5 months ago I posted a thread with pics of my DIY IS-F grille for my IS250. The thread can be found here

Back then I had to buy an IS-F emblem for the grille because the standard stock emblem was too small compared to the IS-F emblem which was wider.

5 months later, I managed to grab a bargain for a hybrid style emblem from a gs450h. After buying it, I faced the issue of it being smaller than the IS-F emblem. So after some consideration, I decided that I had the following 3 options.

(Option 1)
Install it anyway and let it look like this (but cover the holes ofcourse):



(Option 2)
Cut out the L from the IS-F emblem so that i'm left with a oval shape. Then stick the new emblem on top to give the emblem a chrome style border. Like this:



(Option 3)
Go with option 3 but paint the border black instead of keeping it chrome and apply flexible plastic filler to give it a smooth transition.



I decided to go with option 3 and have now completed the project.

Below are some photos of the emblem DIY and also photos of the completed and installed photos of the grille.

 

looks good

 

I like it, nice work.

 

i agree john^^

 

Nice... now it looks great, thanks for posting the after pics.

 

that does look tasty

 

Looks good but don't know about hybrid emblem on a non hybrid cars. Most hybrids owner and non-owner probably think you're faking the funk.

 

does it lights up at night?

 

No these emblems dont actually light up.

 

I like it.

 

Not bad... it looks clean. I like.

 

Thanks for the comments everyone.

I'm currently looking into the possibility of creating a mold of this grille so that I can re-produce it more easily and cheaply.

 

interesting

 

looks good man

 

Nice. How about the trunk emblem?