About that Kia badge...

[moinmoin]

trashed it

Are you serious. You left the badges with your dealer?
I'll keep everything together, stickers as it came off the boat, anything printed and everything that came off the car. You never know....

 

[westcoastGT]

Speaking of the Kia Sorrento, it just got a nice refresh...

Needs to be black and have the running boards, makes a big difference ( I ordered it in white and when it arrived I was really disapointed , reordered black ) I'll grab a shot soon it's pissing rain here today

 

[westcoastGT]

Are you serious. You left the badges with your dealer?
I'll keep everything together, stickers as it came off the boat, anything printed and everything that came off the car. You never know....

well I did keep the Kia ovals , I bought the car so I dont feel compelled to keep it stock ,

 

[voon]

I found this oddity: http://www.onderdilmobilkorea.com/2012/11/logo-k-sport-timor.html

In the middle of nowhere, there seems to be a kia logo No. 78. You can google for its part number (0K2C351720) and come up with several places that have it. I wonder if there's others for the front etc.

 

[moinmoin]

logo No. 78

Great find. Keep looking for No. 77(?) The one on your car...

 

[Kia Stinger]

I found this oddity: http://www.onderdilmobilkorea.com/2012/11/logo-k-sport-timor.html

In the middle of nowhere, there seems to be a kia logo No. 78.

Nice find! That's exactly what I'm looking for. But I'm not sure how I feel about buying from that site. There's no simple way to make a purchase. It's strange. To me, anyway...

 

[voon]

The blues part number is 0K2C351720 ... you can google for it to find various shops. The red one I made red in Photoshop, so I doubt it exists It's a part for the Kia Carens (or maybe all models back then) apparently.

 

[moinmoin]

I made red

Me thinks, the blue could be painted, red or paint to match....

 

[voon]

Paint is difficult if the whole thing is under some clearcoat.

Theres more oddities. You can get stickers here https://www.premstick.com/marques-voiture-suite/kia/

And there are some ebay things:

- Various "Kia Optima" emblems https://www.ebay.com/itm/Front-Gril...ash=item3f6532911e:g:qcMAAOSwvg9XaJgn&vxp=mtr
- Or some sort of centercaps https://www.ebay.com/p/K-Logo-Wheel...ia-Optima-K5/908258445?_trksid=p2047675.l2644

 

[moinmoin]

stickers

voon, chck this out: http://www.sparepartmobilkorea.com/produk-238-logo-kia-k-sport-0k2c3-51-720.html

It's priced @ Rp. 1.00 = One Rupee? Franction of Cent, Penny, Rappen?

But stickers is not a bad idea, get them printed in car color, for wheels, even for the body. And nobody will steal them.

 

[Kia Stinger]

We're starting to get somewhere here!

 

[moinmoin]

get somewhere

look at this one - this is for the Optima - the diameter may be wrong. But someone on Korea makes these:
K Logo Wheel Center Cap Blue Type (Fit: KIA OPTIMA K5)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/K-Logo-Whe...&sd=111577421238&_trksid=p2047675.c100623.m-1

Item location:

Korea, South, Korea, South

 

[westcoastGT]

it will fit , even if it has lugs on the back that dont line up with the holes in our cars , just have to cut them off , the double sided tape will seal it all up . Even the E badges have to have 1 lug cut off .

 

[moinmoin]

it will fit

I was thinking that a rim to fit without spacers needed a hole diameter of 60+? mmm, and the center caps needed to mirror that size.
Are you saying that it is the same size for all KIA models?

 

[westcoastGT]

I was thinking that a rim to fit without spacers needed a hole diameter of 60+? mmm, and the center caps needed to mirror that size.
Are you saying that it is the same size for all KIA models?

Sorry I thought your were talking about front/rear emblems not hub covers . Sorry

 

[moinmoin]

front/rear emblems

No problem. But I can't see the front/rear emblems needing any studs, in fact, aren't they all just glued/taped on?

 

[westcoastGT]

No problem. But I can't see the front/rear emblems needing any studs, in fact, aren't they all just glued/taped on?

,
Both the front and the rear have holes in the car for the Kia ovals , the E badge has lugs but one needs to be cut and yes they do have factory dbl sided tape , the rear STINGER script does not have lugs and has to be very carefully positioned to ensure the holes in the car are covered ............

 

[moinmoin]

ensure the holes in the car are covered

Good to know. Thanks a lot!

 

[westcoastGT]

Good to know. Thanks a lot!

Welcome , I'm going to try getting the GT logo laser cut on some 3M vinyl for applying to the wheel hubs , could be a simple , tasteful way to dress them up .......................

 

[moinmoin]

laser cut

how about 3-D printing the whole thing - in black?