2nd gen Sport decals on a 3rd gen

[David Muench]

The last two weekends I've been de-badging my truck completely. The method I used was fishing line to saw the badges off, and then I tried a few things to get the foam tape off. On the tailgate, I tried the solvent (citrus, WD-40, and others) and scrape method. It did work eventually, and the tailgate looks pretty decent. There are some minor scuffs that I need to buff out though. It took all day just to do the tailgate though, and I wanted a better way to do the doors and fenders. So I ordered a vinyl eraser pad from Eastwood, and that worked awesome. Put it in a power drill at about 1000-1500 rpms and it worked extremely well. I did the rest of the job in less than an hour taking my time. Search for "vinyl eraser" at www.eastwoodco.com to see what I used.



So, now that my truck was entirely debadged, I could apply the 2001 Sport badges I bought from the dealer. There's a finished picture below. I tried to take a close up picture, but all I could get was a reflection of me or the house in the paint. It's a lot brighter silver and red than it appears in the picture though. The picture is really terrible.



I love it.



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[XcumminsX]

That is awesome. I wish i could find those emblems. Ive been looking for months Still... no luck :{

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

What sucks in 1999 Rocks in 2003!

Those decals look awesome on your rig Dave.



It totally cracks me up how much most TDR members disliked that decal and would rip them off when they first appeared on the 2nd Gen Sport model!



Vaughn

 

[Jengle]

And you know, Vaughn, in a couple of years, guys will be removing the stock badging and replacing it with the 3rd gen emblems. I have to LMAO when I go back through the older posts and see this in the previous gens.

 

[ImagesThatSing]

Looks Great! Fine Job.

 

[XcumminsX]

ha guys this thread is very old i did a search on it and made a comment just so someone may chime in on where i can get these AWESOME badges

 

[Tony T.]

Originally posted by XcumminsX

ha guys this thread is very old i did a search on it and made a comment just so someone may chime in on where i can get these AWESOME badges

XcX I'm not trying to be a smart a$$ but have you checked with the dealership. Also if you don't get any response here try a good body shop, and they could probally tell you were to to get them if you have no luck with the Dodge dealership. JMHO Good luck!

 

[David Muench]

Dodge dealership is where I got mine. Not cheap, but the truck looks totally different. I love it. I've always loved those decals, I am a very anti-chrome person.



Thanks for the compliments.

 

[MABurns]

I like it!



But on my white truck those wouldn't look as good.



On the other sport colors, where there ones with black letters?

 

[David Muench]

There might of been black or dark blue, I am not sure. . The easiest way is to find a friendly parts guy and go through the Mopar computer.