Toys: 1993 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 2001 Yamaha V Star 650 1984 Silverado > Build Page <

02-11-2011, 11:11 AM	#11
timjt Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: mckinney, tx Posts: 390	Re: You guys might get a kick outta this! Looks good! Looks better than the ziptie I'm using for a gear indicator needle. glued it on and painted it when I was painting the other gauges. __________________ 2001 silverado stolen by family 1983 short n wide custom deluxe SOLD 1985 silverado longbed 305 engine 700r4 OH NO! NOT ANOTHER LEARNING EXPERIENCE!!! "Just because you can do it, doesn't mean that you should"

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02-11-2011, 03:57 PM	#13
CaliDude76 All About the BOWTIE Join Date: May 2010 Location: Los Banos, California Posts: 436	Re: You guys might get a kick outta this! Diggin on that GMC Steering wheel fix!!!! Hey... but you gotta do what you gotta do tho... even if it is mildly ghetto I cleaned up my interior... and painted my steering wheel, and panels the same color.... also, experimented with shelf-paper for the woodgrain look..... surprising what you can do on a budget!!! Attached Images __________________ CaliDude76 "... Being "SQUARE".. is where it's at...." Proverbs 15:30 .... "A Cheerful look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones..." Be exceedingly blessed today, my friends!... Last edited by CaliDude76; 02-11-2011 at 03:58 PM.

02-11-2011, 04:11 PM	#14
Keith Seymore Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Motor City Posts: 9,285	Re: You guys might get a kick outta this! Nicely done! Signed, the person with the flowmaster sticker __________________ Chevrolet Flint Assembly 1979-1986 GM Full Size Truck Engineering 1986 - 2019 Intro from an Old Assembly Guy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 My Pontiac story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 Chevelle intro: http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/

02-11-2011, 04:22 PM	#15
allengator Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Burleson, Texas Posts: 596	Re: You guys might get a kick outta this! dude... that rocks! __________________ Allengator Outta the Blue (my band - available for hire in the DFW area!) 1980 Chevy SWB Pickup (build thread) 1951 Chevy Sedan Delivery 2004 Chevy Tahoe Z71 2011 Harley Davidson Street Glide 2018 Silverado Z71 Crew Cab

02-11-2011, 07:40 PM	#16
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02-11-2011, 08:12 PM	#17
Hulk Will Smash Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 492	Re: You guys might get a kick outta this! That's one of the things I love about our trucks... The respond so well to backwoods modification! I swear, with a square, the weirder it is, the better it turns out! Nice work! __________________ '87 R30 Crew Cab Dually It's 11 PM, do you know where your IAC pintle is?

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justinburnett Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The Dalles, OR Posts: 392	Re: You guys might get a kick outta this! Nice! What'd you use to paint the door panels? Mine are all beat up and faded and I'd love to clean them up, also match them to the dash and the rest of the trim (it was blue, originally, but I found some nice brown stuff that wasn't all cracked and ***ed up looking).

02-12-2011, 12:37 PM	#20
Telecasterjoey Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ottawa ON Posts: 514	Re: You guys might get a kick outta this! Hope you dont mind I stole your idea keith! Ps your truck looks amazing!

02-12-2011, 02:12 PM	#21
Keith Seymore Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Motor City Posts: 9,285	Re: You guys might get a kick outta this! lol - thanks! K __________________ Chevrolet Flint Assembly 1979-1986 GM Full Size Truck Engineering 1986 - 2019 Intro from an Old Assembly Guy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 My Pontiac story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 Chevelle intro: http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/

02-12-2011, 03:08 PM	#22
KMK454 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA Posts: 440	Re: You guys might get a kick outta this! Pretty nice DIY solution! If you want to beef it up some more, find a high quality PDF or JPG online of a GMC logo and get a professional print. A Walgreens can do it for cheap. I would anticipate that magazine clipping fading or falling apart over time. __________________ Kurt Instagram: @kurtkphoto 1978 C10 Silverado 1991 Camaro B4C

02-12-2011, 04:05 PM	#23
Telecasterjoey Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ottawa ON Posts: 514	Re: You guys might get a kick outta this! Thanks for the comments fellas. I actually went to the junk yard yesterday and found another horn button in mint shape! But now I'll have a "custom" spare one lol. I also found a mint instrument bezel, cab moulding, drip rail, a radio, headliner, and lots of other interior stuff. My buddy sent me a message with some pics today of a truck he found in another scrap yard with a mint black interior!! So I'm gonna go and take it all lol. I'm planning on changing my whole truck to black, so if these parts work out i'll be laughing!!

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02-13-2011, 04:18 PM	#25
CaliDude76 All About the BOWTIE Join Date: May 2010 Location: Los Banos, California Posts: 436	Re: You guys might get a kick outta this! [quote=justinburnet __________________ CaliDude76 "... Being "SQUARE".. is where it's at...." Proverbs 15:30 .... "A Cheerful look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones..." Be exceedingly blessed today, my friends!... Last edited by CaliDude76; 02-13-2011 at 04:19 PM.

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